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Re: 3rd Confederate Cavalry Regiment, Company E

I do not doubt that Madison did indeed desert, most likely had had enough. He saw a lot of hard service and it not difficult to believe, he along with others, unpaid, poorly provisioned, etc. left the ranks.

I personally cannot input censure on these fellows. You might want to contact this fellow who is listed in Carol Botteron's CW Units as an "expert" on the regiment, do not know how current this address is. He might be able to provide some insight as to the regiments struggles:

3rd Confederate Cavalry 6/62-6/64 rifleman@cei.net (Joseph James)

I do know that many Confederate soldiers picked up by Federal forces at the end of the war, were listed as "deserters," knowning full well they were straggling home having been released. I have no reason why.

Again, there is quite a bit of information on the 5th's Western service in Dee Brown's "Galvanized Yankees." Not surprisingly, these Galvanized units saw considerable desertion once they moved West.

Here is some information on the regiment, I was only able to find this one action report during his period of service.

Third Confederate Cavalry Regiment

The 3rd Confederate Cavalry [aka: 11th Cavalry] was another of Gen'l Wheeler's commands for the greater part of the war. Seven of the companies were Alabamians and included the cavalry battalion of Major W. N. Estes which merged into the 3rd. The regiment operated around the Army of Tennessee, and was in several battles and raids, and in innumerable skirmishes. These included Murfreesboro, Triune, Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Bridgeport, Trenton, McAfee's, and Noonday Creek. The regiment was used repeatedly for picket duty and for scouting and distinguished itself for gallantry and endurance.

Field and Staff Officers: Cols. James R. Howard (resigned); William Newton Estes (DeKalb County; KIA, Chattanooga); P. H. Rice (wounded, Georgia); Lt. Cols. William Newton Estes (promoted); Patrick Henry Rice (Jackson; promoted); G. C. Sandusky (Tennessee; resigned); John McCaskill (Wilcox; wounded); Majors William Newton Estes (promoted); G. C. Sandusky (promoted); John McCaskill (promoted); F. M. Corn (DeKalb; resigned); F. C. Reese (Tennessee); Adjutants D. C. Nicholson (transferred); N. Rothrock (KIA, Murfreesboro).

Captains, and Counties from Which the Companies Came:

Co. "A" (DeKalb County): F. M. Corn (promoted, Major); J. T. Hogue
Co. "B" (DeKalb Co., AL): L. W. Lynch (resigned); Henry Small
Co. "C" (DeKalb Co., AL): Rufus B. Lankford
Co. "D" (Wilcox Co., AL): John McCaskill (promoted); Joseph Robinson
Co. "E" (GA): John D. Pope (resigned); W. A. Williamson
Co. "F" (GA): John Bates (resigned); T. P. Edmondson
Co. "G" (Jackson Co., AL): Patrick Henry Rice (promoted); J. T. Witherspoon
Co. "H" (TN): G. C. Sandusky (promoted); W. P. Moore
Co. "I" (AL): Thomas S. Rees
Co. "K"(DeKalb Co., AL): Daniel Clayton (wounded)

http://history-sites.com/~kjones/csarmy.html

• This group was made up of men from Northwest Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. It is estimated that some 200 men were in this unit which was attached to Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry.

• http://www.researchonline.net/gacw/unit189.htm

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O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XXXI/1 [S# 54]

OCTOBER 20, 1863.--Action at Philadelphia, Tenn.

No. 7. --Reports of Col. J. J. Morrison, First Georgia Cavalry, commanding Cavalry Brigade.

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY FORCES,
Owen's, near Sweet Water, Tenn., October 27, 1863.

MAJOR: I have the honor to report that, agreeably to instructions from General Stevenson, I succeeded in getting my entire command, numbering about 1,800 men, across Hiwassee River at and above Kencannon's Ferry by 10 o'clock on the night of the 19th instant. I immediately took up the line of march for the rear of Philadelphia, the distance to the point where I expected to strike the Philadelphia and Loudon road being 50 miles. The weather was very disagreeable and the roads were in very bad condition, rendered worse and worse every hour by the incessant showers that had been falling since I left Harrison. Men and officers bore up astonishingly under the circumstances, having in crossing the river and making the march lost two nights' sleep in succession.

On arriving near Philadelphia, I communicated with Colonel Dibrell, suggesting that he had better move up and make a demonstration in the front, so that I could, without interruption and undiscovered, make the enemy's rear; and reaching Pond Creek, a point to the left of and opposite Philadelphia, I intercepted and captured a forage train and 40 prisoners. From this point I sent a party on each of the roads leading into town, with instructions to drive in the enemy's pickets and hold their positions if possible, and thus prevent his learning the direction taken by the main part of my command. I finally reached the rear of Philadelphia, after a hard march of 50 miles in fifteen hours, unobserved. I caused the telegraph wire to be cut, and sent as rapidly as possible one regiment to Loudon, a distance of 4 miles, there to make a feint and prevent General White from re-enforcing Wolford at Philadelphia with his infantry from that point. The surprise was complete and the feint on Loudon a success.

I now hastened on to Philadelphia, a distance of 2 miles, and soon had a view of the enemy's line of battle, whereupon I dismounted my men and commenced the attack, Colonel Dibrell having opened an artillery duel in the front some time before. The enemy, on discovering me in their rear, at once turned their whole force, with six pieces of artillery, against my command, which was now reduced to about 1,000 men. Afterward ensued one of the hardest cavalry fights of the war, both sides struggling vigorously for the mastery. I was made to fall back twice, but with little effort each time rallied my men and soon had the enemy completely routed and fleeing in confusion toward Loudon, capturing their artillery (six pieces), wagon train, ambulances, stores, and between 500 and 700 prisoners. A portion of the latter was captured by Colonel Dibrell's command.

The officers and men of my command conducted themselves handsomely from the commencement of the march to the rout of the enemy at Philadelphia, but credit is especially due to Colonel Hart, of the Sixth Georgia; Colonel Rice, of the Third Confederate, and Colonel Harper, of the First Georgia Cavalry, who lost a leg while leading his men in a gallant charge. Colonels Rice and Hart occupied the left, and nobly did each do his duty. From an intrepid charge on the enemy's rear, his artillery, wagons, and stores, with most of the prisoners, fell into their hands.

Lieut. George Yoe, Capt. Davidson Lamar, and Adjt. John W. Tench, acting on my staff, have my thanks for their assistance, efficiency, and gallantry on the field.

Although the victory was complete, the fruits of it fell short far of what they would have reached if I had had the prompt co-operation of the forces in front.

The casualties in my command are 14 killed, 82 wounded. Those of the enemy much larger.

J. J. MORRISON,
Colonel, Commanding Second Cavalry Brigade.

Maj. J. J. REEVE, Assistant Adjutant-General
OR Ser. 1, V31, pt. 1, pp. 13-1

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