12th Missouri Cavalry
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- Also referred to as:
- the 2nd Missouri Cavalry
- the Jackson County Cavalry
- Early 1862 - Organized
- September 30, 1862 - Newtonia
- November 28, 1862 - Cane Hill
- December 7, 1862 - Prairie Grove
- December 31, 1862-January 25, 1863 - Marmaduke's Expedition into Missouri
- January 8, 1863 - Springfield
- January 11, 1863 - Hartville
- April 17-May 2, 1863 - Marmaduke's Expedition into Missouri
- July 4, 1863 - Helena
- August 1-September 14, 1863 - vs. Steele's Little Rock Expedition
- October 25, 1863 - Pine Bluff
- March-May 1864 - Camden Expedition
- April 25, 1864 - Marks' Mills
- August 24, 1864 - Ashley's and Jones' Stations near Devall's Bluff
- August-October 1864 - Price's Missouri Raid
- May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department
DESIGNATIONS
- September 1862 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Cooper's Division
- September-December 1862 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / Marmaduke's Cavalry Division / Shelby's Brigade
- December 1862-September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Marmaduke's Cavalry Division / Shelby's Brigade
- September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / Army of Missouri / Shelby's Cavalry Division / Shelby's Brigade
- September 1864-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / 1st Missouri Cavalry Division / 1st Missouri Cavalry Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Upton Hays (Colonel)
- Samuel Bowman (Major)
- William H. Erwin (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Charles A. Gilkey (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Beal G. Jeans (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- David Shanks (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- H.J. Vivien (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. (Pages 92, 101-102)