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=== Regiments and Battalions: Named  ===
*[[Mississippi Reserve Forces|Mississippi Reserve Forces]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[Mississippi State Troops|Mississippi State Troops]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[Mississippi State Militia|Mississippi State Militia]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[Mississippi Cavalry|Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[Mississippi Cavalry Reserve|Mississippi Cavalry Reserve]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
=== Regiments and Battalions: 1st  ===
*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi|1st Battalion, Mississippi]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>&nbsp;<br>
*[[1st Choctaw Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry|1st Choctaw Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1862.<br>Disbanded on June 9, 1863.<br><br>
*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)|1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)]]<br>Formed during the summer of 1861.<br>Merged into Lindsay's Mississippi Cavalry Regiment April 2, 1862.<br><br>
*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops)|1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000)|1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864)|1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (12 months, 1862-63)|1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (12 months, 1862-63)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters|1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters]]<br>Also called 10th and 20th Battalion.&nbsp;<br>Organized during the fall of 1862 with three Mississippi companies from the 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. <br>Surrendered on April 26, 1865.<br>Commanded by Majors William A. Rayburn and James M. Stigler.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Militia|1st Regiment, Mississippi Militia]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Reserves|1st Regiment, Mississippi Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery|1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery]]<br>Organized during the late summer of 1862 with eleven companies.&nbsp; <br>Disbanded before the end of the war. <br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel William T. Withers, Lieutenant Colonel James P. Parker, and Majors Benjamin R. Holmes and Jefferson L. Wofford.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]&nbsp;[Also know as Lindsay's/Pinson's]<br>Assembled during the&nbsp;spring of 1862.&nbsp;<br>Surrendered in May, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel R.A. Pinson, Lieutenant Colonel F.A. Montgomery, and Majors John S. Simmons and E.G. Wheeler.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves|1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)|1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)]]<br>Organization at Corinth, Mississippi, during the&nbsp;spring of 1861.&nbsp;<br>Surrendered in April, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonels Thomas H. Johnston and John M. Sumonton, Lieutenant Colonel A.S. Hamilton, and Major M.S. Alcorn.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Patton's) (Army of 10,000)|1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Patton's) (Army of 10,000)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000)|1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (1864)|1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (1864)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Foote's)|1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Foote's)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (King's)|1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (King's)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
=== Regiments and Battalions: 2nd  ===
*[[2nd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves|2nd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves|2nd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris's)|2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris's)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Jackson, Mississippi the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six.&nbsp;<br>Additional companies joined&nbsp;November 1862&nbsp;and it&nbsp;became the 48th Mississippi Regiment.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Lieutenant Colonels Thomas B. Manlove, John G. Taylor, and William S. Wilson.<br><br>
*[[2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans]]<br>[Also called 2nd Partisan Rangers] formed at Jackson, Mississippi, during the spring of 1862. Disbanded in1865.<br>Remaining men merged into the 7th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment.&nbsp;<br>Commanded&nbsp;by&nbsp;Colonel John G. Ballentine, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Maxwell, and Major William H. Ford.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisan Rangers|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisan Rangers]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Militia|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Militia]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Reserves|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Artillery|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Artillery]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>[Also called 4th and 42nd Regiment] organized during&nbsp;the spring of 1863. <br>Formerly the 47th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, which never completed its organization. <br>Commanded by Colonels Edward Dillon and J.L. McCarty, Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon, and Majors J.L. Harris and John J. Perry.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry|2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized&nbsp;at Corinth, Mississippi in&nbsp;April, 1861.&nbsp;<br>Mustered in at&nbsp;Harper's Ferry, Virginia. <br>Commanded by 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.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Davidson's) (Army of 10,000)|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Davidson's) (Army of 10,000)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864)|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Quinn's)|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Quinn's)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
=== Regiments and Battalions: 3rd - 4th  ===
*[[3rd Mississippi District|3rd Mississippi District]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[3rd Brigade, Mississippi State Troops|3rd Brigade, Mississippi State Troops]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[3rd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves|3rd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)|3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)]]<br>Organized May, 1864, with eight companies.&nbsp;F<br>Formed by consolidating the 2nd and 3rd Battalions State Cavalry. <br>Surrendered in May, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel Thomas C. Ashcraft, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Harris, and Major E.L. Hawkins.<br><br>
*[[3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves|3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[3rd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Cooper's)|3rd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Cooper's)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>3rd (Williams') Infantry Battalion, formerly the 45th Mississippi Regiment, was organized July, 1864 with five companies. <br>Surrendered April 26, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Lieutenant Colonel John D. Williams and Major Elisha F. Nunn.&nbsp;<br><br>
*[[3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[3rd Regiment, Mississippi Reserves|3rd Regiment, Mississippi Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Organized during the spring of 1863 as the 3rd Mississippi State Cavalry .&nbsp;<br>Mustered into Confederate service in April, 1864.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel John McGuirk, Lieutenant Colonel H.H. Barksdale, and Major Thomas W. Webb.<br><br>
*[[3rd/14th/38th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|3rd/14th/38th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves|3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops)|3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized in the spring of 1861 at Enterprise, Mississippi. <br>Commanded byColonels John B. Deason and Thomas A. Mellon; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel M. Dyer, Robert Eager, James B. McRae, and E.A. Peyton; and Major William H. Morgan. <br><br>
*[[3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000)|3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[3rd Mississippi Battery, Mississippi Artillery|3rd Mississippi Battery, Mississippi Artillery]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[4th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry|4th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>4th Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Battalion]<br>Organized during the fall of 1862 by consolidating Hughes' and Stockdale's Mississippi Cavalry Battalions.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by Colonel C.C. Wilbourn, Lieutenant Colonels Cornelius McLaurin and Thomas R. Stockdale, and Major James M. Norman. <br><br>
