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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


[Owen's] Minute Men.  
[Owen's] Minute Men.


3rd (Owen's) Regiment was organized August 7, 1862 as a unit of the Minute Men and was stationed at Grenada.  
3rd (Owen's) Regiment was organized  August 7, 1862 as a unit of the Minute Men and was stationed at Grenada.  


The Minute Men were organized in May 1862 under the order of Maj.-Gen. T. C. Tupper from militia companies in each county. The enlistment term was for six months. Although not mustered into the Confederate States services, they were still subject to orders of Confederate officers. <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> 
The Minute Men were organized in May 1862 &nbsp;under the order of Maj.-Gen. T. C. Tupper&nbsp;from&nbsp;militia&nbsp;companies in each county. The enlistment&nbsp;term was for six months. Although not mustered into the Confederate States services, they were still&nbsp;subject to&nbsp;orders of Confederate officers.&nbsp;&nbsp;


*<span lang="EN" style=""><font size="3" face="Calibri">The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/minute_men.htm Mississippi Minute Men (State Troops)]</font><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"> Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. Scroll down to the unit of minute men you wish to view. </font></font></span>  
*<span style="mso-ansi-language: en" lang="EN"><font size="3" face="Calibri">The&nbsp;[http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/minute_men.htm Mississippi Minute Men (State Troops)]</font><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. Scroll down to the unit of minute men you wish to view. </font></font></span>
*"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
*"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


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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.  


<br> '''3rd (Owen's’) Regiment Mississippi Infantry Minute Men'''
3RD (OWENS’) REGIMENT MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY MINUTE MEN
 
Company A - (Yalobusha Home Defenders) - raised in [[Yalobusha County, Mississippi Genealogy|Yalobusha County]]<br>
 
Company B - (Carroll County Defenders) - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi Genealogy|Carroll County]]<br>
 
Company C - (Capt. Walker’s Company, aka "Walker’s Company, Carroll County Militia") - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi Genealogy|Carroll County]]<br>
 
Company D - (Capt. Barksdale’s Company) - raised in [[Yalobusha County, Mississippi Genealogy|Yalobusha County]]<br>
 
Company E - (Capt. Mitchell’s Company) - raised in [[Yalobusha_County,_Mississippi|Yalobusha County]]<br>
 
Company F - (Holmes County Minute Men [Tradewell’s]) - raised in [[Holmes County, Mississippi Genealogy|Holmes County]]<br>
 
Company G - (Holmes County Minute Men [Kyles’]) - raised in [[Holmes_County,_Mississippi|Holmes County]]<br>
 
Company H - (Choctaw Company No. 2) - raised in [[Choctaw_County,_Mississippi|Choctaw County]]<br>
 
Company I - (Choctaw Company No. 1) - raised in [[Choctaw_County,_Mississippi|Choctaw County]]<br>
 
Company K - (Calhoun Minute Men) - raised in [[Calhoun_County,_Mississippi|Calhoun County]]
 
=== 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>
 
*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>
 
*[[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>
 
*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>
Company A - Yalobusha Home Defenders (raised in Yalobusha County)<br>Company B - Carroll County Defenders (raised in Carroll County)<br>Company C - Capt. Walker’s Company, aka "Walker’s Company, Carroll County Militia" (raised in Carroll County)<br>Company D - Capt. Barksdale’s Company (raised in Yalobusha County)<br>Company E - Capt. Mitchell’s Company (raised in Yalobusha County)<br>Company F - Holmes County Minute Men [Tradewell’s] (raised in Holmes County)<br>Company G - Holmes County Minute Men [Kyles’] (raised in Holmes County)<br>Company H - Choctaw Company No. 2 (raised in Choctaw County)<br>Company I - Choctaw Company No. 1 (raised in Choctaw County)<br>Company K - Calhoun Minute Men (raised in Calhoun County)


=== References ===
=== Source Material  ===


<references />
*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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Brief History[edit | edit source]

[Owen's] Minute Men.

3rd (Owen's) Regiment was organized  August 7, 1862 as a unit of the Minute Men and was stationed at Grenada.

The Minute Men were organized in May 1862  under the order of Maj.-Gen. T. C. Tupper from militia companies in each county. The enlistment term was for six months. Although not mustered into the Confederate States services, they were still subject to orders of Confederate officers.  

  • The Mississippi Minute Men (State Troops) Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. Scroll down to the unit of minute men you wish to view.
  • "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

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.

3RD (OWENS’) REGIMENT MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY MINUTE MEN

Company A - Yalobusha Home Defenders (raised in Yalobusha County)
Company B - Carroll County Defenders (raised in Carroll County)
Company C - Capt. Walker’s Company, aka "Walker’s Company, Carroll County Militia" (raised in Carroll County)
Company D - Capt. Barksdale’s Company (raised in Yalobusha County)
Company E - Capt. Mitchell’s Company (raised in Yalobusha County)
Company F - Holmes County Minute Men [Tradewell’s] (raised in Holmes County)
Company G - Holmes County Minute Men [Kyles’] (raised in Holmes County)
Company H - Choctaw Company No. 2 (raised in Choctaw County)
Company I - Choctaw Company No. 1 (raised in Choctaw County)
Company K - Calhoun Minute Men (raised in Calhoun County)

Source Material[edit | edit source]

  • 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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