Organization:
Organized by the consolidation of Bridges Sharpshooters Battalion and the 1st Cavalry Battalion on August 1, 1862. Soon broken up and the cavalry battalion reformed. Unclear as to whether the sharpshooter battalion was reorganized or merged into the cavalry battalion.
First Commander:
Colonel Ras. Stirman
Assignment: Phifer's Brigade Maury's Division Army of the West Department Number 2 August-September 1862
Battle:
Grand Gulf April 29, 1863