This is a list of units from Mississippi that served in the
Union during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
. Only a single unit of white Union troops was raised within the state, along with several regiments of
African-American volunteers, eventually becoming part of the
United States Colored Troops. The
list of Confederate Mississippi units is shown separately.
Units
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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 United States 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
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Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
This is a list of American Civil War units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. Many states had soldiers and units fighting for both the United States ( Union Ar ...
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Mississippi in the American Civil War
Mississippi was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States, doing so on January 9, 1861. It joined with six other southern states to form the Confederacy on February 4, 1861. Mississippi's location along the ...
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Southern Unionists
In the United States, Southern Unionists were white Southerners living in the Confederate States of America and the Southern Border states (American Civil War), Border States opposed to secession. Many fought for the Union (American Civil War), ...
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United States Colored Troops
References
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Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher.
Mississippi Union Regimental Index at The Civil War Archive1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles: Mississippi’s Union Battalion in the Civil War
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Mississippi
Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...
Civil War
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...
Mississippi in the American Civil War