1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment (Union)

1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment
1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment
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 Battle at Cherokee Station; Battle of Barton's Station; Battle of Camp Davies; Battle of Snake Creek Gap; Battle of Nickajack Creek; Battle of Resaca; Battle of Rome Cross Roads; Battle of Dallas; Battle of Atlanta; Siege of Atlanta; Battle of Jonesborough; Battle of Monroe's Crossroads; Battle of Bentonville;
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.

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