13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Gore's)

Brief History
The 13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Gore's) usually called Dibrell's 8th Cavalry, was organized in September, 1862, as a partisan ranger command. They surrendered at Washington, Georgia, on May 2, 1865.

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 - Captain W.W. Windle
 * Company B - Captain Hamilton McGinnis
 * Company C - Captains Isaac G. Woolsley, William C. Wood, C.I. Davis
 * Company D - Captain Jefferson Leftwich
 * Company E - Captains John S. Roberts, Grandison H. Swope
 * Company F - Captain Joseph H. Bilbrey
 * Company G - Captain Mounce L. Gore
 * Company H - Captain James M. Barnes
 * Company I - Captain James W. McReynolds
 * Company K - Captain Bryant M. Swearington
 * 1st Company L - Captain James M. Barton
 * 2nd Company L - Captain Henry Gibson
 * 2nd Company A - Captain George W. Carter

The information about the companies came from Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 28 Dec 2011).

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,524 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

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.


 * Lindsley, John B. The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (FS Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive.  See Eighth Tennessee Cavalry's history and roster starting on page 651.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, 13th (Dibrell's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, (accessed 28 Dec 2011). Brief History, "known in field, and mustered throughout war as 8th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment."