2nd Cherokee Cavalry (Mounted Rifles)
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- Also referred to as the:
- 1st Cherokee Cavalry (Mounted Rifles)
- 1st Cherokee Cavalry (Mounted Volunteers)
- July 12, 1861 - Organized for 12 months
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- August 10, 1861 - Wilson's Creek
- December 27, 1861 - near Grand River
- March 6-8, 1862 - Pea Ridge
- April 26, 1862 - Skirmish at Neosho
- May 31, 1862 - Skirmish at Neosho
- July 12, 1862 - Reorganized for 2 years
- October 22, 1862 - Old Fort Wayne
- December 4-12, 1862 - Operations in Cherokee County
- February 3, 1863 - 5 companies transferred to the 2nd Cherokee Cavalry (Mounted Volunteers)
- July 17, 1863 - near Honey Springs
- September 19, 1864 - Cabin Creek
- June 23, 1865 - Surrendered at Doaksville, Choctaw Coutny, Indian Territory by General E.K. Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Department
DESIGNATIONS
- Indian Territory (July-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 (May 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Cooper's Brigade (September 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / Roane's Division / Cooper's Brigade (October 1862-January 1863)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Steele's Division / Cooper's Brigade (April 1863)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / Indian (Cooper's) Division / 1st Indian (Watie's) Brigade (September 1864-May 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Stand Watie (Colonel)
- James M. Bell (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Elias C. Boudinet (Major)
- Erastus J. Howland (Major)
- Thomas F. Taylor (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Joseph F. Thompson (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Clem. N. Vann (Lieutenant Colonel)
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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 194-195)