1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 1st Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was also known as 1st East Tennessee Cavalry . Service . The 1st Tennessee Cavalry was organized November 1862 at Camp Dennison , Ohio from the 4th Tennessee Infantry and mustered in for a three - year enlistment under the command of Colonel Robert Johnson . The regiment was attached to Camp Dennison , Ohio , to December 1862 . Reserve Brigade , Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to November 1864 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to January 1865 . District Middle Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to June 1865 . The 1st Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service at Nashville , Tennessee April and June 1865 . Detailed service . Duty at Camp Dennison , Ohio , until December 24 , 1862 . Moved to Cincinnati , Ohio , thence to Louisville , Ky . ; to Shepherdsville , Ky . , and return to Louisville , Ky . , thence moved to Nashville , Tenn . , January 9 – 17 , 1863 . Reconnaissance to Franklin and Brentwood and occupation of Franklin February 2 , 1863 . Moved to Concord Church February 2 , and duty there until February 28 . Expedition from Lexington to Clifton February 17 – 20 ( detachment ) . Moved to Triune February 28 , and duty there until June . Petersburg March 2 . Action at Harpeth River , near Triune , March 8 . Franklin April 10 . Near Chapel Hill April 13 ( detachment ) . Rigg ' s Cross Roads April 16 . College Grove April 26 ( detachment ) . Expedition to Thompson ' s Station May 2 . Rover May 5 . Jordan ' s Store May 30 . Franklin June 4 . Triune June 9 . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . Eaglesville , Uniontown and Rover June 23 . Middletown June 24 . Fosterville , Guy ' s Gap and Shelbyville June 27 . Bethpage Bridge , Elk River , July 1 – 2 . Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16 . At Dechard Station until July 12 , then at Huntsville , Ala . Crossing Cumberland Mountains and passage of the Tennessee River , Chickamauga Campaign , August 16 - September 22 . Lebanon and Rawlinsville , Ala . , September 5 . Alpine September 9 . Reconnaissance toward Rome September 10 – 11 . Dirt Town September 12 . Lafayette September 12 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19 – 21 . Operations against Wheeler and Roddy September 30 - October 17 . Anderson ' s Cross Roads October 2 . McMinnville October 2 . Shelbyville and Farmington October 4 . Bucktown Tavern , Ala . , October 12 . Sulphur Springs , Tenn . , October 21 . At Winchester until November 18 . Scout to Estill Springs and Tullahoma October 25 – 27 . Moved to Alexandria November 18 , and to Sparta November 20 . Actions at Sparta November 20 , 24 , 26 and 27 Yankeetown November 30 ( detachment ) . March to Knoxville December 7 – 15 , and to Strawberry Plains December 15 – 16 . East Tennessee Campaign December 1863 to February 1864 . Operations about Dandridge and Mossy Creek December 24 – 28 , 1863 . Hay ' s Ferry , near Dandridge , December 24 . Mossy Creek December 25 . Talbot Station December 27 . Talbot Station , Mossy Creek , December 29 . Expedition to Cosby Creek , N . C . , January 1864 . Cosby Creek January 17 . Near Wilsonville January 22 . Operations about Dandridge January 26 – 28 . Fair Garden January 26 – 27 . McNutt ' s Bridge January 27 . Scout from Marysville toward Seviersville February 1 – 2 . Moved to Cleveland , Tenn . , February 10 - March 11 . Atlanta Campaign May to September . Catoosa Springs May 4 . Varnell ' s Station May 7 – 8 . Demonstration on Dalton May 9 – 13 . Tilton May 13 . Resaca May 14 – 15 . Pursuit to Cassville May 16 – 19 . Near Cassville May 19 . Stilesborough May 23 . Huntsville or Burnt Hickory May 24 . About Dallas . New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Burned Church May 30 and June 11 . Ackworth June 3 – 4 . Big Shanty June 6 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Pine Hill June 11 – 14 . McAffee ' s Cross Roads June 11 – 12 . Powder Springs and Noonday Creek June 20 . Allatoona July 1 . Nickajack Creek July 2 – 6 . Kingston July 3 . Ruff ' s Station July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 6 – 17 . Cochran ' s Ford July 9 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Mason ' s Church July 23 . McCook ' s Raid on Atlanta & West Point Railroad July 27 – 31 . Campbellton July 28 . Lovejoy ' s Station July 29 . Clear Creek and Newnan July 31 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . Rousseau ' s pursuit of Wheeler September 1 – 8 . Lavergne September 1 . Franklin September 2 . Union City September 2 ( detachment ) . Campbellsville September 5 . Pursuit of Forrest September 25 - October 10 . Pulaski September 26 – 27 . Franklin September 27 . Cypress Creek , Ala . , October 6 . Florence , Ala . , October 6 – 7 . Mussel Shoals , near Florence , October 30 . Near Shoal Creek October 31 . Near Florence November 5 – 6 and 9 . Nashville Campaign November and December . On line of Shoal Creek November 16 – 20 . Lawrenceburg November 21 . Fouche Springs November 23 . Campbellsville November 24 . Columbia November 24 – 27 . Battle of Franklin November 30 . Battle of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17 – 28 . Lynnville December 24 . Richland Creek December 24 – 25 . Pulaski December 25 – 26 . Expedition into Mississippi January 15 – 21 , 1865 . Moved from Eastport , Miss . , to Nashville , Tenn . , February 10 – 17 , and duty there until June . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 356 men during service ; 4 officers and 56 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 3 officers and 293 enlisted men died of disease .