1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

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Brief History
[Also know as Lindsay's/Pinson's)

1st Cavalry Regiment was assembled during the spring of 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Carroll, De Soto, Tishomingo, Itawamba, Quitman, Noxubee, Bolivar, and Pontotoc. The 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's) became a part of this unit. Surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonel R.A. Pinson, Lieutenant Colonel F.A. Montgomery, and Majors John S. Simmons and E.G. Wheeler.

The 1st Regiment, Mississippi CavalryWeb site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.

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 - Carroll Rangers (raised in Carroll County) Company B - Thompson Cavalry (raised in Lafayette County) Company C - Panola Cavalry (raised in Panola County) Company D - Tillatoba Grays (raised in Tallahatchie &amp; Yalobusha Counties) Company E - Polk Rangers (raised in Calhoun, Lafayette, &amp; Pontotoc Counties) Company F - Darden Rangers, also the Noxubee Troopers (raised in Noxubee County) Company G - Noxubee Cavalry Company (raised in Noxubee County) Company H - Bolivar Troop (raised in Bolivar County) Company I - Pontotoc Dragoons (raised in Pontotoc County) Company K - Pontotoc Dragoons No. 2 (raised in Pontotoc County)