5th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry
Encyclopedia
The 5th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
. This regiment was originally recruited as the 1st Middle Tennessee Cavalry.
, Nashville
, and Carthage, Tennessee
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on July 15, 1862 under the command of Colonel
William Brickly Stokes
.
The regiment was attached to Post of Nashville, Tennessee, Army of the Ohio
, to November 1862. Reserve Cavalry, Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland
, to January 1863. Post of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to June 1863. Post of Nashville, Tennessee, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland, June 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to August 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to November 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to October 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to November 1864. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to February 1865. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to February 1865. District Middle Tennessee, to August 1865.
The 5th Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service on August 14, 1865.
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
regiment
Regiment
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that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. This regiment was originally recruited as the 1st Middle Tennessee Cavalry.
Service
The 5th Tennessee Cavalry was organized at MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...
, Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, and Carthage, Tennessee
Carthage, Tennessee
Carthage is a town in Smith County, Tennessee, United States, and is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Smith County, and perhaps best known as the hometown of former Vice President Al Gore, and his father,...
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on July 15, 1862 under the command of Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
William Brickly Stokes
William Brickly Stokes
William Brickly Stokes was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. He also served as colonel of the 5th Tennessee Cavalry during the American Civil War....
.
The regiment was attached to Post of Nashville, Tennessee, Army of the Ohio
Army of the Ohio
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
, to November 1862. Reserve Cavalry, Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Cumberland
The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
, to January 1863. Post of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to June 1863. Post of Nashville, Tennessee, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland, June 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to August 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to November 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to October 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to November 1864. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to February 1865. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to February 1865. District Middle Tennessee, to August 1865.
The 5th Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service on August 14, 1865.
Detailed service
Duty at Nashville, Tenn., until December 26, 1862. Affair at Kinderhook August 11, 1862. Skirmish near Nashville September 2. Siege of Nashville September 7-November 7. Goodlettsville September 30. Gallatin October 1. Near Humboldt October 9. Near Nashville November 5. Near Lavergne November 7. Reconnaissance toward Lavergne November 19. Reconnaissance to Franklin December 11–12. Franklin December 12. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26–30. Nolensville Pike December 27. Wilkinson's Cross Roads December 29. Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863. Overall's Creek December 31, 1862. Lytle's Creek January 5. Reconnaissance to Auburn, Liberty and Cainesville January 20–22. Near Cainesville February 15. Manchester Pike February 22. Bradysville March 1. Expedition to Woodbury March 3–8. Near Auburn March 8. Vaught's Hill near Milton March 20 (Company E). Expedition to Auburn, Liberty, Snow Hill, etc., April 2–6. Snow Hill or Smith's Ford and Liberty April 3. Liberty April 7. Expedition to McMinnville April 20–30. Hartsville April 22. Bradyville Pike May 17. (two companies on Streight's Raid toward Rome, Ga., April 26-May 3. Day's Gap or Sand Mountain, Crooked Creek and Hog Mountain April 30. Blountsville and East Branch, Big Warrior River, May 1. Blake's Creek near Gadsden May 2. Blount's Farm and near Centre May 2. Near Cedar Bluff May 3.) Bradyville Pike May 17. Expedition to Middleton May 21–22. Scout on Middleton or Eagleville Pike June 10. Expedition to Lebanon June 15–17. Skirmish at Lebanon June 16. Dixon Springs June 20. Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Shelbyville June 25. Fosterville, Guy's Gap and Shelbyville June 27. Duty at Carthage, McMinnville, Alexandria, Tracy City and Shelbyville, operating against guerrillas on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until February 1864. Pulaski July 15, 1863. Expedition to Huntsville, Ala., July 18–22. Scout in Sequatchie Valley September 21–22. Missionary Ridge and Shallow Ford Gap September 22. Operations against Wheller and Roddy October 1–17. Reopening Tennessee River October 26–29 (Company G). Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28–29 (Company G). Centreville October 29 (Company G). Eagleville December 7. McMinnville December 21. Lavergne December 29. Scout to White and Putnam Counties February 1–7, 1864. Operations against guerrillas about Sparta February to April, Johnson's Mills February 22 (detachment). Sparta and Calf Killer River February 22. White County March 10. Operations about Sparta March 11–28. Calf Killer River March 11. Winchester March 17. Beersheeba Springs March 19. Duty at Nashville, Tenn., and on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad at McMinnville, Carthage, Tullahoma and other points until November 1864. Scout in Lincoln County July 12–15. McMinnville August. Murfreesboro September 4. Operations about Murfreesboro November 1864 to January 1865. Siege of Murfreesboro December 4–12, 1864. Overall's Creek December 4 (detachment). Demonstrations on Murfreesboro December 5–7. Wilkinson's Cross Road near Murfreesboro and the Cedars December 7. Ordered to Fayetteville January 1865, and duty patrolling line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and duty in District of East Tennessee until August 1865. Skirmish near McMinnville February 5, 1865.Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 245 men during service; 1 officer and 68 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 175 enlisted men died of disease.See also
- List of Tennessee Civil War units
- Tennessee in the Civil WarTennessee in the Civil WarTo a large extent, the American Civil War was fought in cities and farms of Tennessee; only Virginia saw more battles. Tennessee was the last of the Southern states to declare secession from the Union, but saw more than its share of the devastation resulting from years of warring armies...