On November 13 the 3rd, 5th and 6th Tennessee were ordered to Cincinnati, Ohio, thence via Bowling Green, Kentucky, to report to Major General William S. Rosecrans, Department of the Cumberland. On November 17, General Spears, at Louisville, reported to General Rosecrans: "I am here with the residue of my command, the 5th Tennessee, and the 1st and 2nd Tennessee Cavalry." On December 4, part of the 5th was reported as still at Louisville, awaiting transportation.
PS...thanks for the regimental history site