United States. Army. Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, 2nd (1862-1865)

The 2nd Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as 2nd East Tennessee Cavalry; The 2nd Tennessee Cavalry was organized July through November 1862 in eastern Tennessee and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Daniel M. Ray. Subordinate officers included Lieutenant Colonel William R. Cook, and majors George W. Hutsell, Charles Inman, William R. Macbeth, and William F. Prosser. The unit was composed primarily of Southern loyalists from the Tennessee counties of Knox, Sevier and Blount. The regiment's original muster rolls were destroyed at Nolensville, Tennessee on December 30, 1862. The regiment re-mustered at Murfreesboro, Tennessee on January 26, 1863.

to Oct 1862: The regiment was attached to 7th Division, Army of the Ohio.
to Nov 1862: District of West Virginia, Department of the Ohio
Nov 1862: Unattached Cavalry, Cavalry Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland
to Mar 1863: Reserve Cavalry, Cavalry Division, Department of the Cumberland
to Jan 1864: 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland
to Apr 1864: 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, XVI Corps, Department of the Tennessee
to Jun 1864: 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Cumberland
to Oct 1864: District of North Alabama, Department of the Cumberland
to Nov 1864: 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi
to Mar 1865: 1st Brigade, 7th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi
to May 1865: Department of Mississippi
to Jul 1865: Department of the Cumberland
06 Jul 1865: The 2nd Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service at Nashville, Tennessee

The regiment lost a total of 224 men during service; 2 officers and 14 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 208 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders: Colonel Daniel M. Ray
Lieutenant Colonel William R. Cook - commanded at the battles of Chickamauga and Nashville