The Mississippi 2nd Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th and 42nd Regiment] was organized during the spring of 1863. It was formerly the 47th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, which never completed its organization. Its members were from the counties of Adams, Choctaw, Newton, Lee, Lauderdale, Pontotoc, Kemper, and Hinds. The unit was assigned to W. Adams', Mabry's, and F.C. Armstrong's Brigade. After skirmishing in Mississippi it saw action in various conflicts in North Georgia and Alabama. Some of the men were captured in the fight at Selma, and only a remnant surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.

The 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry was organized for state service on April 1863 and transferred to confederate service April 30, 1864. It served under Nathan Bedford Forrest against Grierson's Raid, then was active at Brentwood and Nashville, Tennessee. It was consolidated March 20, 1865 with Ashcroft's, Ham's, and Lowry's Cavalry Regiment and surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama. Companies Company A -- Citizen Guards (Tippah County, MS) Company B -- Johnson Partisans (Chickasaw County, MS) Company C -- Martin's Company, aka Tuscumbia Rangers (Monroe County, MS) Company D -- Wilson's Company (Pontotoc County, MS) Company E -- Mississippi Rangers (Pontotoc County, MS) Company F -- Johnson's Company (Monroe County, MS) Company G -- Isbell's Company (Chickasaw County, MS) Company H -- J.V. Harris Guards (Monroe County, MS) Company I -- Clarke's Company (Chickasaw County, MS) Company K -- Pettus Rangers (Tippah County, MS, and neighboring counties) Company L -- Lowrey's Company (Tishomingo County, MS, and neighboring counties)

Ham's Cavalry Regiment was organized in May, 1864, by transferring the 16th Mississippi State Cavalry along with a number of state companies to regular service. Many of the men were from Southeastern Mississippi. It served under Generals Gholson and F.C. Armstrong in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The regiment was active in various conflicts in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama, but many were captured at Selma. Very few were included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. Companies - 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 - Company I - (Curlee's Company) - raised in Noxubee County - Company K - (Wallis' Company) - raised in Itawamba County

The Missouri 2nd Cavalry Regiment was made up mostly of former Missouri State Guard soldiers from the 1st, 6th, and 8th divisions. Members of the 2nd Regiment of the Missouri Confederate Cavalry enrolled between 1 January and 1 March 1862. The 2nd Missouri Cavalry was the only Missouri cavalry unit east of the Mississippi River to serve mounted. They accompanied Brigadier General Frank C. Armstrong into Alabama in July 1862They were mustered between 20 February and 2 July 1862. The regiment spent most of 1863 fighting in Tennessee and northern Mississippi. In January 1864, the regiment began service under Nathan Bedford Forrest. The participated in the successful attack on Okolona, Mississippi, where they captured six artillery pieces and thirty-three flags. In April, the regiment was involved in the attack on Fort Pillow, Tennessee, where they were among the first to storm the fortifications. During the summer of 1864, the regiment fought at Tupelo and participated in the Memphis Raid. The 2nd Missouri Cavalry was transferred to service around Mobile in the fall of 1864, where it scouted and skirmished with Union forces around Mobile and western Florida. They lost three killed and thirteen wounded in the attack. They were discharged between 16 May 1863 and 7 June 1865. Companies Company A - Captains Augustus L. Zollinger, R. H. Adams, and Thomas M. Meador - Springfield, Greene County Company B - Captains Joseph Edmonson, Thomas A. Bottoms, Solomon G. Kitchen, Asbury Noland, John S. Thompson, and Henry Whitney - Polk County Company C - Captains David Reed, M. W. Ryder (Rider), and George B. Webb - Lowndes, Wayne County Company D - Captains George W. Lindemoode, George W. Mott, and J. S. Wilson - Hornersville, Dunklin County Company E - Captains Franklin J. Smith, Whilliam H. Couzens, William J. Livingston, and Charles D. Payne - Clarkston, Stoddard County Company F - Captains Richard F. Lindsay, E. D. Craig, Jesse R. Henson, and H. M. Woodsman - Bloomfield, Stoddard County Company G - Captain George Branch Harper - Springfield, Greene County Company H - Also known as Edmondson's Provost Guards. Captains John Rock Champion, Edmonson, Josiah Tippetts, and Upton B. Winsor Company I - Captains Epaminonds M. Smith and Robert Collins - Missouri Company K - Captains John Rock Champion, Robert Collins, E. M. Smith, and H. M. Woodsmall - Springfield, Greene County Phineas M. Savery's Attached Company - Captain Phineas M. Severy - Springfield, Greene County

The Mississippi 11th Cavalry Regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service on October 6, 1863, in North and Middle Mississippi from new and existing companies of mounted men as Perrin's Battalion of Mississippi Cavalry. It was expanded, reorganized, and redesignated on December 23, 1863, as Perrin's Regiment of Mississippi Cavalry. Perrin's regiment was redesignated on March 20, 1865, as the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. It was disbanded in May 1865.This unit formed a part of President Davis' escort at the end of the war.Company A -- Perrin's Company (raised in Kemper & Neshoba Counties, MS)Company B -- Thomas' Company (raised in Noxubee County, MS, and Alabama)Company C -- Buford's Company (raised in Attala County, MS)Company D -- Metts' Company (raised in Noxubee & Winston Counties, MS)Company E -- Gholson Guards (raised in Oktibbeha County, MS)Company F -- Steele's Company (raised in Kemper County, MS)Company G -- Hargrove's Company (raised in Lawrence County, MS)Company H -- Chickasaw Rangers (raised in Chickasaw County, MS)Company I -- Mississippi Cleansers, aka Barksdale Avengers (raised in Choctaw County, MS)Company K -- Martin's Company (raised in Monroe County, MS)Tallahatchie Guards Independent Cavalry (raised in Tallahatchie County, MS)

The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Mississippi Militia was organized on June 9, 1863 in Panola County, Mississippi under the command of Col. John McGuirk and served in the Western Theater. In October it contained about 450 effectives. It was reorganized in April 1864 and mustered into Confederate service as the 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry on May 3, 1864. The regiment was attached to Chalmers', Slemons, Gholson's, and W. Adams' Brigade. It was under the command of Col. William Ferguson Slemons of the 2nd Arkansas in the battles of Corinth, TN and Iuka, MS. They served under General George in the operations attending the raid of Colonel Mizner, June 15-25, 1863. They continued the war on the outskirts of the main army, engaging in many small skirmishes and battles in support of the Confederate forces. In January of 1864 the 38th was consolidated with the 14th Confederate Cavalry by order of Gen. Polk. At some point shortly thereafter the 3rd Mississippi Cavalry was also consolidated and the new "3rd Consolidated" was assigned to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana under the command of General Leonidas Polk. The General then ordered that the regiment be given horses and they remained a cavalry unit until the end of the war.