1st Seminole Cavalry Battalion
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- Also referred to as the 1st Seminole Cavalry Regiment
- September 21, 1861 - Organized with 6 companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- September 19, 1864 - Cabin Creek
- The National Archives indicates that this battalion was increased to a regiment and designated as the 1st Seminole Cavalry but gives no date
- ? - Surrendered at Doaksville, Choctaw County, Indian Territory by Brigadier General Stand Watie, commanding Trans-Mississippi Department
- Although the Trans-Mississippi Region was surrendered by Lieutenant General Simon B. Buckner without E.K. Smith's knowledge on May 26, 1865, Smith accepted the terms in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas on June 2, 1865
DESIGNATIONS
Indian Territory (September-November 1861)
- Department of the Indian Territory (November 1861-January 1862)
- Department #2 / Trans-Mississippi District / Indian (Pike's) Brigade (January-March 1862)
- Department of the Indian Territory (March-June 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Cooper's Brigade (September 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / Roane's Division / Cooper's Brigade (December 1862)
- 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 (July-September 1864)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / Indian (Cooper's) Division / 1st (Watie's) Indian Brigade (September 1864-May 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John Jumper (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- George Cloud (Major)
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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. (Page 204)