The 4th Alabama Cavalry Battalion
(aka Love's Cavalry Battalion)
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Unit History
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in the 4th Alabama Cavalry Battalion (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers of the 4th Alabama Cavalry Battalion, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.
The Fourth Alabama Cavalry Battalion (Love's) was made up of three companies, "A", "B", and "C", organized from Alabama between August and September 1863, which went to Virginia in 1864. They were consolidated with the Phillips' [GA] Legion, Wade Hampton's Cavalry Battalion (May to 11 July 1864). Then they merged into the Jeff. Davis [MS] Cavalry Legion. They were involved in some hard fighting at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, 2nd Cold Harbor, Trevilian Station, and the Petersburg Siege.
They were first assigned to the Jeff Davis legion, and afterward became part of the Phillips legion, Hampton's Cavalry, in which organization they did some hard fighting. Their captains were Andrew P. Love, McKenzie and Roberts. Captain Love was captured at Dinwiddie.
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Field and Staff
- Captian: Andrew P. Love (captured, Dinwiddie); Bethune B. McKenzie; and G. A. Roberts.
Assignments
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Companies & Counties of Origin
| Co. | Formed From | Comments / Commanded by |
| A | Pike County | became Co. "H" in the Jeff. Davis Legion; Capt. Andrew P. Love |
| B | Barbour County | became Co. "I" in the Jeff. Davis Legion; Capt. Bethune B. McKenzie |
| C | Barbour County | became Co. "K" in the Jeff. Davis Legion; Capt. G. A. Roberts |
Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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Other Unit Info
Extracts From Official War Records
- No. 82--(763) July 11, 1864, assigned, by special orders, No. 161, to the Jeff Davis legion of cavalry. (823) Field returns, July, 1864.
- No. 88--(656) Transferred to Phillips' legion, September, 1864. (1219) August 10, 1864; Young's brigade, Butler's division, Hampton's cavalry corps. (1310) September, 1864, with Phillips' legion, assignment as above.
