Regimental Itinerary
March - May 1863
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Nashville, TN.
June 1863
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Camp Spears, near Nashville, TN.
July - August 1863
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Nashville, TN.
September 1863
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Murfreesboro, TN. "Company B was engaged in a skirmish with Rebels at Friendship Church, TN Sept. 21, 1863. Force of the merry (?) 250 strength of company, 60 rebels repulsed with loss."
October 1863
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Murfreesboro, TN.
November 1863
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Murfreesboro, TN, except as follows: Company C at Tullahoma, TN.
December 1863
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Columbia, TN, except as follows: Company C. at Tullahoma.
Record of Events: The regiment left Murfreesboro, Tenn Dec. 23th, 1863, arrived at Nashville, Tenn Dec. 24, 1863. Left Nashville, Tenn Dec. 26, 1863 on Mississippi expedition under Brig. Gen. W. Sooy Smith leaving convalescents, sick, and all baggage and property at Nashville, Tenn. Arrived at Columbia Dec. 30/63, marched 54 miles.
January 1864
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Colliersville, TN, except as follows: Company G at Tullahoma, TN.
February 1864
Field & Staff Muster Roll shows stationed at Germantown, TN.
Record of Events The regiment is on cavalry expedition to Mississippi under Gen. Smith, was engaged at a fight at Alabama (?) March 27, 1864. Marched about 1300 miles. Killed, wounded & missing - 36.
March 1864
The regiment forms part of the cavalry command under Brig. Gen. W. Sooy Smith, Chief of Cavalry, Division of the Mississippi. At Columbia, TN Jan 3. Arrived at Colliersville Jan 17, 1864 - distance marched during the month 200 miles.
April 1864
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Camp Catlett near Nashville.
May 1864
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed at Camp Thomas near Nashville.
Record of Events Company F 1st Independent Vidette Cavalry, which was temporarily attached to 4th Tennessee Cavalry and accounted for on monthly return for April has been ordered to Div. HQ for duty and is marked Transferred on the present report. Commissioned Officers - 2. Enlisted men - 77. Total - 79."
June 1864
Regimental Return reports field and staff companies stationed near Decatur, AL.
Field & Staff Muster Roll On June 18th the Regt. was ordered to march from Nashville, TN to Decatur, AL. Arrived at Decatur June 25/64. Distance marched 122 miles. On 29th of June the regiment was out on a reconnaisance to Sand Spring 18 miles below Decatur.
July - August 1864
Record of Events The effective portion of the regiment left Decatur, Ala 10 July 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Rousseau and marched via Ashville and Talladega to Loachapoka on the Montgomery & Nashville Railroad, had two skirmishes with the Rebels and assisted in destroying 30 miles of railroad. We marched via Lafayette, Ala & Carrolton, GA arriving at Marietta, GA July 22. July 26th was ordered on a raid under command of Brig. Gen. McCook, crossed the Chattahoochie River and marched to Palmetto on the Macon R-road 23 miles south of Atlanta. Assisted in destroying the railroad and on our return were attacked by a large force of rebels near Newman, GA and after a severe battle were forced to retreat, leaving our dead & wounded on the field. When the command reached the Chattahoochie River our regiment was in the rear and the Rebels were pressing us so closely that we were compelleged to abandon our horses, there being nothing to cross on but our Ferryboat, thus we lost the most of our horses and horse equipment and over one hundred men and officers. We reached Marietta by Aug. 4 and were ordered to return to Decatur by rail. We arrived in Decatur Aug. 13/64. Whole number of miles marched 750 and traveled by rail 250.
Sept - Oct 1864
Field & Staff Muster Roll reports field and staff companies stationed at Nashville, TN.
Nov - Dec. 1864
Field & Staff Muster Roll reports companies stationed "in the field".
Record of Events During the time for which this muster is made, the Regt. has marched from Nashville to Franklin, TN and back to Nashville again, thence to Gallatin and returned. Thence in pursuit of the enemy to Waterloo, Ala when Hood returned from Nashville. The distance marched in all is about 316 miles.
The regiment was in three engagements while in pursuit of the enemy from Nashville, viz.; near Nashville on the Granny White Pike (Dec. 16) and Franklin Dec. 18, and at Sugar Creek Dec. 26. They were also in a heavy skirmish at Pulaski, Tenn. Whole loss 34 killed & wounded.
Jan - Feb. 1865
Field & Staff Muster Roll reports companies stationed near Vicksburg, Miss.
Next roll on file - muster out.
This information was extracted from microfilm # M395-30, on repository at the National Archives.
Last updated June 20, 1999