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Mississippi in the Civil War

Regiments
1 Mississippi Reserve Forces "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

2 Mississippi State Troops

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 3 Mississippi State Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 4 Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

5 Mississippi Cavalry Reserve "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

6 1st Battalion, Mississippi "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

7 1st Choctaw Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry 1st Choctaw Battalion Cavalry was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1862. It contained Choctaw Indians from the region south of Jackson. The unit served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. On June 9, 1863, it disbanded. Major J. W. Pierce was in command.

8 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's) 1st Cavalry Battalion was formed during the summer of 1861 and served in the Western Department and the Army of the Mississippi. On April 2, 1862, it merged into Lindsay's Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel John H. Miller and Major D.C. Herndon were in command. 9 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

10 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

11 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 12 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

13 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (12 months, 1862-63) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 14 1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters 1st Battalion Sharpshooters [also called 10th and 20th Battalion] was organized during the fall of 1862 with three Mississippi companies from the 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. It was attached to General Rust's and Featherston's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. Only a handful surrendered on April 26, 1865. It was commanded by Majors William A. Rayburn and James M. Stigler.

15 1st Regiment, Mississippi Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 16 1st Regiment, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 17 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery 1st Artillery Regiment was organized during the late summer of 1862 with eleven companies. During the war the various companies served as both light and heavy artillery but not as one command. The regiment was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and Companes A, C, D, F, G, I, K, and L were assigned to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, Company E to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and Company G to the Army of Tennessee. All disbanded before the end of the war. Its commanders were Colonel William T. Withers, Lieutenant Colonel James P. Parker, and Majors Benjamin R. Holmes and Jefferson L. Wofford.

18 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry 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 unit served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, then was assigned to W.H. Jackson's, Ross', Cosby's, and F.C. Armstrong's Brigade, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Only a few 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.

19 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

20 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's) 1st Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Corinth, Mississippi, during the spring of 1861. The men were raised in the counties of Marshall, Itawamba, De Soto, Panola, Lafayette, Tishomingo, and Smith. It was ordered to Kentucky then to Tennessee where on February 16, 1862, it was captured at Fort Donelson. Exchanged and attached to Beall's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, it was again captured at Port Hudson. After the exchange the regiment served in General Featherston's Brigade. Very few surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Thomas H. Johnston and John M. Sumonton, Lieutenant Colonel A.S. Hamilton, and Major M.S. Alcorn.

21 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Patton's) (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

22 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

23 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (1864) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

24 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Foote's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

25 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (King's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

26 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

27 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

28 2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris') "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

29 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry 2nd Infantry Battalion was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six. Ordered to Virginia, the battalion was assigned to General Garland's and Featherston's Brigade and in April, 1862 totalled 360 men. It was prominent in the campaigns of the army from Williamsburg to Sharpsburg. Then in Novemer, 1862, additional companies joined the unit, and it became the 48th Mississippi Regiment. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonels Thomas B. Manlove, John G. Taylor, and 30 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) 2nd Infantry Battalion was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six. Ordered to Virginia, the battalion was assigned to General Garland's and Featherston's Brigade and in April, 1862. Then in Novemer, 1862, additional companies joined the unit, and it became the 48th Mississippi Regiment. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonels Thomas B. Manlove, John G. Taylor, and William S. Wilson.

31 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans Ballentine's Cavalry Regiment [also called 2nd Partisan Rangers] was formed at Jackson, Mississippi, during the spring of 1862. It was assigned to Cosby's and F.C. Armstrong's Brigade. By February, 1865, its numbers were so greatly reduced it disbanded. The remaining men merged into the 7th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. The field officers were Colonel John G. Ballentine, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Maxwell, and Major William H. Ford.

32 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisan Rangers "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

33 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

34 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

35 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

36 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry 2nd Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th and 42nd Regiment] was organized during the spring of 1863. It was formerly the 47th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, which never completed its organization. Its members were from the counties of Adams, Choctaw, Newton, Lee, Lauderdale, Pontotoc, Kemper, and Hinds. The unit was assigned to W. Adams', Mabry's, and F.C. Armstrong's Brigade. Some of the men were captured in the fight at Selma, and only a remnant surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Edward Dillon and J.L. McCarty, Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon, and Majors J.L. Harris and John J. Perry.

37 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

38 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

39 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 2nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861, with men from Tishomingo, Tippah, Itawamba, and Pontotoc counties. Ordered to Harper's Ferry, Virginia, it was there mustered into Confederate service. During the war it was assigned to General Whiting's, Law's, and J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Only 1 officer and 19 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels William C. Falkner and John M. Stone; Lieutenant Colonels John A. Blair, Bartley B. Boone, and D.W. Humphreys; and Major John H. Buchanan.

40 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Davidson's) (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

41 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

42 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Quinn's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

43 3rd Mississippi District "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

44 3rd Brigade, Mississippi State Troops "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

45 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

46 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's) Ashcraft's Cavalry Regiment was organized in May, 1864, with eight companies. It was formed by consolidating the 2nd and 3rd Battalions State Cavalry. The unit served under Generals Gholson and F.C. Armstrong, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Few surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Thomas C. Ashcraft, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Harris, and Major E.L. Hawkins.

47 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

48 3rd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Cooper's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

49 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry 3rd (Williams') Infantry Battalion, formerly the 45th Mississippi Regiment, was organized in July, 1864 with five companies. This unit served in General Lowrey's and Sharp's Brigade and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Peach Tree Creek to Bentonville. In the Battle of Atlanta it reported 2 killed, 33 wounded, and 2 missing, and many were lost in Tennessee. The battalion surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel John D. Williams and Major Elisha F. Nunn.

Predecessor units:

45th Infantry Regiment was formed during the late summer of 1862 by redesignating Hardcastle's 33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment. The unit was active at Perryville, then joined the Army of Tennessee. Assigned to Generals S.A.M. Wood's and Lowrey's Brigade, it saw action in various conflicts from Murfreesboro to the Atlantic Campaign. This unit lost fifty-three percent of the 217 engaged at Murfreesboro. For a time it was consolidated with the 32nd Regiment, and this command sustained 166 casualties at Chickamauga. In Decemnber, 1863, the 32nd/45th totalled 515 men and 387 arms. On July 14, 1864, it was consolidated into five companies and became known as the 3rd (Williams') Mississippi Infantry Battalion. Colonel Aaron B. Hardcastle, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Charlton, and Major Elisha F. Nunn were in command.

33rd (Hardcastle's) Infantry Regiment [including the 3rd (Hardcastle's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion] was organized during the late spring fo 1862. In June it was stationed at Grenada and totalled 669 men and 397 condemned muskets. During the next month there were 31 officers and 475 men, and later it was redesignated the 45th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Colonel Aaron B. Hardcastle, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Charlton, and Major Theodore A. Jones were in command. 50 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

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