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Mississippi:

 

 

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b. Infantry:

 

2nd Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Col. John M. *Stone; Major John A. *Blair; Lt A. K. *Roberts; W. B. *Murphy (Co A)

 

Overview:

2nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861, with men from Tishomingo, Tippah, Ita­wamba, and Pontotoc counties. Ordered to Harper's Ferry, Virginia, it was there mustered into Confederate service with 784 officers and men. During the war it was assigned to General Whiting's, Law's, and J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. After figh­ting at First Manassas, the regiment served with the army from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, except when it was detached to Suffolk with Longstreet. It saw action in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and in numerous conflicts around Appomattox. The 2nd reported 25 killed and 82 wounded at First Manassas and totalled 477 men in April, 1862. It sustained 111 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 97 at Second Manassas, and 154 in the Maryland Campaign. Of the 492 engaged at Gettysburg, more than forty-five percent were disabled. Only 1 officer and 19 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels William C. Falkner and John M. Stone; Lieutenant Colonels John A. Blair, Bartley B. Boone, and D.W. Humphreys; and Major John H. Buchanan.

Einsätze:

First Bull Run; Gettysburg (Railroad Gap, hier gefangengenommen von 6th Wisconsin; vgl. Dawes, a.a.O., S. 160; die Flagge fiel der 6th Wisconsin die Hände; vgl. Dawes, a.a.O., 160).

 

Im Sommer 1863 gehörte das Regiment zu BrigGen Joseph R. Davis' Brigade Division Heth Army Corps Ambrose A. Hill Lee's Army of Northern Virginia; Teilnahme am Battle of Gettysburg; am 1.7.1863 Teilnahme am Angriff auf McPherson's Ridge (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 86, 107 ff).

 

 

2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

3rd Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Pvt Henry *Seymour (Co. A)

 

Overview:

3rd Infantry Regiment, organized in the spring of 1861 at Enterprise, Mississippi, contained men from Hancock, Newton, Hines, Yazoo, Harrison, Co­piah, Jackson, and Sunflower counties. After serving in Biloxi, the unit was assigned to General L. Hebert's and Featherston's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was active in various conflicts around Vicksburg. It continued to serve under General Featherston in the Atlanta Campaign and in Tennessee and North Carolina. This regiment totalled 572 men in February, 1863, reported 88 casualties at Peach Tree Creek, lost many at Franklin, and had only 71 present for duty in December, 1864. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels John B. Deason and Thomas A. Mellon; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel M. Dyer, Robert Eager, James B. McRae, and E.A. Peyton; and Major William H. Morgan.

 

3rd (Hardcastle’s) Battalion Mississippi Infantry:

s. Major Aaron B. *Hardcastle

 

Overview:

3rd (Williams') Infantry Battalion, formerly the 45th Mississippi Regiment, was organized in July, 1864 with five companies. This unit served in General Lowrey's and Sharp's Brigade and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Peach Tree Creek to Bentonville. In the Battle of Atlanta it reported 2 killed, 33 wounded, and 2 missing, and many were lost in Tennessee. The battalion surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel John D. Williams and Major Elisha F. Nunn.


Predecessor units:

45th Infantry Regiment was formed during the late summer of 1862 by redesignating Hardcastle's 33rd Mississippi Infantry Re­giment. The unit was active at Perryville, then joined the Army of Tennessee. Assigned to Generals S.A.M. Wood's and Lowrey's Bri­gade, it saw action in various conflicts from Murfreesboro to the Atlantic Campaign. This unit lost fifty-three percent of the 217 en­gaged at Murfreesboro. For a time it was consolidated with the 32nd Regiment, and this command sustained 166 casualties at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, the 32nd/45th totalled 515 men and 387 arms. On July 14, 1864, it was consolidated into five companies and became known as the 3rd (Williams') Mississippi Infantry Battalion. Colonel Aaron B. Hardcastle, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Charlton, and Major Elisha F. Nunn were in command.


33rd (Hardcastle's) Infantry Regiment [including the 3rd (Hardcastle's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion] was organized during the late spring of 1862. In June it was stationed at Grenada and totalled 669 men and 397 condemned muskets. During the next month there were 31 officers and 475 men, and later it was redesignated the 45th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Colonel Aaron B. Hardcastle, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Charlton, and Major Theodore A. Jones were in command.

 

Das Battalion gehörte im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh zur 3rd Brigade BrigGen Sterling A. M. Wood III. Army Corps Maj­Gen William J. Hardee in Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi (vgl. Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539). Eingesetzt war das Battalion im Battle of Shiloh am 6.4.1862 bei Fraley's Field / Shiloh (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 144). Bei Beginn der Schlacht of Shiloh kam es zwischen Hardcastle's Battalion und US-Truppen in einer Stärke von 5 Co's (3 Co's 25th Missouri Infantry, 2 Co's 12th Michigan Infantry) unter Major James E. *Powell bei Fraley's Field / Shiloh zu einem mehr als einstündigen Feuerge­fecht, bis sich die US-Truppen wegen einer drohenden Flankierung durch CS-Cavalry zurückzogen (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 143-144).

 

 

5th Regiment Mississippi Infantry (State Troops):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

6th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Col John J. *Thornton, Sergeant Major Thomas B. *Cox (Co. I)

 

Overview:

6th Infantry Regiment [also called 7th Regiment] was assembled at Jackson, Mississippi, in February, 1861. Its companies were re­cruited in the counties of Rankin, Quitman, Leake, Scott, Copiah, and Simpson. The unit fought at Shiloh under General Cluburne and later was assigned to Rust's, Tilghman's, and J. Adams' Brigade. For a time it served in Mississippi and saw action in various conflicts in the Vicksburg area. It later joined the Army of Tennessee and fought with distinction throughout the Atlanta Campaign, with Hood in Tennessee, and in North Carolina. The regiment was organized with 649 officers and men, lost seventy-six percent of the 425 engaged at Shiloh, and reported 30 casualties at Champion's Hill. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with about 60 men. The field officers were Colonels Robert Lowry and John J. Thornton; Lieutenant Colonels R.R. Bennett, Thomas J. Borden, and A.Y. Harper; and Majors W.T. Hendon and J.R. Stevens.

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte die 6th Mississippi Infantry zur 2nd Brigade BrigGen Patrick R. Cleburne III. Army Corps MajGen William J. Hardee in A. S. Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi. Das Regiment nahm unter Führung von Col J. J. Thornton am frühen Morgen des 6.4.1862 teil am CS-Angriff auf die Position der Division Sherman südlich Shiloh Church (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 158). Das Regiment erlitt hierbei beim Angriff auf die 53rd Ohio Infantry Verluste von 70,5 % (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 159).

