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List of Mississippi Civil War Confederate units

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Flag of Mississippi, 1861-1865

This is a list of Mississippi Civil War Confederate Units, which fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. State Troops units that served Mississippi rather than the Confederate Army are also included here. The list of Union Mississippi units is shown separately.

Confederate army

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Infantry

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Battle flag of the 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment

Sharpshooters

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  • 1st Battalion, Sharp Shooters
  • 9th Battalion Sharp Shooters
  • 15th Battalion, Sharp Shooters

Cavalry

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  • Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment
  • Jeff. Davis Legion
  • Ham's Regiment, Cavalry
  • Power's Regiment, Cavalry
  • Yerger's Regiment, Cavalry
  • 1st (Miller's) Battalion, Cavalry
  • 3rd (Ashcraft's) Battalion, Cavalry
  • 4th Battalion, Cavalry
  • 6th Battalion, Cavalry
  • 17th Battalion, Cavalry
  • 24th Battalion, Cavalry
  • Garland's Battalion, Cavalry
  • Hughes' Battalion, Cavalry
  • Stockdale's Battalion, Cavalry
  • Street's Battalion, Cavalry

American Indian battalion

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Artillery

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  • 1st Light Artillery
  • 14th Battalion Artillery
  • Buckner Battery
  • Confederate Guards Artillery
  • English's Battery
  • Jefferson Flying Artillery
  • Madison Light Artillery
  • Pettus Flying Artillery
  • Quitman Light Artillery
  • Seven Stars Artillery
  • Smith's-Turner's Battery
  • Stanford's Battery
  • Warren Light Artillery

Partisan Rangers

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State Troops

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State Troops regiments were created beginning at the time of secession in January 1861, consisting of units that were mustered into the service of Mississippi rather than the Confederate Army. These units were reorganized in 1862 into infantry and cavalry regiments. In 1864 a second call for State Troops was issued by Governor Charles Clark, and new regiments were formed. Several of the State Troops cavalry regiments were later converted to Confederate service, as noted below.

Short term state units

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  • Army of 10,000: 5 infantry regiments, 1 battalion. 60-days state service, 1861.

Infantry

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1862 State Troops:

  • 1st Infantry (King's)
  • 2nd Infantry (Quinn's)
  • 3rd Infantry (Owens')
  • 4th Infantry (Bromley's)
  • 5th Infantry (Robinson's)
  • 1st Battalion Infantry (Harper's)
  • 2nd Battalion Infantry (Cook's)
  • 3rd Battalion Infantry (Burgin's)
  • 4th Battalion Infantry (Fairley's/Postletwait's)

1864 State Troops:

  • 1st Infantry (Patton's)
  • 2nd Infantry (Chandler's)
  • 3rd Infantry (Summerville's)
  • 1st Battalion Infantry (Harper's)

Cavalry

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1862 State Troops:

  • 1st Cavalry (Blythe's)
  • 2nd Cavalry (Smith's/Lowry's), transferred to Confederate service as the 6th Cavalry.
  • 3rd Cavalry (McGuirk's), transferred to Confederate service as the 3d Cavalry.
  • 3rd Battalion Cavalry (Ashcraft's), transferred to Confederate service as Ashcraft's Battalion.
  • Davenport's Battalion
  • Dunn's Battalion
  • Forrest's Battalion
  • Ham's Battalion, transferred to Confederate service and consolidated with Ashcraft's Battalion.
  • Harris' Battalion
  • Perrin's Battalion, transferred to Confederate service as the 11th Cavalry.

1864 State Troops:

  • 1st Cavalry (Foote's)
  • 2nd Cavalry (Hill's)
  • 3rd Cavalry (Easterling's)
  • 4th Cavalry (Fisher's)
  • 1st Battalion Cavalry (McNair's)
  • 3rd Battalion Cavalry
  • Pettus' Battalion Cavalry

Reserves

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  • 1st Regiment Cavalry Reserves
  • 2nd Battalion Cavalry Reserves
  • 3rd Battalion Cavalry Reserves
  • Gamblin's Battalion Cavalry Reserves
  • Montgomery's Battalion Cavalry Reserves
  • Moorman's Battalion Cavalry Reserves
  • Peyton's Battalion Cavalry Reserves
  • Stubb's Battalion Cavalry Reserves

See also

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References

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  • Sifakis, Stewart (1995). Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Mississippi. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 978-0-8160-2291-5.
  • Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History.