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4th Infantry Regiment was organized at Grenada, Mississippi in April, 1861. Many of its members were recruited in Attala, Grenada, Lafayette, and Carroll counties. It moved to Tennessee where a detachment was captured at Fort Henry and the regiment at Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, the unit was assigned to S.D. Lee's and Baldwin's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It was captured at Vicksburg. Again exchanged, it was attached to General Baldwin's and Sears' Brigade. Few surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Thomas N. Adaire, Joseph Drake, and Pierre S. Layton; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph J. Gee, and Major Thomas P. Nelson. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref><br> | 4th Infantry Regiment was organized at Grenada, Mississippi in April, 1861. Many of its members were recruited in Attala, Grenada, Lafayette, and Carroll counties. It moved to Tennessee where a detachment was captured at Fort Henry and the regiment at Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, the unit was assigned to S.D. Lee's and Baldwin's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It was captured at Vicksburg. Again exchanged, it was attached to General Baldwin's and Sears' Brigade. Few surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Thomas N. Adaire, Joseph Drake, and Pierre S. Layton; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph J. Gee, and Major Thomas P. Nelson. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref><br> | ||
*The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/4th_MS_INF.htm 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry ] | For more information on the history of this unit, see: | ||
*The [http://web.archive.org/web/20090605030910/http://www.mississippiscv.org:80/MS_Units/4th_MS_INF.htm 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry] (archived). History taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. | |||
=== Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | === Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | ||
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Company A - (Bankston Guards) - raised in [[Choctaw County, Mississippi#Military|Choctaw County]] | Company A - (Bankston Guards) - raised in [[Choctaw County, Mississippi#Military|Choctaw County]] (also listed as Company G)<br> | ||
Company B - (Attala Yellow Jackets) - raised in [[Attala County, Mississippi#Military|Attala County]] | Company B - (Attala Yellow Jackets) - raised in [[Attala County, Mississippi#Military|Attala County]] (also listed as Company K)<br> | ||
Company C - (Red Invincibles) - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi#Military|Carroll County]] | Company C - (Red Invincibles) - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi#Military|Carroll County]] and [[Holmes County, Mississippi#Military|Holmes County]]<br> | ||
Company D - (Paris Rebels) - raised in [[Lafayette County, Mississippi#Military|Lafayette County]] | Company D - (Paris Rebels) - raised in [[Lafayette County, Mississippi#Military|Lafayette County]] (also listed as Company K)<br> | ||
Company E - (Stephens Guards) - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi#Military|Carroll County]] | Company E - (Stephens Guards) - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi#Military|Carroll County]] (also listed as Company D)<br> | ||
Company F - (Sons of the South) - raised in [[Calhoun County, Mississippi#Military|Calhoun County] | Company F - (Sons of the South) - raised in [[Calhoun County, Mississippi#Military|Calhoun County]] <br> | ||
Company G - (Nelson Grays) - raised in [[Holmes County, Mississippi#Military|Holmes County]] | Company G - (Nelson Grays) - raised in [[Holmes County, Mississippi#Military|Holmes County]] (also listed as Company E)<br> | ||
Company H - (Carroll County Rebels) - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi#Military|Carroll County]] | Company H - (Carroll County Rebels) - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi#Military|Carroll County]] (also listed as Company A)<br> | ||
Company I - (Benela Sharpshooters) - raised in [[Calhoun County, Mississippi#Military|Calhoun County]] | Company I - (Benela Sharpshooters) - raised in [[Calhoun County, Mississippi#Military|Calhoun County]] (also listed as Company H) | ||
Company K - (Center Marksmen) - raised in [[Attala County, Mississippi#Military|Attala County]] | Company K - (Center Marksmen) - raised in [[Attala County, Mississippi#Military|Attala County]] (also listed as Company B) | ||
Information from ''Military Annals of Mississippi: Military Organizations which Entered the Service of the Confederate States of America from the State of Mississippi'', by John C. Rietti, Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company Publishers, 1976, p.45 FS Library book 976.2 M2r includes Roster.<br> | Information from ''Military Annals of Mississippi: Military Organizations which Entered the Service of the Confederate States of America from the State of Mississippi'', by John C. Rietti, Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company Publishers, 1976, p.45 FS Library book 976.2 M2r includes Roster.<br> | ||