List of Mississippi Union Civil War units
This is a list of units from Mississippi that served the Union during the American Civil War. While only a single white unit was raised; several regiments of African-American volunteers, eventually becoming part of the United States Colored Troops, originated in the state. The list of Confederate Mississippi units is shown separately.
Units
- 1st Battalion, Mississippi Mounted Rifles (Union)
- 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Mississippi Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 5th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Mississippi Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 6th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 51st U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 52nd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 53rd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment
- 4th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 66th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment
- 5th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – organization not completed
- 6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 58th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment
See also
- Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
- Mississippi in the American Civil War
- Southern Unionists
- United States Colored Troops
References
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963
- Mississippi Union Regimental Index at The Civil War Archive
- 1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles: Mississippi’s Union Battalion in the Civil War
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