CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS
12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
- Overview:
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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.
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