Jeff. Davis Legion

Jeff. Davis Legion
Jeff. Davis Legion
Active	1861–1865
Disbanded	April 26, 1865
Country	Confederate States
Allegiance	Mississippi
Branch	Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Facings	Yellow
Engagements	American Civil War Siege of Yorktown; Battle of Williamsburg; Seven Days Battles; Battle of Sharpsburg; Battle of Brandy Station; Battle of Upperville; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; Battle of North Anna; Battle of Cold Harbor; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Nance’s Shop; Battle of Bentonville; ;

The Jeff. Davis Legion (also known as the Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry) was a cavalry regiment of the Confederate States Army. Made up of companies from Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia; it fought primarily in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. In 1865, it was reassigned to the Army of Tennessee, surrendering at Greensboro, N.C.