14th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1861-1862 and mustered into Confederate service in March. Some of its members were raised at Sulphur Springs and Gilmer and in Dallas County. It was soon dismounted and sent to Mississippi, then Kentucky where it saw action at Richmond. Later the unit was assigned to General Ector's Brigade and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Nashville. In 1865 it was involved in the defense of Mobile. During May, 1862, it contained 1,024 officers and men, lost 5 killed, 53 wounded, and 10 missing at Murfreesboro, and reported 4 killed and 45 wounded at Allatoona. Few surrendered on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John L. Camp, Matthew D. Ector, and Middleton T. Johnson; Lieutenant Colonels Abram Harris and Samuel F. Mains; and Majors Thompson Camp, Fleming H. Garrison, and Lem Purdy.
