Historical Sketch and Roster of the Alabama 53rd Cavalry Regiment

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Alabama 53rd Cavalry Regiment written by John Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 53rd Alabama Cavalry Regiment, Partisan Rangers, was organized by increasing the 1st Cavalry Battalion to regimental size at Montgomery on 5 November 1862. When Union General William T. Sherman reached Atlanta, the 53rd was the principal force engaged in the daring raid in his rear, whereby a valuable train was destroyed. It was then at the heels of Sherman as he devastated Georgia and the Carolinas, and it took part in the last operations of the war in that quarter. It surrendered a small number with General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, NC, on 26 April 1865. The companies of the Alabama 53rd Cavalry were formed from Autauga, Coffee, Coosa, Dale, Dallas, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Tallapoosa and Wilcox counties.