The following is a list of the 6 former Mississippi Confederate soldiers who were desirous of taking the oath and joining Company F and G of the 1st Connecticut Cavalry. All enlisted on October 1, 1863 and mustered into their new Union Regiment on October 5, 1863. All were prisoners of war and were incarcerated at the Union prison at Fort Delaware. The former Confederates from Company F were transferred to Company G in April of 1864. Some of the former Confederates kept their names in the 1st Ct. while it appears that others changed their names perhaps to avoid detection if captured by their former Army. However there may be a multitude of reasons including spelling etc. In April of 1864 the former Confederate soldiers were transferred to the North West to avoid being captured by their former Confederates. Many were transferred to the 1st United States Independent Company after arriving in the North West. The 1st United States Independent Company should not be confused with the 1st United States Infantry. Also this may not be the complete list of Mississippi Confederates but just those former Confederates that I could find. (The North West meaning Fort Snelling, Minnesota) Those finishing their enlistments were eligible for a United States pension. Also it should be noted that the Union enlisted those Confederates who had been conscripted or deserted from their Confederate units. Many former Confederates had a multitude of reasons why they wanted to enlist in the Union Regiment. Some Confederates said they were conscripted when they had not been. Some said they deserted when in fact they had been captured. On the flip side there were many who were conscripted and also had deserted. The following are the state break downs. Of the 120 former Confederates who joined the 1st Connecuticut Cavarly on October 5, 1863, 49 I could not find with Confederate units due to spelling errors etc. The 71 that were found were broken down to the following states:

1) North Carolina=24
2) Virginia=16
3) Alabama=6
4) Mississippi=6
5) Tennessee-5
6) Florida=4
7) South Carolina=4
Georgia=4
9) Arkansas=1
10) Louisiana=1

It should also be noted that out of the 71 former Confederates found 62 were captured during the Gettysburg campaign. The following are the 6 former Confederates from Mississippi who joined the 1st Connecuticut Cavalry.

Those enlisting in Company F were:

1) James R. Hallsell aka James R. Halsell - Believed to be former Confederate with New Company D 13th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Enlisted in Confederate Army in May of 1861 and was 19 years old and was born in Alabama. Listed as being wounded and missing from hospital at Gettysburg campaign. Longstreet's Corps, McLaws' Division, Barksdale's Brigade. Deserted on January 10, 1864

2) William Rodman - Believed to be former Confederate with Company H 33rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Enlisted in Confederate unit in March of 1862 at age 19. Listed as a prisoner of war during the battle of Bakers Creek aka Champion Hill, Mississippi on May 16, 1863. Most likely route to Fort Delaware would have been from Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee and then to Louisville, Kentucky then to Camp Morton, then to Fort Delaware for this time period. Transferred to NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865

Those enlisting in Company G were:

3) Silas C. Gentry - believed to be a Confederate with Company D 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Captured in the Gettysburg campaign. Hill's Corps, Anderson's Division, Posey's Brigade. Transferred to NW: Discharged November 16, 1865

4) William P. Guynes - believed to be a Confederate member of Company D 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Captured in the Gettysburg campaign. Hill's Corps, Anderson's Division, Posey's Brigade. Transferred to NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865. Highest ranking former Confederate in the 1st Connecticut Cavalry made the rank of Captain prior to his discharge.

5) Henry R. McKnight - believed to have been Confederate with Company F 41st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Listed as born in Georgia. Captured at Shellyville, Tennessee in late June of 1863. Taken to Nashville, Tennessee then to Louisville, Kentucky, then to Camp Chase, Ohio, then to Fort Delaware where he arrived in July of 1863. Transferred to NW: Absent without leave on August 7, 1864. Mustered out on August 2, 1865

6) Thomas I. Price - aka Thomas J. Price believed to have been Confederate with Company D 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Captured or deserted during Gettysburg campaign, reported as prisoner on July 5, 1863. Born in Mississippi. Hill's Corps, Anderson's Division, Posey's Brigade. Transferred to NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865