98:
62:
718:
80:
730:
742:
706:
334:
767:
762:
554:
311:
in accordance with instructions from the
Secretary resulting in the election of the existing field officers. The unit retained this organization until July 11, 1864, when three companies of Love's Battalion, Alabama Cavalry, and one company of the 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry, were attached to the
445:'s army to Middleton; and at daylight of September 13 the Legion was attacked by the pursuing Union forces. It held off the Union troops until it had to give way, buying the Confederates valuable time. "Martin and his men fought with their accustomed gallantry," was Hampton's report.
294:
for the war. Companies B and C, from
Mississippi, were mustered for 12 months. Company D, from Alabama, was mustered for 12 months and Company E, from Alabama, mustered for the war. In December 1861, Company F, from Georgia, was attached to the battalion by order of the
848:
587:
Compiled
Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi. NARA Microfilm Publication, M269, 427 rolls. War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group Number
843:
307:. A portion of the battalion (the 12 month companies) were reorganized under Act of Congress on May 23, 1862. The war companies retained their existing organization. The election was held for
838:
853:
804:
828:
540:
452:. The composition of the unit changed several times during the war and in March 1864 it was augmented into a full regiment of 10 companies. When Hampton went to
685:
676:
591:
562:
441:
in order to retake a battery captured by the Union. The Legion operated as rear guard and covered the mountain gap while the rest of the brigade followed
426:
264:
823:
797:
387:
406:'s army, in which two squadrons of the Legion participated. Later, Stuart wrote that the unit had performed extremely well and helped him greatly.
286:
The Jeff. Davis Legion was organized as the 2d
Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry, consisting of five companies on October 24, 1861, at Camp Cooper,
790:
351:
296:
659:
640:
535:
191:
373:
398:
on May 5, 1862; doing surveillance of Union movements and gaining knowledge of their dispositions. Reporting to
Brigadier-General
211:
355:
487:
67:
696:
604:
734:
833:
689:
680:
493:
276:
344:
722:
481:
391:
633:
Horsemen of the Jeff Davis Legion: The
Expanded Roster of the Men and Officers of the Jeff Davis Legion, Cavalry
186:
171:
514:
508:
248:
103:
395:
156:
448:
When Martin was promoted and transferred in 1863, command of the Legion developed on
Lieutenant-Colonel
216:
201:
260:
196:
181:
176:
403:
206:
746:
465:
461:
414:
410:
386:
Led by
Lieutenant-Colonel Martin, the Jeff. Davis Legion joined what would eventually become the
304:
268:
166:
161:
146:
655:
636:
457:
430:
422:
300:
291:
272:
151:
774:
434:
429:. It dislodged the Union from the position and took 3 prisoners. On September 5, during the
418:
449:
17:
710:
453:
817:
442:
438:
308:
317:
333:
252:
85:
399:
460:, accompanied him. Serving as part of the Army of Tennessee it fought in the
425:
and his troops. After
Jackson crossed, it went north and fought against the
773:
This article about a specific military unit of the
American Civil War is a
652:
The Little Jeff: The Jeff Davis Legion, Cavalry Army of Northern Virginia
287:
244:
123:
499:
358: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
313:
256:
241:
113:
133:
849:
Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Mississippi
766:
761:
558:
327:
402:, the report led to a flank maneuver around Major-General
778:
694:
504:
Company E (Canebrake Legion), Marengo County, Alabama
844:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
139:
129:
119:
109:
91:
73:
55:
47:
39:
34:
839:Military units and formations established in 1861
507:Company F (Georgia Hussars or Dixie Cavaliers),
541:List of Mississippi Civil War Confederate units
27:Cavalry regiment of the Confederate States Army
677:Confederate Battle Flag from Jeff Davis Legion
798:
8:
563:National Archives and Records Administration
854:American Civil War unit and formation stubs
805:
791:
686:Georgia Hussar Flag from Jeff Davis Legion
476:Units of the Jeff. Davis Legion included:
312:unit increasing it to a regiment with one
464:and surrendered with the rest of General
374:Learn how and when to remove this message
829:1865 disestablishments in North Carolina
605:"Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry"
701:
578:
238:Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry
31:
519:Company H (Morehead Rangers), Alabama
513:Company G (Liberty Mounted Rangers),
456:, the Legion, its brigade now led by
413:the Legion was ordered to across the
7:
758:
756:
356:adding citations to reliable sources
271:. In 1865, it was reassigned to the
498:Company D (Sumter Mounted Guards),
290:. Company A, from Mississippi, was
777:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
561:from websites or documents of the
536:List of American Civil War legions
192:Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
25:
765:
760:
740:
728:
716:
704:
557: This article incorporates
552:
332:
96:
78:
60:
824:1861 establishments in Virginia
486:Company B (Chickasaw Rangers),
343:needs additional citations for
1:
492:Company C (Southern Guards),
488:Chickasaw County, Mississippi
480:Company A (Natchez Cavalry),
263:; it fought primarily in the
421:, screening the crossing of
303:was promoted to the rank of
251:. Made up of companies from
650:Hopkins, Donald A. (1999).
631:Hopkins, Donald A. (1999).
417:. They took control of the
870:
755:
690:Georgia Historical Society
681:Georgia Historical Society
494:Kemper County, Mississippi
472:Regimental order of battle
482:Adams County, Mississippi
468:'s forces in April 1865.
