Mississippi: 1st Cavalry Battalion
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Unit History
Organized in the summer of 1861.
Became part of Lindsay's [Improvised] Mississippi Cavalry Regiment on April 2, 1862.
Field and Staff
- Commander: John H. Miller (Major, Lt. Col.)
- Major: E.L. Hankins
Assignments
- September-October 1861: Unattached, 1st Geographical Division, Department #2
- October 1861: Cavalry, Cheatham's Division, 1st Geographical Division, Department #2
- November 1861: Cavalry, Polk's Division, 1st Geographical Division, Department #2
- January-March 1862: Unattached, 1st Geographical Division, Department #2
- March 1862: Unattached, 1st Grand Division, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2
- March-April 1862: Cavalry, 1st Corps, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2
Companies & Counties of Origin
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
- October 14, 1861: Underwood's Farm, near Bird's Point [Company A]
- November 7, 1861: Belmont
- February 13, 1862: near Fort Heiman [skirmish]
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