 

Literatur:

- Cox, T. B.: “Sixth Mississippi Regiment at Shiloh:” Confederate Veteran, vol. 18 (November 1910), S. 509

- Howell, H. Grady, jr.: Going to Meet the Yankees: A History of the “Bloody Sixth” Mississippi Infantry, CSA (Jackson, Miss., 1981)

- Thornton, John J.: Papers (Mississippi Department Achives and History, Jackson / Mississippi)

 

 

7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry:

 

Overview:

7th Infantry Battalion was organized during the early spring of 1862 near Quitman, Mississippi. After participating in the conflict at Corinth the unit was assigned to Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured when Vicksburg fell. After the exchange only 15 officers and 116 men were present. The battalion then served in Mackall's and Sears' Brigade, was prominent throughout the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and aided in the defense of Mobile. It reported 65 casualties at Corinth, 50 during the siege of Vicksburg, 72 at Kenesaw Mountain, and 9 at the Chattahoochee River . Few were included in the surrender in May, 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels L. B. Pardue and James S. Terral, and Ma­jor Joel E. Welborn.

 

8th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

 

Overview:

8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Enterprize, Mississippi, during the spring of 1861. Many of its members were from Jones, Wilkinson, and Clarke counties. The unit served in Florida and Mississippi, then was assigned to General J.K. Jackson's, Gist's, and Lowry's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It participated in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. This regiment lost forty-seven percent of the 282 at Murfreesboro and twenty-three per­cent of the 375 at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, it totalled 287 men and 169 arms. Its casualties at the Battle of Atlanta were 13 killed, 71 wounded, and 3 missing, and few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels G.C. Chandler, Guilford G. Flynt, and John C. Wilkinson; Lieutenant Colonels James T. Gates, Aden McNeill, and John F. Smith; and Majors Andrew E. Moody, George F. Peek, and William Watkins.

 

9th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

 

Photos:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History of the Civil War, vol I, a.a.O., S. 147

- Encyclopedia of the Civil War, a.a.O., S. 16

 

 

10th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Pvt Rufus F. *Learned (Co. B)

 

Overview:

10th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1861, at Jackson, Mississippi. Its members were recruited in the counties of Adams, Claiborne, Lowndes, Itawamba, Warren, Marshall, Madison, and Yazoo. After serving in Florida and fighting at Shiloh, it saw action in Kentucky. Later the unit was assigned to General J.P. Anderson's, Tucker's, and Sharp's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. This regiment took 360 men to Shiloh and lost 13 killed and 95 wounded at Munfordsville and 8 killed, 70 wounded, and 6 missing at Murfreesboro. For a time it was consolidated with the 44th Regiment and in December, 1863, totalled 476 men and 308 arms. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James Barr, Jr., Seaborne M. Phillips, Robert A. Smith, and James M. Walker; Lieutenant Colonels J.G. Bullard, Joseph R. Davis, and George B. Myers; and Majors James M. Dot­son and Edward H. Gregory.

 

11th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Pvt. James Steptoe *Johnston

 

Overview:

11th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861, and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Its companies were recruited into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Neshoba, Yazoo, Monroe, Coahome, Noxubee, Chickasaw, Lowndes, Lamar, Carroll, and Lafayette. It fought at First Manassas under General B.E. Bee, then was assigned to General Whiting's, Law's, and J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 11th served with the army from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk. Later it was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River in the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 7 killed and 21 wounded at First Ma­nassas and totalled 504 effectives in April, 1862. It had 18 killed, 142 wounded, and 3 missing at Gaines' Mill, 4 killed and 55 woun­ded at Second Manassas, and 8 killed and 96 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. Of the 592 engaged at Gettysburg, thirty-four per­cent were disabled, and there were 9 casualties en route from Pennsylvania. It surrendered 3 officers and 15 men. The commanders were Colonels F.M. Green, Philip F. Liddell, William H. Moore, and Reuben O. Reynolds; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel F. Butler, William B. Lowry, and George W. Shannon; and Majors T.S. Evans and Alexander H. Franklin.

Literatur:

- Ellis, Billy: Tithes of Blodd: A Confederate Soldier‘s Story (Southern Heritage Press, 1997); 1st Edition, 220 pp, Photos, Maps, Illustrations, Rosters. The story of the 11th Mississippi Infantry, from First Manassas, through Gettysburg and Appomattox. Part of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, several Mississippians reached the Union line, only to be killed or captured.

 

 

12th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

s. Col W. H. *Taylor

 

Overview:

12th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. The men were from the counties of Hinds, Adams, La­wrence, Copiah, Warren, Panola, Claiborne, Yazoo, Jefferson, Holmes, and Calhoun. Ordered to Virginia, it was assigned to General Rodes', Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade. The regiment participated in the various campaigns of the Army of Northern Vir­ginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the long Petersburg siege south of the James River, and saw action around Appomattox. It was mustered into Confederate service with 1,013 men and lost 41 killed and 152 wounded at Seven Pines. The unit sustained 225 casualties at Gaines' Mill and Grayser's Farm, 59 in the Maryland Campaign, and 64 at Chancellorsville. It took 305 effectives to Gettysburg and surrendered with 1 Assistant-Surgeon and 53 enlisted men. The field officers were Colonels Ri­chard Griffith, Merry B. Harris, Henry Hughes, and William H. Taylor; Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Thomas; and Majors James R. Bell, John R. Dickins, and W.H. Lilly.

Das Regiment gehörte zu BrigGen *Winfield Scott *Featherstone’s Brigade (ab Frühjahr 1863 BrigGen Carnot *Posey’s Brigade), MajGen Richard H. *Anderson’s Division, I Army Corps Longstreet, Lee’s Army of the Potomac; Teilnahme an der Schlachten von Antietam und Fredericksburg.

 

 

13rd Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Pvt Philip W. *Schaeffer (Co. H)

 

Overview:

13th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. Its members were raised in the counties of Lauderdale, Winston, Wayne, Attala, Newton, Chickasaw, Kemper, and Clarke. Ordered to Virginia it saw action at First Manassas and Leesburg, and in April, 1862, totalled 640 effectives. The unit was brigaded under Generals Griffith, Barksdale, and Humphreys, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor except when it was with Longstreet at Chickamauga and Knoxville. After participating in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, and 13th shared in various con­flicts around Appomattox. It was organized with 1,200 men and sustained 7 casualties at Leesburg and 135 during the Seven Days' Battles. It lost thirty-one percent of the 202 engaged at Sharpsburg, had 8 killed, 59 wounded, and 14 missing at Fredericksburg, and of the 481 at Gettysburg, thirty-four percent were disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 4 officers and 81 men surren­dered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William Barksdale, James W. Carter, and Kennon McElroy; Lieuten­ant Colonels John M. Bradley, Alfred G. O'Brien, and M. Whitaker; and Majors George L. Donald and Isham Harrison.

