Jeff. Davis Legion

Jeff. Davis Legion
Active1861–1865
DisbandedApril 26, 1865
Country Confederate States
Allegiance Mississippi
Branch Army
TypeCavalry
SizeRegiment
FacingsYellow
Engagements

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.