• Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment was a unit of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, composed of cavalry companies from Mississippi,...
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    After settling his banking interests, he formed and enlisted the Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment into the Confederate States Army at Memphis, Tennessee, in August...
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    service, 1861. 1st Regiment Cavalry Reserves 2nd Battalion Cavalry Reserves 3rd Battalion Cavalry Reserves Gamblin's Battalion Cavalry Reserves Montgomery's...
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    Grierson's Raid (category Cavalry raids of the American Civil War)
    divergent Confederate Army cavalry units pursued Col. Grierson vigorously across the state (most notably Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment and Robert V. Richardson's...
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  • Mississippi Cavalry. Another unrelated unit, Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment, briefly held the designation of First Mississippi Cavalry Regiment in 1861 before...
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  • remainder of the Regiment under Mabry's command took part in various skirmishes with Union cavalry in late 1864, before being reassigned to Wirt Adam's brigade...
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    left, two brigades from Wood's Union division skirmished with Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment and then returned to camp. On the right, a group led by Forrest...
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    Massachusetts Cavalry (officially designated "5th Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry"). He was promoted to colonel and assumed command of the regiment on March...
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    some men of the artillery joined infantry units, or joined Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment. Company G was reorganized and re-equipped in 1864, and sent...
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    Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was...
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    was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, to George Adams and Anna Weisiger Adams. His brother, William Wirt Adams, was also a Confederate Army brigadier general...
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  • Moore Cavalry Brigade    BG Frank C. Armstrong 2nd Arkansas (Slemons') Cavalry - Col William F. Slemons Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment - Col Wirt Adams 2nd...
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    Virginia Cavalry Brigade 2nd Virginia Cavalry Brigade 3rd (Wickham's) Virginia Cavalry Brigade 4th Virginia Cavalry Brigade (Laurel Brigade) 1st Regiment, Virginia...
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  • Mississippi Cavalry BG Frank C. Armstrong 2nd Arkansas Cavalry 2nd Missouri Cavalry Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment 2nd Mississippi Cavalry Regiment 1st Mississippi...
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    Civil War, he enlisted with the "Anding Hussars" attached to the Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment. He was commended for his gallantry and service during many battles...
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  • infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The unit is also known as the 11th/17th Arkansas Mounted Infantry or the 11th/17th Arkansas Cavalry. At various...
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  • Mississippi Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry unit of the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The 4th Regiment was formed...
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    Scott was commissioned as a second lieutenant and assigned to the 12th Cavalry Regiment. From September 1905 to June 1906, Scott served detached duty at the...
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  • Wirt Adams near Pleasant Ridge. Croxton was leaving Tuscaloosa, having burned the University of Alabama on April 4. The 6th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment...
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    under Brigadier General William Wirt Adams. The 3rd USCC was soon supported by the 4th and 11th Illinois Cavalry Regiments and the 90 minute skirmish ended...
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    returned to his regiment for the Atlanta campaign, where the regiment fought as infantry in the trenches. When Brigadier General William Wirt Adams was promoted...
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    Battle of Egypt Station (category Cavalry raids of the American Civil War)
    Near Franklin, the 3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry ran into a Confederate force led by Brigadier General William Wirt Adams. The 11th Illinois took position on...
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  • Captain Flesher's cavalry was sent to Sutton based on rumors the invaders would cross there and proceed to Weston. Outposts in Roane, Wirt and Jackson Counties...
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  • Cavalry, 2nd New Jersey Cavalry, and 19th Pennsylvania Cavalry in pursuit of Wood's Mississippi Cavalry under General William Wirt Adams operating in the area...
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  • was in the area. The 6th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment engaged with Adams' forces on April 6, 1865. Croxton...
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  • without inscription The 104th Cavalry traces its beginnings to June 30, 1874, when it was constituted as the 8th Infantry Regiment, and organized in August...
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    Westerner. In late 1817 Rush became the ambassador to Britain, and William Wirt succeeded him as Attorney General. With the exception of Crowninshield, the...
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    neither Jackson nor Clay, who both were Masons. The party nominated William Wirt of Maryland and Amos Ellmaker of Pennsylvania. In addition to the votes Jackson...
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  • spring of 1864 the battery was assigned to a cavalry brigade commanded by Confederate General Wirt Adams which was operating in the Big Black and Yazoo...
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    Regiment: Col Edward R. Hawkins (Escort) Texas Company: Rush L. Elkin King's Missouri Battery: Cpt Houston King Adams' Brigade BG William Wirt Adams 11th...
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