13th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The regiment was originally designated 12th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry , but was changed by order of Governor Andrew Johnson on December 31 , 1863 . Service . The 13th Tennessee Cavalry was organized at Strawberry Plains , Gallatin and Nashville , Tennessee and mustered in for a three - year enlistment under the command of Colonel John K . Miller . Nine companies mustered in at Strawberry Plains on October 28 and November 8 , 1863 . The regiment was attached to District of Columbus , Kentucky , 6th Division , XVI Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to November 1863 . District of North Central Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to January 1864 . District of Nashville , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to April 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 4th Division , Cavalry Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 4th Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , November 1864 . District of East Tennessee to March 1865 . 3rd Brigade , Cavalry Division , District of East Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to July 1865 . Cavalry Brigade , District of East Tennessee , to September 1865 . The 13th Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service at Knoxville , Tennessee on September 5 , 1865 . Detailed service . Duty in District of Columbus , Ky . , and at Camp Nelson , Ky . , until January 1864 . Duty in District of Nashville and on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad , and at Bull ' s Gap , Tenn . , until September 1864 . Rogersville August 21 , 1864 . Pursuit to Greenville August 21 – 23 . Blue Springs August 23 . Park ' s Gap , Greenville , September 4 . Morgan killed . Gillem ' s Expedition from eastern Tennessee toward southwest Virginia September 20 - October 17 . Rheatown September 28 . Watauga River September 29 . Carter ' s Station September 30 - October 1 . Operations in eastern Tennessee October 10 – 28 . Greenville October 12 . Bull ' s Gap October 16 . Clinch Mountain October 18 . Clinch Valley near Sneedsville October 21 . Near Memphis October 25 . Mossy Creek and Panther Gap October 27 . Morristown and Russellville October 28 . Operations against Breckenridge ' s advance into eastern Tennessee November 4 – 17 . Russellville November 11 . Bull ' s Gap November 11 – 13 . Russellville November 14 . Strawberry Plains November 16 – 17 . Flat Creek November 17 . Stoneman ' s Saltsville Raid December 10 – 29 . Big Creek near Rogersville December 12 . Kingsport December 13 . Glade Springs December 15 . Marion and capture of Wytheville December 16 . Mt . Airy December 17 . Engagement near Marion December 17 – 18 . Capture and destruction of Saltville , Va . , December 20 – 21 . Duty in eastern Tennessee until March 1865 . Stoneman ' s Expedition from eastern Tennessee into southwest Virginia and western North Carolina March 21 - April 25 . Wytheville April 6 . Shallow Ford and near Mocksville April 11 . Salisbury April 12 . Catawba River near Morgantown April 17 . Swannanoa Gap , N . C . , April 20 . Near Hendersonville April 23 . Duty in District of East Tennessee until September .