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Muster In: Per the introduction to the 10th Georgia Cavalry’s compiled service records, the unit was organized on November 3, 1864.1
Muster Out: April 26, 18652
Commander(s):
Captain L. J. Smith
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Commander 2
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.3
Second Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.4
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.5
- Note: The 20th Georgia Cavalry Battalion was broken up in the last week in July 1864. Companies A, C, and D were placed in what became the 8th Georgia Cavalry. Companies E, F, and G were made part of the 10th Georgia Cavalry. Company B was added to the Jeff Davis Legion Cavalry.6
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.7
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.8
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.9
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Young’s Brigade | Butler’s Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army (starting November 3, 1864)10,11
- Commander: Captain L. J. Smith (November & December 1864)12,13
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The 10th Georgia came into existence on November 3, 1864 per the introduction to the Compiled Service Records for the regiment.14
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Young’s Brigade | Butler’s Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army15
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: Butler’s Division was ordered to South Carolina on January 19, 1865.16
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles17:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
Sources:
- Hat tip to Ed Rowe at the Georgia in the Civil War Message Board for pointing this out. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 159, 162-163 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 159, 162-163 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 159, 162-163 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 159, 162-163 ↩
- Hopkins, Donald A. The Little Jeff: The Jeff Davis Legion, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia. White Mane Books, 1999, p. 223 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 159, 162-163 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 159, 162-163 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 159, 162-163 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 159 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 168 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 159 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 168 ↩
- Hat tip to Ed Rowe at the Georgia in the Civil War Message Board for pointing this out. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 177 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1101 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 159, 162-163 ↩