The 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment was organized November 1862 at Camp Dennison, Ohio from the 4th Tennessee Infantry and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Robert Johnson. The regiment fought throughout the war in Tennessee and Georgia, mostly near their own homes. They a total of 356 men during service, with nearly 300 of the men dying by disease. Companies of the Tennessee 1st Cavalry Regiment Co. "A." Organized at Cumberland Gap, April 1, 1862, with men from Knox and Hancock Counties. Co. "B." Organized at Sneedville, Hancock County, in March, 1862. Co. "C." Organized at Cumberland Gap, on April 1, 1862, with men from Knox County. Co. "D." Organized at Flat Lick, Kentucky in April, 1862, with men from Cocke and Greene Counties. Co. "E." Organized at Camp Garber, Kentucky in April, 1862, with men from Cocke County. Co. "F." Organized at Boston, Kentucky on March 1, 1862, with men from Cocke County. Co. "G." Organized at Cumberland Gap, on July 1, 1862 with men from Cocke County. Co. "H." Organized July 23, 1862 in Greene County. Co. "I." Organized at Cumberland Gap on August 12, 1862 with men from Bradley and Greene Counties. Co. "K." Organized at Cumberland Gap on August 16, 1862, with men from Bradley County. Co. "L." Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on November 1, 1862 with men from Bradley County. Co. "M." Organized at Greeneville in November, 1862. Marched to Murfreesboro, where mustered in on January 27, 1863.