9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
| 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1863-1865 |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} Mississippi |
| Branch | .svg.png){kind=small} Confederate States ArmyForrest's Cavalry Corps |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Battles | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Horace H. Miller |
The 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment was a unit of the Confederate States Army from Mississippi. Organized in 1864 from the merger of two Mississippi and Tennessee cavalry battalions, the 9th Mississippi cavalry fought in many battles of the western theater before surrendering in May 1865.
Predecessor units
The 9th Mississippi Cavalry was formed in February 1864 by the merger of the 17th (Steede's) Mississippi Cavalry Battalion and the 17th (Sanders') Tennessee Battalion [1][2] Major Abner Steede's battalion was originally a partisan ranger unit raised in 1862 in Hancock County along the Gulf Coast, but the unit quickly developed a reputation for unruly behavior and lax discipline.[3][4] Steede's unit was reorganized as the 17th Mississippi Battalion in 1863 and was deployed near Jackson during the Vicksburg Campaign.[5] Major Edward J. Sanders' Tennessee battalion had been organized in September, 1862 from two Mississippi and two Tennessee companies, and took part in some small skirmishes in its home state.[6]
History
The new 9th Mississippi Cavalry regiment was led by Colonel Horace H. Miller, formerly of the 20th Mississippi Infantry.[1] The 9th regiment took part in the Meridian campaign in February, opposing Union General William T. Sherman's troops in Mississippi. Later that year the regiment joined the Confederate forces in Georgia during the Atlanta Campaign, as part of Samuel W. Ferguson's brigade, William Hicks Jackson's cavalry division. Following the Confederate defeat in Atlanta, the 9th Mississippi continued fighting in Georgia during Sherman's March to the Sea.[1]
In 1865, the 9th regiment returned to Mississippi and was assigned to service in Forrest's Cavalry Corps. During the final months of the war, many men from the regiment were captured at the Battle of Selma, and only a few were left present at the time of Forrest's surrender in May.[2]
Commanders
Commanders of the 9th Mississippi Cavalry:[1]
- Col. Horace H. Miller
- Lt. Col. E.J. Sanders
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. pp. 807–808.
- 1 2 "Battle Unit Details 9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry". US National Park Service. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "Letter from John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 15, 1862". The Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "Letter from the citizens of Marion County to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 18, 1862". The Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. p. 819.
- ↑ "17th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Sanders')". US National Park Service. Retrieved 22 May 2026.