2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers

2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers
Active1862-1865
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance Mississippi
Branch Confederate States Army
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
TypePartisan Rangers
Cavalry
SizeRegiment
Nickname"Ballentine's Regiment"
BattlesAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
John Goff Ballentine

The 2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers, also known as Ballentine's Regiment was a unit of the Confederate Army the American Civil War. The 2nd Partisans operated as a cavalry regiment in North Mississippi and Tennessee, taking part in many battles and skirmishes before surrendering in Alabama in May, 1865.