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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
5th Cavalry Regiment, organized at Tuscumbia, Alabama, in December, 1862, recruited its men in Morgan, Lawrence, Fayette, Franklin, Lauderdale, Tuscaloosa, and Marion counties. Many were captured. The small force that remained surrendered at Danville, Alabama, on May 6, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [ | 5th Cavalry Regiment, organized at Tuscumbia, Alabama, in December, 1862, recruited its men in Morgan, Lawrence, Fayette, Franklin, Lauderdale, Tuscaloosa, and Marion counties. Many were captured. The small force that remained surrendered at Danville, Alabama, on May 6, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref><br> | ||
The 22nd Alabama Cavalry Battalion (a.k.a. Warren's Alabama Cavalry Battalion) was reorganized as the 5th Alabama Cavalry regiment in December, 1862, at Tuscumbia, Alabama. This was accomplished by adding four additional companies to the six already in the battalion.<ref>Gene Cantrell, ''Fifth Alabama Calvary Regiment Confederate States Army'', (Sherman, Texas: 1996) found on the [http://alabamagenealogy.org/talladega/5thAL.htm AlGenWeb Talladega County] Web Site (accessed 21 February 2012).</ref><br> | The 22nd Alabama Cavalry Battalion (a.k.a. Warren's Alabama Cavalry Battalion) was reorganized as the 5th Alabama Cavalry regiment in December, 1862, at Tuscumbia, Alabama. This was accomplished by adding four additional companies to the six already in the battalion.<ref>Gene Cantrell, ''Fifth Alabama Calvary Regiment Confederate States Army'', (Sherman, Texas: 1996) found on the [http://alabamagenealogy.org/talladega/5thAL.htm AlGenWeb Talladega County] Web Site (accessed 21 February 2012).</ref><br> | ||
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*Company H - many men from [[Marion County, Alabama#Military|Marion County]] (also known as Marchbank's Company of the 22nd Alabama Cavalry Battalion | *Company H - many men from [[Marion County, Alabama#Military|Marion County]] (also known as Marchbank's Company of the 22nd Alabama Cavalry Battalion | ||
*Company I - County Unknown, Could have been [[Morgan County, Alabama#Military|Morgan County]]. Captain was G.E. Sandlin | *Company I - County Unknown, Could have been [[Morgan County, Alabama#Military|Morgan County]]. Captain was G.E. Sandlin | ||
*Company K - many men from [[Marion County, Alabama#Military|Marion County]] (also known as Underwood's Company of the 22nd Alabama Cavalry Battalion) | *Company K - many men from [[Marion County, Alabama#Military|Marion County]] (also known as Underwood's Company of the 22nd Alabama Cavalry Battalion) | ||
The Companies by county with their captains are found in ''Fifth Alabama Cavalry Regiment Confederate States Army | The Companies by county with their captains are found in ''Fifth Alabama Cavalry Regiment Confederate States Army ''by Gene Cantrell on the [http://alabamagenealogy.org/talladega/chap01.htm ALGenWeb Talladega County] Web Site | ||
=== Sources | === Sources === | ||
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, e | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, e | ||
=== References | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||
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