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Brief History[edit | edit source]

10th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1861, at Jackson, Mississippi. Its members were recruited in the counties of Adams, Claiborne, Lowndes, Itawamba, Warren, Marshall, Madison, and Yazoo. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James Barr, Jr., Seaborne M. Phillips, Robert A. Smith, and James M. Walker; Lieutenant Colonels J.G. Bullard, Joseph R. Davis, and George B. Myers; and Majors James M. Dotson and Edward H. Gregory.

10th Regiment Infantry article on Wikipedia gives a brief history of the unit, including places served, battles fought, and commanders.

The 10th Mississippi Infantry Web site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.

Regiment Companies with the County of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.

A Roster of the 10th Mississippi Infantry is arranged according to company.

"Old" [Original] 10th Mississippi

Company A - Mississippi Rifles (Hinds County)
Company B - Ben Bullard Rifles (Itawamba County)
Company C - Port Gibson Riflemen, aka Port Gibson Rifles (Claiborne County)
Company D - Lowndes Southrons (Lowndes County)
Company E - Southern Avengers (Lowndes County)
Company F - Hill City Cadets (Warren County)
Company G - Rankin Rifles (Rankin County)
Company H - Bahala Rifles (Copiah County)
Company I - Madison Rifles (Madison County)
Company K - Yazoo Minute Rifles (Yazoo County)

The term of enlistment expired in March, and the regiment was reorganized at Corinth on March 15, 1862 for a term of two years.

"New" 10th Mississippi

Company A - Horn Lake Volunteers [formerly Co. E, 9th MS Infantry] (DeSoto County)
Company B - Natchez Southrons [also listed as Co. C] (Adams County)
Company C - Ben Bullard Rifles [also listed as Co. D] (Itawamba County)
Company D - Mississippi Rifles [also listed as Co. G] (Hinds County)
Company E - Lowndes Southrons (Lowndes County)
Company F - Port Gibson Rifleman (Claiborne County)
Company G - Fulton Guards [also listed as Co. B] (Itawamba County)
Company H - Rankin Rifles [also listed as Co. A] (Rankin County)
Company I - Bahala Rifles (Copiah County)
Company K - Beauregard Relief (Tippah County)
Company L - Capt. Finley’s Company
Company M - Capt. Dobson’s Company
Company N - Capt. Bell’s Company
Company O - Capt. Inge’s Company
Company P - Capt. Betts’ Company

References[edit | edit source]

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.

