1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment | |
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Active | October, 1862–October 20, 1865 |
Disbanded | October 20, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | United States Army Union Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. George E. Spencer |
The 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment recruited from Southern Unionists that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was the only predominantly-white Union regiment from Alabama. Of the 2,678 white Alabamians who enlisted in the Union Army, 2,066 served in the 1st Alabama Cavalry.[1]