*[[4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Militia|4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Militia]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[4th Regiment, Mississippi Engineers|4th Regiment, Mississippi Engineers]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Grenada, Mississippi in April, 1861. <br>Surrendered in May, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonels Thomas N. Adaire, Joseph Drake, and Pierre S. Layton; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph J. Gee, and Major Thomas P. Nelson. <br><br>
*[[4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
=== Regiments and Battalions: 5th - 9th  ===
*[[5th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|5th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Assembled at Columbus, Mississippi during the summer of 1863. <br>Commanded by Colonel James Z. George; Lieutenant Colonels James A. Barksdale, P.H. Echols, W.M. Reed, and Nathaniel Wickliffe; and Majors W.G. Henderson and William B. Perry.
:Associated unit:<br>19th (George's) Cavalry Battalion, organized during the late summer of 1863. <br>Disbanded early in 1864. <br>Some&nbsp;members joined the 5th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. <br>Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Z. George was its commander.<br><br>
*[[5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized in the spring of 1861. <br>Surrendered on April 26, 1865. <br>Commanded by&nbsp;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. <br><br>
*[[5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[5th Battery, Mississippi Artillery|5th Battery, Mississippi Artillery]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[6th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry|6th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Organized late in 1863. <br>Mustered into Confederate service in January 1864.&nbsp;<br>Consolidated with the 8th Mississippi Cavalry in February 1865.<br>Surrendered in May 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel Isham Harrison, Lieutenant Colonels Thomas C. Lipscomb and Thomas M. Nelson, and Major R.G. Brown. <br><br>
*[[6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserve|6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserve]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>[Also called 7th Regiment]&nbsp;assembled at Jackson, Mississippi, in February, 1861.&nbsp;<br>Surrendered on April 26, 1865. <br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonels Robert Lowry and John J. Thornton; Lieutenant Colonels R.R. Bennett, Thomas J. Borden, and A.Y. Harper; and Majors W.T. Hendon and J.R. Stevens. <br><br>
*[[6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[7th Congressional District, Mississippi|7th Congressional District, Mississippi]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized during the early spring of 1862 near Quitman, Mississippi. <br>Surrendered in May 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Lieutenant Colonels L. B. Pardue and James S. Terral, and Major Joel E. Welborn. <br><br>
*[[7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>[Also called 1st Partisan Rangers] organized during the early summer of 1862.<br>Surrendered on May 4,1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonels William C. Falkner and Samuel M. Hyams, Jr., Lieutenant Colonels L.B. Hovis and James M. Park, and Majors W.L. Davis and William N. Stansell. <br><br>
*[[7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861.&nbsp;<br>Briefly consolidated with the 9th Mississippi Regiment in December, 1863. <br>Surrendered on April 26, 1865. <br>Commanded by Colonels William H. Bishop, E.J. Goode, Hamilton Mayson, and A.G. Mills; Lieutenant Colonels R.S. Carter and Benjamin F. Johns; and Major Henry Pope. <br><br>
*[[8th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|8th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>[Also called the 19th Regiment or Battalion] formed in July, 1864, by consolidating the six-company 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry and four companies raised behind Federal lines.&nbsp;<br>Consolidated with the 6th Mississippi Cavalry in&nbsp;February 1865. <br>Surrendered in May. <br>Commanded by Colonel William L. Duff, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Walker, and Major Thomas A. Mitchell.
:Predecessor unit:<br>19th (Duff's) Cavalry Battalion organized during the late summer of 1863 with six companies.&nbsp;<br>Merged into the 8th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment on&nbsp;July 19, 1864.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William L. Duff and Major William L. Walker.<br><br>
*[[8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Enterprize, Mississippi, during the spring of 1861. <br>Surrendered on April 26, 1865. <br>Commanded by Colonels G.C. Chandler, Guilford G. Flynt, and John C. Wilkinson; Lieutenant Colonels James T. Gates, Aden McNeill, and John F. Smith; and Majors Andrew E. Moody, George F. Peek, and William Watkins. <br><br>
*[[9th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters|9th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters]]<br>[Also called Chalmers' Sharpshooters] was organized during the fall of 1862.&nbsp;<br>Mustered into Confederate service at Jackson, Mississippi.&nbsp;<br>Surrendered on April 26, 1865. <br>Commanded by Major William C. Richards. <br><br>
*[[9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Formed in December, 1864 by consolidating the 17th Mississippi and 17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalions.&nbsp;<br>Surrendered in May, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel Horace H. Miller, Lieutenant Colonel Abner C. Steede, and Major E.J. Sanders. <br>
*[[9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in March, 1861. <br>Briefly consolidated with the 7th Mississippi Regiment in December, 1863. <br>Commanded by Colonels James L. Autry, James R. Chalmers, W.C. Richards, and Thomas W. White; Lieutenant Colonels S.S. Calhoun, Thomas H. Lynam, William A. Rankin, and F. Eugene Whitfield; and Majors Albert R. Bowdre, J.M. Hicks, Andrew G. Mills, and J.E. White. <br><br>
=== Regiments and Battalions: 10th - 14th  ===
*[[10th Regiment, Mississippi Rifles|10th Regiment, Mississippi Rifles]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[10th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|10th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>"Organized&nbsp;in April, 1861, at Jackson, Mississippi. <br>Surrendered on April 26, 1865.&nbsp;Commanded by&nbsp;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. <br>
*[[10th Battery, Mississippi Artillery|10th Battery, Mississippi Artillery]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Formed during the spring of 1864 using Perrin's Battalion State Cavalry as its nucleus. <br>Surrendered on May 4, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by Colonel Robert O. Perrin, Lieutenant Colonel H.L. Muldrow, and Major Abner Reed. <br>
*[[11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. <br>Mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. <br>Commanded by Colonels F.M. Green, Philip F. Liddell, William H. Moore, and Reuben O. Reynolds; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel F. Butler, William B. Lowry, and George W. Shannon; and Majors T.S. Evans and Alexander H. Franklin. <br>
*[[11th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|11th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;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>
*[[12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>[Also called 16th Confederate Cavalry] was organized during the summer of 1863. Commanded by Colonel C.G. Armistead, Lieutenant Colonel Philip B. Spence, and Major William Yerger, Jr. <br>
*[[13th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|13th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. <br>Surrendered on April 9, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonels William Barksdale, James W. Carter, and Kennon McElroy; Lieutenant Colonels John M. Bradley, Alfred G. O'Brien, and M. Whitaker; and Majors George L. Donald and Isham Harrison. <br>
*[[13th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|13th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[14th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|14th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
*[[14th Battalion, Mississippi Light Artillery|14th Battalion, Mississippi Light Artillery]]<br>Organized early in 1863 by consolidating three batteries of light artillery.&nbsp;<br>Major Matthew S. Ward was in command. <br>
*[[14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>[Also called Beauregard Rifles] was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, in October, 1861. Commanded by Colonels George W. Abert, William E. Baldwin, and Washington L. Doss, and Lieutenant Colonels Robert J. Lawrence and M.E. Norris. <br>
*[[14th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|14th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br>
Regiments and Battalions: 15th - 110th<br><br>[[15th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters|15th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters]]<br>Organized during the late summer of 1862 at Chattanooga, Tennessee.&nbsp;<br>Disbanded December 1863.&nbsp;The men joined other Mississippi units.<br>Commanded by Major A.T. Hawkins.
[[15th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|15th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
[[15th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|15th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Choctaw, Mississippi, in May, 1861. <br>Surrendered in April 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonels Michael Farrell and Winfield S. Statham; Lieutenant Colonels James R. Binford, J.W. Hemphill, and Edward C. Walthall; and Majors William F. Brantly, James B. Dennis, Russell G. Prewitt, and Lamkin S. Terry.