392:Army of Northern Virginia
18:Jeff Davis Cavalry Legion
187:Battle of the Wilderness
172:Battle of Brandy Station
607:. National Park Service
515:Liberty County, Georgia
509:Chatham County, Georgia
437:'s brigade crossed the
249:Confederate States Army
559:public domain material
427:42nd New York Infantry
396:Battle of Williamsburg
212:Battle of Nance’s Shop
157:Battle of Williamsburg
217:Battle of Bentonville
202:Battle of Cold Harbor
735:Georgia (U.S. state)
590:, Washington, D.C.:
352:improve this article
197:Battle of North Anna
182:Battle of Gettysburg
177:Battle of Upperville
167:Battle of Sharpsburg
404:George B. McClellan
394:. It fought in the
236:(also known as the
207:Siege of Petersburg
723:American Civil War
654:. White Mane Pub.
635:. White Mane Pub.
525:Company K, Alabama
522:Company I, Alabama
466:Joseph E. Johnston
411:Seven Days Battles
305:lieutenant colonel
275:, surrendering at
269:American Civil War
234:Jeff. Davis Legion
162:Seven Days Battles
147:American Civil War
68:Confederate States
35:Jeff. Davis Legion
834:Cavalry regiments
786:
785:
592:National Archives
458:Pierce M.B. Young
431:Maryland campaign
423:Thomas J. Jackson
384:
383:
376:
301:William T. Martin
273:Army of Tennessee
227:
226:
152:Siege of Yorktown
16:(Redirected from
861:
807:
800:
793:
769:
764:
757:
745:
744:
743:
733:
732:
731:
721:
720:
719:
709:
708:
707:
700:
665:
646:
617:
616:
614:
612:
601:
595:
594:
583:
556:
555:
379:
372:
368:
365:
359:
336:
328:
297:Secretary of War
277:Greensboro, N.C.
102:
100:
99:
84:
82:
81:
66:
64:
63:
32:
21:
869:
868:
864:
863:
862:
860:
859:
858:
814:
813:
812:
811:
753:
751:
741:
739:
729:
727:
717:
715:
705:
703:
695:
673:
668:
662:
649:
643:
630:
626:
624:Further reading
621:
620:
610:
608:
603:
602:
598:
585:
584:
580:
575:
569:
553:
549:
532:
474:
450:J. Fred. Waring
380:
369:
363:
360:
349:
337:
326:
284:
265:Eastern Theater
230:
223:
97:
95:
79:
77:
61:
59:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
867:
865:
857:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
816:
815:
810:
809:
802:
795:
787:
784:
783:
770:
750:
749:
737:
725:
713:
693:
692:
683:
672:
671:External links
669:
667:
666:
661:978-1572491724
660:
647:
642:978-1572491731
641:
627:
625:
622:
619:
618:
596:
577:
576:
574:
571:
567:
566:
548:
545:
544:
543:
538:
531:
528:
527:
526:
523:
520:
517:
511:
505:
502:
496:
490:
484:
473:
470:
454:South Carolina
382:
381:
340:
338:
331:
325:
322:
309:field officers
283:
280:
228:
225:
224:
222:
221:
220:
219:
214:
209:
204:
199:
194:
189:
184:
179:
174:
169:
164:
159:
154:
143:
141:
137:
136:
131:
127:
126:
121:
117:
116:
111:
107:
106:
93:
89:
88:
75:
71:
70:
57:
53:
52:
51:April 26, 1865
49:
45:
44:
41:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
866:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
808:
803:
801:
796:
794:
789:
788:
782:
780:
776:
771:
768:
763:
759:
754:
748:
738:
736:
726:
724:
714:
712:
702:
698:
691:
687:
684:
682:
678:
675:
674:
670:
663:
657:
653:
648:
644:
638:
634:
629:
628:
623:
606:
600:
597:
593:
589:
582:
579:
572:
570:
564:
560:
551:
550:
546:
542:
539:
537:
534:
533:
529:
524:
521:
518:
516:
512:
510:
506:
503:
501:
497:
495:
491:
489:
485:
483:
479:
478:
477:
471:
469:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
446:
444:
443:Robert E. Lee
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
412:
407:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
388:Cavalry Corps
378:
375:
367:
357:
353:
347:
346:
341:This section
339:
335:
330:
329:
323:
321:
319:
315:
310:
306:
302:
299:, when Major
298:
293:
289:
281:
279:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
243:
239:
235:
229:Military unit
218:
215:
213:
210:
208:
205:
203:
200:
198:
195:
193:
190:
188:
185:
183:
180:
178:
175:
173:
170:
168:
165:
163:
160:
158:
155:
153:
150:
149:
148:
145:
144:
142:
138:
135:
132:
128:
125:
122:
118:
115:
112:
108:
105:
94:
90:
87:
76:
72:
69:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
33:
30:
19:
779:expanding it
772:
752:
651:
632:
609:. Retrieved
599:
586:
581:
568:
475:
447:
435:Wade Hampton
415:Chickahominy
408:
385:
370:
361:
350:Please help
345:verification
342:
285:
237:
233:
231:
29:
747:Mississippi
409:During the
253:Mississippi
140:Engagements
86:Mississippi
818:Categories
573:References
419:South Anna
400:Jeb Stuart
74:Allegiance
462:Carolinas
364:July 2022
282:Formation
48:Disbanded
43:1861–1865
611:April 9,
530:See also
316:and two
292:mustered
288:Virginia
245:regiment
240:) was a
124:Regiment
711:Alabama
697:Portals
688:at the
679:at the
500:Alabama
439:Potomac
390:of the
324:History
314:colonel
267:of the
261:Georgia
257:Alabama
247:of the
242:cavalry
130:Facings
114:Cavalry
56:Country
658:
639:
318:majors
259:, and
134:Yellow
101:
92:Branch
83:
65:
40:Active
547:Notes
775:stub
656:ISBN
637:ISBN
613:2020
232:The
120:Size
110:Type
104:Army
588:109
354:by
820::
433:,
320:.
255:,
806:e
799:t
792:v
781:.
699::
664:.
645:.
615:.
565:.
377:)
371:(
366:)
362:(
348:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.