Mississippi: 18th Cavalry Regiment
(aka Chalmer's Consolidated Cavalry Regiment)
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Unit History
Organized ca. January 1865.
Field consolidation with five companies of the 5th Cavalry Regiment from February 18-May 4, 1865.
Surrendered by Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor, commanding the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, at Meridian, Mississippi on May 4, 1865.
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[Transcriber’s Note: This was a very late-war, consolidated regiment; accordingly, the histories of its component organizations are listed separately. See 18th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Chalmers’), 5th Mississippi Cavalry, and Saunders’ Battalion (aka Saunders’ Scouts.)]
Colonel -- Alexander H. Chalmers
Lieutenant-Colonel -- J. Waverly Smith
Major -- W.J. Floyd
This regiment was formed March 16, 1865, by the consolidation of the 18th Battalion, 5th Regiment, and Saunders’ Scouts.
Field and Staff
- Commander: Alexander H. Chalmers (Colonel)
- Lieutenant Colonel: James W. Smith
- Major: William J. Floyd
Assignments
- February-May 1865: Starke's Brigade, Chalmer's Division, Forrest's Cavalry Corps, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
Companies & Counties of Origin
| Company | Counties Formed From | Also Known As |
| A | Marshall County | Wimberly’s Company |
| B | Coahoma County | Porter’s Partisans (aka Porter’s Company Mississippi Partisan Rangers) and Coahoma Cavalry |
| C | DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, and Yalobusha Counties | Carroll’s Company |
| D | Tippah County | Smith Rangers |
| E | Panola County | Middleton’s Company |
| F | DeSoto & Panola Counties | Pettus Rangers |
| G | Panola County | Perry’s Company |
| H | DeSoto and Panola Counties | Peach Creek Rangers |
| I | Attala County | Love’s Company |
| K | DeSoto County | Hill’s Company |
| L | Tallahatchie County | no name specified |
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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