Historical Notes:
The Mississippi 12th Battalion Partisan Rangers was formed during the spring of 1863 with nine companies. The unit was assigned to Ferguson's Brigade and totalled 250 effectives in October. It served in Mississippi, then skirmished in Georgia and the Carolinas. In January, 1865, it merged into the 10th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment.Officers:
Lieutenant Colonel William M. Pound and Major William M. Inge
Assignments:
March-August 1863: 1st Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
August-October 1863: Ferguson's Cavalry Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
October-November 1863: McCulloch's Brigade, Chalmer's Cavalry Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
November 1863-January 1864: Ferguson's Independent Cavalry Brigade, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
January 1864: Ferguson's Cavalry Brigade, Jackson's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
January-May 1864: Ferguson's Brigade, Jackson's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
May-July 1864: Ferguson's Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry Division, Army of Mississippi
July-October 1864: Ferguson's Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry Division, Army of Tennessee
November 1864-January 1865: Ferguson's Brigade, Iverson's-Young's Division, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
Battles:
May 5, 1863: King's Creek
October 4-17, 1863: Chalmer's Raid in West Tennessee and North Mississippi
April 17-May 2, 1863: Grierson's Raid
May 19-July 4, 1863: Operations along the Memphis & Charleston Railroad
February-March 1864: Meridian Campaign
May-September 1864: June 24, 1864: La Fayette
July-September 1864: Atlanta Siege
November-December 1864: Savannah Campaign
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1289 men.
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