John Giles McGaha USA g2grandfather’s brother
Passed through confederate lines from Cocke Co., TN and enlisted October, 1863 in Co K, 11th TN Cavalry, and merged March 24, 1865 into Co K, 9th TN Cavalry, to honorable discharge September 11, 1865. On October 24, 1863, Colonel DeCourcy, at Crab Orchard, Kentucky, described them as raw, undisciplined troops. They were often so poorly mounted and equipped that they functioned as infantry.
Probable Campaigns: Cumberland Gap Dec 1863-Jan 1865. (No evidence that the 9th participated in infamous Stoneman's Raid March 21-April 25.) Wytheville April 6. Shallow Ford and near Mocksville, N. C., April 11. Salisbury April 12. Catawba River April 17. Swannanoa Gap, N. C., April 20. Hendersonville April 23.