This is a list of units from Mississippi that served in the
Union
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during the
American Civil War
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. 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 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
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Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
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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 le ...
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Southern Unionists
In the United States, Southern Unionists were white Southerners living in the Confederate States of America opposed to secession. Many fought for the Union during the Civil War. These people are also referred to as Southern Loyalists, Union Lo ...
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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 state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
Civil War
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Mississippi in the American Civil War