The 2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment was a
cavalry
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formation of the
Confederate States Army
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in the
Western Theater of the
American Civil War
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. It was commanded by Colonel F. Winston Hunter from its organization in 1862 until 1863 when he was
court-martial
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ed and
dismissed from the service, Colonel Richard G. Earle from 1863 until 1864 when he was
killed in the
Atlanta Campaign, and Lieutenant Colonel John N. Carpenter until the regiment disbanded in May 1865.
History
The 2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment was organized and
mustered into
Confederate
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service on May 1, 1862, at
Montgomery, Alabama
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. The regiment
operated for a time in
Florida
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, then
skirmish
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ed in
North Mississippi
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under Brigadier-General
Daniel Ruggles before being assigned to
Ferguson's Brigade. Under this
command
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it was active in the Atlanta Campaign,
Battle of Ladiga,
Savannah Campaign, and
Carolinas Campaign.
Later the regiment formed part of President
Jefferson Davis
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'
escort when he moved southward during the
last days of the war. It
surrendered at
Forsyth, Georgia
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, in May 1865 with about 450
officer
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s and cavalrymen.
Regimental order of battle
Units of regiment included:
* Company A
* Company B
* Company C
* Company D
* Company E
* Company F
* Company G
* Company H (Shorter Dragoons)
* Company I
* Company K (Dillehay Dragoons)
See also
*
List of Alabama Civil War Confederate units
Notes
:
References
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1862 establishments in Alabama
1865 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cavalry regiments of the Confederate States Army
Military units and formations established in 1862
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Alabama