The 1st Georgia Cavalry Regiment was a
cavalry
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regiment
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in the
Confederate States Army
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, during the
American Civil War
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.
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
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, and was mustered into the
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
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.
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
This is a List of Confederate Civil War units from Georgia, many of which were mustered in April 1861.
Infantry
* 1st Georgia Infantry, 1st (Regular) Infantry
* 1st (Olmstead's/Mercer's) Infantry
* 1st (Ramsey's) Infantry
* 1st Consolidat ...
References
Further reading
*
Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Georgia (U.S. state)
1862 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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