5th Alabama (Hilliard's Legion) Cavalry Battalion
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- June 25, 1862 - Organized with 5 companies at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- September 19-20, 1863 -
Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
- September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
- December 30, 1862 - Merged into 10th Confederate States Cavalry[1]
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of East Tennessee / McCown's Division / 4th Brigade (October-November 1862)
- Department of East Tennessee / Heth's Division / 5th Brigade (November 1862)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Miles M. Slaughter (Major)
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ Listed as December 27 on the CS Cavalry homepage
Sources
- Shaver, Lewellyn A. A History of the Sixtieth Alabama Regiment, Gracie's Alabama Brigade, 1867 (reprinted).
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 129, 132)
- 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 173)