1st Georgia Cavalry Regiment

the battalion 1st Georgia Cavalry Battalion 1st Georgia Cavalry Regiment Flag of the State of Georgia (1861, blue).svg Georgia State flag prior to 1879 Confederate States of America Flag of the State of Georgia (1861, blue).svg Georgia Regiment Cavalry CSA May 28, 1862–April 26, 1865 ~1000 (initial)2244 (overall) American Civil War Battle of Murfreesboro Battle of Nashville (1862) Battle of Big Hill Pegrams Kentucky Raid Expedition to Monticello Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Philadelphia Siege of Knoxville Atlanta campaign Battle of Sunshine Church Savannah Campaign Carolinas campaign Col. James J. MorrisonCol. Samuel W. DavitteLtc. George T. Watts The 1st Georgia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment in the Confederate States Army, during the American Civil War. It fought from 1862 to 1865, and mostly served in the Army of Tennessee. Service In late 1861 the 1st Georgia Cavalry assembled at Rome, Georgia, and was mustered into the Confederate States Army on May 28, 1862. Sent to Tennessee it served in the Department of East Tennessee, until assigned to the Army of Tennessee. For the duration of the civil war it switched between these two for numerous times; the only change being a stint with the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida in early 1865, before returning to the AoT. It was surrendered as part of this army at Bennett Place in North Carolina on April 26, 1865; fielding less than 50 men.1st Regiment, Georgia Cavalry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CGA0001RC National Park Service - Soldiers and Sailors System 25 September 2016First Georgia Regiment (Cavalry) http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gataylor/Hilliard/GA-1.htm Rootsweb 25 September 2016Georgia 1st Cavalry Regiment http://www.researchonline.net/gacw/unit3.htm#.V-fXvG9kiUk researchonline.net 25 September 2016 Commanders Col. James J. Morrison Col. Samuel W. Davitte Ltc. Armistead R. Harper Ltc. James H. Strickland Maj. John W. Trench Ltc. George T. Watts See also List of Georgia Confederate Civil War regiments References Further reading Carvender Michael Bowers The First Georgia Cavalry in the Civil War: A History and Roster 2015 McFarland & Company 9781476621128 Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1862 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)