CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS
5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
- Overview:
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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 and confronted the Federals in Mississippi, Kentucky, West Tennessee,
and Alabama. 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, totalled 350 effectives in October. It served in the Department of Mississippi and East
Louisiana, then early in 1864 disbanded. Some of its members joined the 5th Mississippi Cavalry
Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel James Z. George was its commander.
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