11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
Cavalry regiment of the Confederate States Army
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The 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, also known as "Perrin's regiment", was a cavalry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. It was commanded by Colonel Robert O. Perrin from 1863 to March 1865, when he resigned, and Lieutenant Colonel Henry L. Muldrow until it was disbanded in May 1865.
| 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment | |
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| Active | 1863â1865 |
| Disbanded | May 5, 1865 |
| Country |  Confederate States |
| Allegiance |  Mississippi |
| Branch |  Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | Ferguson's Brigade |
| Nickname | "Perrin's regiment" |
| Facings | Yellow |
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History
The regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service on October 6, 1863, in North and Middle Mississippi from new and existing companies of mounted men as Perrin's Mississippi Cavalry Battalion, Mississippi State Troops. It was expanded, reorganized, and redesignated Perrin's Mississippi Cavalry Regiment on December 23, 1863. It took part in the battles of Rocky Face Ridge, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, and Ladiga. It was redesignated 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment on March 20, 1865, and disbanded on May 5, 1865.[1][2]
Regimental order of battle
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Notes
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