His regiment was attached to the command of Brigadier - General Martin Smith , for the defense of Vicksburg , Mississippi , and in September was nearly 700 strong .
Starke became Colonel of the 28th Mississippi Cavalry regiment by commission , dated February 24 , 1862 .
Starke 's regiment was attached to the command of Brigadier - General Martin Smith , for the defense of Vicksburg , Mississippi , and in September was nearly 700 strong .
Starke became Colonel of the 28th Mississippi Cavalry regiment by commission , dated February 24 , 1862 .