The following is from the Civil War records I found at the Georgia Archives. My gggrandfather, Andrew Erwin McBrayer, served in this unit.

Confederate Co. A, 9 Batt’n Cav., Georgia State Guards.
Company Muster roll
Of the organization named above
For Sept. 5, 1863 to Feb. 4, 1864, shows station of company, Camp Smyrna near Marietta, Ga.
Record of events
The company ordered into active service on the 5 day of September 1863 by proclamation of Governor Brown by order of President Davis. Left Dallas, Paulding Co. Ga. The eight day of September 1863. Reported to Col. Stiles at Cartersville, returned to Dallas on September 12th, 1863. Picketed the roads taking up deserters, stragglers, and returning them to their Commands. Removed to Camp Cobb in same County 14 miles distant on 5 October, 1863; Removed to Camp Pillow in Haralson County on 9 of October being 20 miles from Camp Cobb; Then removed 20 miles to Camp Phillips near Bowden in Carroll Co. on Oct. 22, 1863. In marching from Camp to Camp the Company was divided into scouting parties and while stationed at the different Camps,
Scouting parties were sent out into the country 15 and 20 miles around and acted in concent with the Alabama State Guard along the state line taking up deserters, stragglers, conscripts and keeping down horse and Negro stealing, and detecting passing counterfeit money. The Company left Camp Phillips on Nov. 13, 1863, and dividing into scouting parties proceeded to Camp Baskin in Carroll Co., arriving there the next day 20 miles distant. Some of the scouting parties proceeding to Heard County and to the line of Alabama acting as before in connection with Alabama State Guard and arriving at Camp Baskin during the ____ 10 days. While at Camp Baskin the Company engaged as before in scouting parties arresting deserters and paroled Vicksburg prisoners who had been exchanged and failed to repair (?) to their commands. Also arresting stragglers, conscripts and violators of Law. On the 21 December the Company was ordered to Paulding County to scout that County until 10 day of January, 1864. On 11 day of January 1864 that company was ordered to a place called Smyrna Camp _____ six miles from Marietta in Cobb County and while it was sending out scouting parties and performing the duties of the Camp. No deaths of men or loss of horses.