5th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 5th 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 1st Middle Tennessee Cavalry . Service . The 5th Tennessee Cavalry was organized at Murfreesboro , Nashville , and Carthage , Tennessee and mustered in for a three year enlistment on July 15 , 1862 under the command of Colonel William Brickly Stokes . The regiment was attached to Post of Nashville , Tennessee , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . Reserve Cavalry , Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . Post of Nashville , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to June 1863 . Post of Nashville , Tennessee , Reserve Corps , Department of the Cumberland , June 1863 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to August 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 2nd Division , Cavalry Corps , Department of the Cumberland , to November 1863 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to April 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , Cavalry Corps , Department of the Cumberland , to October 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to November 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 6th Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to February 1865 . 3rd Brigade , 6th Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to February 1865 . District Middle Tennessee , to August 1865 . The 5th Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service on August 14 , 1865 . Detailed service . Duty at Nashville , Tenn . , until December 26 , 1862 . Affair at Kinderhook August 11 , 1862 . Skirmish near Nashville September 2 . Siege of Nashville September 7 - November 7 . Goodlettsville September 30 . Gallatin October 1 . Near Humboldt October 9 . Near Nashville November 5 . Near Lavergne November 7 . Reconnaissance toward Lavergne November 19 . Reconnaissance to Franklin December 11 – 12 . Franklin December 12 . Advance on Murfreesboro December 26 – 30 . Nolensville Pike December 27 . Wilkinson ' s Cross Roads December 29 . Battle of Stones River December 30 – 31 , 1862 and January 1 – 3 , 1863 . Overall ' s Creek December 31 , 1862 . Lytle ' s Creek January 5 . Reconnaissance to Auburn , Liberty and Cainesville January 20 – 22 . Near Cainesville February 15 . Manchester Pike February 22 . Bradysville March 1 . Expedition to Woodbury March 3 – 8 . Near Auburn March 8 . Vaught ' s Hill near Milton March 20 ( Company E ) . Expedition to Auburn , Liberty , Snow Hill , etc . , April 2 – 6 . Snow Hill or Smith ' s Ford and Liberty April 3 . Liberty April 7 . Expedition to McMinnville April 20 – 30 . Hartsville April 22 . Bradyville Pike May 17 . ( two companies on Streight ' s Raid toward Rome , Ga . , April 26 - May 3 . Day ' s Gap or Sand Mountain , Crooked Creek and Hog Mountain April 30 . Blountsville and East Branch , Big Warrior River , May 1 . Blake ' s Creek near Gadsden May 2 . Blount ' s Farm and near Centre May 2 . Near Cedar Bluff May 3 . ) Bradyville Pike May 17 . Expedition to Middleton May 21 – 22 . Scout on Middleton or Eagleville Pike June 10 . Expedition to Lebanon June 15 – 17 . Skirmish at Lebanon June 16 . Dixon Springs June 20 . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . Shelbyville June 25 . Fosterville , Guy ' s Gap and Shelbyville June 27 . Duty at Carthage , McMinnville , Alexandria , Tracy City and Shelbyville , operating against guerrillas on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until February 1864 . Pulaski July 15 , 1863 . Expedition to Huntsville , Ala . , July 18 – 22 . Scout in Sequatchie Valley September 21 – 22 . Missionary Ridge and Shallow Ford Gap September 22 . Operations against Wheller and Roddy October 1 – 17 . Reopening Tennessee River October 26 – 29 ( Company G ) . Battle of Wauhatchie , Tenn . , October 28 – 29 ( Company G ) . Centreville October 29 ( Company G ) . Eagleville December 7 . McMinnville December 21 . Lavergne December 29 . Scout to White and Putnam Counties February 1 – 7 , 1864 . Operations against guerrillas about Sparta February to April , Johnson ' s Mills February 22 ( detachment ) . Sparta and Calf Killer River February 22 . White County March 10 . Operations about Sparta March 11 – 28 . Calf Killer River March 11 . Winchester March 17 . Beersheeba Springs March 19 . Duty at Nashville , Tenn . , and on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad at McMinnville , Carthage , Tullahoma and other points until November 1864 . Scout in Lincoln County July 12 – 15 . McMinnville August . Murfreesboro September 4 . Operations about Murfreesboro November 1864 to January 1865 . Siege of Murfreesboro December 4 – 12 , 1864 . Overall ' s Creek December 4 ( detachment ) . Demonstrations on Murfreesboro December 5 – 7 . Wilkinson ' s Cross Road near Murfreesboro and the Cedars December 7 . Ordered to Fayetteville January 1865 , and duty patrolling line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and duty in District of East Tennessee until August 1865 . Skirmish near McMinnville February 5 , 1865 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 245 men during service ; 1 officer and 68 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 1 officer and 175 enlisted men died of disease .