1st/3rd Consolidated Regiment, Cavalry

HISTORICAL NOTES:
This unit was formed by the consolidation of the Missouri 1st Cavalry Regiment and the Missouri 3rd Cavalry Battalion following Vicksburg.It fought with the Army of Tennessee throughout the Atlanta Campaign and was part of Hood's operations in Tennessee. Later it was involved in the defense of Mobile. On May 4, 1862, the regiment contained 536 effectives and lost 9 killed and 54 wounded at Corinth. The 1st/3rd Battalion reported 25 killed, 80 wounded, and 3 missing during the Atlanta Campaign and sustained 56 casualties at Allatoona. The small command surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.

No separate roster has been found for this unit after consolidation OFFICERS:
Colonel Elijah Gates; Lieutenant Colonels Richard B. Chiles, George W, Law, and William D. Maupin; and Majors Robert R. Lawther and William C. Parker. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
REFERENCES:

REF: Crute, Joseph H., Units of the Confederate States Army

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Historical Sketch & Roster of the Missouri 1st Regiment Cavalry
Rigdon, John C.


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