2nd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 2nd Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was also known as 2nd East Tennessee Cavalry . Service . The 2nd Tennessee Cavalry was organized July through November 1862 in eastern Tennessee and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Daniel M . Ray . The regiment ' s original muster rolls were destroyed at Nolensville , Tennessee on December 30 , 1862 . The regiment re - mustered at Murfreesboro , Tennessee on January 26 , 1863 . The regiment was attached to 7th Division , Army of the Ohio , to October 1862 . District of West Virginia , Department of the Ohio , to November 1862 . Unattached Cavalry , Cavalry Division , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , November 1862 . Reserve Cavalry , Cavalry Division , Department of the Cumberland , to March 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division , Army 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 , Department of the Cumberland , to June 1864 . District of North Alabama , Department of the Cumberland , to October 1864 . 1st Brigade , 4th Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to November 1864 . 1st Brigade , 7th Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to March 1865 . Department of Mississippi to May 1865 . Department of the Cumberland to July 1865 . The 2nd Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service at Nashville , Tennessee on July 6 , 1865 . Detailed service . Operations about Cumberland Gap , Tenn . , until September 1862 . Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to Greenupsburg , Ky . , September 17 - October 3 . Operations in the Kanawha Valley , Va . , until November . Ordered to Cincinnati , Ohio , thence to Louisville , Ky . , and to Nashville , Tenn . Advance on Murfreesboro , Tenn . , December 26 – 30 . Nolensville December 27 – 28 . Triune December 28 . Wilkinson ' s Cross Roads December 29 . Lizzard ' s between Triune and Murfreesboro December 29 . Overall ' s Creek December 30 . Battle of Stones River December 30 – 31 , 1862 and January 1 – 3 , 1863 . Lytle ' s Creek January 5 . Reconnaissance to Auburn , Liberty and Cainsville January 21 – 22 . Expedition to Franklin January 31 - February 13 . Unionville , Middletown and Rover January 31 . Rover February 13 . Near Murfreesboro March 22 . Operations against Pegram March 22 - April 2 . Danville March 24 . Engagement at Franklin April 10 . Expedition to McMinnville April 20 – 30 . McMinnville April 21 . Hickory Creek April 21 . Slatersville April 22 . Alexandria April 23 . Wartrace April 29 and June 3 . Triune June 9 and 11 . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . Eaglesville and Rover June 23 . Middleton June 24 . Fosterville , Guy ' s Gap and Shelbyville June 27 . Bethpage Bridge , Elk River , July 1 – 2 . Cooke County July 10 . Expedition to Huntsville , Ala . , July 13 – 22 . Sparta August 9 . Crossing Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 - September 2 . Reconnaissance from Shellmound toward Chattanooga August 30 – 31 . Will ' s Valley August 31 . Winston ' s Gap , Alpine , September 9 . Alpine and Dirt Town September 12 . Reconnaissance toward Lafayette September 13 . Stevens ' Gap September 18 . Battle of Chickamauga , September 19 – 21 . Dry Valley September 21 . Operations against Wheeler and Roddy September 30 - October 17 . Anderson ' s Cross Roads October 2 . Fayetteville October 13 – 14 . Duty on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until December . Operations about Dandridge and Mossy Creek December 24 – 28 . Expedition to Memphis , Tenn . , December 28 - January 4 , 1864 , thence moved to Colliersville , Tenn . , January 14 . Skirmish near Mossy Creek , Tenn . , January 12 , 1864 ( detachment ) . Smith ' s Expedition to Okolona , Miss . , February 11 – 26 . Near Okolona February 18 . Houston February 19 . West Point February 20 – 21 . Prairie Station February 21 . Okolona February 22 . Tallahatchie River February 22 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , February 27 , and duty there until June . Duty on line of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad , and in District of North Alabama until November . Operations in District of North Alabama June 24 - August 20 . Pond Springs , Ala . , June 29 . Operations against Wheeler August – September . Expedition from Decatur to Moulton August 17 . Near Antioch Church August 18 – 19 . Courtland and near Pond Springs August 19 . Pursuit of Wheeler to Shoal Creek September 8 – 11 . Operations against Forrest and Hood September 16 - November 3 . Athens October 1 – 2 . Defense of Decatur October 26 – 29 . Nashville Campaign November – December . Owens ' Cross Roads December 1 . Near Paint Rock Bridge 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 . Rutherford Creek December 19 . Lynnville December 23 . Anthony ' s Hill near Pulaski December 25 . Sugar Creek December 25 – 26 . Near Decatur December 27 – 28 . Pond Springs and Hillsboro December 29 . Near Leighton December 30 . Russellville December 31 . Duty at Gravelly Springs , Ala . , until February 6 , 1865 . Moved to Vicksburg , Miss . , thence to New Orleans , La . , February 6 - March 10 . Return to Vicksburg , Miss . , and duty there and at various points in the Dept . of Mississippi until May 27 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , reporting there June 12 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 224 men during service ; 2 officers and 14 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 208 enlisted men died of disease .