2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry
United States 
U.S. Military Mississippi Mississippi Military Mississippi in the Civil War 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry
Brief History
Another history with a brief timeline for the Mississippi: 2nd Cavalry Regiment (State Troops)
is found on The American Civil War Internet site.
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
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 -- Citizen Guards (raised in Tippah County, MS)
Company B -- Johnson Partisans (raised in Chickasaw County, MS)
Company C -- Martin’s Company (raised in Monroe County, MS); also, Tuscumbia Rangers
Company D -- Wilson’s Company (raised in Pontotoc County, MS)
Company E -- Mississippi Rangers (raised in Pontotoc County, MS)
Company F -- Johnson’s Company (raised in Monroe County, MS)
Company G -- Isbell’s Company (raised in Chickasaw County, MS)
Company H -- J.V. Harris Guards (raised in Monroe County, MS)
Company I -- Clarke’s Company (raised in Chickasaw County, MS)
Company K -- Pettus Rangers (raised in Tippah & neighboring counties, MS)
Company L -- Lowry’s Company (raised in Tishomingo & neighboring counties, MS
Source Material
- 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).