[[15th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|15th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.  
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[[16th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|16th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861. <br>Surrendered&nbsp; April 9, 1865.&nbsp;<br>Commanded&nbsp;by&nbsp;field officers were Colonels Samuel E. Baker, Edward C. Councill, and Carnot Posey; Lieutenant Colonels Seneca M. Bain, Robert Clarke, Abram M. Feltus, and James J. Shannon; and Majors Jeff. Bankston and Thomas R. Stockdale.
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[[17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry|17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>Formed during the early spring of 1863 with two companies, later increased to seven. <br>Later merged into the 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. <br>Commanded by Major Abner C. Steede.
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[[17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861 and soon moved to Virginia. <br>Commanded by Colonels Winfield S. Featherston, John C. Fixer, and William D. Holder; Lieutenant Colonel John McGuirk; and Majors William L. Duff, John M. Lyles, and Edward W. Upshaw.  
Mississippi seceded from the Union on January 9, 1861, the second state to do so.


[[18th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry|18th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry]]<br>[Also called 18th Regiment] was organized during the late fall of 1862 with eight companies. <br>Commanded by&nbsp;Colonel Alex. H. Chalmers, Lieutenant Colonel J. Waverly Smith, and Major William R. Mitchell.  
For additional information about Mississippi in the Civil War, see the Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_in_the_American_Civil_War Mississippi in the American Civil War].  


[[18th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|18th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]<br>Organized in June, 1861, at Corinth, Mississippi.<br>Commanded by Colonels E.R. Burt and Thomas M. Griffin; Lieutenant Colonel Walter G. Kearney and William H. Luse; and Majors John W. Balfour, James C. Campbell, G.B. Gerald, and E.G. Henry.
== Mississippi Military Units  ==


[[18th Battery, Mississippi Artillery|18th Battery, Mississippi Artillery]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.  
Most units were numbered, however, many were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and other units. <br>


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<br><br><br>111<br>19th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
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<br><br><br>112<br>19th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>19th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Oxford, Mississippi, in May, 1861, and soon moved to Virginia. The men were raised in the counties of Warren, Jefferson, Greene, Panola, Marshall, and was assigned to General Wilcox's, Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then served in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River and in the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 15 killed and 85 wounded of the 501 engaged at Williamsburg, had 58 killed, 264 wounded, and 3 missing at Gaines' Mill and Frayser's Farm, and had 6 killed and 52 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. Its casualties were 6 killed and 40 wounded at Chancellorsville and seven percent of the 372 at Gettysburg were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 8 officers and 129 men. The field officers were Colonels Thomas J. Hardin, Nathaniel H. Harris, Lucius Q.C. Lamar, Christopher H. Mott, John Mullins, Richard W. Phipps, and Ward G. Vaughan; Lieutenant Colonel James H. Duncan; and Majors Ben. Allston, Robert A. Dean, Thomas R. Reading, and Abner Smead.
Additional unit history information may be found in:
*Joseph H. Crute, Jr.. ''Units of the Confederate States Army'' Midlothian, Virginia : Derwent Books, c1987. {{FSC|590033|item|disp= FS Library Books973 M2crua}}
*Stewart Sifakis. ''Compendium of the Confederate armies'' 10 vols. New York, New York : Facts on File, c1992-1995 {{FSC|476605|item| disp=FS Library Book 975 M2ss}}
*F.Ray Sibley, Jr., ed. ''Confederate artillery organizations : an alphabetical listing of the officers and batteries of the Confederacy, 1861-1865'' El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Publishing and Savas Beatie LLC, ©2014 {{FSC|3227325|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M2sfr}}
*W. J. Tancig, comp. ''Confederate military land units, 1861-1865'' New York, New York: Confederate military land units, 1861-1865 {{FSC|284841|item|disp=FS Library 973 M2wj}}


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Mississippi provided soldiers to both the Union and Confederate armies. Indexes to the service records for both armies are available at the FamilySearch Library.


<br><br><br>113<br>20th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
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[[Mississippi State Archives, Various Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mississippi State Archives, Various Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>  


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=== Union Records  ===


<br><br><br>114<br>20th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>20th Infantry Regiment was organized during the late summer of 1861 with men from Bolivar, Monroe, Noxubee, Adams, Scott, Carroll, and Newton counties. The unit moved to Virginia, then Tennessee where in February, 1862, it was captured at Fort Donelson. In this engagement it lost 19 killed of the 31 officers and 469 men present. The regiment was exchanged and assigned to Tilghman's and J.Adams' Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. For a time it served in the Vicksburg area, then transferred to the Army of Tennessee. Placed in J.Adams' and Lowry's Brigade, the 20th was involved in the Atlanta and Tennessee Campaigns and ended the war in North Carolina. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels William N. Brown and D.R. Russell; Lieutenant Colonels D.H. Maury, Horace H. Miller, and Walter A. Rorer; and Majors William M. Chatfield, Thomas B. Graham, and C.K. Massey.
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'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Mississippi are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].  
 
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<br><br><br>115<br>21st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>21st Infantry Regiment was organized in October, 1861, using the 1st (Brandon's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. It was mustered into Confederate service at Manassas, Virginia. The men were from the counties of Warren, Hinds, Claiborne, Lafayette, Tallahatchie, Madison, Holmes, and Union. In April, 1862, its force was 684 men, and during the war it served under the command of Generals Griffith, Barksdale, and Humphreys. The 21st participated in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved to Longstreet to fight at Chickamauga and Knoxville. After returning to Virginia it was involved in the Battles of The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and the Appomattox Campaign. It lost 32 killed and 119 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, had 3 killed and 56 wounded of the 200 engaged at Sharpsburg, and had 11 wounded at Fredericksburg. Its casualties at Chancellorsville were 3 killed and 25 wounded and twenty-four percent of the 424 at Gettysburg were disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and only 4 officers and 44 men surrendered. Its field officers were Colonels William L. Brandon, Benjamin G. Humphreys, and Daniel N. Moody; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Fitzgerald and John Sims; and Major John G. Taylor.  
 
