Roster of Company E, 11th Tennessee Cavalry CSA
Item #: WR830
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This is a roster of Company E, 11th Tennessee Cavalry, Confederate States Army that was published on 4 July, 1892 in the Pulaski Citizen Newspaper. The officers and men of this unit were from Giles County, Tennessee, the county where Pulaski, Tennessee is located. This company was originally a partisan ranger unit and was not an official part of the Confederate Army. It was raised in Giles County Tennessee by Andrew Gordon during September and October of 1862. The company consisted of 160 officers and men, with Gordon being elected Captain. The company went into camp in October of 1862 to drill and learn the craft of war, then spent the remainder of 1862 scouting for General Joe Wheeler in the Lavergne, Murfreesboro and Franklin areas. They also took part in several skirmishes between Lavergne and Nashville. In January of 1863 they fought in the bloody battle of Stones River. After serving as a ranger unit for four months, Captain Gordon's company became Company E of the 11th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. It was made official by an order written by General Nathan Bedford Forrest on 20 February, 1863 forming the 11th Tennessee Cavalry. The men of Giles county fought with General Forrest at Thompson's Station, Brentwood, and was part of the force that captured Union cavalry under the command of Colonel Abel D. Streight. They formed part of the rear guard during Braxton Bragg's retreat to Chattanooga and fought under Forrest at Chickamauga. After that battle the 11th Tennessee was placed under the command of General Joe Wheeler again. They were with General Joseph E Johnston during his fighting withdrawal to Atlanta, fighting at Dalton, Resaca, Adairsville, Cassvile and Dallas. They were at Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia when they were ordered to report directly to General Johnston for special service. After the fall of Atlanta the 11th Tennessee once again fell under the command of General Forrest. They fought in General Hood's failed attempt to retake Nashville, fighting in both the Franklin and Nashville debacles. The regiment was so decimated that in February of 1865 it was consolidated with the 10th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Their last engagement was on 2 April, 1865 at Selma, Alabama. On 8 May, 1865 the men of the 11th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment stacked arms and were surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama. This company roster printed by the Pulaski Citizen newspaper lists the names of 65 officers and men. 10 of the names listed have an asterisk beside them, indicating they are deceased. The center of the roster ha a large stain from water damage, but all names are perfectly legible. The roster itself measure 7 3/4" wide and 11" high. It has been mounted on a wooden frame that measures 13 1/4" wide and 20 1/4" wide. You don't see many company rosters from the Civil War, particularly Confederate ones. If you collect Tennessee Cavalry items, especially if you're from Giles County, you shouldn't let this one slip by!
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