Smyth's Company, Mississippi Partisan Rangers

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Brief History
Smyth's Cavalry Battalion [also called Mississippi Partisan Rangers] was organized at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in December, 1862. Most of the men were recruited in Warren County. Assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, the unit took part in the Vicksburg operations and was captured in July, 1863. Exchanged and stationed at Enterprise, Mississippi, it soon disbanded. Its commander was acting Major J.S. Smyth.

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.