Mississippi in the Civil War: Difference between revisions

*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves (Denis')|1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves (Denis')]]<br>[Also known as 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Denis']<br>&nbsp;Commanded by Colonel Jules C. Denis, Lieutenant-Colonel D. W. Metts, and Major J. F. Meston.<br><br>

*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000)|1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000)]]&nbsp;(Beckett's)<br>September 1861 - the call for 10,000 volunteers.<br><br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>

*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864)|1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>

*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters|1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters]]<br>Also called 10th and 20th Battalion.&nbsp;<br>Organized during the fall of 1862 with three Mississippi companies from the 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. <br>Surrendered on April 26, 1865.<br>Commanded by Majors William A. Rayburn and James M. Stigler.<br><br>

*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Militia|1st Regiment, Mississippi Militia]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>

*[[2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris's)|2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris's)]]<br>Organized for State service, in the fall of 1863 in Northeast Mississippi.<br>Reorganized under the direction of General Gholson and transferred to the Confederate States service May 1, 1864.<br>Commanded by Major Thomas W. Harris, Adjutant James Moore, Quartermaster Carroll Ferguson, Surgeon John E. Turner. <br><br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>

*[[2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Jackson, Mississippi the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six.&nbsp;<br>Additional companies joined&nbsp;November 1862&nbsp;and it&nbsp;became the 48th Mississippi Regiment.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Lieutenant Colonels Thomas B. Manlove, John G. Taylor, and William S. Wilson.<br><br>

*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans]]&nbsp;[Also&nbsp;known as&nbsp;2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]<br>Formed at Jackson, Mississippi, during the spring of 1862. <br>Disbanded in1865.Remaining men merged into the 7th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment.&nbsp;<br>Commanded&nbsp;by&nbsp;Colonel John G. Ballentine, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Maxwell, and Major William H. Ford.<br><br>

*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisan Rangers|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisan Rangers]]&nbsp;[Also know as 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>

=== Regiments and Battalions: Blythe's - Byrne's  ===

*[[Bowen's Company, Mississippi Cavalry (Chulahoma Cavalry)|Bowen's Company, Mississippi Cavalry (Chulahoma Cavalry)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>

*[[Bradford's Company, Mississippi Artillery (Confederate Guards Artillery)|Bradford's Company, Mississippi Artillery (Confederate Guards Artillery)]]<br>Organized at Pontotoc and Chickasaw counties. <br>Ordered north. <br>Commanded by Captains William D. Bradford and John C. Grisham.<br><br>