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 === Brief History  ===
-th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1861, at Jackson, Mississippi. Its members were recruited in the counties of Adams, Claiborne, Lowndes, Itawamba, Warren, Marshall, Madison, and Yazoo. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James Barr, Jr., Seaborne M. Phillips, Robert A. Smith, and James M. Walker; Lieutenant Colonels J.G. Bullard, Joseph R. Davis, and George B. Myers; and Majors James M. Dotson and Edward H. Gregory. <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>
+th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1861, at Jackson, Mississippi. Its members were recruited in the counties of Adams, Claiborne, Lowndes, Itawamba, Warren, Marshall, Madison, and Yazoo. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James Barr, Jr., Seaborne M. Phillips, Robert A. Smith, and James M. Walker; Lieutenant Colonels J.G. Bullard, Joseph R. Davis, and George B. Myers; and Majors James M. Dotson and Edward H. Gregory.
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Mississippi_Infantry 10th Regiment Infantry] article on Wikipedia gives a brief history of the unit, including places served, battles fought, and commanders.
-The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/10th_MS_Inf.htm 10th Mississippi Infantry] Web site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.''
+The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/10th_MS_Inf.htm 10th Mississippi Infantry]&nbsp;Web site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.''
 === 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.
-A [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/10thms.htm Roster of the 10th Mississippi Infantry ]is arranged according to company.<br>
+A [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mscivilw/10thms.htm Roster of the 10th Mississippi Infantry ]is arranged according to company.<br>
-'''"Old" [Original] 10th Mississippi'''
-Company A - (Mississippi Rifles) - raised in [[Hinds County, Mississippi#Military|Hinds County]] also listed as Co. D<br>
-Company B - (Ben Bullard Rifles) - raised in [[Itawamba County, Mississippi#Military|Itawamba County]] also listed as Co. A<br>
-Company C - (Port Gibson Riflemen, aka Port Gibson Rifles) - raised in [[Claiborne County, Mississippi#Military|Claiborne County]] also listed as Co. F<br>
-Company D - (Lowndes Southrons) - raised in [[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]] also listed as Co. E<br>
-Company E - (Southern Avengers) - raised in [[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]]<br>
-Company F - (Hill City Cadets) - raised in [[Warren County, Mississippi#Military|Warren County]]<br>
-Company G - (Rankin Rifles) - raised in [[Rankin County, Mississippi#Military|Rankin County]]<br>
-Company H - (Bahala Rifles) - raised in [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]] and Marshall County<br>
-Company I - (Madison Rifles) - raised in [[Madison County, Mississippi#Military|Madison County]]<br>
-Company K - (Yazoo Minute Rifles) - raised in [[Yazoo County, Mississippi#Military|Yazoo County]]<br>
-The term of enlistment expired in March, and the regiment was reorganized at Corinth on March 15, 1862 for a term of two years.
-'''"New" 10th Mississippi '''
-Company A - (Horn Lake Volunteers [formerly Co. E, 9th MS Infantry]) - raised in [[DeSoto County, Mississippi#Military|DeSoto County]]<br>
-Company B - (Natchez Southrons [also listed as Co. C]) - raised in [[Adams County, Mississippi#Military|Adams County]]<br>
-Company C - (Ben Bullard Rifles [also listed as Co. D]) - raised in [[Itawamba County, Mississippi#Mississippi|Itawamba County]]<br>
-Company D - (Mississippi Rifles [also listed as Co. G]) - raised in [[Hinds County, Mississippi#Military|Hinds County]]<br>
-Company E - (Lowndes Southrons) - raised in [[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]]<br>
-Company F - (Port Gibson Rifleman) - raised in [[Claiborne County, Mississippi#Military|Claiborne County]]<br>
-Company G - (Fulton Guards [also listed as Co. B]) - raised in [[Itawamba County, Mississippi#Military|Itawamba County]]<br>
-Company H - (Rankin Rifles [also listed as Co. A]) - raised in [[Rankin County, Mississippi#Military|Rankin County]]<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.86. FS Library book 976.2 M2r
-Company I - (Bahala Rifles) - raised iln [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]]<br>
-Company K - (Beauregard Relief) - raised in [[Tippah County, Mississippi#Military|Tippah County]]<br>
-Company L - (Capt. Finley’s Company)<br>
-Company M - (Capt. Dobson’s Company)<br>
-Company N - (Capt. Bell’s Company)<br>
-Company O - (Capt. Inge’s Company)<br>
-Company P - (Capt. Betts’ Company)<br>
-=== Other Sources  ===
-*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Mississippi in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>
+"Old" [Original] 10th Mississippi
-*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
+Company A - Mississippi Rifles ([[Hinds County, Mississippi#Military|Hinds County]])<br>Company B - Ben Bullard Rifles ([[Itawamba County, Mississippi#Military|Itawamba County]])<br>Company C - Port Gibson Riflemen, aka Port Gibson Rifles ([[Claiborne County, Mississippi#Military|Claiborne County]])<br>Company D - Lowndes Southrons ([[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]])<br>Company E - Southern Avengers ([[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]])<br>Company F - Hill City Cadets ([[Warren County, Mississippi#Military|Warren County]])<br>Company G - Rankin Rifles ([[Rankin County, Mississippi#Military|Rankin County]])<br>Company H - Bahala Rifles ([[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]])<br>Company I - Madison Rifles ([[Madison County, Mississippi#Military|Madison County]])<br>Company K - Yazoo Minute Rifles ([[Yazoo County, Mississippi#Military|Yazoo County]])<br>
-*[[Mississippi in the Civil War|Mississippi in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Mississippi, and how to find them.. These include 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>
+The term of enlistment expired in March, and&nbsp;the regiment&nbsp;was reorganized at Corinth on March 15, 1862 for a term of two years.
-*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), {{FSC|155428|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 H2}} <br>
+"New" 10th Mississippi
-*Rietti, John C, 1841-1896. ''History of the organization, military service, and a record of, battles and marches, of the Mississippi Rifles, Companies A and D : Tenth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, General J.R. Chalmer's High Pressure Mississippi Brigade, Confederate States Army, from the organization of the Company at Jackson, Miss., January 1858, to the surrender of General Johnston's Army, April 26, 1865.'' (Bethesda, Maryland:  University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|770693|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082497}}
+Company A - Horn Lake Volunteers [formerly Co. E, 9th MS Infantry] ([[DeSoto County, Mississippi#Military|DeSoto County]])<br>Company B - Natchez Southrons [also listed as Co. C] ([[Adams County, Mississippi#Military|Adams County]])<br>Company C - Ben Bullard Rifles [also listed as Co. D] ([[Itawamba County, Mississippi#Mississippi|Itawamba County]])<br>Company D - Mississippi Rifles [also listed as Co. G] ([[Hinds County, Mississippi#Military|Hinds County]])<br>Company E - Lowndes Southrons ([[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]])<br>Company F - Port Gibson Rifleman ([[Claiborne County, Mississippi#Military|Claiborne County]])<br>Company G - Fulton Guards [also listed as Co. B] ([[Itawamba County, Mississippi#Military|Itawamba County]])<br>Company H - Rankin Rifles [also listed as Co. A] ([[Rankin County, Mississippi#Military|Rankin County]])<br>Company I - Bahala Rifles ([[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]])<br>Company K - Beauregard Relief ([[Tippah County, Mississippi#Military|Tippah County]])<br>Company L - Capt. Finley’s Company<br>Company M - Capt. Dobson’s Company<br>Company N - Capt. Bell’s Company<br>Company O - Capt. Inge’s Company<br>Company P - Capt. Betts’ Company<br>
 === References  ===
-<references />
+*Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
-[[Category:Mississippi_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
+[[Category:Mississippi_-_Military]]