Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Alabama 7th Cavalry Regiment

The Alabama 7th Cavalry regiment was organized at Newbern, 22 July 1863, raised as part of the brigade of General James H. Clanton. Ordered to Pollard, the regiment remained in that vicinity for nearly a year under the command of Gen. Clanton. The regiment served in the vicinity of Mobile and Pensacola before reporting to Forrest at Corinth in September 1864. The Seventh participated in the Johnsonville Expedition and the Nashville Campaign. On the last day of the Battle of Nashville, the Seventh held back the U.S. cavalry at Brentwood and was then part of the rearguard for the duration of the retreat. Only sixty-four men reached Corinth. Companies Of The AL 7th Cavalry Regiment Recruits came from Greene, Montgomery, Pickens, Randolph, and Shelby counties. Company A - Randolph -- F. C. Randolph; promoted. W. F. M'clintock. Company B - Montgomery -- E. D. Ledyard. Company C - Montgomery -- Britton C. Tarver. Company D - (Cadets) -- Charles P. Storrs; wounded at Columbia. Company E - Shelby -- L. H. Mottier. Company F - Montgomery -- A. H. Bright. Company G - Randolph -- O. P. Knight. Company H - Pickens -- S. V. Ferguson. Company I - Greene -- D. P. Scarborough. Company K - Montgomery -- Dalton Yancey.