7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

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Brief History

7th Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Partisan Rangers] was organized during the early summer of 1862. Surrendered on May 4,1865. The field officers were Colonels William C. Falkner and Samuel M. Hyams, Jr., Lieutenant Colonels L.B. Hovis and James M. Park, and Majors W.L. Davis and William N. Stansell.

A brief history and regiment roster can be found on the 1st Mississippi Partisan Rangers / 7th Mississippi Cavalry Internet site.

The 1st Regiment, Mississippi Partisan Rangers (Falkner’s) aka 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry  Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.

An additional history, timeline and company list is on the Mississippi 1st Cavalry Regiment (Partisan Rangers)(aka 7th Cavalry Regiment) page of the American Civil War Internet site.

Regiment Companies with the County of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

A alphabetical Regiment Roster, arranged by company, is found on the 1st Mississippi Partisan Rangers / 7th Mississippi Cavalry Internet site.

Company A -- Forrest Cavalry, aka Ford’s Company (raised in Tippah County)
Company B -- Hovis’ Company (raised in Tippah County)
Company C -- Green’s Company (raised in Tippah County)
Company D -- Holcomb’s Company (raised in Tippah County)
Company E -- Buncomb’s Fighting Cocks, aka Rogers’ Company (raised in Tippah County)
Company F -- Duncan’s Company (raised in Pontotoc & Tippah Counties)
Company G -- Stancill’s Company, aka Garrett’s Company (raised in Tippah County), and aka White’s    Company (raised in Clarke County)
Company H -- Wheeler’s Company (raised in Tippah County), aka Polk’s/Park’s Company (comprised of Companies D & E, 15th TN Cavalry)
Company I -- McKenzie’s Company, aka Young’s Company (raised in Pontotoc & Tippah Counties)
Company K -- Capt. Gambill’s Company (county of origin unclear)
Company L -- Garrett’s Company (raised in Tippah County)

Source Material

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
  
  
• 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).
  
  
• 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).