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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
5th Infantry Regiment, organized in the spring of 1861, contained men from Pike, Amite, Lauderdale, Winston, Noxubee, and Kemper | 5th Infantry Regiment, organized in the spring of 1861, contained men from Pike, Amite, Lauderdale, Winston, Noxubee, and Kemper counties. 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.<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> | ||
=== Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | === Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | ||
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Company K - (Scotland Guards) - raised in [[Neshoba County, Mississippi#Military|Neshoba County]] | Company K - (Scotland Guards) - raised in [[Neshoba County, Mississippi#Military|Neshoba County]] | ||
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. 53 | 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. 53. {{FSC|153142|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 M2r}} with roster. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|460329}}.<br> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <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), {{FSC|735224|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 M2}} | *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), {{FSC|735224|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 M2}}. | ||
*Rowland, Dunbar. ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1908.'' Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company, c1978. {{FSC|155428|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 H2}}. <br> | *Rowland, Dunbar. ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1908.'' Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company, c1978. {{FSC|155428|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 H2}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/militaryhistoryo0000miss Internet Archive].<br> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||