Company
F, 5th Mississippi Cavalry
Contributed by
Dan
Edwards
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Chronology of Service
| Oct. 22 1863 |
Joined 5th
Regiment (Colonel J. Z. George's Regiment), Chalmer's Div. |
| 3 Nov. |
Attack on Colliersville |
| 4 Dec. |
Engagement
at Wolf Creek Bridge. |
| Jan. 1864 |
Regiment under
Col. Jeff E. Forrest. |
| Feb. |
Okolona campaign,
where Col. Forrest and Lt. Col. Barksdale were killed. |
| Mar.-Apr. |
With Forrest
on the Tennessee raid. |
| 12 Apr. |
Assault on
Fort Pillow.(Regt. under Lt.Col. Wiley M. Reed) |
| 12 May |
Lt. Col. N.
Wickliffe in command of 5th, assigned to McCulloch's Brigade, Forrest's
Cavalry. |
| 10 - 15 July |
Battle of Harrisburg. |
| Aug. |
With Wade's
Brigade: Contesting Hatch's advance on Oxford. Heavy Skirmishing on 22nd,
and fought dismounted on the 23rd at Abbeville. |
| 8 Oct. |
With Chalmers
and escort, operating within five miles of Memphis. |
| Nov. |
Assigned to
Rucker's Brigade (Forrest's Cavalry) |
| 17 Nov. |
Crossed Tenn.
River at Florence. Engaged in skirmishes for several days along Shoal Creek. |
| 23 Nov. |
Engaged Capron's
Brigade at Henryville, taking 65 prisoners. |
| 24 Nov. |
Chased Capron
into Columbia, taking 30 more prisoners. |
| 24-28 Nov. |
Skirmishing
around Columbia. |
| 28 Nov. |
Attacked head
of Federal column near Springhill. |
| 30 Nov. |
Battle of Franklin.
(assault on entrenched lines) |
| 3 - 6 Dec. |
In Position
on Hillsboro Pike near Nashville. |
| 7-14 Dec. |
Blockadeing
Cumberland River at the Charlotte Pike. Constant fighting against gunboats
on the river and cavalry on the pike. |
| 15-16 Dec. |
Guarding Granny
White Pike for the withdrawal of the army. Heavy losses in hand to hand
fighting. Rucker wounded and captured. |
| 17-28 Dec. |
Under Forrest
in the famous rearguard action, which protected Hoods army from total annihilation. |
| Feb. 1865 |
Assigned to
Armstrong's Brigade. |
| 2 Apr. |
Battle of Selma |
| 7 May |
Surrendered
at Forsyth, Ga. |
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ROSTER
| Capt. B.W.
Treadwell |
Eggleston,
Everett |
Little, Hugh |
Saffold, D.A. |
| Lt. J.P. Povall |
Ellison, Henry |
Llyod, William |
Saffold, W.C. |
| Lt. W.F. Cole |
Fowler, Ruff |
Lusk, Robert |
Shelton, Ben
A. |
| Lt. R.M. Bridgeforth |
Frost, J. J. |
Malone, W.M. |
Sonthemier,
Jake |
| Ashcroft, J.W. |
Gibson, ? ? |
Marlow, Joe |
Sonthemier,
Sol. |
| Ashcroft, Wm. |
Gibson, Dolphus |
Martin, George |
Stigler, I.R. |
| Bailey, ? ? |
Green, A.B. |
Martin, Henry |
Stigler, W.F. |
| Bailey, R.T. |
Green, J.E. |
McEachern,
John |
Stokes, H.C. |
| Barnes, Gyp. |
Harding, A.H. |
McMorrough,
T.J. |
Thomas, William |
| Berry, J.W. |
Harrington,
Fletcher |
Melton, Isham |
Wascom, J.M. |
| Boatwright,
G.W. |
Harrington,
W.C. |
Mercer, F.C. |
Wascom, Thomas |
| Boatwright,
H.S. |
Harrison, W.M. |
Merrideth,
?? |
West, Lem A. |
| Brock, A. B. |
Harvey, J.P. |
Muirhead, Jake |
White, Sim |
| Brock, H.C. |
Heard, H. |
Munson, Pink |
Whitehead,
Jack |
| Brown, R.J. |
Henson, Phillip |
Owen, A.G. |
Whitehead,
James |
| Byrd, B.F. |
Hobbs, D.M. |
Pennington,
Ed. |
Wilkes, John |
| Byrd, Cayle |
Holmes, John |
Polk, Henry |
Williams, John
A. |
| Carmen, Richard |
Holmes, Martin |
Polk, Israel |
York, J.B. |
| Clower, Ben |
Jones, C.H. |
Roberts, Agrippa |
- |
| Clower, John |
King, Aaron |
Rogers, W.C. |
- |
| Cole, Thomas |
Lane, Steve |
Rowe, Dr. A.V. |
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