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:Associated unit:<br>19th (George's) Cavalry Battalion, organized during the late summer of 1863. <br>Disbanded early in 1864. <br>Some&nbsp;members joined the 5th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. <br>Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Z. George was its commander.<br><br>
:Associated unit:<br>19th (George's) Cavalry Battalion, organized during the late summer of 1863. <br>Disbanded early in 1864. <br>Some&nbsp;members joined the 5th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. <br>Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Z. George was its commander.<br><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><br>
*[[6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Organized late in 1863. <br>Mustered into Confederate service in January 1864.&nbsp;<br>Consolidated with the 8th Mississippi Cavalry in February 1865.<br>Surrendered in May 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel Isham Harrison, Lieutenant Colonels Thomas C. Lipscomb and Thomas M. Nelson, and Major R.G. Brown. <br><br>
*[[6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserve|6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserve]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]&nbsp;[Also&nbsp;known as&nbsp;1st Partisan Rangers]<br>Organized during the early summer of 1862.<br>Surrendered on May 4,1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;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. <br><br>
*[[8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]&nbsp;[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.&nbsp;<br>Consolidated with the 6th Mississippi Cavalry in&nbsp;February 1865. <br>Surrendered in May. <br>Commanded by Colonel William L. Duff, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Walker, and Major Thomas A. Mitchell.


:Predecessor unit:<br>19th (Duff's) Cavalry Battalion organized during the late summer of 1863 with six companies.&nbsp;<br>Merged into the 8th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment on&nbsp;July 19, 1864.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William L. Duff and Major William L. Walker.<br><br>
*[[9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Formed in December, 1864 by consolidating the 17th Mississippi and 17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalions.&nbsp;<br>Surrendered in May, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel Horace H. Miller, Lieutenant Colonel Abner C. Steede, and Major E.J. Sanders. <br><br>
*[[10th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|10th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Formed during the spring of 1864 using Perrin's Battalion State Cavalry as its nucleus. <br>Surrendered on May 4, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by Colonel Robert O. Perrin, Lieutenant Colonel H.L. Muldrow, and Major Abner Reed. <br><br>
*[[11th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|11th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>
*[[12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]&nbsp;[Also called 16th Confederate Cavalry]&nbsp;<br>Organized during the summer of 1863. <br>Commanded by Colonel C.G. Armistead, Lieutenant Colonel Philip B. Spence, and Major William Yerger, Jr. <br><br>
*[[13th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|13th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[14th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|14th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[15th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|15th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[16th Battalion State Cavalry|16th Battalion State Cavalry]]<br>[Also known as Ham’s 1st Battalion Mississippi State Cavalry]<br><br>
*[[17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry|17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Formed during the early spring of 1863 with two companies, later increased to seven. <br>Later merged into the 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. <br>Commanded by Major Abner C. Steede. <br><br>
*[[18th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|18th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]&nbsp;[Also called 18th Regiment]&nbsp;<br>Organized during the late fall of 1862 with eight companies. <br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel Alex. H. Chalmers, Lieutenant Colonel J. Waverly Smith, and Major William R. Mitchell. <br><br>
*[[19th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|19th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)|19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)]]<br>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><br>
*[[20th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|20th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>




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