6th Alabama Cavalry
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- early 1863 - Organized
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign- July 1864 - Decatur
- July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- August 14, 1864 - Ten Islands
- March 17-April 12, 1865 - Mobile
- March 22-April 24, 1865 - Wilson's Raid
- 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 the Gulf / Western Division / Clanton's Brigade (July-August 1863)
- Department of the Gulf / Clanton's Brigade (September-December 1863)
- Department of the Gulf / Jenifer's Cavalry Brigade (December 1863-February 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana / District of Central and Northern Alabama / Clanton's Brigade (February-May 1864)
- Army of Mississippi / Jackson's Cavalry Division / Armstrong's Brigade (May-September 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana / District of Central Alabama / Clanton's Brigade (September-December 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana / District of the Gulf / Clanton's Brigade (February-April 1865)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana / Clanton's Brigade (April-May 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Charles H. Colvin (Colonel)
- Washington T. Lary (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Eliphat A. McWhorter (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. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 34-35)
