CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
16th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Neal's)
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16th Cavalry Battalion was organized in October, 1862, with four companies, later increased to
six. The men were from Roane, McMinn, Rhea, Greene, and Hawkins counties. It served in
Pegram's, J.J. Morrison's, H.B. Davidson's, Grisby's, and Vaughn's Brigade. From June, 1863
to March, 1864, the 12th and 16th Battalions were consolidated into a field organization known
as Rucker's Legion. This command saw action at Chickamauga
and in Tennessee, and on January 31, 1864, it totalled 171 effectives. During April, 1864, the
16th had 147 members and moved into the Valley of Virginia where it was engaged at Piedmont. It went on to confront the
Federals in Virginia and Tennessee, moved to North Carolina, and probably disbanded in Georgia
during the spring of 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel John R. Neal, and Majors
F.J. Paine and Edmund W. Rucker.
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