Historical Notes The Third Cavalry Battalion AKA Ashcraft's Cavalry Regiment was organized in May, 1864, with eight companies. It was formed by consolidating the 2nd and 3rd Battalions State Cavalry. The unit served under Generals Gholson and F.C. Armstrong, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Skirmishing the Federals in Mississippi and Alabama, it was prominent in the conflicts at Egypt and Selma. Few surrendered in May, 1865. OFFICERS: Colonel Thomas C. Ashcraft, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Harris, and Major E.L. Hawkins. BATTLES: ROSTERS: BIBLIOGRAPHY: REFERENCES: Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army Howell, H. Grady. For Dixie Land, I'll Take My Stand Rowland, Dunbar. Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898 Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate Armies Researching this unit? Here's what's available. Hooker, Col. Charles E. - Confederate Military History - Mississippi Volume - 288 pgs. Hardback $35.00 Paperback $25.00 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. Historical Sketch and Roster of the MS 3rd Cavalry Battalion Paperback $19.95 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. The Civil War in Mississippi   CD-ROM $35.00 Rigdon, John C. Mississippi Civil War Soldiers Index   CD-ROM $12.00 The Southern Historical Society Papers   CD-ROM $69.95 The Civil War in Mississippi © - 2001 Eastern Digital Resources   The Civil War in Mississippi Index