5th Regiment, East Tennessee Cavalry (Union)
Historical Notes:
The 5th Regiment, East Tennessee Cavalry was organized at Camp Nelson, Ky. (5 Cos), for 10th Tennessee Cavalry, June 30 to August 14, 1863. It was assigned to the 8th Tennessee Cavalry in August, 1863. No separate roster for this unit has been found.
Officers:
Cols., Jesse H. Strickland, Samuel K. N. Patton;
Lieut. -Cols., Thomas J. Capps, Andrew J. Brown; Majs., Jeremiah Achey,
Charles H. Bentley, Wilson W. Willis, William B. Davis, James E. Deakins, William J. S. Denton, Christopher C. Kenner, John M. Sawyer.
Assignments:
Attached to District of Central Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, to August, 1863.
Battles:
Duty at Cynthiana, Ky., and along railroad till August, 1863. Pursuit of Morgan July 1-20. Buffington Island, Ohio, July 19. Operations against Scott July 25-August 6. Near Winchester, Ky., July 29. Irvine July 30. Lancaster, Stanford and Paint Lick Bridge July 31. Smith Shoals, Cumberland River, August 1. Assigned to 8th Tennessee Cavalry August, 1863
Rosters:
The roster of this unit is consolidated with the Tennessee 8th Cavalry Regiment.
Bibliography for Research:
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.
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.
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