CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS
Ham's Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
- Overview:
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Ham's Cavalry Regiment was organized in May, 1864, by transferring the 16th Mississippi
State Cavalry along with a number of state companies to regular service. Many of the men were
from Southeastern Mississippi. It served under Generals Gholson and F.C. Armstrong in the
Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The regiment was active in various
conflicts in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama, but many were captured at Selma. Very few were included in the
surrender on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonel T.W. Ham, Lieutenant Colonel
William P. Curlee, and Major George W. Bynum.
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