 

14th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

 

Overview:

14th Infantry Regiment [also called Beauregard Rifles] was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, in October, 1861. The men were from the counties of Clarke, Oktibbeha, Lauderdale, Winston, Lowndes, Monroe, and Tishomingo. Sent to Kentucky then Tennessee, it was captured at Fort Donelson in February, 1862. After being exchanged, it was attached to Tilghman's and Gregg's Brigade, Depart­ment of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The regiment saw action at Coffeeville and in various conflicts around Vicksburg. A detach­ment was captured when that city fell in July, 1863. Later it was attached to J. Adams' and Lowrey's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 14th was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the fight at Bentonville. It was organized with 1,034 officers and men, had 650 effectives in February, 1862, and had 24 officers and 287 men fit for duty in April, 1863. The unit surren­dered with no officers and 40 men. Its commanders were Colonels George W. Abert, William E. Baldwin, and Washington L. Doss, and Lieutenant Colonels Robert J. Lawrence and M.E. Norris.

 

14th Consolidated Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

15th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. LtCol James R. *Binford

 

Overview:

15th Infantry Regiment, organized at Choctaw, Mississippi, in May, 1861, contained men from Holmes, Choctaw, Quitman, Montgo­mery, Yalobusha, and Grenada counties. The regiment was active at Fishing Creek, Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Corinth, then was pla­ced in Rust's, Tilghman's, and J.Adams' Brigade. After serving in the Vicksburg area, it joined the Army of Tennessee and partici­pated in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's winter operations, and the Battle of Bentonville. This unit had 34 officers and 820 men on Ja­nuary 7, 1862, and lost 44 killed, 153 wounded, and 29 missing at Fishing Creek. Many were disabled at Peach Tree Creek and Franklin, and only a remnant surrendered in April 1865. The field officers were Colonels Michael Farrell and Winfield S. Statham; Lieutenant Colonels James R. Binford, J.W. Hemphill, and Edward C. Walthall; and Majors William F. Brantly, James B. Dennis, Russell G. Prewitt, and Lamkin S. Terry.

 

16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Carnot *Posey; Pvt David *Holt; James J, *Kirkpatrick; L. W. *Conerly

 

Das Regiment gehörte zu BrigGen *Winfield Scott *Featherstone’s Brigade, MajGen Richard H. *Anderson’s Division, I Army Corps Longstreet, Lee’s Army of the Potomac; Teilnahme an der Schlachten von Antietam und Fredericksburg.

 

Co. E wurde aus den Quitman Guards gebildet

 

Literatur:

- Conerly, L. W.: A Historical Sketch of the Quitman Guards, Company E, Sixteenth Mississippi Regiment (New Orleans: Isaac T. Hinton, 1866)

- Holt, David Holt (Private, 16th Miss): A Mississippi Rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia. The Civil War Memoirs of Private David Holt (LSU Press); edited by Thomas Cockrell and Michael Ballard; 354 pp, Photos, Map, Index, Biblio, Footnotes. Details the 16th Mississippi Infantry which fought at Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, the Shenandoah and other places. Holt saw action in most major battles and his descriptions are among the most graphic, dramatic, and poignant written by any soldier.

- Kirkpatrick, James J.: Diary. Unpublished diary edited and annotated in "The Civil War Diary of James J. Kirkpatrick, 16th Mississippi Infantry, CSA," a thesis by Eugene Matthew Ott, Jr., Texas A&M University, 1984

 

 

17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Winfried Scott *Featherstone; Col John C. *Fiser; Captain A. R. *Govan; Pvt James W. *Duke; Pvt Robert A. *Moore

 

Die 17th Mississippi Infantry gehörte 1862 zu Richard *Griffith‘s Brigade, nach dessen Ausfall zu William *Barkdale‘s Brigade in der Division McLaw. Im Battle of Fredericksburg war das Regiment mit Barkdale‘s Verzögerungskräften in der Stadt Fredericksburg am Flußufer nahe der Fähre über den Rappahannock eingesetzt mit dem Auftrag, den US-Brückenschlag über den Fluß zu verzögern (vgl. Freeman: Lee‘s Lieutenants, a.a.O., 2: 333).

 

Literatur:

- Duke, J. W. "Mississippians at Gettysburg." Confederate Veteran 14 (1906): 216

- Moore, Robert A. (17th Mississippi): A Life for the Confederacy as recorded in the Pocket Diaries of Private Robert A. Moore, Co G, 17th Mississippi Regiment, Confederate Guards, Holly Springs, Mississippi (Broadfoot Publishing); Reprint of McGowatt Mercer 1959 edition; 182 pp; Photos; Index; Rosters. Nevins says of this "Daily jottings by an educated and mature Mississippian whose candid observations ended abruptly with his death at Chickamauga."

 

 

18th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. LtCol William H. *Luse; Pvt John A. *Gibbs

 

Overview:

18th Infantry Regiment, organized in June, 1861, at Corinth, Mississippi, recruited its members in Yazoo, Coahoma, Madison, De Soto, and Hinds counties. Ordered to Virginia, the unit fought at First Manassas under D.R. Jones, then was engaged at Leesburg. In April, 1862, it contained 684 effectives and served in General Griffith's, Barksdale, and Humphrey's Brigade, Army of Northern Vir­ginia. The 18th participated in many campaigns from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor including the operations at Chickamauga and Knoxville. It went on to fight with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and later around Appomattox. The unit reported 38 casualties at First Manassas, 85 at Leesburg, and 132 at Malvern Hill. Of the 186 engaged at Sharpsburg, forty-three percent were disabled. It had 18 wounded at Fredericksburg, 25 killed and 43 wounded at Chancellorsville, and 18 killed and 82 wounded of the 242 at Gettysburg. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and only 4 officers and 44 men surrendered. The field officers were Colo­nels E.R. Burt and Thomas M. Griffin; Lieutenant Colonel Walter G. Kearney and William H. Luse; and Majors John W. Balfour, Ja­mes C. Campbell, G.B. Gerald, and E.G. Henry.

