List of Mississippi Union Civil War units

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This is a '''list of units from Mississippi''' that served the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] during the [[American Civil War]]. While only a single white unit was raised; several regiments of [[Military history of African Americans in the American Civil War|African-American volunteers]], eventually becoming part of the [[United States Colored Troops]], originated in the state. The [[List of Mississippi Civil War Confederate units|list of Confederate Mississippi units]] is shown separately.

==Units==
*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Mounted Rifles]]
*1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry Regiment
*1st Mississippi Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated [[5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment|5th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment]]
*2nd Mississippi Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated [[6th Regiment Heavy Artillery U.S. Colored Troops|6th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment]]
*1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated [[51st United States Colored Infantry Regiment|51st U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment]]
*2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated [[52nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment|52nd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment]]
*3rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated [[53rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment|3rd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment]]
*4th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 66th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment
*5th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – organization not completed
*6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated [[58th United States Colored Infantry Regiment|58th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment]]

==See also==
*[[Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State]]
*[[Mississippi in the American Civil War]]

==References==
*[[Frederick H. Dyer|Dyer, Frederick H.]] (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher.
*[https://ift.tt/2WigTrf Mississippi Union Regimental Index at The Civil War Archive]
*[https://ift.tt/2TTVtny 1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles: Mississippi’s Union Battalion in the Civil War]

[[Category:Mississippi Civil War regiments]]
[[Category:Lists of military units and formations of the American Civil War]]
[[Category:Mississippi-related lists]]

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