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2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment

Cavalry regiment of the Confederate States Army From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. It was commanded by Colonel F. Winston Hunter from its organization in 1862 until 1863 when he was court-martialed and dismissed from the service, Colonel Richard G. Earle from 1863 until 1864 when he was killed in the Atlanta Campaign, and Lieutenant Colonel John N. Carpenter until the regiment disbanded in May 1865.

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History

The 2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service on May 1, 1862, at Montgomery, Alabama. The regiment operated for a time in Florida, then skirmished in North Mississippi under Brigadier-General Daniel Ruggles before being assigned to Ferguson's Brigade. Under this command it was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Ladiga, Savannah Campaign, and Carolinas Campaign.[1][2] Later the regiment formed part of President Jefferson Davis' escort when he moved southward during the last days of the war. It surrendered at Forsyth, Georgia, in May 1865 with about 450 officers and cavalrymen.[1]

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Regimental order of battle

Units of regiment included:

  • Company A
  • Company B
  • Company C
  • Company D
  • Company E
  • Company F
  • Company G
  • Company H (Shorter Dragoons)
  • Company I
  • Company K (Dillehay Dragoons)

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Notes

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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