1862 im Battle of Fredericksburg unter Regimentskommandeur William H. *Luse im Rahmen von Barkdale's Brigade (vgl. McLaws, Lafayette: The Confederate Left at Fredericksburg; B&L 3:87) eingesetzt auf dem rechten Flügel der Skirmish-Linie von Barkdale's Brigade unterhalb der Mündung des Deep Rum in den Rappahannock auf der Höhe der unteren Ponton-Brücken (vgl. Freeman: Lee's Lieutenants, a.a.O., 2:334 Anm. 44; 2: 335; OR 21: 186, 604); 3 Kompanien waren zusammen mit LtCol Fiser's 17th Mississippi Infantry in der Stadt Fredericksburg eingesetzt (vgl. McLaws, Lafayette: The Confederate Left at Fredericksburg; B&L 3:87).

 

Literatur:

- Gibbs, George A.: "With a Mississippi Private in ... the Battle of First Bull Run," Civil War Times Illustrated IV (April 1965), S. 42-43

- Sifakis, Stewart: Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Mississippi (Facts On Line, Inc.: New York, 1995); Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik145, S. 102

 

 

19th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Pvt Charles *Lehmann (Co. D)

 

Overview:

19th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Oxford, Mississippi, in May, 1861, and soon moved to Virginia. The men were raised in the counties of Warren, Jefferson, Greene, Panola, Marshall, and was assigned to General Wilcox's, Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then served in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River and in the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 15 killed and 85 wounded of the 501 engaged at Williamsburg, had 58 killed, 264 wounded, and 3 missing at Gaines' Mill and Frayser's Farm, and had 6 killed and 52 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. Its casualties were 6 killed and 40 wounded at Chancellorsville and seven percent of the 372 at Gettysburg were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 8 officers and 129 men. The field officers were Colonels Thomas J. Hardin, Na­thaniel H. Harris, Lucius Q.C. Lamar, Christopher H. Mott, John Mullins, Richard W. Phipps, and Ward G. Vaughan; Lieutenant Co­lonel James H. Duncan; and Majors Ben. Allston, Robert A. Dean, Thomas R. Reading, and Abner Smead.

 

Das Regiment gehörte zu BrigGen *Winfield Scott *Featherstone’s Brigade (ab Frühjahr 1863 BrigGen Carnot *Posey’s Brigade), MajGen Richard H. *Anderson’s Division, I Army Corps Longstreet, Lee’s Army of the Potomac; Teilnahme an der Schlachten von Antietam und Fredericksburg.

 

 

21st Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Captain Robert Cochrane *Greene; First Sergeant William H. *Beach (Co. E); Pvt Bobb H. *Seymour (Co. I)

 

Overview:

21st Infantry Regiment was organized in October, 1861, using the 1st (Brandon's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. It was mustered into Confederate service at Manassas, Virginia. The men were from the counties of Warren, Hinds, Claiborne, Lafayette, Tallahatchie, Madison, Holmes, and Union. In April, 1862, its force was 684 men, and during the war it served under the command of Generals Griffith, Barksdale, and Humphreys. The 21st participated in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved to Longstreet to fight at Chickamauga and Knoxville. After returning to Virginia it was involved in the Batt­les of The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and the Appomattox Campaign. It lost 32 killed and 119 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, had 3 killed and 56 wounded of the 200 engaged at Sharpsburg, and had 11 wounded at Fredericksburg. Its casualties at Chancellorsville were 3 killed and 25 wounded and twenty-four percent of the 424 at Gettysburg were disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and only 4 officers and 44 men surrendered. Its field officers were Colonels William L. Brandon, Benjamin G. Humphreys, and Daniel N. Moody; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Fitzgerald and John Sims; and Major John G. Taylor.

 

22nd Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Major James M. *Stigler

 

Overview:

22nd Infantry Regiment, organized at Iuka, Mississippi, in August, 1861, contained 38 officers and 597 men present for duty in No­vember. Its members were from the counties of Jefferson, Amite, Lafayette, Hinds, De Soto, and Issaquena. After fighting at Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Corinth, the unit was assigned to Rust's and Featherston's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Loui­siana. It participated in various conflicts during the Vicksburg siege and for a time was stationed at Jackson. Continuing the fight un­der General Featherston, it was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and later in North Carolina. The re­giment lost 13 killed and 34 wounded at Baton Rouge, had 21 killed and 64 wounded at Peach Tree Creek, and totalled 93 officers and men in December, 1864. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels D.W.C. Bonham, James D. Lester, and Frank Schaller; Lieutenant Colonels Charles G. Nelms, James S. Prestidge, and H.J. Reid; and Majors Thomas C. Docke­ry and Martin A. Oatis.

 

24th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

s. Pvt William *Honnel

 

Anfang Mai 1864 war die 24th Mississippi Infantry eingesetzt am Rocky Face Ridge in Erwartung von Sherman's Angriff bei Beginn der Atlanta Campaign (vgl. Castel: Decision in the West, a.a.O., S. 120).

 

Literatur:

- Honnel, William: Letters, Honnel Family Papers, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Special Collections Deparment, Emory University, Decatur / Georgia

 

 

27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Jarman, R. A.: The History of Company K, 27th Mississippi Infantry (typescript) (Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park Library, Chattanooga / Tennessee)

 

 

30th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Pvt James B. *'Walton (Co. F)

 

Overview:

30th Infantry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1862 at Grenada, Mississippi. Its members were raised in the counties of Lafayette, Choctaw, Montgomery, Grenada, Yazoo, and Carroll. After serving in Kentucky the unit was assigned to Gene­ral Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It fought with the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It sustained 209 casualties at Murfreesboro, 124 at Chickamauga, and 149 at Chattanooga. In December, 1863, it was consolidated with the 29th and 34th Regiments, and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. This unit lost 9 killed and 29 wounded at Resaca, and the 29th/30th lost 8 killed and 20 wounded at Ezra Church. Only a remnant surren­dered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels G.F. Neill and James I. Scales, Lieutenant Colonels James M. Johnson and Hugh A. Reynolds, and Major John K. Allen.

 

32nd Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

 

Overview:

32nd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Iuka and mustered into Confederate service at Philadelphia, Mississippi, during the sum­mer of 1862. Its members were recruited in Tishomingo, Lee, Prentiss, and Alcorn counties. The unit was assigned to General S.A.M. Wood's and Lowrey's Brigade and participated in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. During the Murfreesboro Campaign this unit was detailed to guard the stations and bridges on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. For a time the regiment was consolidated with the 45th Re­giment and in the fight at Chickamauga lost 25 killed and 141 wounded and at Tunnell Hill reported 18 casualties. In December the 32nd/45th totalled 515 men and 387 arms. At the Battle of Atlanta the 32nd had 18 killed, 45 wounded, and 23 missing. Only a rem­nant surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Mark P. Lowrey and William H.H. Tison, and Majors F.C. Karr and J.W. Swinney.

