Publisher's Synopsis
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)
