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Brief History[edit | edit source]

12th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. The men were from the counties of Hinds, Adams, Lawrence, Copiah, Warren, Panola, Claiborne, Yazoo, Jefferson, Holmes, and Calhoun. The field officers were Colonels Richard Griffith, Merry B. Harris, Henry Hughes, and William H. Taylor; Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Thomas; and Majors James R. Bell, John R. Dickins, and W.H. Lilly.

12th Mississippi Infantry

http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/12th_MS_Inf.htm

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12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Lawrence County

http://www.mississippigenealogy.com/lawrence/12th-regiment-mississippi-infantry.htm

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.

Company A -- Charlie Clark Rifles [also listed as Co. H] (raised in Jefferson & Copiah Counties, MS)

Company B -- Natchez Fencibles (raised in Adams County, MS)

Company C -- Raymond Fencibles [also listed as Co. A] (raised in Hinds County, MS)

Company D -- Pettus Relief, aka Pettus Rifles (raised in Copiah County, MS)

Company E -- Sardis Blues [also listed as Co. F] (raised in Panola County, MS)

Company F -- Durant Rifles [also listed as Co. I] (raised in Holmes County, MS)

Company G -- Vicksburg Sharpshooters [also listed as Co. E] (raised in Warren County, MS)

Company H -- Claiborne Guards [also listed as Co. K] (raised in Claiborne County, MS)

Company I -- Satartia Rifles [also listed as Co. G] (raised in Yazoo County, MS)

Company K -- Lawrence Rifles [also listed as Co. C] (raised in Lawrence County, MS)

Source Material[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.
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).
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).

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 === Brief History  ===
-th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. The men were from the counties of Hinds, Adams, Lawrence, Copiah, Warren, Panola, Claiborne, Yazoo, Jefferson, Holmes, and Calhoun. The field officers were Colonels Richard Griffith, Merry B. Harris, Henry Hughes, and William H. Taylor; Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Thomas; and Majors James R. Bell, John R. Dickins, and W.H. Lilly. <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>
+th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. The men were from the counties of Hinds, Adams, Lawrence, Copiah, Warren, Panola, Claiborne, Yazoo, Jefferson, Holmes, and Calhoun. The field officers were Colonels Richard Griffith, Merry B. Harris, Henry Hughes, and William H. Taylor; Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Thomas; and Majors James R. Bell, John R. Dickins, and W.H. Lilly. <br>
-*The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/12th_MS_Inf.htm 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry ]Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.
+<br>
-=== Regiment Companies with the County of Origin  ===
+th Mississippi Infantry
-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.
+[http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/12th_MS_Inf.htm http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/12th_MS_Inf.htm]
-The (Mississippi) MSGenWeb page for Lawrence County, Mississippi has a Regiment [http://www.mississippigenealogy.com/lawrence/12th-regiment-mississippi-infantry.htm Roster List] arranged alphabetically.
-<br> Company A - (Charlie Clark Rifles; also listed as Co. H) - raised in [[Jefferson County, Mississippi#Military|Jefferson County]] and [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]]<br>
-Company B - (Natchez Fencibles) - raised in [[Adams County, Mississippi#Military|Adams County]]<br>
+.................
-Company C - (Raymond Fencibles; also listed as Co. A) - raised in [[Hinds County, Mississippi#Military|Hinds County]]<br>
+th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Lawrence County<br>
-Company D - (Pettus Relief, aka Pettus Rifles) - raised in [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]]<br>
+[http://www.mississippigenealogy.com/lawrence/12th-regiment-mississippi-infantry.htm http://www.mississippigenealogy.com/lawrence/12th-regiment-mississippi-infantry.htm]
-Company E - (Sardis Blues; also listed as Co. F) - raised in [[Panola County, Mississippi#Military|Panola County]]<br>
+=== Regiment Companies with the County of Origin  ===
-Company F - (Durant Rifles; also listed as Co. I) - raised in [[Holmes County, Mississippi#Military|Holmes County]]<br>
+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 G - (Vicksburg Sharpshooters; also listed as Co. E) - raised in [[Warren County, Mississippi#Military|Warren County]] - [http://www.natchezbelle.org/adams-ind/fenc.htm Roster and History]<br>
-Company H - (Claiborne Guards; also listed as Co. K) - raised in [[Claiborne County, Mississippi#Military|Claiborne County]]<br>
-Company I - (Satartia Rifles; also listed as Co. G) - raised in [[Yazoo County, Mississippi#Military|Yazoo County]]<br>
-Company K - (Lawrence Rifles; also listed as Co. C) - raised in [[Lawrence County, Mississippi#Military|Lawrence County]]
+Company A -- Charlie Clark Rifles [also listed as Co. H] (raised in Jefferson &amp; Copiah Counties, MS)
-=== Other Sources  ===
+Company B -- Natchez Fencibles (raised in Adams County, MS)
-*[[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>
+Company C -- Raymond Fencibles [also listed as Co. A] (raised in Hinds County, MS)
-*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 D -- Pettus Relief, aka Pettus Rifles (raised in Copiah County, MS)
-*[[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>
+Company E -- Sardis Blues [also listed as Co. F] (raised in Panola County, MS)
-*[[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>
+Company F -- Durant Rifles [also listed as Co. I] (raised in Holmes County, MS)
-*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}} and ''Featherston's/Posey's/Harris' Mississippi Brigade : Army of Northern Virginia, a muster listing.''(Carrollton, Mississippi : Pioneer Pub. Co., c2005), {{FSC|1252175
+Company G -- Vicksburg Sharpshooters [also listed as Co. E] (raised in Warren County, MS)
-|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 M2hf}}
-*McCaleb, E. Howard. ''Address delivered by E. Howard McCaleb of New Orleans : at the reunion of the surviving veterans of Harris' Mississippi Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia held at Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Mississippi, November 19, 1879.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|770828|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082501}}
+Company H -- Claiborne Guards [also listed as Co. K] (raised in Claiborne County, MS)
-*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>
+Company I -- Satartia Rifles [also listed as Co. G] (raised in Yazoo County, MS)
-=== References  ===
+Company K -- Lawrence Rifles [also listed as Co. C] (raised in Lawrence County, MS)
-<references />
+=== Source Material  ===
+*[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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. <br><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). <br><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).<br>
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