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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. | ||
<br>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.'' | <br> | ||
*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.'' | |||
=== Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | === Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | ||
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
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.
- 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[edit | edit source]
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, Marshall, Tishomingo, & Yalobusha Counties)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 & Yalobusha Counties)
Company K - Jernigan’s Company (raised in Panola County)
Source Material[edit | edit source]
- 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.