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| === Brief History === | | === Brief History === |
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| 1st Cavalry Regiment was assembled in November, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama. Its companies were raised in the counties of Montgomery, Morgan, Dale, Tallapoosa, Calhoun, Pike, Autauga, Monroe, Butler, and Mobile. On April 26, 1865, about 150 officers and men surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. <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>
| | "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> |
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| === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === |
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| Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. |
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| *Company A - many men from [[Autauga County, Alabama#Military|Autauga County]], [[Dale County, Alabama#Military|Dale County]], [[Pike County, Alabama#Military|Pike County]] and [[Coffee County, Alabama#Military|Coffee County]]
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| *Company B - many men from [[Montgomery County, Alabama#Military|Montgomery County]] and [[Autauga County, Alabama#Military|Autauga County]]
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| *Company C - many men from [[Morgan County, Alabama#Military|Morgan County]] and [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama#Military|Tallapoosa County]], afterwards Company D 5th Alabama Calvary
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| *Company D "Pearsons Dragoons" - many men from [[Autauga County, Alabama#Military|Autauga County]] and [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama#Military|Tallapoosa County]]
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| *Company E "J. Powell's Dragoons" - many men from [[Calhoun County, Alabama#Military|Calhoun County]], [[Butler County, Alabama#Military|Butler County]] and [[Monroe County, Alabama#Military|Monroe County]]
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| *Company F - many men from [[Pike County, Alabama#Military|Pike County]], [[Dale County, Alabama#Military|Dale County]], [[Coffee County, Alabama#Military|Coffee County]] and [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama#Military|Tallapoosa County]]
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| *Company G - many men from [[Autauga County, Alabama#Military|Autauga County]] and [[Montgomery County, Alabama#Military|Montgomery County]]
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| *Company H "Sandy Williams' Guards" - many men from [[Monroe County, Alabama#Military|Monroe County]], [[Butler County, Alabama#Military|Butler County]] and [[Calhoun County, Alabama#Military|Calhoun County]]
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| *Company I - many men from [[Pike County, Alabama#Military|Pike County]] and [[Butler County, Alabama#Military|Butler County]]
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| *Company I [formerly and subsequently, Co. "B", 12th AL Cavalry Battalion]
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| *Company K - many men from [[Montgomery County, Alabama#Military|Montgomery County]]
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| *Company K [formerly and subsequently Co. "C", 12th AL Cavalry Battalion]
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| *Company L [formerly and subsequently Co. "D", 12th AL Cavalry Battalion; later Co. "D", 12th AL Cavalry]
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| The list of companies with their counties is found on [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/morgan.html#1st-Cav history-sites.com] web site
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| The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,628 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0001RC Roster].
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| === Other Sources === | | === Other 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>
| | National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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> |
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| *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>
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| *[[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, etc.
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| *Green, Arthur E. ''Southern boots and saddles : the Fifteenth Confederate Cavalry, C.S.A, First regiment Alabama and Florida Cavalry, 1863-1865.'' (Westminster, Maryland : Heritage Books, c2005), {{FSC|1346262|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2ga}}.
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| *Todd, Glenda McWhirter. ''Heartbreak of a Civil War widow : life of Sarah Harper McWhirter, 1825-1883 : including Harper family ancestry traced to Oxfordshire, Noke, England in early 1500’s and selected information on the 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV.'' (Westminster, Maryland : Heritage Books, c2010), {{FSC|1886801|item|disp=FS Catalog book 921.73 M257t}} and ''First Alabama Cavalry, USA : homage to patriotism''. (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c1999), {{FSC|957145|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.1 M2tg}}
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| *Watkins, Raymond W. (Raymond Wesley). ''Confederate burials, Jackson County, Florida : 15th Confederate Cavalry (The 1st Regiment, Alabama and Florida Cavalry).'' (Falls Church, Virginia : R.W. Watkins, 1988), {{FSC|1166312|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.993 M2w}}
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