John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch and Roster of The Mississippi 17th Cavalry Battalion John C Rigdon

The Mississippi 17th Cavalry Battalion Partisan Rangers is mentioned in the official records of date February, 1863, when Capt. William Wren was ordered to dismount Maj. Steede's Battalion and organize, if possible, two full and efficient companies, February, 1863. The battalion was a part of the Ninth Regiment, with Ferguson's Brigade, in the Atlanta campaign, 1864. The dismounted men of Ferguson's Brigade were sent for temporary service to Mobile under Major Steede, Seventeenth Mississippi Battalion, from camp at Carthage about 5th or 10th of December, 1864. Some number of the men evidently accompanied Wheeler in the March to the Sea and the Carolina's campaign. Companies of the Mississippi 17th Cavalry Battalion Company A -- Steede's Company (raised in Jackson County, MS) Company B -- Poitevent's Company (raised in Hancock County, MS) Company C -- Evans' Rangers (raised in Harrison County, MS) Company D -- Miller's Company (raised in Clarke County, MS) Company E -- Mayers' Company (raised in Harrison County, MS) Company F -- Stevens' Company (raised in Green & Perry Counties, MS)