1st Chickasaw Cavalry Battalion


HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 1st Chickasaw Cavalry Battalion was organized in the fall of 1862 with five companies. It served in T. Walker's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and skirmished in the Indian Territory and along the border. The unit was included in the surrender on June 23, 1865, with about 75 officers and men.

The battalion is first identified in May 1862, though may have existed in late 1861, first commanded by Lt. Col. J.D. Harris, reorganized in 1862 under Lt Col Lemuel Reynolds, and reorganized again in Oct 1864 under Lt Col Martin Sheco (or Shecoe) and called "Shecoe's Chickasaw Battalion". One reference calls it the "Chickasaw Regiment" but there is no further evidence it was increased from a battalion.

Scanland's Squadron may have been part of this battalion. The battalion was apparently posted at Ft Arbuckle much of the time but was at/near Cochran's (near present Frisco OK, Pontotoc County) for the Oct 1864 reorganization and 20 miles north of there in the Feb. 13, 1864 Battle of Middle Boggy along with Jumper's Seminole Battalion. OFFICERS:
  • Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Harris
  • Major L. M. Reynolds
  • Lieut. Colonel Martin Sheco
    • ASSIGNMENTS:
  • T. Walker's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department
    • SERVICE:
  • Skirmished in Indian Territory
    • ROSTERS:
    No roster of this unit has been found.

    White men from Grayson Co. TX in the 1st Chickasaw Cavalry Battalion

    All except the two Degraffenieds enlisted at Ft. Washita.

    name -- enlistment date

    Chaffin, W.R. -- 7/21/1863
    Crawford , Samuel F. -- 7/9/1863
    Degraffenried, V.M. -- 1/29/1864
    Degraffenried, James -- 12/1/1864
    Doyle, Thomas -- 7/14/1863
    Eskew, John E. -- 5/20/1863
    Garner, Robert -- 5/20/1863
    Garrison, A.J. -- 7/11/1863
    Glover, Richard -- 7/9/1863
    Harris, A.J. -- 7/9/1863 -- Hunt Co. TX
    Hill, Thomas -- 1/29/1864 -- Grayson Co. TX
    Jackson, G.H. -- 1/1/1865 -- Grayson Co. TX
    Lankford, Green -- 5/20/1863 -- Grayson Co. TX
    Linney, Perry -- 9/20/1863 -- Grayson Co. TX

    Last-- First-- Rank-- Co.--- White-- Enlistment Date- Enlistment Place Enlisted by-- Residence--

    Mitchell-- John-- pvt--- A-- white-- 7/7/1863-- Ft. Washita-- Lt. Ruth-- Grayson Cty TX--
    Mondier-- Peter-- pvt--- A-- white-- 8/8/1863-- Ft. Washita-- Capt Randolph--- Grayson Cty TX--
    Ravier-- Joseph -- pvt--- A-- white-- 9/12/1863-- Boggy Depot-- Col Reynolds---- Grayson Cty TX--
    Reasenover-- Jacob-- pvt--- A-- white-- 1/2/1864-- Camp Carr-- Col Reynolds---- Panola Cty TX---
    Reasonover-- John-- pvt--- A-- white-- 6/9/1863-- Ft. Washita-- Lt. Stith-- Grayson Cty TX--
    Rector-- F. Banks-- pvt--- A-- white-- 5/20/1863-- Ft. Washita-- Lt. Stith-- Grayson Cty TX--
    Turley-- B.F.-- pvt--- A-- white-- 7/9/1863-- Ft. Washita-- Lt. Stith-- Grayson Cty TX--
    Turley-- James-- 2nd lt-- A-- white-- 1/1/1864-- Colbert's Mill-- -- Grayson Cty TX--v Weldon-- Frank-- pvt--- A-- white-- 1/1/1864-- Camp Carr-- Col Reynolds---- Grayson Cty TX--
    Wiley-- Jerome-- pvt--- A-- white-- 10/1/1863-- -- Col Reynolds---- Grayson Cty TX--
    Wyrick-- Jacob-- pvt--- A-- white-- 1/1/1864-- Camp Carr-- Col Reynolds---- Grayson Cty TX--

    Source: http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/txcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=14789
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     REFERENCES:
    THE CHICKASAW BATTALION
    Martin, Ken W. - The Journal of Chickasaw History and Culture; Ada Vol. 17, Iss. 2, (Fall 2015)
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/1785282613?sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals





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