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Mississippi Volunteers.

1st Mississippi Regiment Cavalry (Colored).

Organized at Vicksburg, Miss., October 9, 1863.

Attached to post of Goodrich Landing, District of Northeast, La., to January, 1864.

1st Brigade, United States Colored Troops, District of Vicksburg, Miss., to March, 1864.

Service.

Duty at Skipwith Landing till January, 1864.

Expedition to Tallulah C. H. November 10-13, 1863.

Merriwether's Ferry, Bayou Boeuf, Ark., December 13.

At Vicksburg till February, 1864.

Expedition up Yazoo River February 1-March 8, 1864.

Satartia February 7.

Occupation of Yazoo City February 9-March 6.

Near Yazoo City February 28.

Yazoo City March 5.

Designation of Regiment changed to 3rd U. S. Colored Cavalry March 11, 1864, which see.

1st Mississippi Regiment Mounted Rifles.

Organized at Memphis, Tenn., March, 1864.

Attached to District of Memphis, Tenn., 16th Army Corps, Dept. Tennessee, to June, 1864.

1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to July, 1864.

1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, District West Tennessee, to December, 1864.

1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District West Tennessee, to June, 1865.

Service.

Duty in the Defenses of Memphis, Tenn., till August, 1864.

Expedition from Memphis to Grand [1344] Gulf, Miss., July 7-24.

Near Bolivar July 6.

Port Gibson July 14.

Grand Gulf July 16.

Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-31.

Tallahatchie River August 7-9.

Hurricane Creek August 9.

Oxford August 9 and 11.

Hurricane Creek August 13-14 and 19.

At Memphis and in District of West Tennessee, till December.

Grierson's Expedition from Memphis against Mobile & Ohio Railroad December 21, 1864, to January 5, 1865.

Verona December 25, 1864.

Okolona December 27.

Egypt Station December 28.

Franklin and Lexington January 2, 1865.

Mechanicsburg January 3.

The Ponds January 4.

Moved from Vicksburg to Memphis and duty there till June, 1865.

Expedition from Memphis into Southeast Arkansas and Northeast Louisiana January 26-February 11.

Mustered out June 26, 1865.

1st Mississippi Regiment Heavy Artillery (African Descent).

Organized at Vicksburg, Miss., September 26, 1863.

Attached to post of Vicksburg, District of Vicksburg, Miss., to March, 1864.

Unassigned, 1st Division, U. S. Colored Troops, District of Vicksburg, to April, 1864.

Service.

Post and garrison duty at Vicksburg, Miss., till April, 1864.

Designation changed to 4th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, March 11, 1864, and to 5th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864 (which see).

2nd Mississippi Regiment Heavy Artillery (African Descent).

Organized at Natchez, Miss., September 12, 1863.

Attached to post of Natchez, Miss., District of Northeast Louisiana, to January, 1864.

Post of Vicksburg, District of Vicksburg, Miss., to March, 1864.

District of Natchez, Miss., to April, 1864.

Service.

Garrison duty at Natchez and Vicksburg, Miss., till April, 1864.

Skirmish at Vidalia February 7, 1864.

Designation changed to 5th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and to 6th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, April 26, 1864 (which see).

1st Mississippi Regiment Infantry (African Descent).

Organized at Milliken's Bend, La., and Vicksburg, Miss., May 16, 1863.

Attached to African Brigade, District of Northeast Louisiana, to July, 1863.

Post of Vicksburg, District of Vicksburg, Miss., till March, 1864.

Service.

Duty at Milliken's Bend, La., till July, 1863.

Action at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863.

At Vicksburg, Miss., till March, 1864.

Action at Ross' Landing, Grand Lake, February 14, 1864.

Designation of Regiment changed to 51st U. S. Colored Troops March 11, 1864, (which see).

2nd Mississippi Regiment Infantry (African Descent).

Organized at Vicksburg, Miss., July 27, 1863.

Attached to post of Vicksburg, District of Vicksburg, Miss., to March, 1864.

Service.

Post and garrison duty at Vicksburg, Miss., till March, 1864.

Expedition to Trinity November 15-16, 1863 (Detachment).

Designation of Regiment changed to 52nd U. S. Colored Troops March 11, 1864, (which see).

3rd Mississippi Regiment Infantry (African Descent).

Organized at Warrenton, Miss., May 19, 1863.

Attached to African Brigade, District of Northeast Louisiana, to July, 1863.

Post Goodrich Landing, District of Vicksburg, Miss., to January, 1864.

1st Brigade, U. S. Colored Troops, District of Vicksburg, Miss., to March, 1864.

Service.

Duty at Milliken's Bend and Goodrich Landing till March, 1864.

Haines' Bluff February 3, 1864.

Designation of Regiment changed to 53rd U. S. Colored Troops, March 11, 1864 (which see).

4th Mississippi Regiment Infantry (African Descent).

Organized at Vicksburg, Miss., December 11, 1863.

Attached to post and District of Vicksburg, Miss., to March, 1864.

Post Goodrich Landing, District of Vicksburg March, 1864.

Service.

Post duty at Vicksburg and at Goodrich Landing, till March, 1864.

Skirmish at Columbia February 4, 1864.

Designation of Regiment changed to 66th U. S. Colored Troops March 11, 1864 (which see).

5th Regiment Infantry (African Descent).

Organization not completed.

6th Mississippi Regiment Infantry (African Descent).

Organized at Natchez, Miss., August 27, 1863.

Attached to Post of Natchez, District of Vicksburg, Miss., to January, 1864.

Post of Vicksburg, Miss., to March, 1864.

Service.

Post duty at Natchez and Vicksburg, Miss., till March, 1864.

Skirmish near Natchez November 11, 1863 (Detachment).

Designation of Regiment changed to 58th U. S. Colored Troops March 11, 1864, (which see).

1908.

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