1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment (Confederate)

the Confederate unit the Union regiment of the same name 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment (Union) 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment Flag of the Alabama Secession Convention (reproduction, obverse).svg 250pxFlag of Alabama in 1861 (obverse and reverse) November 1861 to April 1865 Confederate States of America Alabama 1861 CSA Cavalry Battle of ShilohBattle of BoonvilleBattle of PerryvilleBattle of Stone's RiverBattle of ChickamaugaAtlanta campaignBattle of Bentonville thumb|1st Lt. John F. Gaines, Montgomery Mounted Rifles, Co. B, 1st Alabama Cavalry; later Lt. Col. of the 53rd Alabama Cavalry Partisan Rangers. The 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Service The 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment was raised at Montgomery, Alabama, in November 1861. Its men were raised out of the following counties: Montgomery, Morgan, Dale, Tallapoosa, Calhoun, Pike, Autauga, Monroe, Butler, and Mobile.1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CAL0001RC www.nps.gov National Park Service 20 December 2023 Ordered to Tennessee, the regiment fought at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. It then fought at the Battle of Booneville, Mississippi, and Blackland. In Kentucky with General Joseph Wheeler, it was engaged at the Battle of Perryville in October 1862. Returning to middle Tennessee, the regiment lost many men at the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, Battle of Stones River in December 1862 and January 1863. On the retreat to Tullahoma and Chattanooga, it again lost many men at Duck River. In September 1863, the regiment fought at the Battle of Chickamauga. In east Tennessee with Longstreet, it fought at Clinton, Knoxville, and Mossy Creek. It was part of the force on the Sequatchee raid, fought at Dandridge. During Sherman's Atlanta campaign, the regiment harassed the enemy. Again, in Tennessee, it fought at Waynesboro, and at Fiddler's Pond.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Confedreg/confalcav.htm Confederate Regimental Histories 2012-10-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207070028/http://www.civilwararchive.com/Confedreg/confalcav.htm 2012-02-07 dead Then, it fought at Kilpatrick, Averysboro, and Bentonville.http://www.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/alamilor/1stcav.html 1st Regiment Alabama Cavalry 2012-12-12 2012-02-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120209233506/http://www.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/alamilor/1stcav.html dead Near Raleigh, North Carolina, a few days before Lee's surrender, the regiment drove back the enemy. It then surrendered as part of William W. Allen's division at Salisbury, North Carolina, about 150 strong. Commanders Colonel James Holt Clanton Colonel William W. Allen See also List of Confederate units from Alabama Notes References The Civil War Archive Confederate Regimental Histories First Alabama Cavalry Regiment Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Alabama Category:1861 establishments in Alabama Category:Military units and formations established in 1861