ðə jˈuːnɪt tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɐɡˈɛnst dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dʒˈoʊsəf wˈiːlɚɹ ɪnðə mˈɜːfɹiːsbɚɹˌoʊ ˈɛɹiə ɪn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ænd ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn kˈaʊntɚɹˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ ɹˈeɪd ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹˈiːdʒən lˈɛd baɪ nˈeɪθən bˈiː. fˈɔːɹɛst ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
The unit took part in operations against General Joseph Wheeler in the Murfreesboro area in August 1864, and engaged in counter-operations against a raid into the region led by Nathan B. Forrest in September 1864.