Mississippi 2nd Cavalry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Mississippi 2nd Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th and 42nd Regiment] was organized during the spring of 1863. It was formerly the 47th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, which never completed its organization. Its members were from the counties of Adams, Choctaw, Newton, Lee, Lauderdale, Pontotoc, Kemper, and Hinds. The unit was assigned to W. Adams', Mabry's, and F.C. Armstrong's Brigade. After skirmishing in Mississippi it saw action in various conflicts in North Georgia and Alabama. Some of the men were captured in the fight at Selma, and only a remnant surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Officers:
Colonels Edward Dillon and J.L. McCarty, Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon, and Majors J.L. Harris and John J. Perry. Assignments:

Aug '62 Sep '62 Armstrong's Cavalry District of the TN Department #2

Sep '62 Oct '62 Armstrong's Cavalry Price's Department #2 Army of West TN

Oct '62 Dec '62 Armstrong's Cavalry Price's Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana Army of West TN

Dec '62 Dec '62 Jackson's Cavalry Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana Army of North MS

Dec '62 Jan '63 Armstrong's Jackson's Van Dorn's Cavalry Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana

Jan '63 Jan '63 1st Military District Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana

Jan '63 Feb '63 Armstrong's Jackson's Van Dorn's Cavalry Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana

Mar '63 Mar '63 Armstrong's Jackson's Van Dorn's Cavalry Army of Tennessee

Mar '63 May '63 Armstrong's Forrest's Van Dorn's Cavalry Army of Tennessee

May '63 Jun '63 Armstrong's Forrest's Cavalry Army of Tennessee

Jun '63 Jul '63 Cosby's Jackson's Cavalry Dept of the West

Jul '63 Aug '63 Cosby's Jackson's Cavalry Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana

Aug '63 Dec '63 Jackson's/Cosby's Jackson's Lee's Cavalry Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana

Sep '63 Dec '63 Provost Guard Jackson's Lee's Cavalry Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana Company D

Jan '64 Jan '64 Adams' Jackson's Lee's Cavalry Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana vJan '64 May '64 Adams' Jackson's Lee's Cavalry Dept of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana

May '64 Jul '64 Adams' Jackson's Cavalry Army of Mississippi

Jul '64 Nov '64 Armstrong's Jackson's Cavalry Army of Tennessee

Nov '64 Jan '65 Armstrong's Jackson's Forrest's Cavalry Army of Tennessee

Jan '65 Feb '65 Armstrong's Jackson's Forrest's Cavalry Dept of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana

Feb '65 May '65 Armstrong's Chalmers' Forrest's Cavalry Dept of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana

Battles:
Bolivar, TN August 30, 1862
Britton's Lane near Denmark, TN September 1, 1862
Iuka September 13, 1862
Chewalla (October 3-4, 1862)
Hatchie Creek (October 5, 1862)
Advance on the Central Railroad (November - December, 1862)
Tennessee Campaign of 1863
Thompson's Station (March 5, 1863)
Thompson's Station (March 9, 1863)
Harpeth River
Franklin (April 10, 1863)
Grierson's raid, April-May, 1863
Clinton (October, 1863)
Operations against Sherman (November, 1863 - February 1864)
The Atlanta Campaign
Shoal Creek, at Lawrenceburg, November 21
Campbellsville, November 22
Columbia, Hurt's cross roads; at Spring Hill, November 29
Franklin, November 30; arrived before Nashville December 4
Murfreesboro, December 7
Retreat from Nashville
Columbia
Warfield's
Richland Creek
Pulaski
King's Hill
Sugar Creek (December 22 to 26, 1864)
Selma (April 12, 1865)
Surrender at Citronelle May 4, 1865.
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2470 men.

Company A -- Choctaw Rangers (raised in Choctaw County, MS)

Company B -- Newton Rangers (raised in Newton County, MS)

Company C -- Lauderdale Cavalry (raised in Lauderdale County, MS)

Company D -- Senatobia Opposers (raised in Panola County, MS)

Company E -- Mooresville Blues (raised in Itawamba County, MS); also Barefoot’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Company F -- East Mississippi Dragoons, aka East Mississippi Guards (raised in Clarke County, MS)

Company G -- Pontotoc Rangers (raised in Pontotoc County, MS); also Peery’s Company (county of origin not specified)

Company H -- Kemper Dragoons (raised in Kemper County, MS)

Company I -- Lula White Rebels (raised in Monroe County, MS)

Company K -- Mississippi Body Guards (raised in Scott County, MS) Bibliography for Research: