Men of Chickasaw County served in the War for Southern Independence from 1861 to 1865 in infantry and cavalry units including the 2nd Mississippi Regiment, Company G; 6th Mississippi Regiment, Company F; 9th Mississippi Regiment, Company F; 11th Mississippi Regiment, Companies C and H; 13th Mississippi Regiment, Company H; 14th Mississippi Regiment, Company C; 17th Mississippi Regiment, Company A; 24th Mississippi Regiment, Companies C and H; 31st Mississippi Regiment, Companies A, C, and H; 41st Mississippi Regiment, Company H; 43rd Mississippi Regiment, Company C; 8th Mississippi Regiment, Companies C, E, and F; 15th Mississippi Regiment, Company A; and 16th Mississippi Regiment, Company F.