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*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932409|Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index


== Regiments and Battalions: 15th - 27th<br><br><br>116<br>22nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.  ==
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<br><br><br>117<br>22nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>22nd Infantry Regiment, organized at Iuka, Mississippi, in August, 1861, contained 38 officers and 597 men present for duty in November. Its members were from the counties of Jefferson, Amite, Lafayette, Hinds, De Soto, and Issaquena. After fighting at Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Corinth, the unit was assigned to Rust's and Featherston's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It participated in various conflicts during the Vicksburg siege and for a time was stationed at Jackson. Continuing the fight under General Featherston, it was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and later in North Carolina. The regiment lost 13 killed and 34 wounded at Baton Rouge, had 21 killed and 64 wounded at Peach Tree Creek, and totalled 93 officers and men in December, 1864. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels D.W.C. Bonham, James D. Lester, and Frank Schaller; Lieutenant Colonels Charles G. Nelms, James S. Prestidge, and H.J. Reid; and Majors Thomas C. Dockery and Martin A. Oatis.  
Union pension records are only at the National Archives. The FamilySearch Library has the index to the Union pension records.  


22nd Infantry Regiment, organized at Iuka, Mississippi, in August, 1861, contained 38 officers and 597 men present for duty in November. Its members were from the counties of Jefferson, Amite, Lafayette, Hinds, De Soto, and Issaquena. After fighting at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn003.htm <font color="#0000ff">Shiloh</font>], [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/la003.htm <font color="#0000ff">Baton Rouge</font>], and [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Corinth</font>], the unit was assigned to Rust's and Featherston's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It participated in various conflicts during the Vicksburg siege and for a time was stationed at Jackson. Continuing the fight under General Featherston, it was active in the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>] Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and later in North Carolina. The regiment lost 13 killed and 34 wounded at Baton Rouge, had 21 killed and 64 wounded at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga016.htm <font color="#0000ff">Peach Tree Creek</font>], and totalled 93 officers and men in December, 1864. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels D.W.C. Bonham, James D. Lester, and Frank Schaller; Lieutenant Colonels Charles G. Nelms, James S. Prestidge, and H.J. Reid; and Majors Thomas C. Dockery and Martin A. Oatis.  
'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]].  


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[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1834308 Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904], is a free Internet name index to correspondence of the Records and Pension Office. Much of this correspondence concerns military service and pension related issues. The index is missing surname ranges “Dunf-Durd” (roll 107), “Hern-Hia” (roll 163), and “Shee-Shep” (roll 310). This collection corresponds to NARA publication M686.


<br><br>118<br>23rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>
The actual correspondence is in Record Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General’s Office located in the National Archives. 


23rd Infantry Regiment [also called 2nd or 3rd Regiment] was assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, during the fall of 1861. The men were from Franklin, Tippah, Alcorn, and Monroe counties. Sent to Tennessee, the unit was captured at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Fort Donelson</font>]. In this fight it lost 5 killed and 46 wounded of the 546 engaged. After being exchanged, it served in General Tilghman's and J. Adams' Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was active in various engagements during the siege of Vicksburg. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee, served under Generals J. Adams and Lowrey, and fought in the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>] and Tennessee Campaigns and in North Carolina. The regiment reported 20 casualties at Coffeeville and 7 at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms009.htm <font color="#0000ff">Champion's Hill</font>] and surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Thomas J. Davidson and Joseph M. Wells, Lieutenant Colonel Moses McCarley, and Majors George W.B. Garrett and W.E. Rogers.
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>  


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[[Mississippi Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mississippi Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>


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<br><br><br>119<br>24th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Moorman's)<br>
'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War. The returns are on film at the FamilySearch Library (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|230777|title-id|disp=film 338185}}). An index to the Mississippi returns has been published and is available at the FamilySearch Library.


Crute's compendium contains no history for this unit. See Mormon's Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry.  
A free index is available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5445 Ancestry.com] with links to the images ($)


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<br><br><br>120<br>24th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>
==== African American Sailors  ====


24th Infantry Regiment was organized at Meridian, Mississippi, during the fall of 1861 with eleven companies. Its members were recruited in the counties of Hancock, Clay, Lowndes, Chickasaw, Kemper, Choctaw, and Monroe. It moved to Florida, returned to Mississippi, and took part in the siege of [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Corinth</font>]. After serving in Kentucky, it was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 24th participated in many battles from [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn010.htm <font color="#0000ff">Murfreesboro</font>] to [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>], endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It sustained 116 casualties at Murfreesboro, 132 at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga004.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chickamauga</font>], and 189 at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn018.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chattanooga</font>]. For a time it was consolidated with the 27th Regiment and in December, 1863, totalled 491 men and 354 arms. At [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga008.htm <font color="#0000ff">Resaca</font>] the unit lost 24 killed and 28 wounded, and at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga018.htm <font color="#0000ff">Ezra Church</font>] the 24th/27th had 11 killed and 67 wounded and missing of the 430 engaged. About 25 men were present at the surrender. The field officers were Colonels William F. Dowd, Robert P. McKelvaie, and R.W. Williamson; Lieutenant Colonels Clifton Dancy and William L. Lyles; and Majors George M. Govan and William C. Staples.  
American History and Genealogy Project, Civil War, [http://www.lwfaam.net/cw/usct/usct_miss.htm African American Sailors in the Union Navy ]from Mississippi. By rootsweb.ancestry.com $


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*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932375|Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — index & images
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932409|Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — index & images
*'''1889-1942''' {{RecordSearch|1979942|Mississippi, Confederate Records, 1889-1942}} at FamilySearch — images
*'''1900-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1936413|Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1900-1974}} at FamilySearch — images


<br><br>121<br>25th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>


25th Infantry Regiment [also called 1st Mississippi Valley Regiment] was organized during summer of 1861 with seven companies from Mississippi and three from Tennessee. The men from Mississippi and three from Tennessee. The men from Mississippi were recruited in Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, and Tunica counties. In November the unit contained 32 officers and 563 men, then in January, 1862, its designation was changed to 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonels John D. Martin and Edward F. McGehee, and Major Thomas H. Mangum were in command.
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*Stamper, Isaac J. 'The Civil War diary of Issac J. Stamper, of Bradley County, Tenn. : enlisted December 26, 1861 at Sweetwater, Tennessee. His regiment surrendered May 9, 1865.' (containing a list of Solders died and wounded at Vicksburg, Mississippi see last few pages)(Cleveland, Tennessee : Cleveland Public Library (Tennessee), 1970), {{FSC|735008|item|disp=FS Catalog book 921.73 A1 no. 7847 digitized}}.


