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Ham's Cavalry Regiment (previously known as Ham’s [[1st_Battalion,_Mississippi_Cavalry_(State_Troops)|1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops)]] and [[16th Battalion State Cavalry#Brief_History|16th Battalion State Cavalry]]) was organized in May, 1864, by transferring the 16th Mississippi State Cavalry along with a number of state companies to regular service. Many of the men were from Southeastern Mississippi. It served under Generals Gholson and F.C. Armstrong in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The regiment was active in various conflicts in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama, but many were captured at Selma. Very few were included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonel T.W. Ham, Lieutenant Colonel William P. Curlee, and Major George W. Bynum. <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>  

See Ham's [[1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops)|1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops)]] for additional history and a list of companies with their counties of origin.