1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops)

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Brief History
Ham’s 1st Battalion Mississippi State Cavalry (also known as 16th Battalion State Cavalryand later as Ham's Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry) was organized May 18, 1863 at Guntown. It later re-inlisted in early 1864 in the State service and in May transferred to the Confederate States service.

The Ham’s 1st Battalion Mississippi State Cavalry,aka 16th Battalion State Cavalry Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.

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

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 - Tishomingo Rangers (raised in Tishomingo County) Company B - Ham’s Company (raised in Tishomingo County) Company C - Yates’ Company (raised in Tishomingo County) Company D - White’s Company (raised in Tishomingo County) Company E - McNeil’s Company (raised in Yalobusha County) Company F - Gilstrap’s Company (raised in Itawamba County) Company G - Mayes’ Company (raised in Itawamba &amp; Tishomingo Counties) Company H - Ree’s Company (raised in Itawamba County)

Source Material

 * Rowland, Dunbar, Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 (Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company).
 * Howell, H. Grady, For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines (Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998).