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1862 infantry units
[edit]Commanding officers:[1]
- Major General Tullius C. Tupper (1862-1863)
- Major General Samuel J. Gholson (1863-1864)
Brigadier Generals:
- Micajah F. Berry
- Charles E. Smedes
- Richard H. Winter
- Benjamin M. Bradford
- James Z. George (1862-1863)
Adjutant general: Jones S. Hamilton
Chief of Ordnance, Pierre S. Layton
Quartermaster general, A.M. West
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First Regiment Infantry, Col. Benjamin King, Lt. Col. L. Lawhorn. Organized July 31, 1862 at Grenada.[2]
Second Regiment Infantry, Col. D.H. Quinn, Lt. Col. James Conerly, Organized 11 August 1862 at Hinds County.[2]
Third Regiment Infantry, Col. William J. Owens, Lt. Col. J.A. Hartin. Organized August 7, 1862.[2]
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Fourth Regiment Infantry, Col. W.C. Bromley, Lt. Col. J.J. Stone, Lt. Col. Thomas Whitesides. Organized at Grenada, August 25, 1862.[2]
Fifth Regiment Infantry, Col. Henry C. Robinson, Lt. Col. D.W. Metts. Organized at Meridian September 5–6, 1862. Disbanded September 21, 1863 after service at Vicksburg.[2]
First Battalion Infantry, Maj. W.B. Harper. Company D of the First Battalion under Captain J.M. Hall participated in the Battle of Raymond, May 12, 1863.[2]
Second Battalion Infantry, Maj. Henry F. Cook. Reported total strength of 88 men in January, 1863.[2] Third Battalion Infantry, Lt. Col. Thomas A. Burgin. Organized at Okolona September 1862. Disbanded August 26, 1863 after service at Vicksburg.[2]
Fourth Battalion Infantry, Lt. Co. A.J. Postletwait, Maj. J.D. Fairley. Organized October 23, 1862.[2] |
1862 cavalry units
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First Battalion Cavalry, Col. Green L. Blythe, Lt. Col. A.C. Edmundson. Organized September 1862. Also called the Second Regiment, Partisan Rangers.[2]
Second Regiment Cavalry, Col. J.F. Smith, Col. William L. Lowry, Lt. Col. Joseph A. Johnson. Organized April 1863. Involved in skirmish at Palo Alto, Streight's Raid. Transferred to Confederate service May 1, 1864 and renamed the Sixth Regiment Cavalry.[2]
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Third Regiment Cavalry, Col. John McGuirk, Lt. Col. James A. Barksdale, Lt. Col. H.H. Barksdale. Organized 1862, 13 companies. Involved in skirmishes in North Mississippi opposing Union cavalry raids, 1863. Transferred to Confederate service April, 1864 as the 3d Mississippi Cavalry Regiment.[2] Third Battalion, Cavalry Lt. Col. Thomas C. Ashcraft. Organized 1864, transferred to Confederate service May 1, 1864 and consolidated with Harris’ battalion.[2]
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In addition, other cavalry companies formed in 1862 for State Troops service which were later converted to Confederate service include:
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Davenport's Battalion Cavalry, Maj. Stephen Davenport. Organized summer 1863, later merged into Sixth Cavalry Regiment.[2] Dunn's Battalion, Mississippi Rangers, Capt. J.B Dunn, organized 18 June 1862. Pettus Partisans, Capt. W.B. Prince, organized 4 August 1862.[2] Forrest's Battalion, also known as Sixth Battalion and First Battalion. Capt. Aaron H. Forrest, organized 1863.[2] Ham's Battalion, also known as Sixteenth Battalion. Maj. T.W. Ham, organized summer 1863. Involved in skirmishes at Palo Alto and Camp Davies. Transferred in May 1864 to Confederate Service.[2]
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Harris’ Battalion, also known as Second Battalion. Maj. Thomas W. Harris, organized fall 1863. Transferred to Confederate service May 1, 1864 and consolidated with Ashcraft's battalion.[2]
Perrin's Battalion, Lt. Col. Robert O. Perrin, organized 1863, later mustered into Confederate service as the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment.[2] |
Other State Troop cavalry companies:[2]
- Johnson's Cavalry Company
- Matthew's Battalion Cavalry
- Outlaw's Battalion - Partisan Rangers
- Yazoo Battalion, Lt. Col. Charles F. Hamer
- Saunder's Battalion, Maj. B.F. Saunders
- Street's Battalion. Maj. Solomon G. Street, merged into Fifteenth Tennessee Cavalry.
1864 State Troops
[edit]1864 infantry units
[edit]First Regiment, Infantry, Col. William S. Patton, Lt. Col. Samuel M. Meek. Organized August 24, 1864. 9 companies from Kemper, Noxubee, Lowndes, Winston, Leake, and Neshoba Counties.[2]
Second Regiment, Infantry, Col. Greene C. Chandler, Lt. Col. William L. Cole. Organized September 2, 1864.[2]
- Company A, Enterprise and Macon
- Company B, Wayne County
- Company C, Macon
- Company D, Paulding
- Company E, Jasper County
- Company F, Clarke County
- Company G, Starkville
- Company H, Macon
- Company I, Ruckersville
- Company K, Monroe City
- Company L, Jasper City
- Company M, Oktibbeha
- Company O, Jones County
Third Regiment, Infantry, Col. James Summerville, Lt. Col. William Buckner, 10 companies.[2]
First Battalion, Infantry, Lt. Col. J.Y. Harper. Organized August 20–31, 1864, 8 companies.[2]
1864 Cavalry units
[edit]First Regiment, Cavalry Col. Hezekiah William Foote, Lt. Col. W.P. Malone. 11 companies, organized summer 1864.[2]
Second Regiment, Cavalry Co. J.L.J Hill, Lt. Col. Merriman Pounds, organized 13 September 1864.[2]
Third Regiment, Cavalry Col. W.K. Easterling. Organized August 30, 1864. 10 companies.[2]
Fourth Regiment, Cavalry Col. E.S. Fisher, Lt. Col. A.S. Pass. Organized September 6, 1864. 11 companies.[2]
First Battalion, Cavalry Maj. John. E. McNair. Organized September 1864. 5 companies.[2]
Third Battalion, Cavalry Capt. D.G. Cooper. 4 companies.[2]
Pettus's Battalion, Cavalry Maj. John J. Pettus (former Governor of Mississippi), organized September 1864. 4 companies.[2]
Unattached cavalry companies led by:[2]
- Capt. W.A.J. Boon
- Capt. H.H. Gavin
- Capt. W.G. Grace
- Capt. F.M. Shields
- Capt. John Kelly
- Capt. W.G. Caperton
- Capt. C.M. Doss