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=== Regiments and Battalions: 21st - 27th ===

[[25th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|25th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>25th Infantry Regiment [also called 1st Mississippi Valley Regiment] was organized during summer of 1861 with seven companies from Mississippi and three from Tennessee. The men from Mississippi and three from Tennessee. The men from Mississippi were recruited in Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, and Tunica counties. In November the unit contained 32 officers and 563 men, then in January, 1862, its designation was changed to 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonels John D. Martin and Edward F. McGehee, and Major Thomas H. Mangum were in command.  

[[26th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|26th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.  

[[26th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|26th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>26th Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1861 at Iuka, Mississippi. Many of the men were from Prentiss, Itawamba, Tishomingo, Perry, and De Soto counties. The regiment moved to Tennessee and was one of the units captured at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Fort Donelson</font>]. In this fight it lost 12 killed and 69 wounded of the 39 officers and 404 men engaged. After being exchanged, it was assigned to General Tilghman's and J. Adams' Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The unit reported 7 casualties at Coffeeville, totalled 420 effectives in April, 1863, and lost 2 killed, 5 wounded, and 10 missing at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms009.htm <font color="#0000ff">Champion's Hill</font>]. In February, 1864, it was ordered to Virginia and placed in J.R. Davis' Brigade. It fought at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va062.htm <font color="#0000ff">Cold Harbor</font>], endured the battles and hardships of the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va089.htm <font color="#0000ff">Petersburg</font>] trenches, and ended the war at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va097.htm <font color="#0000ff">Appomattox</font>]. Only 4 officers and 8 men surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia. The field officers were Colonel Arthur E. Reynolds, Lieutenant Colonel F.M. Boone, and Major Tully F. Parker. 124  

[[27th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|27th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 125<br>

 

*27th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

 

 

 

[[28th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|28th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>28th Cavalry Regiment was formed during the spring of 1862. Some of the men were raised in Benton, Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, and Tunica counties. In November the unit contained 32 officers and 563 men, then in January, 1862, its designation was changed to 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonels John D. Martin and Edward F. McGehee, and Major Thomas H. Mangum were in command. <br><br>127<br>*[[28th Regiment, Mississippi Infantr|28th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 128<br>*29th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>29th Infantry Regiment, organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1862, contained men from Grenada, Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha, Washington, and De Soto counties. The unit served in Mississippi, then moved to Kentucky where it saw action in Munfordville. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee and was placed in General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade where it participated in many battles from Murfreesboro to Bentonville. The 29th lost 5 killed and 36 wounded at Munfordville, had 34 killed and 202 wounded at Murfreesboro, and suffered fifty-three percent disabled of the 364 engaged at Chickamauga. It reported 191 casualties at Chattanooga and in December, 1863 was consolidated with the 30th and 34th Regiment and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. This unit reported 5 killed and 22 wounded at Resaca, and in the fight at Ezra Church the 29th/30th lost 8 killed and 20 wounded. Very few surrendered in North Carolina in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William F. Brantly and Edward C. Walthall, Lieutenant Colonel James B. Morgan, and Majors Newton A. Isom and George W. Reynolds. <br><br>129<br>*[[30th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|30th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>130<br>*[[30th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|30th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>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. <br>

147<br>*43rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>43rd Infantry Regiment was formed during the summer of 1862 with eleven companies. Some of its members were Kemper and Noxubee Counties. After fighting at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms001.htm <font color="#0000ff">Iuka</font>] and [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/Battles/ms002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Corinth</font>], the unit was assigned to General L. Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured at Vicksburg in July, 1863. Exchanged, it went on to serve under Generals J. Adams and Lowry, Army of Tennessee. The 43rd participated in various conflicts throughout the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>] Campaign, then saw action in Tennessee and North Carolina. It reported 13 killed, 56 wounded, and 156 missing at Corinth, had 483 effectives in February, 1863, and during the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg</font>] siege lost 25 killed and 33 wounded. In December, 1863, only 1 officer and 36 men were present. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Richard Harrison and William H. Moore, and Lieutenant Colonels James O.Banks, Richard W. Leigh, and Columbus Sykes.<br><br>148<br>*44th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>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 [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn003.htm <font color="#0000ff">Shiloh</font>] and [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ky008.htm <font color="#0000ff">Munfordville</font>], then was assigned to J.P. Anderson's, Tucker's, and Sharp's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It served with the army of [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn010.htm <font color="#0000ff">Murfreesboro</font>], fought with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. This regiment lost 4 killed and 40 wounded at Munfordville, ahd 4 killed, 31 wounded, and 17 missing at Murfreesboro, and thirty percent of the 272 engaged at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga004.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chickamauga</font>] 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.<br><br>149<br>*46th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>46th Infantry Regiment was organized during the fall of 1862 by adding four companies to the six-company 6th (Balfour's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion. In February, 1863, it totalled 407 effectives and served in S.D. Lee's and Baldwin's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The unit participated in the long [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg</font>] siege and was captured on July 4, 1863. After the exchange it was assigned to General Baldwin's, Tucker's, and Sears' Brigade. It fought in the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>] Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and shared in the defense of Mobile. The regiment had 1 wounded at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms003.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chickasaw Bayou</font>] and during the Atlanta operations, May 18 to September 5, reported 23 killed, 68 wounded, and 37 missing. It lost 1 killed, 13 wounded, and 16 missing at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga023.htm <font color="#0000ff">Allatoona</font>] and had many disabled at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn036.htm <font color="#0000ff">Franklin</font>]. Only a remnant surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William H. Clark and Claudius W. Sears, Lieutenant Colonel William K. Easterling, and Major Constantine Rea.<br><br>150<br>*48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>48th Infantry Regiment was organized in November, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, using the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Many of the men were from Jackson, Yalobusha, Warren, and Claiborne counties. It served in Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade and fought with the Army of Nourthern Virginia from [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va028.htm <font color="#0000ff">Fredericksburg</font>] to [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va062.htm <font color="#0000ff">Cold Harbor</font>]. The 48th was then active in the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va089.htm <font color="#0000ff">Petersburg</font>] siege south of the James River and the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va097.htm <font color="#0000ff">Appomattox</font>] Campaign. It sustained 4 casualties at Fredericksburg, had 10 killed and 44 wounded at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va032.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chancellorsville</font>], and twelve percent of the 256 engaged at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/pa002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Gettysburg</font>] were disabled. The regiment surrendered 11 officers and 87 men. Its commanders were Colonel Joseph M. Jayne, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas B. Manlove, and Major L.C. Lee.