George Martin
Samuel W. Beard enlisted as a Private September 19, 1862 at Jefferson, Georgia, on detached service, horse detail for 40 days, October 20, 1864, no further records
This company was raised by permission of Major General Buckner, commanding Department of East Tennessee, and is composed of men of non-conscript age, they being either over or under the age of conscription or exempts.
The 16th Battalion Georgia Cavalry having been increased to ten companies, its designation was changed to 13th Regiment, to take effect, from May 2,1864, by S. O. No. 12, A. & I. G. O., dated January 16, 1865
16th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)
16th Cavalry Battalion was assembled in May, 1862, at Big Shanty, Georgia, and was composed of six companies. It served in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia and took part in the engagements at Blue Springs, Bean's Station, Cloyd's Mountain, and Marion. In January, 1865, the battalion merged into the 13th Georgia Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonels F.M. Nix and Samuel J. Winn, and Major Edward Y. Clarke were its commanding officers.
13th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry
13th Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1865, using the 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. It was assigned to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, was active in the conflict at Salisbury, North Carolina, and disbanded in late April, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Winn was in command.