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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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. 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. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref><br> | 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. 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. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref><br> | ||
*The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/12th_MS_Inf.htm 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry ]Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. | *The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/12th_MS_Inf.htm 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry ]Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. | ||
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The (Mississippi)MSGenWeb page for Lawrence County, Mississippi has a Regiment [http://www.mississippigenealogy.com/lawrence/12th-regiment-mississippi-infantry.htm Roster List] arranged alphabetically. | The (Mississippi)MSGenWeb page for Lawrence County, Mississippi has a Regiment [http://www.mississippigenealogy.com/lawrence/12th-regiment-mississippi-infantry.htm Roster List] arranged alphabetically. | ||
Company A - (Charlie Clark Rifles; also listed as Co. H) - raised in [[Jefferson County, Mississippi#Military|Jefferson County]] and [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]]<br> | |||
Company B - (Natchez Fencibles) - raised in [[Adams County, Mississippi#Military|Adams County]]<br> | |||
Company C - (Raymond Fencibles; also listed as Co. A) - raised in [[Hinds County, Mississippi#Military|Hinds County]]<br> | |||
Company D - (Pettus Relief, aka Pettus Rifles) - raised in [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]]<br> | |||
Company E - (Sardis Blues; also listed as Co. F) - raised in [[Panola County, Mississippi#Military|Panola County]]<br> | |||
Company F - (Durant Rifles; also listed as Co. I) - raised in [[Holmes County, Mississippi#Military|Holmes County]]<br> | |||
Company G - (Vicksburg Sharpshooters; also listed as Co. E) - raised in [[Warren County, Mississippi#Military|Warren County]]<br> | |||
Company H - (Claiborne Guards; also listed as Co. K) - raised in [[Claiborne County, Mississippi#Military|Claiborne County]]<br> | |||
Company I - (Satartia Rifles; also listed as Co. G) - raised in [[Yazoo County, Mississippi#Military|Yazoo County]]<br> | |||
Company K - (Lawrence Rifles; also listed as Co. C) - raised in [[Lawrence County, Mississippi#Military|Lawrence County]] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*Howell, H. Grady, ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines (''Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998).<br> | *Howell, H. Grady, ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines (''Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998).<br> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Mississippi_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Mississippi_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||