6th Confederate States Cavalry Battalion
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- September 29, 1863 - Organized with 6 companies by the re-designation of (Jessee's) 3rd Kentucky Mounted Rifle Battalion
- October 16, 1864 - Company G assigned
- ? - Companies E/F reassigned to (McFarlane's) Virginia Cavalry Squadron
- April 12, 1865 - Disbanded at Christianburg, Virginia by Brigadier General John Echols, commanding the Department of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee
DESIGNATIONS
- September-November 1863 - Army of Tennessee / Wheeler's Cavalry Corps / Armstrong's Division / Hodge's Brigade
- November 1863-January 1864 - Department of East Tennessee / Martin's Cavalry Corps / Armstrong's Division / Hodge's Brigade
- March-April 1864 - Department of East Tennessee / Ransom's Cavalry Corps / Jones' Division / Hodge's Brigade
- April-November 1864 - Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee / Giltner's Cavalry Brigade
- February-April 1865 - Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee / Cosby's Cavalry Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: George M. Jessee (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Allen F. McAfee (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 16, 169-170)