2nd Cherokee Cavalry (Mounted Volunteers)
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- Also referred to as the:
- 2nd Cherokee Cavalry (Mounted Volunteers)
- February 3, 1863 - Organized by the addition of 5 companies of the 2nd Cherokee Cavalry (Mounted Rifles) to the 1st Cherokee Cavalry Battalion (Partisan Rangers)
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- July 17, 1863 - near Honey Springs
- May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E.K. Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Department
DESIGNATIONS
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Steele's Division / Cooper's Brigade (April 1863-July 1864)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of the Indian Territory / Cooper's Division / Watie's Brigade (Jul-September 1864)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / Cooper's Indian Cavalry Division / Watie's Brigade (September 1864-May 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Stand Watie (Colonel)
- William P. Adair (Colonel)
- James M. Bell (Lieutenant Colonel)
- O.H.P. Brewer (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Porter Hammock (Major)
- J.R. Harden (Major)
- John Vann (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 193, 194, 195-196)