North Carolina 5th Cavalry Battalion (Confederate)
24/12/1862
Organized - North Carolina 5th Cavalry Battalion - North Carolina
30/07/1863
Battle - Irvine, Kentucky
03/08/1863
Mustered Out - North Carolina 5th Cavalry Battalion - North Carolina
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
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