Mississippi: 12th Cavalry Battalion

(aka 12th Partisan Rangers Battalion)

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Unit History

Organized with nine companies in early 1863.
Increased to a regiment and designated as the 10th Cavalry Regiment on January 17, 1865, per S.O. #13, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.

Field and Staff

  • Colonel: William M. Pound (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • Major: William M. Inge

Assignments

  • March-August 1863: 1st Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
  • August-October 1863: Ferguson's Cavalry Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
  • October-November 1863: McCulloch's Brigade, Chalmer's Cavalry Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
  • November 1863-January 1864: Ferguson's Independent Cavalry Brigade, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
  • January 1864: Ferguson's Cavalry Brigade, Jackson's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
  • January-May 1864: Ferguson's Brigade, Jackson's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
  • May-July 1864: Ferguson's Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry Division, Army of Mississippi
  • July-October 1864: Ferguson's Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry Division, Army of Tennessee
  • November 1864-January 1865: Ferguson's Brigade, Iverson's-Young's Division, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida

Companies & Counties of Origin



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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements



  • May 5, 1863: King's Creek
  • October 4-17, 1863: Chalmer's Raid in West Tennessee and North Mississippi
  • April 17-May 2, 1863: Grierson's Raid
  • May 19-July 4, 1863: Operations along the Memphis & Charleston Railroad
  • February-March 1864: Meridian Campaign
  • May-September 1864: June 24, 1864: La Fayette
  • July-September 1864: Atlanta Siege
  • November-December 1864: Savannah Campaign
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