Jeff. Davis Legion | |
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Active | 1861–1865 |
Disbanded | April 26, 1865 |
Country | Confederate States |
Allegiance | Mississippi |
Branch | Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Regiment |
Facings | Yellow |
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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.