12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

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Brief History
12th Cavalry Regiment [also called 16th Confederate Cavalry] was organized during the summer of 1863. Many of the officers and men were members of the Mississippi state forces and some were from Louisiana. The unit was assigned to Richardson's, Ferguson's, and C.G. Armistead's Brigade, and fought in various conflicts in Mississippi and Alabama. Many were captured at Selma, but the unit was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonel C.G. Armistead, Lieutenant Colonel Philip B. Spence, and Major William Yerger, Jr.


 * The 12th Mississippi Cavalry (aka 16th Confederate Cavalry) Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.

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 - Williams’ Company Independent Cavalry (raised in AL) Company B - Ryan’s Company (raised in Lowndes County) Company C - Morgan’s Company (raised in Monroe County) Company D - Deupree’s Company (raised in AL) Company E - Red’s Company (raised in Holmes County) Company F - Moore’s Company (raised in Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lowndes, Monroe, Pontotoc &amp; Tishomingo Counties) Company G - Nabor’s Company (raised in Lowndes &amp; Monroe, Counties "and other places") Company H - Isbell’s Company (raised in Jasper County) Company I - Lynch’s Company (raised in Chickasaw &amp; Lowndes Counties) Company K-- Lowry’s Company (raised in Noxubee County) Company L - Maxey’s Company (raised in Rankin 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).