Served in Company E, 9th Cav., Mississippi as Sgt

Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 3/1/1864 as a Sergeant. On 3/1/1864 he mustered into "E" Co. MS 9th Cavalry (date and method of discharge not given) (Estimated date of enlistment) Sources used: - Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

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Unit Details:

9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in December, 1864 by consolidating the 17th Mississippi and 17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalions. The unit was assigned to Ferguson's and W.Adams' Brigade and served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Later it transferred to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, and had many captured in the fight at Selma. Only a small number surrendered in May, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel Horace H. Miller, Lieutenant Colonel Abner C. Steede, and Major E.J. Sanders.