Mississippi: Hughes' Cavalry Battalion (Partisan Rangers)
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Unit History
Organized in early 1862.
Consolidated with Stockdale's Cavalry Battalion and designated as the 4th Cavalry Regiment in November 1863.
Field and Staff
- Commander: Christopher C. Hughes (Major)
- Lieutenant Colonel: Christopher C. Wilbourn
Assignments
- April-June 1862: Port Hudson, Department #1
- June-July 1862: Port Hudson, Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana
- July-October 1862: 1st Sub-district, District of the Mississippi, Department #2
- October 1862: Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October 1862-September 1863: Cavalry, 3rd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- September-November 1863: Logan's Cavalry Command, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- November 1863: Logan's-Griffith's Brigade, Jackson's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Companies & Counties of Origin
Company |
Counties Formed From |
Also Known As |
A |
Claiborne County |
Magruder’s Partisan Rangers |
B |
Amite County |
Montgomery’s Company |
C |
Claiborne and Hinds Counties |
McLean’s Company |
D |
Copiah County |
Ramsey’s Company |
E |
Perry and Rankin Counties |
McLaurin’s Company |
F |
Marshall County |
Wilbourn’s Company |
G |
Lafayette and Marshall Counties |
Bowles’ Company |
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
- Grirson's Raid (April 17-May 2, 1863)
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- Port Hudson Siege (May-July 1863)
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