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1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment
Dodd, Donald B., editor. "An Alabama Bluecoat." Civil War Times Illustrated (Nov, 1970): pp. 15-20.
Per. Memoir of John R. Phillips.
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979.
p. 997. E491.D992. (Concise summary of the regiment's service).
Flint, Mortimer R. "The Battle of Allatoona." In Glimpses of the Nation's Struggle (MOLLUS, MN,
Vol. 5). St. Paul, MN: Review Pub Co., 1903. pp. 186-207. E464.M5.1991v30.
Godfrey, George L. "Johnston's Surrender to Sherman." In War Sketches and Incidents (MOLLUS, IA,
Vol. 2). Des Moines, IA: Kenyon, 1898. pp. 65-76. E464.M5.1991v56.
Hoole, William S. Alabama Tories: The First Alabama Cavalry, U.S.A., 1862-1865. Tuscaloosa, AL:
Confederate Pub Co., 1960. 141 p. E495.6.1stH6.
Todd, Glenda M. First Alabama Cavalry, USA: Homage to Patriotism. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books,
1999. 408 p. E495.6.1st.T63.
Umphrey, Don. Southerners in Blue: They Defied the Confederacy. Dallas, TX: Quarry, 2002. 342 p.
PZ4.U46So. Fictionalized account of life of author’s ancestor, John R. Phillips.
The Institute's Photographic Archive includes images of the unit.
The following pertinent personal papers in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Phillips, John R - CWTIColl (Enlisted man's autobiography, 1837-19??)