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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
Ballentine's Cavalry Regiment [also called 2nd Partisan Rangers] was formed at Jackson, Mississippi, during the spring of 1862. Disbanded in1865. The remaining men merged into the 7th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. The field officers were Colonel John G. Ballentine, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Maxwell, and Major William H. Ford. | Ballentine's Cavalry Regiment [also called 2nd Partisan Rangers] was formed at Jackson, Mississippi, during the spring of 1862. Disbanded in1865. The remaining men merged into the 7th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. The field officers were Colonel John G. Ballentine, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Maxwell, and Major William H. Ford.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref><br><br> | ||
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*The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/2nd_MS_Partisan_Rangers_Cav.htm 2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers Cavalry [aka Ballentine’s Regiment MS Cavalry]] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.'' | *The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/2nd_MS_Partisan_Rangers_Cav.htm 2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers Cavalry [aka Ballentine’s Regiment MS Cavalry]] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.'' | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
Company A - Ford’s Company | Company A - (Ford’s Company) - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi#Military|Carroll County]]<br> | ||
Company B - (Lott’s Company) - raised in Louisiana<br> | |||
Company C - (Porter’s Company) - raised in Tennessee<br> | |||
Company D [also listed as Co. L] - (Anderson’s Company) - raised in Tennessee<br> | |||
Company E - (McDowell’s Company) - raised in [[Tippah County, Mississippi#Military|Tippah County]]<br> | |||
Company F - (Reason’s Company) - raised in [[Calhoun County, Mississippi#Military|Calhoun County]], [[Marshall County, Mississippi#Military|Marshall County]], [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi#Military|Tishomingo County]] and [[Yalobusha County, Mississippi#Military|Yalobusha County]]<br> | |||
Company G - (Martin’s Company) - raised in [[Lafayette County, Mississippi#Military|Lafayette County]]<br> | |||
Company H - (Ballentine’s Guards) - raised in [[Panola County, Mississippi#Military|Panola County]]<br> | |||
Company I - (Eskridge’s Company) - raised in [[Tallahatchie County, Mississippi#Military|Tallahatchie County]] and [[Yalobusha County, Mississippi#Military|Yalobusha County]]<br> | |||
Company K - (Jernigan’s Company) - raised in [[Panola County, Mississippi#Military|Panola County]] | |||
=== Other Sources === | |||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Mississippi in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | |||
*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | |||
*[[Mississippi in the Civil War|Mississippi in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Mississippi, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | |||
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <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), {{FSC|735224|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 M2}} | |||
*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), {{FSC|155428|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 H2}} <br> | |||
=== References === | |||
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[[Category:Mississippi_- | [[Category:Mississippi_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:40, 18 April 2024
Brief History
Ballentine's Cavalry Regiment [also called 2nd Partisan Rangers] was formed at Jackson, Mississippi, during the spring of 1862. Disbanded in1865. The remaining men merged into the 7th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. The field officers were Colonel John G. Ballentine, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Maxwell, and Major William H. Ford.[1]
- The 2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers Cavalry [aka Ballentine’s Regiment MS Cavalry] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.
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.
Company A - (Ford’s Company) - raised in Carroll County
Company B - (Lott’s Company) - raised in Louisiana
Company C - (Porter’s Company) - raised in Tennessee
Company D [also listed as Co. L] - (Anderson’s Company) - raised in Tennessee
Company E - (McDowell’s Company) - raised in Tippah County
Company F - (Reason’s Company) - raised in Calhoun County, Marshall County, Tishomingo County and Yalobusha County
Company G - (Martin’s Company) - raised in Lafayette County
Company H - (Ballentine’s Guards) - raised in Panola County
Company I - (Eskridge’s Company) - raised in Tallahatchie County and Yalobusha County
Company K - (Jernigan’s Company) - raised in Panola County
Other Sources
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Mississippi in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- Mississippi in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Mississippi, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- 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), FS Catalog book 976.2 M2
- 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), FS Catalog book 976.2 H2
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 11 January 2011)