20th Confederate States Cavalry
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- Also referred to as the
- (Lay's) Mississippi Cavalry
- ~April 23, 1864 - Organized with mixed companies from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
- December 1864 - Disbanded due to the failure of the War Department to recognize its organization
DESIGNATIONS
- June-August 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / Adams' Cavalry Division / Scott's Brigade
- August-October 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District South of Homochitto / Scott's Brigade
- October-December 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Sub-district of Southwest Mississippi and East Louisiana
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Benjamin D. Lay (Colonel)
- Lawrence W. O'Bannon (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 176)