<br><br><br>122<br>26th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>
==== Regimental sketches and rosters  ====


"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.  
*John C. Rietti, ''Military Annals of Mississippi''. 1895. Reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company Publishers, 1976. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|153142|title-id|disp=book 976.2 M2r , film 1036087 item 8}}.)


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<br><br><br>123<br>26th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>
Confederate pension and service records are at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.


26th Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1861 at Iuka, Mississippi. Many of the men were from Prentiss, Itawamba, Tishomingo, Perry, and De Soto counties. The regiment moved to Tennessee and was one of the units captured at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Fort Donelson</font>]. In this fight it lost 12 killed and 69 wounded of the 39 officers and 404 men engaged. After being exchanged, it was assigned to General Tilghman's and J. Adams' Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The unit reported 7 casualties at Coffeeville, totalled 420 effectives in April, 1863, and lost 2 killed, 5 wounded, and 10 missing at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms009.htm <font color="#0000ff">Champion's Hill</font>]. In February, 1864, it was ordered to Virginia and placed in J.R. Davis' Brigade. It fought at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va062.htm <font color="#0000ff">Cold Harbor</font>], endured the battles and hardships of the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va089.htm <font color="#0000ff">Petersburg</font>] trenches, and ended the war at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va097.htm <font color="#0000ff">Appomattox</font>]. Only 4 officers and 8 men surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia. The field officers were Colonel Arthur E. Reynolds, Lieutenant Colonel F.M. Boone, and Major Tully F. Parker.
'''Online Records'''
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932375|Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index


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<br><br><br>124<br>27th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>
FamilySearch collections:


"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.  
{{Block indent|*[[Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] - describes the collection with a link to the database. }}
{{Block indent|*[[Mississippi State Archives, Various Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mississippi State Archives, Various Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] - contains confederate records for some counties.}}


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Confederate pension and service records are at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.


<br><br><br>125<br>27th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>
*Mississippi pension records for Confederate veterans are arranged alphabetically by soldier's surname. (94 rolls beginning with FamilySearch Library {{FSC|308115|title-id|disp=film 902556}}).


27th Infantry Regiment was organized in November and December, 1861 with men recruited in the counties of Oktibbeha, Leake, Covington, Jasper, and Simpson. After serving in Florida and Kentucky, then unit was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It took an active part in the campaigns of the army from [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn010.htm <font color="#0000ff">Murfreesboro</font>] to [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>], moved with Hood into Tennessee, and fought in North Carolina. It reported 83 casualties at Murfreesboro, 117 at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga004.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chickamauga</font>], and 208 at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn018.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chattanooga</font>]. For a time it was consolidated with the 24th Regiment and in December, 1863 totalled 491 men and 354 arms. At [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga008.htm <font color="#0000ff">Resaca</font>] the regiment lost 6 killed and 27 wounded, and at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga018.htm <font color="#0000ff">Ezra Church</font>] the 24th/27th had 11 killed and 67 wounded of the 430 engaged. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James A. Campbell and Thomas M. Jones; Lieutenant Colonels James L. Autry, A.J. Hays, and Andrew J. Jones; and Majors Julius B. Kennedy, George H. Lipscomb, and Amos McLemore.
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[[Mississippi Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mississippi Confederate and Widows Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records]]


=== Regiments and Battalions: 28th - 48th  ===
==== Confederate Prisoners of War ====


126<br>28th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-records-of-confederate-prisoners-of-war-1861-1865-browse United States, Records Of Confederate Prisoners Of War, 1861-1865] at Findmypast - Index


28th Cavalry Regiment was formed during the spring of 1862. Some of the men were raised in Benton, Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, and Tunica counties. In November the unit contained 32 officers and 563 men, then in January, 1862, its designation was changed to 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonels John D. Martin and Edward F. McGehee, and Major Thomas H. Mangum were in command.
=== Contraband Camps  ===


127<br>28th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.  
The web site [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/ Last Road to Freedom] has information on America's Civil War contraband Camps


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=== Southern Claims Commission  ===


<br><br><br>128<br>29th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>29th Infantry Regiment, organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1862, contained men from Grenada, Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha, Washington, and De Soto counties. The unit served in Mississippi, then moved to Kentucky where it saw action in Munfordville. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee and was placed in General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade where it participated in many battles from Murfreesboro to Bentonville. The 29th lost 5 killed and 36 wounded at Munfordville, had 34 killed and 202 wounded at Murfreesboro, and suffered fifty-three percent disabled of the 364 engaged at Chickamauga. It reported 191 casualties at Chattanooga and in December, 1863 was consolidated with the 30th and 34th Regiment and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. This unit reported 5 killed and 22 wounded at Resaca, and in the fight at Ezra Church the 29th/30th lost 8 killed and 20 wounded. Very few surrendered in North Carolina in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William F. Brantly and Edward C. Walthall, Lieutenant Colonel James B. Morgan, and Majors Newton A. Isom and George W. Reynolds.  
If a Union sympathizer in Mississippi claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Mississippi counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]].  


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==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)  ====


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Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000.


<br><br><br>129<br>30th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
In 1888 there were 5 posts and 205 members in the state of Mississippi  


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==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War  ====


<br><br><br>130<br>30th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>30th Infantry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1862 at Grenada, Mississippi. Its members were raised in the counties of Lafayette, Choctaw, Montgomery, Grenada, Yazoo, and Carroll. After serving in Kentucky the unit was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It fought with the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It sustained 209 casualties at Murfreesboro, 124 at Chickamauga, and 149 at Chattanooga. In December, 1863, it was consolidated with the 29th and 34th Regiments, and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. This unit lost 9 killed and 29 wounded at Resaca, and the 29th/30th lost 8 killed and 20 wounded at Ezra Church. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels G.F. Neill and James I. Scales, Lieutenant Colonels James M. Johnson and Hugh A. Reynolds, and Major John K. Allen.  
With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.  


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<br><br><br>131<br>31st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
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<br><br><br>132<br>31st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>31st Infantry Regiment was organized in March, 1862, using the 6th (Orr's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. The unit served in Rust's, L. Hebert's, and Featherston's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It was part of the garrison at Vicksburg, then fought at Baton Rouge and Jackson. Later it continued the fight under General Featherson in the Army of Tennessee. The 31st was active throughout the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It lost 10 killed and 37 wounded at Baton Rouge, and of the 215 engaged at Peach Tree Creek, seventy-six percent were disabled. In December, 1864, there were 86 men present for duty, and only a handful surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels J.A. Orr and Marcus D.L. Stephens, Lieutenant Colonels John W. Balfour and James W. Drane, and Majors Francis M. Gillespie and H.E. Topp.
 
