This is a list of Mississippi Civil War Confederate Units, which fought for the
Confederacy in the
American Civil War. State Troops units that served Mississippi rather than the Confederate Army are also included here. The
list of Union Mississippi units is shown separately.
State Troops regiments were created beginning at the time of secession in January 1861, consisting of units that were mustered into the service of Mississippi rather than the Confederate Army. These units were reorganized in 1862 into infantry and cavalry regiments. In 1864 a second call for State Troops was issued by Governor Charles Clark, and new regiments were formed. Several of the State Troops cavalry regiments were later converted to Confederate service, as noted below.
Short term state units
Army of 10,000: 5 infantry regiments, 1 battalion. 60-days state service, 1861.
Infantry
1862 State Troops:
1st Infantry (King's)
2nd Infantry (Quinn's)
3rd Infantry (Owens')
4th Infantry (Bromley's)
5th Infantry (Robinson's)
1st Battalion Infantry (Harper's)
2nd Battalion Infantry (Cook's)
3rd Battalion Infantry (Burgin's)
4th Battalion Infantry (Fairley's/Postletwait's)
1864 State Troops:
1st Infantry (Patton's)
2nd Infantry (Chandler's)
3rd Infantry (Summerville's)
1st Battalion Infantry (Harper's)
Cavalry
1862 State Troops:
1st Cavalry (Blythe's)
2nd Cavalry (Smith's/Lowry's), transferred to Confederate service as the 6th Cavalry.
3rd Cavalry (McGuirk's), transferred to Confederate service as the
3d Cavalry.
3rd Battalion Cavalry (Ashcraft's), transferred to Confederate service as Ashcraft's Battalion.