Jeff Davis Cavalry Legion
Jeff Davis Cavalry Legion was an elite Confederate cavalry unit during the American Civil War. This unit fought primarily in the Eastern theater with the Army of Northern Virginia. The Legion consisted of the following cavalry companies and the counties and states in which they were raised:
- Comp. A - Natchez Cavalry - Adams County, Mississippi
- Comp. B - Chickasaw Rangers - Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- Comp. C - Southern Guards - Kemper County, Mississippi
- Comp. D - Sumter Mounted Guards - Unknown county, Alabama
- Comp. E - Canebrake Legion - Marengo County, Alabama
- Comp. F - Georgia Hussars - Chatham County, Georgia
- Comp. G - Liberty Mounted Rangers - Liberty County, Georgia
- Comp. H - Morehead Rangers - Unknown county, Alabama
- Comp. I - McKenzie's Company - Unknown county, Alabama
- Comp. K - Robert's Company - Unknown county, Alabama
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