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1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
The First Mississippi Cavalry Regiment was a unit of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Originally designated the First Battalion Mississippi Cavalry, the unit was upgraded to a regiment in 1862, and fought in many battles of the Western theater of the American Civil War. First Battalion and Shiloh In the spring of 1861, various Mississippi cavalry companies volunteered for military service and traveled to Tennessee, including the Pontotoc Dragoons, an prewar volunteer company dating back to the time of the Mexican-American War. Other cavalry companies from Mississippi, including the Noxubee Cavalry, Thompson Cavalry, and Bolivar Troop were organized into the First Battalion Mississippi Cavalry at Union City, Tennessee by Captain John H. Miller of the Pontotoc Dragoons. The Battalion mustered into Confederate service on June 2, under the command of General Benjamin F. Cheatham. The Battalion was sent to New Madrid, Missouri, and fought in a skirmish at Bird ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who Horses in warfare, fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in the roles of reconnaissance, Screening (tactical), screening, and skirmisher, skirmishing in many armies, or as heavy cavalry for decisive shock attacks in other armies. An individual soldier in the cavalry is known by a number of designations depending on era and tactics, such as cavalryman, Equestrianism, horseman, trooper (rank), trooper, cataphract, knight, hussar, uhlan, mamluk, cuirassier, lancer, dragoon, or horse archer. The designation of ''cavalry'' was not usually given to any Military animal, military forces that used other animals for mounts, such as Camel cavalry, camels or War elephant, elephants. Infantry who moved on horseback, but dismounted to fight on foot, were known in the early 17th to the early 18t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird's Point, Missouri
Bird's Point (or Birds Point) is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. It lies on an island or former island in the Mississippi River, near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and is situated directly across from Cairo, Illinois. This is the point where the U.S. Route 60 bridge connects with Cairo. History Bird's Point was named for Abraham Bird Sr, who was a prominent planter and businessman in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He brought his family briefly to Bourbon, Kentucky and then, in 1796, to what later became Cairo, Illinois, and later, to this location (Bird's Point). It is said that they were the first white people to live in this area. Lewis and Clark encountered the Bird's Point settlement, during their famed expedition, in 1803.; Bird's Point was a strategic site during the Civil War. The Battle of Charleston was fought in the vicinity on August 19, 1861. Union cavalry under David P. Jenkins guarded the region for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs is a city in, and the county seat of, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States, near the southern border of Tennessee. Near the Mississippi Delta, the area was developed by European Americans for cotton plantations and was dependent on enslaved Africans. After the Civil War, many freedmen continued to work in agriculture as sharecroppers and tenant farmers. As the county seat, the city is a center of trade and court sessions. The population was 7,699 at the 2010 census, which, compared to the 2000 census, was a decrease. Holly Springs has several National Register of Historic Places-listed properties and historic districts, including Southwest Holly Springs Historic District, Holly Springs Courthouse Square Historic District, Depot-Compress Historic District, and East Holly Springs Historic District. Hillcrest Cemetery contains the graves of five Confederate generals, and has been called "Little Arlington of the South". History European Americans founded Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Battle Of Corinth
The second Battle of Corinth (which, in the context of the American Civil War, is usually referred to as the Battle of Corinth, to differentiate it from the siege of Corinth earlier the same year) was fought October 3–4, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. For the second time in the Iuka-Corinth Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans defeated a Confederate army, this time one under Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn. After the Battle of Iuka, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price marched his army to meet with Van Dorn's. The combined force, known as the Army of West Tennessee, was put under the command of the more senior Van Dorn. The army moved in the direction of Corinth, a critical rail junction in northern Mississippi, hoping to disrupt Union lines of communications and then sweep into Middle Tennessee. The fighting began on October 3 as the Confederates pushed the U.S. Army from the rifle pits originally constructed by the Confederates for the siege of Corinth. The Confederates explo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rearguard
A rearguard is a part of a military force that protects it from attack from the rear, either during an advance or withdrawal. The term can also be used to describe forces protecting lines, such as communication lines, behind an army. Even more generally, a rearguard action may refer idiomatically to an attempt at preventing something though it is likely too late to be prevented; this idiomatic meaning may apply in either a military- or in a non-military, perhaps-figurative context. Origins The term rearguard (also ''rereward'', ''rearward'') originates from the medieval custom of dividing an army into three '' battles'' or ''wards''; Van, Main (or Middle) and Rear. The Rear Ward usually followed the other wards on the march and during a battle usually formed the rearmost of the three if deployed in column or the left-hand ward if deployed in line. Original usage The commonly accepted definition of a rearguard in military tactics was largely established in the battles of the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark, Tennessee
