8th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 8th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 8th Tennessee Cavalry was organized August 1863 at Camp Nelson , Kentucky by consolidation of five companies that were organized June 30 through August 14 , 1863 for the 10th Tennessee Cavalry and seven companies recruited at large in Tennessee for the 5th East Tennessee Cavalry . The regiment mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Jesse H . Strickland , and was frequently referred to as the 5th East Tennessee Cavalry . On February 6 , 1864 , the 10th East Tennessee Cavalry , which had failed to complete organization , was consolidated with the 8th Tennessee Cavalry and mustered under the command of Colonel Samuel K . N . Patton . The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , Army of the Ohio , August – October 1863 . 4th Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , 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 , to November 1864 . District of East Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to March 1865 . 3rd Brigade , Cavalry Division , District of East Tennessee , to July 1865 . Cavalry Brigade , District of East Tennessee , to September 1865 . The 8th Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service September 11 , 1865 at Knoxville , Tennessee . Detailed service . Skirmish , Hawkins County , August 1 , 1863 . Burnside ' s Campaign in eastern Tennessee August 16 - October 17 , 1863 . Occupation of Knoxville September 2 . Greenville September 11 . Kingsport September 18 . Bristol September 19 . Carter ' s Depot September 20 – 21 . Zollicoffer September 20 – 21 . Watauga River Bridge September 21 – 22 . Jonesboro September 21 . Hall ' s Ford , on Watauga River , September 22 . Blountsville , Johnson ' s Depot and Carter ' s Depot September 22 . Blue Springs October 10 . Henderson ' s Mill and Rheatown October 11 . Zollicoffer October 12 . Blountsville October 14 . Bristol October 15 . Knoxville Campaign November 4 - December 23 . Siege of Knoxville November 17 - December 5 . Duty at Knoxville , Greenville , Nashville and Columbia and patrol duty on line of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad from Columbia to Nashville until August 1864 . At Bull ' s Gap until October , 1864 . 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 . Mossy Creek and Panther Gap October 27 . Morristown October 28 . Russellville October 28 . Operations against Breckenridge in 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 Saltville Raid December 10 – 29 . Big Creek , near Rogersville , December 12 . Kingsport December 13 . Near Glade Springs December 15 . Near Marion and capture of Wytheville December 16 . Mt . Airey December 17 . Near Marion December 17 – 18 . Capture and destruction of salt works at Saltville December 20 – 21 . Stoneman ' s Expedition from eastern Tennessee into southwest Virginia and western North Carolina March 21 - April 25 , 1865 . Wytheville April 6 . Shallow Ford and near Mocksville April 11 . Salisbury April 12 . Catawba River April 17 . Swannanoa Gap April 22 . Near Hendersonville April 23 . Duty in District of East Tennessee until September 1865 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 241 men during service ; 1 officer and 37 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 1 officer and 241 enlisted men died of disease .