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2nd Alabama Cavalry Regiment

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2nd Regiment Alabama Volunteer Cavalry (Confederate)
Flag of Alabama in 1861 (obverse and reverse)
ActiveMay 1, 1862 to April 1865
CountryConfederate States of America
AllegianceCSA Dixie
BranchCavalry
EngagementsBattle of Okalona
Battle of Atlanta

The 2nd Regiment Alabama Volunteer Cavalry was an Cavalry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 2nd Alabama Cavalry was raised at Montgomery, Alabama, on May 1, 1862.

The regiment surrendered at Forsyth, Georgia. At the end, the regiment mustered about 450 men.

Total strength and casualties

Commanders

  • Colonel John N. Carpenter

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