 

33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

s. auch 45th Mississippi Infantry

 

 

35th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Captain Samuel S. R. *Coopwood; Pvt George W. Miles (Co. G); Pvt James Jackson *Miles (Co. G)

 

Overview:

35th Infantry Regiment, recruited at West Point and Corinth, was organized during the spring of 1862. The unit fought under General J.C. Moore at Corinth and lost 32 killed, 110 wounded, and 347 missing. Later it was assigned to Hebert's and Moore's Brigade, De­partment of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and in February, 1863, totalled 414 officers and men. It was captured when Vicksburg fell, and during the siege it had 20 killed and 82 wounded. After being exchanged, it was placed in Baldwin's and Sears' Brigade, ser­ved throughout the Atlanta Campaign, was in Tennessee with Hood, and aided in the defense of Mobile. The regiment sustained 20 casualties at New Hope Church, 36 at Kenesaw Mountain, 35 at the Chattahoochee River, and 47 in the Battle of Atlanta. It surrende­red with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonel William S. Berry, Lieutenant Colonels Charles R. Jordon and Reuben H. Shotwell, and Majors T.F. Holmes and Oliver C. Watson.

Teile des Regiments erlitten am 31.12.1862 ein Zugunglück eines Truppentransports zur Front bei Vicksburg; der zum Transport eingesetzte Zug verunglückte; es gab 5 Tote, darunter mehrere aus Captains Samuel R. Coopwood's Company (Co), der darunter die Brüder George W. *Miles und James Jackson *Miles (vgl. Moore, Sue Burns: „1862 Confederate Troop Train Wreck at Edwards“).

 

 

37th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

Battle of Resaca, 13.-16.5.1864 während Sherman's Atlanta Campaign; eingesetzt in Canby's Brigade (vgl. Segrist: Resaca, a.a.O., S. 14).

 

Organized 28.4.1862 in Columbus unter Col. Robert McLain; nach der Evakuierung von Columbus am 29.5.1862 durch Gen Beauregard, wurde das Regiment auf Befehl von Gen Bragg der 4. Brigade John D. Martin, Division Little zugeordnet und nach Chattanooga verlegt. Beim Vorstoß Price' nach Iuka gegen Rosecrans im September 1862 wurden gegen Grant's Gegenstoß Herbert's und Martin's Brigade nach Jacinto Road verlegt, wo sie am Battle vom 19.9.1862 teilnahmen. Hierbei war die 37th Mississippi Infantry detachiert und nahm erst in der Dämmerung ins Gefecht geworfen, wobei das Regiment in schweres Feuer geriet und mit der 11th Missouri Infantry (US) zusammenstieß. Im Battle von Corinth am 3.-5.10.1862 wurde Col McLean nach dem Tod von BrigGen Martin Brigadeführer, während LtCol Orlando S. Holland das Regiment übernahm. Bei einem Angriff auf die Stadt am 4.10.1862 wurde Col McLain schwer verwundet. Das Regiment erlitt schwere Verluste, 19 Gefallene, 62 verwundet. Während Grant's Vorstoß auf Vicksburg war die 37th Mississippi Infantry unter dem zum Col beförderten Orlando S. Holland in Snyder's Bluff stationiert und wurde dann unter Gen Loring in Fort Pemberton eingesetzt. Anschließend nahm das Regiment an der Verteidigung von Vicksburg teil, wo es am 19.5.1863 bei Gegenangriffen an der Graveyard Road schwere Verluste erlitt, 17 Gefallene, 56 Verwundete. Surrendered July 4, 1863 and paroled July 1863; exchanged Sept. 12, 1863. 1864 wurde das Regiment nach Georgia zur Brigade Cantley, Polk's Army of Mississippi, nach Pollard verlegt, und mit den Truppen Polk's zur Unterstützung von Joseph E. Johnston's Army im Raum Dalton / Georgia eingesetzt. Nachdem Col Holland Brigadekommandeur geworden war, stand das Regiment unter dem Befehl von LtCol William W. Wier. Am 7.5.1864 erfolgte der Einsatz bei Resaca gegen Sherman's Umgehung von Johnston's Dalton Army durch das Corps McPherson's. Beteiligung an der Verteidigung von Resaca unter dem Kommando von LtCol William W. Wier erlitt die 37th Mississippi Infantry am 7.5.1864 schwere Verluste: 5 Gefallene, 45 Verwundete, 21 Vermißte. Teilnahme am Battle von New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain und Peachtree Creek am 22.7.1864, bei dem LtCol Wier verwundet wurde. Major Samuel H. Terral kommandierte das Regiment beim Battle of Atlanta am 28.7.1864. Teilnahme an Hood's Gegenangriff in Nord-Georgia bis Dalton im Oktober 1864. In Waltham's Division im November und Dezember 1864 bei Columbia und Nashville eingesetzt. Der Rückzug über den Tennessee River erfolgte am 28.12.1864. Teilnahme an der Carolina Campaign im April 1865, wobei Regiment nun von Major Q. C. Hiedelberg kommandiert wurde. Surrendered April 26, 1865 in Greensboro.

 

Battles: Corinth Campaign (April-Juni 1862); Farmington (Mai 1862); Iuka (19.9.1862); Corinth (4.10.1862); Vicksburg Campaign und Belagerung (Mai - Juli 1863); Atlanta Campaign (Mai - September 1864); Resaca (9. Mai 1864); Resaca (14.-15.5.1864); Peach Tree Creek (20. Juli 1864); Ezra Church (28.7.1864); Atlanta Siege (Juli - September 1864); Jonesboro (31.8.-1.9.1864); Franklin (30.11.1864); Nashville (15.-16.12.1864); Carolina Campaign (Februar-April 1865).

 

Literatur:

- Rowland, Dunbar: Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898, a.a.O., S. 324-330

 

 

40th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

 

Overview:

40th Infantry Regiment was formed during the early summer of 1862 after several attempts to organize a unit. Some of the men were from Attala County. It was active in the conflicts at Iuka and Corinth, then, assigned to J.C. Moore's and L. Hebert's Brigade, Depart­ment of Mississippi and East Louisiana, was captured at Vicksburg in July, 1863. After being exchanged the regiment served in the Army of Tennessee under the command of Generals Baldwin and Featherston. It participated in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and the North Carolina Campaign. Its casualties at Iuka were 10 killed, 39 wounded, and 21 missing of the 314 engaged, and during the siege at Vicksburg there were 12 killed and 38 wounded. The unit reported 10 killed, 57 wounded, and 27 missing at Peach Tree Creek, totalled 64 effectives in December, 1864, and surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Wallace B. Colbert and George P. Wallace, Lieutenant Colonels Josiah A.P. Campbell and James R. Childress, and Majors W.M. Gibbons and Enoch McDonald.

