Preston B. Gallaher
Tennessee Cavalry
8th Regiment
Preston B. Gallaher, lived in Roane Co. Tennessee, wife
Ruth Borden and many children, Pleasant, a Confederate Solder and Gaines M.
Gallaher a Union Solder. Preston
joined the 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry on the same day his son
Gaines joined. Preston and Gaines
both died in a Nashville Hospital from their Smallpox vaccines, never to see
their beloved Southeast Tennessee again.
Organized August, 1863, by consolidation of 5 Companies
organized at Camp Nelson, Ky., June 30 to August 14, 1863, for 10th Tennessee
Cavalry, and 7 Companies organized in Tennessee at large for 5th East Tennessee
Cavalry. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of the
Ohio, August to October, 1863. 4th Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, to
April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland,
to October, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division
Mississippi, to November, 1864. District East Tennessee, Dept. of the
Cumberland, to March, 1865. 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of East
Tennessee. to July, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, District of East Tennessee, to
September, 1865.
SERVICE.-Skirmish, Hawkins County, August 1, 1863. Burnside's Campaign in East
Tennessee August 16-October 17, 1863. Occupation of Knoxville September 2.
Greenville September 11. Kingsport September 18. Bristol September 19. Carter's
Depot September 20-21. Zollicoffer September 20-21. Watauga River Bridge
September 21-22. Jonesboro September 21. Hall's Ford, on Watauga River,
September 22. Blountsville, Johnson's Depot and Carter's Depot September 22.
Blue Springs October 10. Henderson's Mill and Rheatown October 11. Zollicoffer
October 12. Blountsville October 14. Bristol October 15. Knoxville Campaign
November 4-December 23. Siege of Knoxville November 17-December 5. Duty at
Knoxville, Greenville, Nashville and Columbia and patrol duty on line of
Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad from Columbia to Nashville till August,
1864. At Bull's Gap till October, 1864. Rheatown September 28. Watauga River
September 29. Carter's Station September 30-October 1. Operations in East
Tennessee October 10-28. Greenville October 12. Bull's Gap October 16. Clinch
Mountain October 18. Clinch Valley, near Sneedsville, October 21. Mossy Creek
and Panther Gap October 27. Morristown October 28. Russellville October 28.
Operations against Breckenridge in East Tennessee November 4-17. Russellville
November 11 . Bull's Gap November 11-13. Russellville November 14. Strawberry
Plains November 16-17. Flat Creek November 17. Stoneman's Saltsville (Va.) Raid
December 10-29. Big Creek, near Rogersville, December 12. Kingsport December 13.
Near Glade Springs December 15. Near Marion and capture of Wythevill December
16. Mt. Airey December 17. Near Marion December 17-18. Capture and destruction
of Salt Works at Saltsville December 20-21. Stoneman's Expedition from East
Tennessee into Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina March 21-April 25,
1865. Wytheville April 6. Shallow Ford and near Mocksville April 11. Salisbury
April 12. Catawba River April 17. Swannanoa Gap April 22. Near Hendersonville
April 28. Duty in District of East Tennessee till September, 1865. Mustered out
September 11, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 37 Enlisted men killed and mortally
wounded and 1 Officer and 241 Enlisted men by disease. Total 280.
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