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<br><br><br>133<br>32nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>32nd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Iuka and mustered into Confederate service at Philadelphia, Mississippi, during the summer of 1862. Its members were recruited in Tishomingo, Lee, Prentiss, and Alcorn counties. The unit was assigned to General S.A.M. Wood's and Lowrey's Brigade and participated in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. During the Murfreesboro Campaign this unit was detailed to guard the stations and bridges on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. For a time the regiment was consolidated with the 45th Regiment and in the fight at Chickamauga lost 25 killed and 141 wounded and at Tunnell Hill reported 18 casualties. In December the 32nd/45th totalled 515 men and 387 arms. At the Battle of Atlanta the 32nd had 18 killed, 45 wounded, and 23 missing. Only a remnant surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Mark P. Lowrey and William H.H. Tison, and Majors F.C. Karr and J.W. Swinney.
 
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<br><br><br>134<br>33rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>33rd (Hurst's) Infantry Regiment, organized late in 1861, contained men from Amite, Wilkinson, Leake, Franklin, and Pike counties. The unit fought at Corinth and Hatchie Bridge, then was assigned to General Rust's and Featherston's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It took part in various engagements during the Vicksburg siege and for a time was stationed at Jackson. Continuing under the command of General Featherston, the 33rd served with the Army of Tennessee through the Atlanta Campaign and in Tennessee and North Carolina. It lost 16 killed, 83 wounded, and 54 missing at Peach Tree Creek, had 85 officers and men fit for duty in December, 1864, and surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Jabez L. Drake and David W. Hurst, Lieutenant Colonels John Harrod and William B. Johnson, and Major Robert J. Hall.
 
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<br><br><br>136<br>34th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>34th Infantry Regiment [also called 37th Regiment] was organized at Holly Springs, Mississippi, in April, 1862. The men were drawn from the counties of Tate, Smith, Marshall, Tippah, Holmes, and Benton. Serving in General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, the unit fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then saw action in Tennessee and North Carolina, It lost 15 killed, 91 wounded, and 19 missing of the 307 engaged at Chickamauga, and reported 235 casualties at Chattanooga. In December, 1863, it was consolidated with the 29th and 30th Regiments and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. The 34th had 15 disabled in the fight at Resaca and 18 at Ezra Church. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Samuel Benton; Lieutenant Colonel Daniel B. Wright; and Majors Thomas A. Falconer, Armistead T. Mason, and William G. Pegram.
 
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<br><br><br>137<br>35th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>35th Infantry Regiment, recruited at West Point and Corinth, was organized during the spring of 1862. The unit fought under General J.C. Moore at Corinth and lost 32 killed, 110 wounded, and 347 missing. Later it was assigned to Hebert's and Moore's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and in February, 1863, totalled 414 officers and men. It was captured when Vicksburg fell, and during the siege it had 20 killed and 82 wounded. After being exchanged, it was placed in Baldwin's and Sears' Brigade, served throughout the Atlanta Campaign, was in Tennessee with Hood, and aided in the defense of Mobile. The regiment sustained 20 casualties at New Hope Church, 36 at Kenesaw Mountain, 35 at the Chattahoochee River, and 47 in the Battle of Atlanta. It surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonel William S. Berry, Lieutenant Colonels Charles R. Jordon and Reuben H. Shotwell, and Majors T.F. Holmes and Oliver C. Watson.
 
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<br><br><br>138<br>36th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>36th Infantry Regiment was assembled during the spring of 1862 and mustered into Confederate service at Corinth, Mississippi. Its members were recruited in Scott, Copiah, and Hinds counties. This unit had 326 men engaged at Iuka and lost 12 killed and 71 wounded in the Battle of Corinth. Later it was placed under the command of General Hebert, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and captured when Vicksburg fell. During the siege it reported 28 killed and 72 wounded. After being exchanged, the regiment, serving in Mackall's and Sears' Brigade, fought in the Atlanta Campaign and in Tennessee with Hood, then took part in the defense of Mobile. It sustained 6 casualties at New Hope Church, 38 at Kenesaw Mountain, 29 at the Chattahoochee River, and 13 in the Battle of Atlanta. The 36th was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Drury J. Brown and William W. Witherspoon, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Brown and S.J. Harper, and Majors Charles P. Partin and Alexander Yates.
 
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<br><br><br>139<br>37th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>37th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1862 with men recruited in the counties of Clarke, Lowndes, Greene, De Soto, Jasper, and Claiborne. After participating in numerous battles in Mississippi the unit was assigned to General Hebert's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It was captured when Vicksburg fell and during the siege it lost 17 killed, 56 wounded, and 7 missing. Exchanged, the regiment contained 26 officers and 442 men in December, 1863. It then served under Generals Mackall, Cantey, and Featherston in the Army of Tennessee. The 37th fought in the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. It reported 5 killed and 27 wounded of the 453 engaged at Iuka, had 19 killed and 62 wounded at Corinth, and sustained 81 casualties at Hatchie's Bridge. Many were disabled in Tennessee, and early in 1865 its ten companies were reduced to three and the unit was redesignated the 37th Battalion. It surrendered in April. The field officers were Colonels Orlando S. Holland and Robert McLain; Lieutenant Colonels William S. Patton, Samuel H. Terral, and William W. Wier; and Major John McGee.
 
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<br><br><br>140<br>38th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>38th Infantry Regiment was formed during the summer of 1862 with men recruited in the counties of Holmes, Tishomingo, Alcorn, Wilkinson, Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, and Marion. The unit fought at Iuka with 322 men, then reported 35 casualties in the Battle of Corinth. Later it was assigned to General Hebert's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. In July, 1863, it was captured in Vicksburg and during the siege lost 35 killed, 37 wounded, and 2 missing. Exchanged, the regiment contained 24 officers and 115 men in December, 1863. It then was mounted and assigned to Mabry's and W. Adams' Brigade, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Continuing the fight in Mississippi, it sustained 74 casualties at Harrisburg. The 38th was included in the surrender in May, 1865. Its field officers were Colonels Fleming W. Adams and Preston Brent, Lieutenant Colonel Walter L. Keirn, and Majors Franklin W. Foxworth adn R.C. McCay.
 
