You may procure his records through the service noted in the Red enclosed box above. Note, he has records in two organizations. In-as-much as he deserted and thereafter swore allegiance to the United States prior to Lee's surrender at Appomattox, he would not have been eligible for a Tennessee Confederate pension.

R. G. Thompson, Private, Company C, 1st Regiment Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie's 5th Tenn. Cavalry), enlisted at Knoxville by J. W. Gillespie for 12 months, n.d., enrolled for duty November 12, 1861 at Cleveland, last shown present on the Jan & Feb, 1862 muster roll, dated March 27, 1862 at Cleveland, Tenn., no further records

This command originally consisted of nine companies which had been enlisted for twelve months, was organized January 7, 1862, and known as the 1st (Roger's) Regiment Tennessee Cavalry, also called the 1st Regiment East Tennessee Cavalry. Company A was mustered out of service April 12, 1862, and the other companies re-organized in May, 1862. Company C subsequently became company H, 63rd Regiment Tennessee Infantry, which was also called the 74th Regiment Tennessee Infantry, and Captain Jones' Company, which had been recently enlisted, was added to the organization. These eight companies were mustered as the 1st Regiment Tennessee Cavalry and also as the 2nd Regiment Tennessee Cavalry but the organization was officially designated the 13th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry although it was mustered in the field as the 2nd Battalion Tennessee Cavalry.

Captain Lillard's Company was assigned to this battalion October 9, 1862, and Captain Ghormley's Company, which had been serving as Company F, Thomas' Legion North Carolina Troops, was ordered to report for duty December 16, 1862. The regiment thus formed was designated the 5th (McKenzie's) Regiment Tennessee Cavalry.

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Richard G. Thompson, age 41, Private, Captain B. F. Britain's Company, Tennessee Volunteers,** enlisted October 26, 1861 at Cleveland, Tenn., by J. W. Gillespie, for 1 year, entitled to pay as a Private in Cavalry & for use of horse from October 26, 1861 to November 12, 1861, recorded as absent without leave from December 1, 1863, subscribed and swore allegiance to the United States January 3, 1864, resident of Bradley County, Tennessee, fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, 6' 0"

** This company was known at various times as Captain Brittain's Company Tennessee Volunteers; and as Captain Rutlege's Company and Company H, 63rd Regiment Tennessee Infantry. It formerly served as (1st) Company C, 5th (McKenzie's) Regiment Tennessee Cavalry.

M268: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee