The following is an abstract of the published and supporting information on the 4^th Cavalry as it pertains to Copiah County. Please visit Mr. Richard Dietz web site for complete information. His web address is http://www.greenheart.com/rdietz/4thms.htm

 

4TH MISSISSIPPI CAVALRY

 

           The Fourth Mississippi Cavalry was organized in late 1862 by the consolidation of two previously formed Mississippi Cavalry Battalions. These units were Hughes' Mississippi Cavalry Battalion and Stockdale's Mississippi Cavalry Battalion. Both of these units would reappear individually later in the War, but in both cases they were second organizations formed by the same commanding officers and given their previous designations.

 

           As with almost all other Civil War units, the Fourth Mississippi Cavalry was often known and written about using alternate designations derived from the name of its commanding officer. Names of this type used by or to describe the Fourth Mississippi Cavalry are listed below:

 

    Thomas R. Stockdale's Cavalry

    C. C. Wilbourn's Cavalry

    Cornelius McLaurin's Cavalry

    James M. Norman's Cavalry

    James Gordon's Cavalry

    J. L. Harris' Cavalry

    James Ruffin's Cavalry

    J. F. White's Cavalry

    R. C. Love's Cavalry

    Charles Hoover's Cavalry

    H. L. P. McGee's Cavalry

 

           The Fourth Mississippi Cavalry spent its entire career in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana (and, as it was subsequently renamed, the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana). More detailed information about the formation and the officers of each company is given below:

 

                                STAFF

 

       Colonel                              - C. C. Wilbourn

       Lieutenant Colonels                        - Cornelius McLaurin

                                                - Thomas R. Stockdale

       Majors                               - Thomas R. Stockdale

                                                - James M. Norman

       Adjutant                             - B. H. Morehead

       Quartermaster               - Major W. W. Vaught

 

                              COMPANY A

 

       Organized January 19, 1862, at Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi; also     recruited from Crystal Springs, Copiah County and other places.

 

       Captain                              - D. McCollum

       First Lieutenant                     - S. R. Allen

       Second Lieutenant                     - R. A. Allen

       First Sergeant                       - B. Catchings

       Total roll, 59

 

                              COMPANY B

 

       "Copiah Horse Guards", mustered in at Hazelhurst, Copiah County on March 1, 1861. Also known as "Norman's Company of Partisan Rangers", it was on duty on the Gulf coast in February, 1862; reported as seventy-five present and absent in the First District in July, 1862; twenty-five strong at Covington, Louisiana in October, 1862; attached to the command of Col. Gantt on outpost duty near Clinton, Louisiana in January, 1863.

 

       Captains                            - T. A. Graves

                                                - James M. Norman

       First Lieutenant                     - James M. Norman

       Second Lieutenant                     - William H. Catchings

       Third Lieutenants                   - Aaron P. Cunningham

                                                - John B. Middleton

                                                - Elbert N. Guynes

       Original roll, 54

 

4th Mississippi Cavalry, Company B, Final Roster

(Copiah County residents only)

Gainesville, Alabama, May 1, 1865

 

Name	Rank	When enlisted	Where	By whom	Present
A J Byrd	Pvt	Sept 19, 1863	Crystal Springs	Lt Lott	X
S D Currie	"	Sept 30, 1863	Hopewell Ch	Maj Stockdale	X
J A   "	"	"	"	"	X
L G Durr	"	Sept 17, 1863	Crystal Springs	Lt Lott	X
Jas Edmondson	"	Nov 29, 1863	Gallitan	Maj Stockdale	X
H M Smith	"	Sept 28, 1863	Crystal Springs	Lt Pope	X
C C Stepp	"	Sept 4, 1863	Crystal Springs	Lt Pope	X
W L   "	"	"	"	"	X
C Sliding	"	"   22			X
W G Watts	"	Sept 16, 1863	Crystal Springs	Lt Pope	X
Sandy Williamson	"	Aug 18, 1863	Georgetown	Capt Terrell	X
Mat Williamson	"	Sept 14, 1863	Bohala	"	X
Wm Williams	"	May	"	"	X

 

Contributed by: Cecil Swanson, Port Allen, Louisiana (cesdana@bellsouth.net)

 

Following is contributed by: Gail Onesi, gonesi@numail.org

 

Copiah County soldiers,  a list of SOME of the guys who were in "Capt C McLaurins Calvary"

 

1.James Nobles or could be Noble

 

2. Frank Deselle

 

3. L.B. Mclaurin

 

4. B.D Grabold   [I think they mean Goldbold]

 

5. Horann Millsaps

 

6. Tom Rishii?

 

7. W. A. Richie

 

8. Uriah Millsaps

 

9.  Jasper Barlow

 

10.  J. M. Montigue  [this is Montgomery]  I know because it is my great great

 

11. W Perry

 

12 C Fore

 

13.  J. M. Case

 

McLaurins Calvary had more solders in it, but it was organized in Rankin County, this is only the ones, or some of the ones that came from Copiah County.  I went on the Soliders and Sailors web site and checked it out and found most of these names, and they, like John M. Montgomery were listed in Hughes Battlin co E. which, McLaurins Calvary made up.  On my grandfathers papers it says that co E of Hughes went on to be Co F. of 4th Ms Calvary.