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<br><br><br>141<br>38th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 
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<br><br><br>142<br>39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>39th Infantry Regiment was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the late spring of 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Simpson, Rankin, Scott, Newton, Hinds, and Monroe. About twenty-five percent of this unit was sick in June, and there were 29 officers and 541 men present for duty in July. Company I took part in the fight at Baton Rouge, then, assigned to General Beall's command, the regiment was captured at Port Hudson in July, 1863. After the exchange in December it totalled 220 effectives. Attached to Ross' and Sears' Brigade it was involved in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the defense of Mobile. The regiment reported 7 casualties at New Hope Church, 30 at Kenesaw Mountain, 5 at the Chattahoochee River, and 48 in the Battle of Atlanta. Few surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its commanders were Colonel W.B. Shelby, Lieutenant Colonel William E. Ross, and Majors R.J. Durr and W.Monroe Quin.
 
39th Infantry Regiment was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the late spring of 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Simpson, Rankin, Scott, Newton, Hinds, and Monroe. About twenty-five percent of this unit was sick in June, and there were 29 officers and 541 men present for duty in July. Company I took part in the fight at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/la003.htm <font color="#0000ff">Baton Rouge</font>], then, assigned to General Beall's command, the regiment was captured at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/la010.htm <font color="#0000ff">Port Hudson</font>] in July, 1863. After the exchange in December it totalled 220 effectives. Attached to Ross' and Sears' Brigade it was involved in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the defense of Mobile. The regiment reported 7 casualties at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga010.htm <font color="#0000ff">New Hope Church</font>], 30 at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga015.htm <font color="#0000ff">Kenesaw Mountain</font>], 5 at the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga013a.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chattahoochee River</font>], and 48 in the Battle of [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>]. Few surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its commanders were Colonel W.B. Shelby, Lieutenant Colonel William E. Ross, and Majors R.J. Durr and W.Monroe Quin.
 
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<br><br>143<br>40th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>
 
40th Infantry Regiment was formed during the early summer of 1862 after several attempts to organize a unit. Some of the men were from Attala County. It was active in the conflicts at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/Battles/ms001.htm <font color="#0000ff">Iuka</font>] and [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/Battles/ms002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Corinth</font>], then, assigned to J.C. Moore's and L. Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, was captured at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg</font>] in July, 1863. After being exchanged the regiment served in the Army of Tennessee under the command of Generals Baldwin and Featherston. It participated in the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>] Campaign, Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and the North Carolina Campaign. Its casualties at Iuka were 10 killed, 39 wounded, and 21 missing of the 314 engaged, and during the siege at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg</font>] there were 12 killed and 38 wounded. The unit reported 10 killed, 57 wounded, and 27 missing at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga016.htm <font color="#0000ff">Peach Tree Creek</font>], totalled 64 effectives in December, 1864, and surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Wallace B. Colbert and George P. Wallace, Lieutenant Colonels Josiah A.P. Campbell and James R. Childress, and Majors W.M. Gibbons and Enoch McDonald.
 
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<br><br><br>144<br>41st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry<br>
 
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 
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<br><br><br>145<br>41st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>
 
41st Infantry Regiment was assembled at Pontotoc, Mississippi, during the summer of 1862 and contained eleven companies. Its members were from the counties of Lee, Noxubee, Pontotoc, Monroe, and Chickasaw. The unit served in Mississippi, then was assigned to J.P. Anderson's, Henderson's, Tucker's, and Sharp's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It fought on many battlefields of the army from [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn010.htm <font color="#0000ff">Murfreesboro</font>] to [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>], saw action in Tennessee with Hood, and was involved in the North Carolina operations. It lost 25 killed, 164 wounded, and 9 missing of the 502 engaged at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga004.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chickamauga</font>]. In December, 1863, it totalled 321 men and 219 arms. The regiment surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Lewis Ball, William F. Tucker, and J. Byrd Williams, and Lieutenant Colonels William C. Hearn and Lafayette Hodges.
 
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<br><br><br>146<br>42nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>
 
42nd Infantry Regiment was organized at Oxford, Mississippi, in May, 1862, and in June moved to Virginia with about 750 officers and men. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Carroll, Coahoma, Tate, De Soto, Panola, Lafayette, Union, Pontotoc, Marshall, Benton, and Tippah. For a time it served on garrison duty in the Department of Richmond, then was assigned to General J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 42nd was active from [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/pa002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Gettysburg</font>] to [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va062.htm <font color="#0000ff">Cold Harbor</font>], endured the hardships of the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va089.htm <font color="#0000ff">Petersburg</font>] siege south of the James River, and saw action around [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va097.htm <font color="#0000ff">Appomattox</font>]. It lost forty-six percent of the 575 engaged at Gettysburg, had 8 disabled en route from Pennsylvania, and had 6 killed and 25 wounded during the Bristoe Campaign. The regiment surrendered 1 Lieutenant, 1 Chaplain, and 5 enlisted men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William A. Feeney, Hugh R. Miller, and Andrew M. Nelson; Lieutenant Colonel Hillery Mosely; and Major Robert W. Locke.
 
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<br><br><br>147<br>43rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>43rd Infantry Regiment was formed during the summer of 1862 with eleven companies. Some of its members were Kemper and Noxubee Counties. After fighting at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms001.htm <font color="#0000ff">Iuka</font>] and [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/Battles/ms002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Corinth</font>], the unit was assigned to General L. Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured at Vicksburg in July, 1863. Exchanged, it went on to serve under Generals J. Adams and Lowry, Army of Tennessee. The 43rd participated in various conflicts throughout the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>] Campaign, then saw action in Tennessee and North Carolina. It reported 13 killed, 56 wounded, and 156 missing at Corinth, had 483 effectives in February, 1863, and during the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg</font>] siege lost 25 killed and 33 wounded. In December, 1863, only 1 officer and 36 men were present. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Richard Harrison and William H. Moore, and Lieutenant Colonels James O.Banks, Richard W. Leigh, and Columbus Sykes
 
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<br><br>148<br>44th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>
 
44th Infantry Regiment was organized from the 1st (Blythe's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion, which was formed late in 1861. In June, 1863, the unit was designated the 44th Regiment. Some of its members were recruited in Calhoun, De Soto, and Amite counties. The unit was active at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn003.htm <font color="#0000ff">Shiloh</font>] and [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ky008.htm <font color="#0000ff">Munfordville</font>], then was assigned to J.P. Anderson's, Tucker's, and Sharp's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It served with the army of [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn010.htm <font color="#0000ff">Murfreesboro</font>], fought with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. This regiment lost 4 killed and 40 wounded at Munfordville, ahd 4 killed, 31 wounded, and 17 missing at Murfreesboro, and thirty percent of the 272 engaged at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga004.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chickamauga</font>] were disabled. For a time it was consolidated with the 10th Regiment and in December, 1863, totalled 476 men and 308 arms. Only a remnant surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanding officers were Colonels A.K. Blythe and Jacob H. Sharp, Lieutenant Colonels R.G. Kelsey and James Moore, and Major John C. Thompson.
 