Denmark is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ... and former city in Madison County, Tennessee, Madison County, Tennessee, United States roughly 14 miles southwest of Jackson, Tennessee, Jackson. The zip code is 38391. Although it was once a thriving farming community, a combination of Anthropogenic hazard, man-made and natural disasters has reduced Denmark to a few remaining houses and the historic Antebellum South, antebellum Denmark Presbyterian Church. History Denmark was one of the first-settled places in Madison County, Tennessee, Madison County. The land on which it was incorporated in 1854 was opened by Thomas Sanders in 1822. Presbyterian and Methodist church (congregation), churches were established in the area in 1833 and 1842. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivar, Tennessee
Bolivar is a city in and the county seat of Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States. The town was named for South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,417. Bolivar is served by William L. Whitehurst Field (airport). Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.12% is water. Sights The area is home to several historic properties and historic districts among the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardeman County, Tennessee including Bolivar Court Square Historic District, Western State Hospital Historic District, North Main Street Historic District, and the Bills-McNeal Historic District. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,205 people, 2,224 households, and 1,183 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 5,802 people, 2,161 households, and 1,462 families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hicks Jackson
William Hicks "Red" Jackson (October 1, 1835 – March 30, 1903) was a career United States Army officer who graduated from West Point. After serving briefly in the Southwest and resigning when the American Civil War broke out, he served in the Confederate Army, gaining the rank of brigadier general by the end of the war. Afterward he became a major planter and horse breeder in Middle Tennessee. As a widower he married Selene Harding, daughter of the owner of the 5300-acre Belle Meade Plantation near Nashville. Jackson co-managed the operations with his father-in-law William Giles Harding. They expanded the raising of purebred horses, cattle, sheep, and goats. Jackson and his wife inherited an interest in the plantation, and Belle Meade was known for the quality of horses he bred. He shared some decisions with his brother Howell Edmunds Jackson, who as a widower had married Selene's sister Mary Harding in 1873; they also inherited an interest in Belle Meade. Early life and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,395 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County. Colonel William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of authors William Faulkner and John Faulkner, was a prominent resident of Ripley in the mid to late-19th century. W.C. Falkner's exploits in and around Ripley served as the model for Faulkner's character of Colonel John Sartoris. Ripley is located in the Hills region of North Mississippi, an important region for the birth of American music. The area is known as the birthplace of the hill country blues. Geography Ripley is located at (34.732363, -88.947055). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.35%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 5,462 people, 1,735 households, and 1,100 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 5,478 peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment
Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment was a unit of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, composed of cavalry companies from Mississippi in the American Civil War, Mississippi, Alabama in the American Civil War, Alabama, and Louisiana in the American Civil War, Louisiana. Originally titled the First Regiment of Mississippi Cavalry, the unit was renamed after its commander, William Wirt Adams, in December, 1861. After Adams was promoted to Brigadier general (United States), Brigadier general in 1863, the unit was renamed Wood's Regiment, but it is most commonly known in historical sources as Wirt Adams' Cavalry. The regiment fought in various battles in Mississippi and Tennessee, and spent the second half of the war operating in the Mississippi Delta, opposing Federal cavalry raids after Union forces took control of most of the strategic points in that state. The Regiment surrendered in Alabama on May 4, 1865. History The Regiment was organized by William Wirt Adams, a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regiment
A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted in one geographical area, by a leader who was often also the feudal lord ''in capite'' of the soldiers. Lesser barons of knightly rank could be expected to muster or hire a company or battalion from their manorial estate. By the end of the 17th century, infantry regiments in most European armies were permanent units, with approximately 800 men and commanded by a colonel. Definitions During the modern era, the word "regiment" – much like "corps" – may have two somewhat divergent meanings, which refer to two distinct roles: # a front-line military formation; or # an administrative or ceremonial unit. In many armies, the first role has been assumed by independent battalions, battlegroups, task forces, brigades and other, similarly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonidas Polk
Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk (April 10, 1806 – June 14, 1864) was a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and founder of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America, which separated from the Episcopal Church of the United States of America. He was a slaveholding planter in Maury County, Tennessee, and a second cousin of President James K. Polk. He resigned his ecclesiastical position to become a major-general in the Confederate States Army, when he was called " Sewanee's Fighting Bishop". His official portrait at the University of the South depicts him dressed as a bishop with his army uniform hanging nearby. He is often erroneously referred to as "Leonidas K. Polk," but he had no middle name and never signed any documents as such. Polk was one of the more notable, yet controversial, political generals of the war. Recognizing his indispensable familiarity with the Mississippi Valley, Confederate president Jefferson Davis commission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