 

41st Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Sgt C. P. *Bolding (Co A)

 

Overview:

41st Infantry Regiment was assembled at Pontotoc, Mississippi, during the summer of 1862 and contained eleven companies. Its members were from the counties of Lee, Noxubee, Pontotoc, Monroe, and Chickasaw. The unit served in Mississippi, then was assi­gned to J.P. Anderson's, Henderson's, Tucker's, and Sharp's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It fought on many battlefields of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, saw action in Tennessee with Hood, and was involved in the North Carolina operations. It lost 25 kil­led, 164 wounded, and 9 missing of the 502 engaged at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, it totalled 321 men and 219 arms. The re­giment surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Lewis Ball, William F. Tucker, and J. Byrd Williams, and Lieu­tenant Colonels William C. Hearn and Lafayette Hodges.

 

42nd Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Col H. R. *Miller; Captain H. *Gaston; Captain Leander G. *Woollard (Co B); Pvt Richard M. Campbell (Co. A)

 

Overview:

42nd Infantry Regiment was organized at Oxford, Mississippi, in May, 1862, and in June moved to Virginia with about 750 officers and men. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Carroll, Coahoma, Tate, De Soto, Panola, Lafayette, Union, Pontotoc, Marshall, Benton, and Tippah. For a time it served on garrison duty in the Department of Richmond, then was assigned to General J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 42nd was active from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege south of the James River, and saw action around Appomattox. It lost forty-six percent of the 575 engaged at Gettysburg, had 8 disabled en route from Pennsylvania, and had 6 killed and 25 wounded during the Bristoe Campaign. The regiment surrendered 1 Lieutenant, 1 Chaplain, and 5 enlisted men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William A. Feeney, Hugh R. Miller, and Andrew M. Nelson; Lieutenant Colonel Hillery Mosely; and Major Robert W. Locke.

 

Im Sommer 1863 gehörte das Regiment zu BrigGen Joseph R. Davis' Brigade Division Heth Army Corps Ambrose A. Hill Lee's Army of Northern Virginia; Teilnahme am Battle of Gettysburg; am 1.7.1863 Teilnahme am Angriff auf McPherson's Ridge (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 86, 111, 116).

 

 

44th Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Major John C. *Thompson

 

Die ursprüngliche Bezeichnung war *Blythe’s Mississippi Infantry Regiment; Im Oktober 1862 wurde die Bezeichnung in 44th Mississippi Infantry unter Col Blythe geändert (vgl. Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Mississippi, a.a.O., Nr. 214).

 

Overview:

44th Infantry Regiment was organized from the 1st (Blythe's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion, which was formed late in 1861. In June, 1863, the unit was designated the 44th Regiment. Some of its members were recruited in Calhoun, De Soto, and Amite counties. The unit was active at Shiloh and Munfordsville, then was assigned to J.P. Anderson's, Tucker's, and Sharp's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It served with the army of Murfreesboro, fought with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. This regiment lost 4 kil­led and 40 wounded at Munfordsville, ahd 4 killed, 31 wounded, and 17 missing at Murfreesboro, and thirty percent of the 272 enga­ged at Chickamauga were disabled. For a time it was consolidated with the 10th Regiment and in December, 1863, totalled 476 men and 308 arms. Only a remnant surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanding officers were Colonels A.K. Blythe and Jacob H. Sharp, Lieutenant Colonels R.G. Kelsey and James Moore, and Major John C. Thompson.

 

45th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

s. J. S. *Carothers

 

andere Bezeichnung: 33rd Mississippi Infantry

 

Aufgestellt im April 1862 durch Vergrößerung des 3rd (Hardcastles’s) Infantry Battalion auf Regimentsgröße; bezeichnet zunächst als 33rd (Hardcastles’sI Infantry Regiment, 1863 bezeichnet als 45th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Vereinigt 1863 und 1864 mit dem 32nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Verkleinert auf Battalionsgröße und bezeichnet als 3rd (Williams’) Infantry Battalion am 24.7.1864 (vgl. Sifakis: Mississippi, a.a.O., S. 136)

 

Literatur:

- Carothers. J.S.: "Forty-Five Mississippi Regiment." Confederate Veteran, vol 6 (April 1898), S. 175

 

 

46th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Claudius Wistar *Sears; Captain William Pitt *Chambers

 

Literatur:

- *Chambers, William Pitt: "My Journal". Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society 5 (1925), S. 221-235

 

 

48th Mississippi Infantry Regiment:

 

Das Regiment gehörte zu BrigGen *Winfield Scott *Featherstone’s Brigade (ab Frühjahr 1863 BrigGen Carnot *Posey’s Brigade), MajGen Richard H. *Anderson’s Division, I Army Corps Longstreet, Lee’s Army of the Potomac; Teilnahme an der Schlachten von Antietam und Fredericksburg.

 

 

Blythe’s Regiment Mississippi Infantry:

s. Col Andrew K. *Blythe; Col Greene L. *Blythe; LtCol D. L. *Herron

 

spätere Bezeichnung 44th Mississippi Infantry

 

Major / Col Andrew K. Blythe stellte im Sommer 1861 das 1st Mississippi (Blythe's) Infantry Battalion auf. Dieses wurde vergrößert im Herbst 1861 in Blythe's Infantry Regiment umbenannt; Blythe wurde Col des Regiments (vgl. Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Mississippi, a.a.O., Nr. 125).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte das Regiment zur 1st Brigade BrigGen Bushrod R. Johnson I. Army Corps MajGen Leonidas Polk in A. S. Johnston's Army of the Mississippi. Am 6.4.1862 gegen 9:30 nahm das Regiment teil am Angriff bei Rea Field auf die US-Truppen. Blythe ist hierbei gefallen und LtCol D. L. Herron wurde tödlich verwundet (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 169).

 

 

Comfort's Company Mississippi Infantry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. Cavalry:

 

1st Regiment Mississippi Cavalry:

s. Col Wirt (William) *Adams

 

auch als Wirt Adams’s Mississippi Cavalry Regiment: bezeichnet (vgl. Sifakis: Mississippi, a.a.O., S. 54)

 

Overview:

1st Cavalry Regiment was assembled during the spring of 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Carroll, De Soto, Tis­homingo, Itawamba, Quitman, Noxubee, Bolivar, and Pontotoc. The unit served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, then was assigned to W.H. Jackson's, Ross', Cosby's, and F.C. Armstrong's Brigade, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. It contained 22 officers and 220 men in July, 1862 and confronted the Federals in various conflicts in Mississippi. Later the regiment was involved in the operations in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee where its casualties were 2 killed and 27 woun­ded. It went on to fight in North Georgia and Alabama but only a few surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonel R.A. Pinson, Lieutenant Colonel F.A. Montgomery, and Majors John S. Simmons and E.G. Wheeler.

