Jim --

I was not making myself clear about Col. Thomas M. Scott. The Kentucky regiments were transferred from Buford's Brigade, and Scott promoted to command of the remaining infantry units. These included his own Louisiana regiment and several Alabama commands.

Brig. Gen. Abram Buford had been in command of the brigade during all of 1863 up to the transfer of himself and his Kentucky regiments to Forrest's cavalry. Here's a segment of his report for the Battle of Champion Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863:

No. 25.--Report of Brig. Gen. Abraham Buford, C. S. Army, commanding Second Brigade.

HEADQUARTERS BUFORD'S BRIGADE, LORING'S DIVISION, June 16, 1863.

GENERAL: I have the honor to make the following report of the operations of my brigade (the Third Brigade of the division) in and around Edwards Depot, on Saturday, May 16, and on the march from Baker's Creek to Jackson, Miss.:

My brigade consisted of the following regiments: Twelfth Louisiana Regiment, Col. Thomas M. Scott commanding; Fifty-fourth Alabama Regiment, Col. Alpheus Baker commanding; Seventh Kentucky Regiment, Col. Ed. Crossland commanding; Ninth Arkansas Regiment, Col. I. L. Dunlop commanding; four companies Third Kentucky Regiment, Maj J. H. Bowman commanding; Thirty-fifth Alabama Regiment, Col. Edward Goodwin commanding; Snodgrass' Alabama regiment, Col. John Snodgrass commanding, and Twenty-seventh Alabama Regiment, Col. James Jackson commanding, making an aggregate of 3,005 effective men. The Pointe Coupée artillery, consisting of two companies (A and C, four guns each), was also attached to my brigade, under command of Captain [Alcide] Bouanchaud. The Eighth Kentucky also belonged to my command, but, having been mounted two days previous, were detached. We were encamped at Mr. Ratliff's, about half a mile in rear of Mrs. Ellison's, on the Raymond road. [Remainder of report omitted]

The Kentucky and Alabama regiments had served together since the early spring of 1862. I hope this makes their history a bit more clear.