1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)

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Brief History
1st Cavalry Battalion was formed during the summer of 1861. 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.

The 1st Regiment, Mississippi CavalryWeb site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898 which begins with a history of the 1st Cavalry Battalion (Miller's).

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 - Bolivar Troops (raised in Bolivar County) Company B - Pontotoc Dragoons (raised in Pontotoc County) Company C - Carroll Rangers (raised in Carroll County) Noxubee Cavalry Company (raised in Noxubee County) [also listed as Co. B] Thompson Cavalry (raised in Lafayette County)

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.