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| | <br><br><br>106<br>[[17th_Battalion,_Mississippi_Cavalry|17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Formed during the early spring of 1863 with two companies, later increased to seven. <br>Later merged into the 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. <br>Commanded by Major Abner C. Steede. |
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| <br><br><br>106<br>17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry<br>17th Cavalry Battalion was formed during the early spring of 1863 with two companies, later increased to seven. The unit served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, then merged into the 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Major Abner C. Steede was in command. | |
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| | 107<br>[[17th_Regiment,_Mississippi_Infantry|17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861 and soon moved to Virginia. <br>Commanded by Colonels Winfield S. Featherston, John C. Fixer, and William D. Holder; Lieutenant Colonel John McGuirk; and Majors William L. Duff, John M. Lyles, and Edward W. Upshaw. |
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| <br><br>107<br>17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861 and soon movd to Virginia. The men were drawn from the counties of Pike, Chickasaw, Marshall, Quitman, Alcorn, Tishomingo, Panola, Grenada, and Benton. It fought under D.R. Jones at First Manassas and in April, 1862 contained 692 effectives. During the remainder of the war it served under Generals H. Cobb, Griffith, Barksdale, and Humphreys. After fighting at Leesburg, the 17th was active in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, except when detached to Chickamauga and Knoxville. It was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and later the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment took 600 men to Leesburg and lost 2 killed and 9 wounded. It reported 15 killed and 92 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, 9 killed and 77 wounded of the 270 at Sharpsburg, 13 wounded at Fredericksburg, and 10 killed and 70 wounded at Chancellorsville. Of the 469 engaged at Gettysburg, forty-three percent were disabled. Many were lost at Sayler's Creek , and only 3 officers and 62 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Winfield S. Featherston, John C. Fixer, and William D. Holder; Lieutenant Colonel John McGuirk; and Majors William L. Duff, John M. Lyles, and Edward W. Upshaw.
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| | <br>108<br>[[18th_Regiment,_Mississippi_Cavalry|18th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>[Also called 18th Regiment] was organized during the late fall of 1862 with eight companies. <br>Commanded by Colonel Alex. H. Chalmers, Lieutenant Colonel J. Waverly Smith, and Major William R. Mitchell. |
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| <br><br><br>108<br>18th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>18th Cavalry Battalion [also called 18th Regiment] was organized during the late fall of 1862 with eight companies. Many of the men were recruited in Smith, Coahoma, and Sunflower counties. The unit served in Chalmers', R. McCulloch's, Slemon's Brigade, then returned to McCulloch's, and finally Starke's Brigade. It skirmished in various conflicts in Tennessee and Mississippi. The battalion contained 225 effectives in October, 1863 and reported 6 casualties at Collierville and 51 in the expedition from Memphis into Mississippi. It ended the war in Mississippi with only a few officers and men. The field officers were Colonel Alex. H. Chalmers, Lieutenant Colonel J. Waverly Smith, and Major William R. Mitchell.
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| | <br>109<br>[[18th_Regiment,_Mississippi_Infantry|18th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized in June, 1861, at Corinth, Mississippi.<br>Commanded by Colonels E.R. Burt and Thomas M. Griffin; Lieutenant Colonel Walter G. Kearney and William H. Luse; and Majors John W. Balfour, James C. Campbell, G.B. Gerald, and E.G. Henry. |
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| <br><br><br>109<br>18th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>18th Infantry Regiment, organized in June, 1861, at Corinth, Mississippi, recruited its members in Yazoo, Coahoma, Madison, De Soto, and Hinds counties. Ordered to Virginia, the unit fought at First Manassas under D.R. Jones, then was engaged at Leesburg. In April, 1862, it contained 684 effectives and served in General Griffith's, Barksdale, and Humphrey's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 18th participated in many campaigns from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor including the operations at Chickamauga and Knoxville. It went on to fight with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and later around Appomattox. The unit reported 38 casualties at First Manassas, 85 at Leesburg, and 132 at Malvern Hill. Of the 186 engaged at Sharpsburg, forty-three percent were disabled. It had 18 wounded at Fredericksburg, 25 killed and 43 wounded at Chancellorsville, and 18 killed and 82 wounded of the 242 at Gettysburg. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and only 4 officers and 44 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels E.R. Burt and Thomas M. Griffin; Lieutenant Colonel Walter G. Kearney and William H. Luse; and Majors John W. Balfour, James C. Campbell, G.B. Gerald, and E.G. Henry.
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| | <br>110<br>[[18th_Battery,_Mississippi_Artillery|18th Battery, Mississippi Artillery]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. |
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| <br><br><br>110<br>18th Battery, Mississippi Artillery<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
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