Organized with 12 companies at Little Rock, Arkansas in April, 1863 under the command of Colonel Robert C. Newton. Participated in the battles of Helena on July 4, 1863. Assigned to the Arkansas Cavalry Brigade, Walker's (later Dobbins') Cavalry Division in June 1863. Fought throughout the battles of the Little Rock campaign (Brownsville, Reed's Bridge, and Bayou Fourche) in September, 1863. Participated in the battle of Pine Bluff on October 25, 1863. Unit designation changed to the 2nd (Morgan's) Cavalry Regiment effective December 24, 1863.
Officers: Col. Robert C. Newton. Field Officers: Lt. Col. John P. Bull; Major John Smith
| First Name | Last Name | Company | Rank_In | Rank_Out |
| Thomas E. | Bayles | B | Private | Private |
| Thomas E. | Boyles | B | Private | Private |
| Thomas E. | Boyles | B | Private | Private |
| John | Duncan | F | Corporal | Corporal |
| William | Hamby | H | Private | Private |
| Thomas | Johnson | E | Private | Private |
| A.B. | Jones | E | Private | Private |
| D.Y. | Kennerday | A | Private | Private |
| John W. | Lard | H | Private | Private |
| Edmund S. | Padgett | B | Private | Private |
| E. | Patget | B | Private | Private |