(Roddey's) 4th Alabama Cavalry

Regimental History and Service Record

• October 21, 1862 - Organized at Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama
• November 1, 1862 - Mustered into Confederate Service
• December 12, 1862 - Cherokee Station and Little Bear Creek, Alabama
• April-May 1863 - Streight's Raid
• September 19-20, 1862 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
• January 28, 1863(?) - 1st Confederate States Cavalry / Companies H and (I) K became Companies L and K, respectively
• November 1863 - Siege of Knoxville
• May-September 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • June 1-13, 1864 - vs. Sturgis' Mississippi Expedition
  • July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
• March 22-April 24, 1865 - Wilson's Raid
• April 2, 1865 - Selma
• May 4, 1865 - Surrendered at Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi by Lieutenant Richard Taylor (commanding the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana)

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Van Dorn's Cavalry Division / Roddey's Brigade (January-February 1863)
• Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Van Dorn's Cavalry Corps / Martin's Division / Roddey's Brigade (February 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / Wheeler's Cavalry Corps / Roddey's Brigade (February-March 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / Wheeler's Cavalry Corps / Martin's Division / Roddey's Brigade (March 1863)
• Department of Tennessee / District of Northern Alabama (March-August 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / Wheeler's Cavalry Corps / Roddey's Brigade (August 1863-September 1864)
• Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana / District of Northern Alabama (September 1864-March 1865)
• Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana / Forrest's Cavalry Corps / Roddey's Brigade (March-May 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Philip D. Roddey (Colonel)
• Richard W. Johnson (Major)
• William A. Johnson (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• John E. Newsom (Major)
• F.M. Windes (Lieutenant Colonel)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 32-33)
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 166)
• Wyeth, John Allen. With Sabre and Scalpel: The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon. (Google Books)