Since the troops commanded by Green L. Blythe were state troops, record keeping and availability of records is scarce. It appears that Blythe commanded a couple of different organizations. The rosters provided in the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System list primarily Company A, with a few men from other companies. These are under 2^nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers. (As is sometimes the case with cavalry, there was also another unit known as the 2^nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers commanded by Col. Ballentine, which is often referred to in the records as Ballentine's Partisan Rangers). Additionally, in 1864 - 65 Col. Blythe seems to have had yet another unit of state troops, which is referred to as Blythe's Battalion. All efforts have been made at distinguishing between these groups. Almost certainly the names of some that served under Blythe have been lost.

Green L. Blythe, of DeSoto County, was commissioned Major of the First Battalion of Cavalry, State troops (Minute Men) on 25 September, 1862. He was commissioned Colonel of the First Regiment Cavalry, State troops, 29 April, 1863. The companies of his command were to a considerable extent organized under the act of Congress authorizing partisan rangers. The command was sometimes referred to as the Second Regiment, Partisan Rangers.

Blythe's Battalion was part of the command collected, or attempted to be collected, by General Chalmers in the region open to raids from Memphis early in 1863. A Federal report from February 1863 states: Van Dorn's movement "clears our front of all cavalry except that of G. L. Blythe's which is operating in the direction of Panola." Three prisoners from this command were reported by Gen. Quinby, commanding expedition across Nonconnah Creek. On February 16^th, Gen. Hurlbut proposed an expedition under Col. A. L. Lee to "sweep around toward Panola and Hernando, enveloping Blythe's force and driving them to the Nonconnah or into the swamp." On February 25^th Hurlbut reported "Richardson's guerrillas, near Covington, and Blythe's below, still in motion."

On May 6,1863 General Chalmers reported from Oxford, "half of Blythe's Regiment have never been in camp." On May 16^th, Capt. T. P. Manning was ordered to scout in the direction of Memphis. On May 19^th General Chalmers recommended that "the regiment commanded by Col. Green L. Blythe be converted into Confederate troops." Also on May 19^th Union General Hurlbut wrote and ordered Gen. W. S. Smith to advance from LaGrange against Chalmers: "Blythe's Battalion is about twelve miles south of Memphis, engaged in conscripting and obtaining horses." On May 26^th Blythe's Regiment was west of Hernando, and General Chalmers reported: "Colonel Slemons, with Second Arkansas and Second Mississippi Partisans, fired on transports near Austin without effect. Troops of Ellet's mounted marines were disbarked and repulsed, leaving eighteen dead horses. Slemon's casualties, 1 Captain and 2 men killed, 12 wounded and 2 missing."

In April 1863 Blythe's troops skirmished with Union forces at Hernando on the 18^th and Coldwater on the 19^th.

May 23-24, 1863 a Union expedition from Memphis to Hernando reported an encounter with Captain Manning's company near Colonel Blythe's plantation, and another raid passed this area on May 26^th.

Blythe's command served under General George in the operations attending the raid of Union Colonel Mizner, who set out with 1,900 cavalry, June 15-25, 1863 from LaGrange, Tennessee. George retreated from Senatobia across the Yockeney when he learned the strength of Mizner's command and reached the railroad bridge too late to protect it. Blythe's Regiment did not accompany McQuick in the pursuit across the Tallahatchie, being exhausted. April 29, 1863 Blythe, Edmondson and Bowen were commissioned as field officers of the First Regiment, State troops. In August 1863 the regiment was reported as reorganizing, and not available during the Grenada raid. The regiment was reorganized by General George.

In 1864-65 Major Blythe was commanding a battalion of State troops, in which were included the following: Companies A & B, of Senatobia, then part of DeSoto County.

Below is a roster of men who served in Blythe's Second Mississippi Partisan Rangers extracted from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System of the National Park Service. Because the same soldier was sometimes listed more than once due to variations in spelling his name, the total number given is inflated. The listing has not been changed because there is no way to determine where these spelling errors have occurred.