Mississippi: 3rd Cavalry Regiment (State Troops)
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Unit History
Organized in the spring of 1863.
Transferred to Confederate service on April 30, 1864.
Field and Staff
- Colonel: John McGuirk (Colonel)
- Lieutenant Colonel: James A. Barksdale
- Major: Benjamin M. Kilgore
Assignments
- May-August 1863: George's Brigade, 5th Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- August-September 1863: 5th Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- September-October 1863: Chalmer's Cavalry Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October-November 1863: Slemon's Brigade, Chalmer's Cavalry Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- November 1863-January 1864: Slemon's Brigade, Chalmer's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- January-March 1864: Slemon's Brigade, Chalmer's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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