The 9th Alabama Cavalry Regiment
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Brief History
The Ninth Alabama Cavalry Regiment (designated Seventh Alabama Cavalry Regiment until 5 September 1864) was formed near Tullahoma, Tennessee in May 1863, by consolidating 14th Partison Rangers Battalion and the 19th Cavalry Battalion, partisan rangers. The men and officers of the regiment were recruited from the counties of Cherokee, DeKalb, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, and Morgan. The former had organized in September 1862 and served in the brigades successively of Gen'ls John T. Morgan and J. A. Wharton, fighting at Murfreesboro. The regiment was in Wheeler's corps during the entire war. It first served in Wharton's Brigade until December 1863, and was in many skirmishes. It was brigaded with the First, Third, Fourth, and Fifty-first Alabama cavalry regiments, first under Gen'l J. T. Morgan, Russell, W. W. Allen and Hagan, and was constantly engaged in skirmishing. It suffered severely at Shelbyville, and it was involved in the Tennessee campaign, protecting Longstreet's corps. It was in pursuit of Union Gen'l William T. Sherman, with other portions of Wheeler's cavalry, during 1864 and 1865, and a remnant, about 100, finally surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, in North Carolina on April 26, 1865 with the Army of Tennessee
The men and officers of this regiment were from Limestone, DeKalb, Madison, Morgan, Lauderdale Cherokee, and Lawrence. The following were captains of companies::T. H. Malone, promoted; Wm. P. Westmoreland, transferred; Wm. H. Hammock; Robert W. Figg, wounded at Dover, retired; George Mason, wounded at Atlanta; Robert B. Davenport, resigned; James M. Stevenson, killed at Dover; Marcus J. Williams; W. L. Browm, resigned; S. S. Clayton, captured at Shelbyville; S. P. Dobbs, wounded at Shelbyville and in Georgia; Thomas J. McDonald, resigned; John H. Lester, wounded and captured at Dandridge; T. W. Harper; James M. Robinson, wounded and captured; Robert A. McClelland; Wm. E. Wayland, killed at Rome; A. D. Blansitt; James E. Nance, killed in South Carolina; John B. Floyd, wounded at Noonday Creek; Wm. E. Thompson, wounded in Tennessee and at Calhoun; John Green, absent without leave; John White, superceded
Field and Staff
- Colonels:
- James C. Malone of Limestone; wounded in Tennessee, and at Noonday Creek.
- Lieut. Colonels:
- Z. Thomason of DeKalb; captured at Shelbyville.
- Majors:
- Eugene Falconett; transferred. Thomas H. Malone of Limestone; captured at Shelbyville.
- Adjutants:
- Wm. H. Binford of Madison; died in the service.
- Jerome E. Russell of Limestone.
Companies and the Counties from Which they Came
Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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