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*[[5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Assembled at Columbus, Mississippi during the summer of 1863. <br>Commanded by Colonel James Z. George; Lieutenant Colonels James A. Barksdale, P.H. Echols, W.M. Reed, and Nathaniel Wickliffe; and Majors W.G. Henderson and William B. Perry. | *[[5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Assembled at Columbus, Mississippi during the summer of 1863. <br>Commanded by Colonel James Z. George; Lieutenant Colonels James A. Barksdale, P.H. Echols, W.M. Reed, and Nathaniel Wickliffe; and Majors W.G. Henderson and William B. Perry. | ||
{{Block indent|Associated unit:<br>19th (George's) Cavalry Battalion, organized during the late summer of 1863. <br>Disbanded early in 1864. <br>Some members joined the 5th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. <br>Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Z. George was its commander.<br>}} | |||
*[[6th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry|6th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | *[[6th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry|6th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | ||
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*[[8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]] [Also called the 19th Regiment or Battalion]<br>Formed in July, 1864, by consolidating the six-company 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry and four companies raised behind Federal lines. <br>Consolidated with the 6th Mississippi Cavalry in February 1865. <br>Surrendered in May. <br>Commanded by Colonel William L. Duff, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Walker, and Major Thomas A. Mitchell. | *[[8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]] [Also called the 19th Regiment or Battalion]<br>Formed in July, 1864, by consolidating the six-company 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry and four companies raised behind Federal lines. <br>Consolidated with the 6th Mississippi Cavalry in February 1865. <br>Surrendered in May. <br>Commanded by Colonel William L. Duff, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Walker, and Major Thomas A. Mitchell. | ||
{{Block indent|Predecessor unit:<br>19th (Duff's) Cavalry Battalion organized during the late summer of 1863 with six companies. <br>Merged into the 8th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment on July 19, 1864. <br>Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William L. Duff and Major William L. Walker.<br>}} | |||
*[[9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Formed in December, 1864 by consolidating the 17th Mississippi and 17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalions. <br>Surrendered in May, 1865. <br>Commanded by Colonel Horace H. Miller, Lieutenant Colonel Abner C. Steede, and Major E.J. Sanders. <br> | *[[9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Formed in December, 1864 by consolidating the 17th Mississippi and 17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalions. <br>Surrendered in May, 1865. <br>Commanded by Colonel Horace H. Miller, Lieutenant Colonel Abner C. Steede, and Major E.J. Sanders. <br> | ||
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*[[Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry|Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Organized in January, 1862, using the 2nd Mississippi Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus.<br>Commanded by Colonel William T. Martin, Lieutenant Colonels William G. Conner and J. Fred. Waring, and Major Ivey F. Lewis and W.M. Stone.<br> | *[[Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry|Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Organized in January, 1862, using the 2nd Mississippi Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus.<br>Commanded by Colonel William T. Martin, Lieutenant Colonels William G. Conner and J. Fred. Waring, and Major Ivey F. Lewis and W.M. Stone.<br> | ||
{{Block indent|2nd Cavalry Battalion was organized at Manassas, Virginia, in October, 1861.<br>Merged into the Jeff. Davis Mississippi Cavalry Legion in January, 1862.<br>Commanded by Major William T. Martin.<br>}} | |||
*[[Jones' Company, Mississippi Cavalry (Miscellaneous)|Jones' Company, Mississippi Cavalry (Miscellaneous)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | *[[Jones' Company, Mississippi Cavalry (Miscellaneous)|Jones' Company, Mississippi Cavalry (Miscellaneous)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | ||
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