Mississippi 1st Cavalry Battalion State Troops

Historical Notes:
Ham’s 1st Battalion Mississippi State Cavalry (also known as 16th Battalion State Cavalry and later as Ham's Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry was organized May 18, 1863 at Guntown. It later re-enlisted in early 1864 in the State service and in May transferred to the Confederate States service.
From the diary of John C. Rietti,
10 Mississippi Regiment 1841 - 1896
MISSSISSIPPI STATE TROOPS - - - CALVARY

S. J. Gholson, Major General Commanding.
(Transferred to Confederate States Service.)

Third Regiment.  
     Colonel John McGuirk
     Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Barkskdale
     Major B. M. Kilgore

Companies;

Captains.
     Stillwell, 
     Farris
     Kyle
     Logan
     Thomas M. Griffin
     Barksdale

Perren's Battalion.
     Lieutenant Colonel R. O. Perren
     Major A. C. Reid

Companies;
     Perrens
     Allens
     Metts
     Mosley's 
     Montgomerys
     Rayburn
     Ford
     Thomas 
     Walker








Ham's Battalion
     Major T. W. Ham

Companies;

Captains.
     Estes
     Paynes
     Yates
     White
     McNeil

Davenport's Battalion
     Major Stephen Davenport

Companies;
     Crown
     Pardee
     Carter

Hodges Battalion

Payton's Battalion

Stubbs Battalion
     G. W. Stubbs (Major Confederate Service)

Third Regiment
May 1, 1864, transferred to C. S. S

Montgomery's Battalion, Transferred to C. S. S.

Blythe's Battalion, Sept. 26, 1864

Second Battalion, June 29, 1864
     Colonel W. H. Foote

First Cavalry, July 6, 1864
     J. J. Pettus

Fourth Cavalry
     Colonel E. S. Fisher

Pettus Battalion, August 20, 1863


First Regiment, April 28, 18863
     Colonel G. Blythe

Fourth Battalion, June 1, 1863

Seventh Regiment, April 16, 
     Colonel J. F. Smith

Twenty Eighth Regiment, Cavalry
     Colonel Peter B. Starke
     Lieutenant Colonel Ferguson
     Major E. P. Jones

Second Regiment
     Colonel J. F. Smith
     Lieutenant Colonel W. L. Lowry

Companies;

Captains.
     Street
     Posey
     Martin
     W. H. Wilson
     W. K. Wells
     J. A. Johnson
     George Isbell
     D. G. Gilleylin 
     W. L. Lowry

                                 ARTILLERY

First Regiment Mississippi Artillery
     Colonel W. T. Withers
     Lieutenant Colonel James P. Parker
     Major B. R. Holmes

Companies

Co. A - 
Captains
      S. J. Ridley
     B. A. S. Herod
     C. H. P. Turner


Co. D -
J. L. Wofford

Co. F -
     J. L. Bradford

Co. G -
     J. L. Cowan
Co. H - 
     George L. Ralston

Co. I -
     Robert Bowman

Co. 
     George F. Abbay

Total number reported, 1,262

Ward's Battery of Artillery
     Major M. S. Ward, commanding

1st company
     1st Lieutenant J. D. Vance

2nd Company
     J. H. Yates

3rd Company
     J. McClendon

Total number reported, 300

Eleventh Battalion, Heavy Artillery
     Lieutenant Colonel R. Stevening, Commanding 

Officers:
Major T. W. Ham Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 644 men.

  • Company A - (Tishomingo Rangers) - raised in Tishomingo County
  • Company B - (Ham’s Company) - raised in Tishomingo County
  • Company C - (Yates’ Company) - raised in Tishomingo County
  • Company D - (White’s Company) - raised in Tishomingo County
  • Company E - (McNeil’s Company) - raised in Yalobusha County
  • Company F - (Gilstrap’s Company) - raised in Itawamba County
  • Company G - (Mayes’ Company) - raised in Itawamba County and Tishomingo County
  • Company H - (Ree’s Company) - raised in Itawamba County
  • Bibliography for Research:
    Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

    Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

    Brock, R. A. The Appomattox Roster. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.
    Originally published as Volume 15 of the Southern Historical Society Papers in 1887 by The Society, Richmond, VA. This book contains 56,000 names of men who surrendered at Appomattox. It shows the mans unit of service and some additional notes.
    U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.



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