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Predecessor unit:<br>19th (Duff's) Cavalry Battalion was organized during the late summer of 1863 with six companies. On July 19, 1864, it merged into the 8th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel William L. Duff and Major William L. Walker were in command. | Predecessor unit:<br>19th (Duff's) Cavalry Battalion was organized during the late summer of 1863 with six companies. On July 19, 1864, it merged into the 8th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel William L. Duff and Major William L. Walker were in command. | ||
The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/8th_MS_CAV.htm 8th Mississippi Cavalry [formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff’s)]] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. | The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/8th_MS_CAV.htm 8th Mississippi Cavalry [formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff’s)]] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. | ||
=== Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | === Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | ||
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COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 19TH BATTALION MISSISSIPPI CAVALRY: | COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 19TH BATTALION MISSISSIPPI CAVALRY: | ||
Company A - Williams’ Company (raised in [[Calhoun County, Mississippi#Military|Calhoun County]])<br>Company B - Mitchell’s Company (raised in [[ | Company A - Williams’ Company (raised in [[Calhoun County, Mississippi#Military|Calhoun County]])<br>Company B - Mitchell’s Company (raised in [[Calhoun County, Mississippi#Military|Calhoun County]])<br>Company C - Duff Guards (raised in [[Yalobusha County, Mississippi#Military|Yalobusha County]])<br>Company D - Cochran’s Company (raised in [[Choctaw County, Mississippi#Military|Choctaw County]])<br>Company E - Walker’s Company (raised in [[Chickasaw County, Mississippi#Military|Chickasaw County]])<br>Company E [sic] - Abert’s Company (raised in [[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]])<br>Company F - Shackelford’s Company (raised in [[Itawamba County, Mississippi#Military|Itawamba County]])<br>Company F [sic] - Fields’ Company (raised in [[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]])<br>Company G - Matthews’ Company (raised in [[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Mililtary|Lowndes County]])<br>Company H - Morris’ Company (raised in [[DeSoto County, Mississippi#Military|DeSoto]] & [[Panola County, Mississippi#Military|Panola]] Counties) | ||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
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*Rowland, Dunbar, ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 (''Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company). <br><br> | *Rowland, Dunbar, ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 (''Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company). <br><br> | ||
*Howell, H. Grady, ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines (''Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998).<br> | *Howell, H. Grady, ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines (''Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998).<br> | ||
[[Category:Mississippi_-_Military]] | [[Category:Mississippi_-_Military]] | ||