2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

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Brief History

2nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861, with men from Tishomingo, Tippah, Itawamba, and Pontotoc counties. Ordered to Harper's Ferry, Virginia, it was there mustered into Confederate service. During the war it was assigned to General Whiting's, Law's, and J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Only 1 officer and 19 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels William C. Falkner and John M. Stone; Lieutenant Colonels John A. Blair, Bartley B. Boone, and D.W. Humphreys; and Major John H. Buchanan.

A detailed history, including several statistical graphs, is found in the history portion of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry RegimentInternet site.

Regiment Companies with the County of Origin

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. 

An Alphabetical Listing Roster of the men serving in this regiment and the name and mustering in date of each company is found in the member rosters section of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment Internet site.

Another regimental roster, organized according to company, is found on the Rootsweb Internet site, also titled '2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment'.

Company A – Tishomingo Riflemen, (raised in Tishomingo County)
Company B – O’Connor Rifles, (raised in Tippah County)
Company C – Town Creek Riflemen, (raised in Itawamba County)
Company D – Joe Matthews Rifles (or Beck Rifles), (raised in Tippah County)
Company E – Calhoun Rifles, (raised in Itawamba County)
Company F – Magnolia Rifles, (raised in Tippah County)
Company G – Pontotoc Minute Men, (raised in Pontotoc County)
Company H – Coonewah Rifles, (raised in Pontotoc County)
Company I – Cherry Creek Rifles, (raised in Pontotoc County)
Company K – Iuka Rifles, (raised in Tishomingo County)
Company L – Liberty Guards, (raised in Tippah County)
 

Source Material

• 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.
  
  

• 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.