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Hi all,
I am looking for any information on the 1st Ala. & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry.
The National Park Service gives the following overview:
Organized Companies "A," "B," "C," "G" and "H" were organized at Stevenson and Bridgeport, Ala., September 10, 1863, to April 26, 1864.
Companies "D," "E" and "F" were organized at Tracy City and Nashville, Tenn., December 9, 1863, to February 24, 1864.
Participated in skirmish at Hunt's Mills near Larkinsville, Ala., September 28, 1863. Beersheeba Springs November 26. Expedition to Lebanon December 12-29. Skirmish at Sand Mountain, Ala., December 26.
Mustered out June 16, 1864.
The following is from a website called Tennessee & the Civil War (https://tngenweb.org/civilwar/1st-alabama-and-tennessee-vedette-cavalry-regiment/):
The first mention of the organization in the Official Records was in a report by Colonel E. M. McCook, Commanding at Larkinsville, Alabama on August 26, 1863. He stated there was a report that four companies of Union men had been formed at Sand Hill, Alabama, and were waiting the crossing of the Federal Army to join it.
On September 4, 1863, Lieutenant Ephraim Little, commanding 1st Independent Company, Alabama Volunteer Cavalry, was directed to report to the commanding officer at Stevenson, Alabama, who was directed to furnish arms as soon as possible, and to post the company in the vicinity of Larkinsville, and along the line of the Stevenson and Huntsville Railroad as scouts, until they could be furnished with horses.
On September 27, Brigadier General James D. Morgan reported that Captain L. Latham's U.S.A. company, guarding a government sawmill at Larkinsville, was attacked by guerrillas and "they disgracefully ran away." Some 40 men were captured, and the rest scattered.
On December 29, 1863, Major General D. S. Stanley, Commanding 1st Division IV Army Corps, Department of the Cumberland, made mention of two companies, 1st Alabama Mounted, under Captains Allen and Long. He stated Captain Allen, with about 100 men, made a scout down Wills Valley to within eight miles of Lebanon, Georgia. On January 9, 1864, Captain Long's Company, Alabama Rangers made a scout to Deer Head Cove, Alabama.
There was a book published by Johnny L.T.N. Potter (https://heritagebooks.com/products/...tIHfQmn9epLCFMF2XAyemInWtvmUbam_MYFf2rAknmzY2) about the 1st Ala. & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry. It has the following information:
The vast majority of publications have shamefully ignored or forgotten the fighting men from Tennessee and Alabama who joined the Union. In many communities, volunteers made up of relatives and friends joined in a effort to "put down the rebellion." The men who joined the Tennessee and Alabama independent Vidette Cavalry did so because they felt this was the right and honorable thing to do.
This publication contains the muster rolls for Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H from Tennessee and Alabama. It includes rank, company, county of residence, and date of enlistment. If wounded or killed, date/place of injury/death, and cause is given.
This USGenWeb index (http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/dekalb/military/civilwar/rosters/thefirst87gmt.txt) has the roster of men enlisted to the 1st Ala. & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry, including rank and company.
I am looking for any information on the 1st Ala. & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry.
The National Park Service gives the following overview:
Organized Companies "A," "B," "C," "G" and "H" were organized at Stevenson and Bridgeport, Ala., September 10, 1863, to April 26, 1864.
Companies "D," "E" and "F" were organized at Tracy City and Nashville, Tenn., December 9, 1863, to February 24, 1864.
Participated in skirmish at Hunt's Mills near Larkinsville, Ala., September 28, 1863. Beersheeba Springs November 26. Expedition to Lebanon December 12-29. Skirmish at Sand Mountain, Ala., December 26.
Mustered out June 16, 1864.
The following is from a website called Tennessee & the Civil War (https://tngenweb.org/civilwar/1st-alabama-and-tennessee-vedette-cavalry-regiment/):
The first mention of the organization in the Official Records was in a report by Colonel E. M. McCook, Commanding at Larkinsville, Alabama on August 26, 1863. He stated there was a report that four companies of Union men had been formed at Sand Hill, Alabama, and were waiting the crossing of the Federal Army to join it.
On September 4, 1863, Lieutenant Ephraim Little, commanding 1st Independent Company, Alabama Volunteer Cavalry, was directed to report to the commanding officer at Stevenson, Alabama, who was directed to furnish arms as soon as possible, and to post the company in the vicinity of Larkinsville, and along the line of the Stevenson and Huntsville Railroad as scouts, until they could be furnished with horses.
On September 27, Brigadier General James D. Morgan reported that Captain L. Latham's U.S.A. company, guarding a government sawmill at Larkinsville, was attacked by guerrillas and "they disgracefully ran away." Some 40 men were captured, and the rest scattered.
On December 29, 1863, Major General D. S. Stanley, Commanding 1st Division IV Army Corps, Department of the Cumberland, made mention of two companies, 1st Alabama Mounted, under Captains Allen and Long. He stated Captain Allen, with about 100 men, made a scout down Wills Valley to within eight miles of Lebanon, Georgia. On January 9, 1864, Captain Long's Company, Alabama Rangers made a scout to Deer Head Cove, Alabama.
There was a book published by Johnny L.T.N. Potter (https://heritagebooks.com/products/...tIHfQmn9epLCFMF2XAyemInWtvmUbam_MYFf2rAknmzY2) about the 1st Ala. & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry. It has the following information:
The vast majority of publications have shamefully ignored or forgotten the fighting men from Tennessee and Alabama who joined the Union. In many communities, volunteers made up of relatives and friends joined in a effort to "put down the rebellion." The men who joined the Tennessee and Alabama independent Vidette Cavalry did so because they felt this was the right and honorable thing to do.
This publication contains the muster rolls for Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H from Tennessee and Alabama. It includes rank, company, county of residence, and date of enlistment. If wounded or killed, date/place of injury/death, and cause is given.
This USGenWeb index (http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/dekalb/military/civilwar/rosters/thefirst87gmt.txt) has the roster of men enlisted to the 1st Ala. & Tenn. Vidette Cavalry, including rank and company.
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