16th Confederate Cavalry Regiment

Cavalry regiment of the Confederate States Army 16th Confederate Cavalry Regiment12th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment 1863–1865 Confederate States Confederate States Cavalry Regiment American Civil War Battle of LaFayette Mobile Campaign The 16th Confederate Cavalry Regiment, also known as the 12th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment and Armistead's Regiment, was a cavalry unit of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment took part in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, then was assigned to guard the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama during the final stages of the war before surrendering in May, 1865. History thumb|250px|Silas Buck, color bearer of the 16th Confederate Cavalry.Waldrep Christopher Review: Memory, History, and the Meaning of the Civil War—A Review Essay The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society Summer 2004 102 3 383-402 23386590 https://www.jstor.org/stable/23386590 6 July 2026 The 16th Confederate Cavalry Regiment originated as a group of Mississippi and Alabama cavalry and partisan ranger companies that were consolidated into one regiment in late 1863.Bradley Michael R. 2012 They Rode With Forrest Gretna LA Pelican Publishing Company 68-69Rowland Dunbar. 1908 The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=BCYLAAAAMAAJ Mississippi Department of Archives and History 810-813 The predecessor units included Captain S.W. Red's Company of partisan rangers, Baxter's Scouts, Captain C.A. Mann's company, and units from the Mississippi State Troops cavalry. The commanding officer, Colonel Charles G. Armistead, was a veteran of the 15th Mississippi Infantry and the state troops cavalry. As a unit made up of soldiers from multiple states, the regiment was designated the 16th Confederate Cavalry,United States War Department 1895 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume 49, Serial 103 https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/103/1047 Washington DC Government Printing Office 1047 but it was also commonly referred to in military correspondence as "Armistead's Regiment",United States War Department 1895 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume 38, Serial 75 https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/075/0727 Washington DC Government Printing Office 727 and was renamed as the 12th Mississippi Cavalry in March 1865, with the Alabama companies detached at that time. Another unrelated unit, led by Colonel William Inge, is incorrectly referred to as the 12th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment in some sources, but that unit's correct designation was the 12th Battalion. January 1901 The Late Col William M. Inge: His Remarkable Military Career - Confederate https://www.google.com/books/edition/Confederate_veteran_S_A_Cunningham_ed/SdKnpOVgxWMC Confederate Veteran IX 1 20-22 11 September 2026Rowland Dunbar. 1908 The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=BCYLAAAAMAAJ Mississippi Department of Archives and History 813-816 Armistead's Regiment was assigned to the brigade of General Gideon Pillow and sent to Selma, Alabama in May, 1864. During the Atlanta Campaign, the regiment fought at the Battle of LaFayette on June 24, taking part in an unsuccessful Confederate attempt to cut Union general William T. Sherman's lines of communication. The regiment suffered 12 killed and 13 wounded at Lafayette; Colonel Armistead was wounded and briefly captured during the battle but escaped.United States War Department 1895 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume 38, Serial 74 https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/074/0995 Washington DC Government Printing Office 995 Following this defeat, the regiment retreated to Alabama. In November 1864, Colonel Armistead was in command of a cavalry brigade made up of his regiment along with the 8th Alabama and three Alabama battalions.United States War Department 1895 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume 45, Serial 93 https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/093/1233 Washington DC Government Printing Office 1233 Assigned to guard the Gulf Coast region, Armistead's brigade skirmished with Union troops in December near the Alabama-Florida border. In the final months of the war, Armistead's brigade was assigned to Abraham Buford's Alabama division of Forrest's Cavalry Corps in February, 1865.United States War Department 1895 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume 49, Serial 103 https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/103/0992 Washington DC Government Printing Office 992 The regiment took part in the Battle of Spanish Fort as Union troops approached Mobile during their final offensive in the Gulf coast region, and covered the rearguard of the Confederate evacuation of Mobile. The regiment surrendered with General Richard Taylor's forces at Citronelle, Alabama, on May 4, 1865. Commanders Commanders of the 16th Confederate Cavalry Regiment: Colonel Charles G. Armistead, wounded at Lafayette, Georgia, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel Philip B. Spence See also List of Confederate Government units in the American Civil War List of Confederate units from Mississippi in the American Civil War References American Civil War Category:Military units and formations established in 1863 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865