Mississippi 4th Cavalry (Confederate)
9/19/62
Battle - Iuka - Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Army of the West main column marched into Iuka, Mississippi, on September 14th. Price's superior, Gen. Braxton Bragg, had ordered Price to prevent Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Mississippi from moving into Tennessee and reinforcing Nashville. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding the Army of the Tennessee, feared that Price intended to go north to join Bragg. Grant devised a plan for his left wing commander, Maj. Gen. E.O.C. Ord, to advance on Iuka from the west;…READ MORE
4/10/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Frank Armstrong
Brigadier GeneralFrank Armstrong
4/10/63
Battle - Franklin (1863) - Williamson County, Tennessee
The Battle of Franklin fought on April 10 1863, was a mere skirmish fought at the same location that the major Battle of Franklin would be fought in 1864.READ MORE
11/1/63
Organized - Mississippi 4th Cavalry - Mississippi
5/4/65
Mustered Out - Mississippi 4th Cavalry - Mississippi
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