14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Confederate

Brief History
The book "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Company A - Men from Hardeman County
 * Company B - Men from Fayette County
 * Company C - Men from Madison County
 * Company D - Men from Fayette County
 * Company E - Men from Hardeman County
 * Company F - Men from Hardeman County
 * Company G - Men from Madison County
 * Company H - Men from Fayette County
 * Company I - Men from Madison County
 * Company K - Men from Madison County

Fourteenth Cavalry

Was raised mainly on the line of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Many of the men were old, furloughed and discharged soldiers.

Company B - many men from Fayette County

Company D - many men from Fayette County

Company H - many men from Fayette County

(Eldridge's Battery) Captain J. W. Eldridge - many men from Fayette County

The information above is from The Goodspeed Histories of Tennessee, Vol 11.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 162 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster
Internet Archive
 * Tennessee's war: 1861-1865 Described by Participants, by Stanley F Horn, Nashville Tennessee, Civil War Centennial Commission, 1965, Online at:

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Tennessee in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.