1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Foote's)

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Brief History
Information on the First Regiment Cavalry (State Troops) (Foote’s) can be found on the Mississippi State Troops Cavalry Internet site taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.

Little information on MS State Troops survives. In 1864 every able-bodied man in the State was called out to protect from invasion.

Commanded by

Colonel -- H. W. Foote, July 6, 1864. Lieutenant-Colonel -- W. P. Malone, August 13, 1864. Major -- George M. Moseley, August 23, 1864. Quartermaster -- Daniel McIntosh.

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.

Colonel -- H. W. Foote, July 6, 1864. Lieutenant-Colonel -- W. P. Malone, August 13, 1864. Major -- George M. Moseley, August 23, 1864. Quartermaster -- Daniel McIntosh.

Company A -- Capt. Connor’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Company B -- Capt. Kennedy’s Company (raised in Winston County, MS)

Company C -- Capt. Johnson’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Company D -- Capt. Gully’s Company (raised in Kemper County, MS)

Company E -- Capt. Gilmer’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Company F -- Capt. Allen’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Company G -- Capt. Holmes’ Company (county of origin not specified)

Company H -- Capt. Riley’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Company I -- Capt. Cannon’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Company K -- Capt. Harden’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Company L -- Capt. Dunn’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Source Material

 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Systemcan be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
 * 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).