 

Das Regiment gehörte während der Shiloh Campaign zum IV. Reserve Corps BrigGen John C. Breckenridge als Unattached Einheit (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321); am 3.4.1862 während des Vormarsches der CS-Army of the Mississippi bildete Wirt Adams’s Mississippi Cavalry Regiment die Vorhut von Braxton Bragg’s II. Army Corps (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 122).

 

Bei Grant's Vorstoß nach Holly Springs Anfang November 1862 kam es am 8.11.1862 südlich von Lamar zu einem Gefecht zwischen der US Cavalry unter Albert Lindley Lee (7th Illinois Cavalry, 2nd Iowa Cavalry, 7th Kansas Cavalry, 3rd Michigan Cavalry) und der CS Cavalry (7th Tennessee Cavalry, 1st Mississippi Cavalry) unter Col William H. 'Red' Jackson; hierbei wurde durch eine taktische Falle von US BrigGen Lauman's Division die CS Cavalry geschlagen (vgl zu den Einzelheiten: Bearss, Vicksburg, a.a.O., Vol. 1, S. 40). Dabei wurde Armory K. Johnson's Brigade zur Unterstützung von Lee's Cavalry frontal entlang der Holly Springs Road vorge­zogen wurde. Dann wurde Lee's Cavalry zurückgenommen, und anschließend flankierend nach vorne geworfen wurde. Lee's Reiter sassen sodann von ihren Pferden ab, und gingen in Angriffsformation hinter einem Hügel verdeckt vor. Nach verdecktem Erreichen der Sturmausgangsstellung springen Lee's Männer über die Hügelkuppe und eröffneten ein vernichtendes Flankierungsfeuer auf die CS-Cavalry, die daraufhin die Flucht ergriff (vgl zu den Einzelheiten: Bearss, Vicksburg, a.a.O., Vol. 1, S. 40).

 

Literatur:

- Deupree, J. G. "The Noxubee Squadron of the First Mississippi Cavalry, C.S.A., 1861-1865." Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society 2 (1918):12-143

 

 

1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves:

s. Pvt F. *Seymour (Co. G)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Mississippi Cavalry Regiment:

s. Col James *Gordon

 

zunächst Gordon's Cavalry Battalion; durch dessen Vergrößerung wurde im Sommer 1862 das 2nd Mississippi Cavalry Regiment gebildet wurde; Col 2nd Mississippi Cavalry (vgl. Sifakis: Compendium of the Confederate Armies, vol. Mississippi, a.a.O., S. 37); eingesetzt im Rahmen von Frank C. *Armstrong's Cavalry / Brigade in William H. 'Red' Jackson's 2nd Cavalry Division / Earl Van Dorn's First Confederate Cavalry Corps (vgl. Sifakis, a.a.O., S. 37); im Frühjahr 1863 Teilnahme in Tennessee gegen den Vorstoß der US-Truppen von Nashville nach Süden. Gefecht am 5.3.1863 gegen Coburn's Brigade bei Thompson's Station (vgl. Welcher / Ligget: Coburn's Brigade, a.a.O., S. 87).

 

 

2nd Regiment Mississippi State Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Battalion Mississippi Cavalry Reserves:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this

 

 

2nd Battalion Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris'):

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

4th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry:

s. Quartermaster Sergeant W. C. *Adams

 

Overview:

4th Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Battalion] was organized during the fall of 1862 by consolidating Hughes' and Stockdale's Mississippi Cavalry Battalions. The unit was assigned to W.Adams', Mabry's, Starke's Brigade and fought the Federals in Tennessee and Mississippi. In the engagement at Harrisburg it reported 52 casualties. Only a remnant surrendered with the Department of Ala­bama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its commanders were Colonel C.C. Wilbourn, Lieutenant Colonels Cornelius McLaurin and Thomas R. Stockdale, and Major James M. Norman.

 

4th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry Militia:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

5th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry :

s. Pvt J. G. *Adaire (Co. B)

 

Overview:

5th Cavalry Regiment was assembled at Columbus, Mississippi during the summer of 1863. Many of the men had seen prior service in various state commands, and some were from Panola and Kemper counties. It was assigned to Chalmers', W.F. Slemons', R. Mc­Culloch's, Mabrey's, and W. Adams' Brigade and confronted the Federals in Mississippi, Kentucky, West Tennessee, and Alabama. Companies C, D, E, H, and K were captured at Selma in April, 1865, and the remaining companies were included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its commanders were Colonel James Z. George; Lieutenant Colonels James A. Barksdale, P.H. Echols, W.M. Reed, and Nathaniel Wickliffe; and Majors W.G. Henderson and William B. Perry.


Associated unit:

19th (George's) Cavalry Battalion, organized during the late summer of 1863, totalled 350 effectives in October. It served in the De­partment of Mississippi and East Louisiana, then early in 1864 disbanded. Some of its members joined the 5th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel James Z. George was its commander.

 

 

7th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry:

 

Overview:

7th Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Partisan Rangers] was organized during the early summer of 1862 and in July had 35 officers and 817 men present for duty. It served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and later was assigned to Chalmer's, R. McCulloc's, and Starke's Brigade. The unit took an active part in the operations in North Mississippi, Kentucky, and West Tennessee. It contained 310 men in October, 1863 and reported 13 casualties at Collierville and 1 at Oxford. The regiment ended the war in Mississippi and was included in the surrender on May 4,1865. The field officers were Colonels William C. Falkner and Samuel M. Hyams, Jr., Lieutenant Colonels L.B. Hovis and James M. Park, and Majors W.L. Davis and William N. Stansell.

 

8th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry:

s. Captain F. W. *Flood (Co. G)

 

Overview:

8th Cavalry Regiment was formed in July, 1864, by consolidating the six-company 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry and four com­panies raised behind Federal lines. The unit was often called the 19th Regiment or Battalion. It was attached to R. McCulloch's and Starke's Brigade, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, and saw action in Tennessee and Mississippi. During Fe­bruary, 1865, it was consolidated with the 6th Mississippi Cavalry and surrendered in May. The field officers were Colonel William L. Duff, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Walker, and Major Thomas A. Mitchell.


