John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch & Roster of the Alabama 3rd Cavalry Regiment John C Rigdon

Publisher Marketing: The Third Alabama Cavalry Regiment was organized at Tupelo, MS, 1 July 1862. The regiment fought throughout the war with the Army of Tennessee and was surrendered at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina on 26 April 1865. Battles Bramlet Station Munfordville September 17, 1862 Woodsonville September 21, 1862 Perryville October 8, 1862 Nashville November 5, 1862 near Lavergne, Tennessee November 27, 1862 Stewart's Creek Bridge December 27, 1862 Murfreesboro December 31, 1862 - January 3, 1863 Tullahoma Campaign September 19 - 20, 1863 Chattanooga Siege September - November 1863 Wheeler's Sequatchie Raid October 1 - 9, 1863 Knoxville Siege November 1863 Atlanta Campaign May - September 1864 Big Shanty June 9, 1864 Kennesaw Mountain June 27, 1864 Noonday Creek June 1864 Atlanta Siege July - September 1864 Savannah Campaign February - April 1865 Aiken - February 11, 1865 Bentonville March 19 - 21, 1865 Companies Co. "A," Ruffin Dragoons (Choctaw) Co. "B" [formerly, Co. "M," Wirt Adams' Cavalry] (Monroe) Co. "C" [formerly Robbins' Independent Co.] (Wilcox) Co. "D" [formerly Jackson County Mounted Rifles] (Wilcox, Dallas) Co. "E," Mobile Humphries Dragoons [formerly Co. "D," Wirt Adams' Cavalry] (Mobile) Co. "F" [formerly Murphy's Independent Co.] (Perry, Dallas) Co. "G," Floyd Bush Rangers (Calhoun) Co. "H" [formerly Independent Co.] (Autauga) Co. "I" [formerly Lenoir County Cavalry] (Dallas, Wilcox) Co. "K" (Dallas, Wilcox)