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 === Brief History  ===
-"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
+th Infantry Regiment, organized in the spring of 1861, contained men from Pike, Amite, Lauderdale, Winston, Noxubee, and Kemper counteis. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John R. Dickins, Albert E. Fant, and John Weir; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel F.M. Faucett, John B. Herring, A.T. Stennis, and W.L. Sykes; and Major James R. Moore. <br>
 === Regiment Companies with the County of Origin ===