Tennessee 2nd Volunteer Cavalry (Union)
01/07/1862
Organized - Tennessee 2nd Volunteer Cavalry - Tennessee
31/12/1862
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
10/04/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Daniel M. Ray
ColonelDaniel M. Ray
10/04/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General David S. Stanley
Brigadier GeneralDavid S. Stanley
19/09/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel William R. Cook
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam R. Cook
19/09/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Edward M. McCook
ColonelEdward M. McCook
19/09/1863
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
15/12/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John H. Hammond
Brigadier GeneralJohn H. Hammond
15/12/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Joseph F. Knipe
Brigadier GeneralJoseph F. Knipe
15/12/1864
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE
06/07/1865
Mustered Out - Tennessee 2nd Volunteer Cavalry - Tennessee
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