9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ward's)

Historical Notes:
The Tennessee 9th Cavalry Regiment [also called 13th or 15th Cavalry] was organized as an eight-company battalion in September, 1862, then two other companies were assigned in November. The men were from Sumner, Trousdale, Smith, and Wilson counties. It skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky and served in General Morgan's Brigade. On Morgan's raid into Ohio during July, 1863, most of the men were captured at Buffington Island and New Lisbon. Those that remained went on to serve in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry Battalion. Officers:
Colonels James D. Bennett and William W. Ward, Lieutenant Colonel R.A. Alston, and Major Richard McCann. Assignments:
The regiment was attached to District of North Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to April 1864. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1864. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to November 1864. District of East Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1865. 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of East Tennessee, to July 1865. Cavalry Brigade, District of East Tennessee, to September 1865. Battles:
Perryville (October 8, 1862)
Green River/Tebb's Bend Ky 4 July 1863
Lebanon Ky 5 July 1863
Shepherdsville Ky 6 July 1863
Brandenburg Ky 6 July 1863
St. Mary's Ky 6 July 1863
Brandenburg, Ky 8-9 July 1863
Corydon Ind 9 July 1863
Salem, Ind. 10 July 1863
Madison, Ind 11 July 1863
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1322 men.

Micajah Griffin, Co. "A". Organized September 1, 1862. Men from Sumner County.
William P. Simmons; Thomas E. S. Russwurm, Co. "B". Organized September 1, 1862 at Hartsville, then Sumner, now Trousdale County. Men from Sumner and Trousdale Counties.
Pleasant C. Rutherford, Rufus McSpadden, Co. “C”. Mustered at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, August 15, 1863.
James S. Fain, John Haines, James W. Bell, Co. “D”. Organized at Knoxville, October 11, 1863.
Alex W. Rowe, Co. "E". Organized September 1, 1862 at Hartsville. Men from Sumner or Trousdale Counties. Consolidated with "G" to form 2nd Co. "F" in December, 1862.
A. E. Bell, W. J. Dyer, Co. "F". Organized September 1, 1862. Men from Sumner County. Became 2nd Co. "E" in December, 1862.
Charles E. Cossett, Co. "G". Organized September 1, 1862. Men from Sumner and Smith Counties. Consolidated with "E" to form 2nd Co. "F" in December, 1862.
John W. Wiseman, Co. "H". Organized September 1, 1862 at Hartsville. Men from Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson Counties. Became 2nd Co. "C" in December, 1862.
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Tennessee. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.