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 Dyer's Regimental History of the
1st REGIMENT CAVALRY of Alabama | 1st Alabama Calvary
- Organized at Huntsville, Ala., and Memphis, Tenn., October, 1862.
- Attached to Cavalry Brigade, District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, January to March, 1863.
- Cavalry Brigade, District of Corinth, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1863.
- 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1863.
- 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to April, 1864.
- Cavalry 4th Division, 16th Army Corps, to May, 1864.
- Headquarters 16th Army Corps to September, 1864.
- Unattached 15th Army Corps to November, 1864.
- Unattached 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to January, 1865.
- 3rd Brigade, Kilpatrick's 3rd Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to June, 1865.
- District Northern Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to October, 1865.
Service
- Duty in District of Corinth, Miss., till June, 1863.
- Action at Cherokee Station, Ala., December 12, 1862.
- Chewalla, Tenn., January 20, 1863.
- Tuscumbia, Ala., February 22.
- Bear Creek March 3.
- Carroll County (Cos. "H" and "L") April 4.
- Glendale April 14.
- Dodge's Expedition to North Alabama April 15-May 8.
- Barton's Station April 16-17.
- Dickson, Great Bear Creek, Cherokee Station and Lundy's Lane April 17.
- Rock Cut, near Tuscumbia, April 22.
- Tuscumbia April 23.
- Town Creek April 28.
- Expedition to Tupelo, Miss., May 2-8.
- King's Creek, near Tupelo, May 5.
- Burnsville, Miss., June 11.
- Ripley Aug. 3.
- Vincent's Cross Roads and Bay Springs, Ala., October 26.
- Operations on Memphis & Charleston R. R. November 3-5.
- Colliersville, Tenn., November 3.
- Moscow, Miss., November 4.
- Camp Davies, Miss., November 22 (Detachment).
- Operations on Memphis & Charleston R. R. against Lee's attack November 28-December 10.
- Molino November 28.
- Wolf River Bridge December 4.
- Expedition toward Tuscumbia, Ala., December 9-24.
- Jack's Creek December 24.
- Expedition from Memphis to Wyatt's, Miss.,
- February 6-18, 1864 (Detachment).
- Coldwater Ferry February 8.
- Near Senatobia February 8-9.
- Wyatt's February 13.
- Operations against Forrest, in West Tennessee and Kentucky, February 16-April 14.
- Reconnoissance down Tennessee River to Triana April 12-16 (Detachment).
- Decatur, Ala., April 17.
- Atlanta Campaign May to September.
- Movements on Dalton May 5-9.
- Snake Creek Gap May 10-12.
- Battle of Resaca May 13-15.
- Rome Cross Roads May 16.
- Battles about Dallas May 25-June 5.
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
- Chattahoochee River July 6-17.
- Cove Springs July 8.
- Expedition to Centre, Ala., July 11-13.
- Decatur July 19-22.
- Battle of Atlanta July 22.
- Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
- Scout to Cedar Bluff, Ala., July 28-29.
- Expedition from Rome to Jacksonville, Ala., August 11-15.
- Buchanan August 15.
- Coreysville August 20.
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
- Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
- Bolensville September 3.
- Rome September 6.
- Reconnoissance from Rome on Cave Springs Road October 12-13.
- March to the sea November 15-December 10.
- Ball's Ferry, Oconee River, November 24-25.
- Waynesboro November 27-29.
- Briar Creek December 4.
- Little Ogeechee River December 4.
- Siege of Savannah December 10-21.
- Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.
- River's Bridge, S.C., February 7.
- Williston February 8.
- Near White Post February 8.
- Aiken February 11.
- Gunther's Bridge February 14.
- Rockingham, N. C., March 7.
- Monroe's Cross Roads March 10.
- Averysboro, Taylor's Hole Creek, March 16.
- Battle of Bentonville March 19-21.
- Faisson's Depot March 30-31.
- Roachland April 1.
- Mt. Pleasant April 11.
- Occupation of Raleigh April 13.
- Bennett's House April 26.
- Surrender of Johnston and his Army.
- Ordered to Dept. of the Cumberland May.
- Duty in District of Northern Alabama and at Huntsville, Ala., till October.
- Mustered out October 20, 1865.
from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, vol. III, Regimental Histories by Frederick H. Dyer [1908]
Note: HTML format added for clarity.--if you remove the format you have Dyer's original text [He didn't use complete sentences].
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