Predecessor unit:

19th (Duff's) Cavalry Battalion was organized during the late summer of 1863 with six companies. In October the unit contained 206 officers and men. It served in Slemons', Chalmers', and R. McCulloch's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and skirmished in various conflicts in Mississippi. Only July 19, 1864, it merged into the 8th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel William L. Duff and Major William L. Walker were in command.

 

 

9th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry:

s. Corporal L. *Seymoure (Co. A)

 

  • Overview:
  • 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in December, 1864 by consolidating the 17th Mississippi and 17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalions. The unit was assigned to Ferguson's and W.Adams' Brigade and served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Later it transferred to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, and had many captured in the fight at Selma. Only a small number surrendered in May, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel Horace H. Miller, Lieutenant Colonel Abner C. Stee­de, and Major E.J. Sanders.

 

12th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry:

 

Overview:

12th Cavalry Regiment [also called 16th Confederate Cavalry] was organized during the summer of 1863. Many of the officers and men were members of the Mississippi state forces and some were from Louisiana. The unit was assigned to Richardson's, Ferguson's, and C.G. Armistead's Brigade, and fought in various conflicts in Mississippi and Alabama. Many were captured at Selma, but the unit was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonel C.G. Armistead, Lieutenant Colonel Philip B. Spence, and Major William Yerger, Jr.

 

17th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry:

 

Overview:

17th Cavalry Battalion was formed during the early spring of 1863 with two companies, later increased to seven. The unit served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, then merged into the 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Major Abner C. Steede was in command.

 

 

28th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment:

s. Captain Sidney *Champion

 

Die 28th Mississippi Cavalry war am am 28.11.1862 in Pemberton’s Army of the Mississippi; das Regiment wurde mit 60 Picketts bei Panola eingesetzt, um während Sherman’s Vormarsch aus Memphis / Tennessee nach Süden, Fühlung mit dem gleichzeitig angesetzten Stoß von US-Navy und Army im Yazoo Delta zu halten (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., vol. I S. 56).

 

Literatur:

- Champion, Sidney: Letters (Robert W. Woodruff Library, Special Collections Department, Emory University, Decatur / Georgia)

 

 

Buck's Company Mississippi Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Ham's Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry:

s. First Sergeant James *Adair (Co. C)

 

Overview:

Ham's Cavalry Regiment was organized in May, 1864, by transferring the 16th Mississippi State Cavalry along with a number of state companies to regular service. Many of the men were from Southeastern Mississippi. It served under Generals Gholson and F.C. Armstrong in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The regiment was active in various conflicts in Mississip­pi, Tennessee, and Alabama, but many were captured at Selma. Very few were included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonel T.W. Ham, Lieutenant Colonel William P. Curlee, and Major George W. Bynum.

 

Gordon‘s Cavalry Battalion:

s. Col James *Gordon

 

Eingesetzt im März 1862 im Raum um Bethel Station; da ein Raid gegen die kriegswichtige Mobile & Ohio Railroad im Raum Co­rinth / Iuka / Nord-Mississippi befürchtet wurde (vgl. Karte bei Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 25), erhielt BrigGen *Gladden am 8./9.3.1862 den Befehl ein Detachment bestehend aus 2 Regimentern Infanterie, einer Artillerie-Batterie und 3 Companies des 2nd Mississippi Cavalry Battalion (*Gordon's Cavalry Battalion) nach Bethel Station / Süd-Tennessee zu verlegen (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 71).

 

Durch Vergrößerung von Gordon‘s Cavalry Battalion wurde im Sommer 1862 das 2nd Mississippi Cavalry Regiment gebildet (vgl. Sifakis: Compendium of the Confederate Armies, vol. Mississippi, a.a.O., S. 37);

 

 

Power's Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry:

 

Overview:

Crute's compendium contains no history for this unit. See 23rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry.

 

 

Wirt Adams’s Mississippi Cavalry Regiment:

s. 1st Mississippi Cavalry

 

 

Yerger's Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry:

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d. Artillery:

 

1st Regiment Mississippi Light Artillery:

s. Pvt. George H. *Dorsey (Co. K)

 

Overview:

1st Artillery Regiment was organized during the late summer of 1862 with eleven companies. During the war the various companies served as both light and heavy artillery but not as one command. The regiment was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and Companies A, C, D, F, G, I, K, and L were assigned to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Loui­siana, Company E to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and Company G to the Army of Tennessee. All disbanded before the end of the war. Its commanders were Colonel William T. Withers, Lieutenant Colonel James P. Parker, and Majors Benjamin R. Holmes and Jefferson L. Wofford.

 

 

Hudson‘s Battery:

 

Literatur:

- Garey, Joseph: A Keystone Rebel. The Civil War Diary of Joseph Garey, Hudson's Battery, Mississippi Volunteers (Thomas Publications); Edited by David A. Welker, 128 pp. Garey was raised in Pennsylvania but fought for the Confederacy as a members of Hudson's Battery of Mississippi Artillery. A rare daily account of life in this unit in the Western theater.

 

 

Stanford's Mississippi Battery:

s. Captain Thomas J. *Stanford; George W. *Jones, John *Magee

 

Literatur:

- Jones, George W.: Diary (Greenville, Mississippi, Public Library)

- Magee, John: Diary (Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham / North Carolina)

- Sifakis, Stewart: Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Mississippi, a.a.O., S. 28

 

 

Swett’s Artillery:

s. Warren Mississippi Light Artillery

 

 

Vaiden Mississippi Light Artillery Battery:

 

In der Shiloh Campaign gehörte die Battery zum II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 1st Division BrigGen Daniel Ruggles 1st Brigade Col Randal L. Gibson (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 60, 321)

 

Die Einheit wurde während der Schlacht von Shiloh bei Verteidigung des rückwärtigen Raumes bei Corinth / Mississippi eingesetzt (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 121, 321).

 

 

Warren Mississippi Light Artillery (Swett's Artillery):

s. Captain Charles *Swett

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte die Warren Light Artillery (Swett's Artillery) zur 1st Brigade BrigGen Thomas C. Hindman (geführt von Col *Shaver) III. Army Corps MajGen William J. Hardee in A. S. Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321; Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539). Teilnahme am ersten Angriff in Shiloh am 6.4.1862 bei Seay’s Field rechts der Straße; da sie in Infantrieschußweite auffuhr, geriet sie unter Feuer von Peabody's US-Brigade und erlitt Verluste; die Batterie wurde daraufhin zurückgezogen (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 151 mit Karte S. 146).

 

Literatur:

- Swett, Charles: Memoirs. Swett's Mississippi Battery File (Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh / Tennessee)