1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves (Denis')
United States 
U.S. Military Mississippi Mississippi Military Mississippi in the Civil War 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves (Denis')
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves was also known as 1st Battalion Mississippi Cavalry Reserves [Denis']). It was commanded by Colonel Jules C. Denis, Lieutenant-Colonel D. W. Metts, and Major J. F. Meston.
- <span style="mso-ansi-language: en" lang="EN"><font size="3" face="Calibri">The 1st </font>Battalion Mississippi Cavalry Reserves (Denis'), aka 1st Regiment Reserves (Denis')<font size="3"><font face="Calibri"> Internet site has a brief account of activities taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. </font></font></span><br><br>
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
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.