4th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 4th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . This regiment was originally recruited as the 4th East Tennessee Cavalry . Service . The 4th Tennessee Cavalry was organized at Cumberland Gap and mustered in for a three year enlistment on February 9 , 1863 at Nashville , Tennessee under the command of Colonel R . M . Edwards . Four companies were organized in Louisville , Kentucky December 1862 through January 1863 . The regiment was attached to post of Nashville , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to January 1864 . 3rd Brigade , Cavalry Division , XVI Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to April 1864 . 1st Brigade , 4th Division , Cavalry Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to June 1864 . Districts of Nashville and North Alabama , Department of the Cumberland , to October 1864 . 1st Brigade , 4th Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to December 1864 . 1st Brigade , 7th Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to February 1865 . 2nd Brigade , 7th Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , February 1865 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division West Mississippi , to May 1865 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Cavalry Division , West Mississippi , to July 1865 . The 4th Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service August 14 , 1865 in Nashville , Tennessee . Detailed service . Duty at Camp Spear , Nashville , Tenn . , until August 1863 . Green Hill June 14 . Ordered to Carthage , Tenn . , August 30 . Duty there , at Murfreesboro and Nashville , Tenn . , until December . Action at Friendship Church September 29 . Expedition to Memphis , Tenn . , December 28 - January 4 , 1864 . Moved to Colliersville January 14 . Smith ' s Expedition to Okolona , Miss . , February 11 – 26 . Coldwater February 11 . Holly Springs February 12 . Near Okolona February 18 . West Point February 20 – 21 . Prairie Station February 21 . Okolona and Tallahatchie River February 22 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , February 27 , and duty there until June . Duty on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and in District of North Alabama until July . Decatur , Ala . , June 1 . ( A detachment at Decatur , Ala . , until October 1864 . ) Sand Mountain July . Rousseau ' s Raid from Decatur to West Point & Montgomery Railroad July 10 – 22 . Near Coosa River July 13 . Greenpoint and Ten Island Ford , Coosa River July 14 . Opetika , Chehaw Station , and near Auburn July 18 . Siege of Atlanta until August 5 . Scouts to England Cove , Tenn . , July 7 – 9 and July 12 – 18 ( detachments ) . McCook ' s Raid on Atlanta & West Point Railroad July 27 – 31 . Near Campbellton July 28 . Lovejoy ' s Station July 29 . Clear Creek and near Newnan July 31 . Chattahoochie River July 31 . Ordered to Decatur , Ala . , August 5 . Near Pond Springs , Ala . , August 9 ( detachment ) . Expedition from Decatur to Moulton August 17 – 20 . Near Pond Springs August 18 – 19 ( detachment ) . Rousseau ' s pursuit of Wheeler September 1 – 8 . Operations against Forrest in eastern Tennessee September 16 - October 10 . Action at Pulaski September 26 – 27 . At Nashville , Tenn . , until December . Action at Owen ' s Cross Roads December 1 . Demonstration on Murfreesboro December 5 – 7 . Wilkinson ' s Cross Roads near Murfreesboro December 7 . Battle of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17 – 28 . Hollow Tree Gap , Franklin and West Harpeth River December 17 . Franklin December 18 . Rutherford Creek December 19 . Lynnville December 23 . Anthony ' s Hill December 25 . Sugar Creek December 25 – 26 . Hillsboro December 29 . Near Leighton December 30 . Narrows January 2 , 1865 . Thorn Hill January 3 . At Gravelly Springs until February . Moved to Vicksburg , Miss . , thence to New Orleans , La . , and Mobile Bay , Ala . , February 11 - March 23 . Campaign against Mobile and its defenses March 26 - April 9 . Occupation of Mobile April 12 . March to Montgomery April 13 – 25 . Ordered to Mobile April 27 . Expedition from Spring Hill , Ala . , to Baton Rouge May 8 – 22 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , May 27 . Garrison duty at Johnsonville until July . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 234 men during service ; 1 officer and 24 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 4 officers and 205 enlisted men died of disease .