5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

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Brief History
5th Cavalry Regiment was assembled at Columbus, Mississippi during the summer of 1863. Many of the men had seen prior service in various state commands, and some were from Panola and Kemper counties. It was assigned to Chalmers', W.F. Slemons', R. McCulloch's, Mabrey's, and W. Adams' Brigade. Companies C, D, E, H, and K were captured at Selma in April, 1865, and the remaining companies were included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its commanders were Colonel James Z. George; Lieutenant Colonels James A. Barksdale, P.H. Echols, W.M. Reed, and Nathaniel Wickliffe; and Majors W.G. Henderson and William B. Perry.


 * Associated unit: 19th (George's) Cavalry Battalion, organized during the late summer of 1863. Disbanded early in 1864. Some of its members joined the 5th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel James Z. George was its commander.

The 5th Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry [George’s)] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.

A similar history can be found on the 5th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry Internet site of the Attala County, Mississippi USGenWeb page. It also has a link to all the company rosters for the regiment.

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.

Rosters arranged by company can be found on the 5th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry Company RostersInternet site.

Company A - Mississippi Rangers (raised in Carroll County) Company B - Trotter’s Company (raised in Carroll County) Company C - Curtis’ Company (raised in Carroll County) Company D - Scales’ Company (raised in Carroll County) Company E - Love’s Company (raised in Attala County) Company F - Povall’s Company (raised in Madison County) Company G - Allen’s Company (raised in Lauderdale County) Company H - Hill’s Company (raised in Panola County) Company I - Turner’s Company (raised in Attala County) Company K - Ward’s Company (raised in DeSoto County) Company L - Saunders’ (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).