4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's): Difference between revisions

4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's) (view source)

237 bytes added , 19 April 2011

added history

4,292

edits

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 === Brief History  ===
-test <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
+th (Roddey's) Cavalry Regiment was organized at Tuscumbia, Alabama, in October, 1862. The men were from Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, and Walker counties.&nbsp;On April 2, 1865, most of the unit was captured. The remaining part surrendered.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
 === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===