Download or read book History of the Thirteenth Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry U.S.A. written by Samuel W. Scott and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though officially one of the Confederate States, much of Upper East Tennessee remained loyal to the Union. This loyalty was so fierce that it became necessary for the Confederacy to occupy the area. Driven from their homes, many men slipped through Confederate lines and joined the Union Army. The Thirteenth Regiment is one unit whose roster consisted of these Loyal Lincolnites, primarily made up of men from Johnson and Carter Counties.