2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment

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.

2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment
Active	1862–1865
Disbanded	May 1865
Country	Confederate States
Allegiance	Alabama
Branch	Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Part of	Ferguson's Brigade
Facings	Yellow
Battles	American Civil War Battle of Okolona Atlanta Campaign Battle of Ladiga Savannah Campaign Carolinas Campaign
Commanders
Commanding officers	Col. F. Winston Hunter (1862–63) Col. Richard G. Earle (1863–64) Lieut. Col. John N. Carpenter (acting) (1864–65)

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]

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)

See also

• List of Alabama Civil War Confederate units

Notes

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