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<br><br>149<br>46th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>46th Infantry Regiment was organized during the fall of 1862 by adding four companies to the six-company 6th (Balfour's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion. In February, 1863, it totalled 407 effectives and served in S.D. Lee's and Baldwin's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The unit participated in the long [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg</font>] siege and was captured on July 4, 1863. After the exchange it was assigned to General Baldwin's, Tucker's, and Sears' Brigade. It fought in the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga017.htm <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta</font>] Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and shared in the defense of Mobile. The regiment had 1 wounded at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms003.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chickasaw Bayou</font>] and during the Atlanta operations, May 18 to September 5, reported 23 killed, 68 wounded, and 37 missing. It lost 1 killed, 13 wounded, and 16 missing at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ga023.htm <font color="#0000ff">Allatoona</font>] and had many disabled at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn036.htm <font color="#0000ff">Franklin</font>]. Only a remnant surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William H. Clark and Claudius W. Sears, Lieutenant Colonel William K. Easterling, and Major Constantine Rea.
 
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48th Infantry Regiment was organized in November, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, using the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Many of the men were from Jackson, Yalobusha, Warren, and Claiborne counties. It served in Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade and fought with the Army of Nourthern Virginia from [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va028.htm <font color="#0000ff">Fredericksburg</font>] to [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va062.htm <font color="#0000ff">Cold Harbor</font>]. The 48th was then active in the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va089.htm <font color="#0000ff">Petersburg</font>] siege south of the James River and the [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va097.htm <font color="#0000ff">Appomattox</font>] Campaign. It sustained 4 casualties at Fredericksburg, had 10 killed and 44 wounded at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va032.htm <font color="#0000ff">Chancellorsville</font>], and twelve percent of the 256 engaged at [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/pa002.htm <font color="#0000ff">Gettysburg</font>] were disabled. The regiment surrendered 11 officers and 87 men. Its commanders were Colonel Joseph M. Jayne, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas B. Manlove, and Major L.C. Lee.
 
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Guide to Mississippi in the Civil War ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.


Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 18-July 4, 1863

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Mississippi seceded from the Union on January 9, 1861, the second state to do so.

For additional information about Mississippi in the Civil War, see the Wikipedia article, Mississippi in the American Civil War.

Mississippi Military Units[edit | edit source]

Most units were numbered, however, many were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and other units.

The information in the lists of Mississippi Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. That web site also can be searched by the name of a soldier.



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Mississippi Units by Type of Unit
Confed. Units






Mississippi Union Units by Number
Union Units





Additional unit history information may be found in:

  • Joseph H. Crute, Jr.. Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, Virginia : Derwent Books, c1987. FS Library Books973 M2crua
  • Stewart Sifakis. Compendium of the Confederate armies 10 vols. New York, New York : Facts on File, c1992-1995 FS Library Book 975 M2ss
  • F.Ray Sibley, Jr., ed. Confederate artillery organizations : an alphabetical listing of the officers and batteries of the Confederacy, 1861-1865 El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Publishing and Savas Beatie LLC, ©2014 FS Library Book 973 M2sfr
  • W. J. Tancig, comp. Confederate military land units, 1861-1865 New York, New York: Confederate military land units, 1861-1865 FS Library 973 M2wj

Sources and Resources[edit | edit source]

Mississippi provided soldiers to both the Union and Confederate armies. Indexes to the service records for both armies are available at the FamilySearch Library.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Mississippi State Archives, Various Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Union Records[edit | edit source]

Service Records[edit | edit source]

Compiled Service Records - The Compiled Service Records ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Mississippi are available online. In the future, these records will be made available at no charge through the National Archives web site. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. For more information see Union Service Records.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Pension Records[edit | edit source]

Union pension records are only at the National Archives. The FamilySearch Library has the index to the Union pension records.

Civil War Pension Index Cards - An Index to Pension Applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see Union Pension Records.

Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904, is a free Internet name index to correspondence of the Records and Pension Office. Much of this correspondence concerns military service and pension related issues. The index is missing surname ranges “Dunf-Durd” (roll 107), “Hern-Hia” (roll 163), and “Shee-Shep” (roll 310). This collection corresponds to NARA publication M686.

The actual correspondence is in Record Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General’s Office located in the National Archives.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Mississippi Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records

1890 Veterans Census[edit | edit source]

1890 Census Veterans Schedules - A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War. The returns are on film at the FamilySearch Library (FamilySearch Library film 338185). An index to the Mississippi returns has been published and is available at the FamilySearch Library.

A free index is available at Ancestry.com with links to the images ($)

The images can be viewed free at United States, 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War

For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

African American Sailors[edit | edit source]

American History and Genealogy Project, Civil War, African American Sailors in the Union Navy from Mississippi. By rootsweb.ancestry.com $

Confederate Records[edit | edit source]


A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Mississippi Confederate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

  • Stamper, Isaac J. 'The Civil War diary of Issac J. Stamper, of Bradley County, Tenn. : enlisted December 26, 1861 at Sweetwater, Tennessee. His regiment surrendered May 9, 1865.' (containing a list of Solders died and wounded at Vicksburg, Mississippi see last few pages)(Cleveland, Tennessee : Cleveland Public Library (Tennessee), 1970), FS Catalog book 921.73 A1 no. 7847 digitized.

Regimental sketches and rosters[edit | edit source]

  • John C. Rietti, Military Annals of Mississippi. 1895. Reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company Publishers, 1976. (FamilySearch Library book 976.2 M2r , film 1036087 item 8.)

Service Records[edit | edit source]

Compiled Service Records - The Compiled Service Records ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Mississippi are available online. In the future, these records will be made available at no charge through the National Archives web site. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. For more information see Confederate Service Records. See also United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: Mississippi

Confederate pension and service records are at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Online Records



FamilySearch collections:

Pension Records[edit | edit source]

Confederate pension and service records are at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

  • Mississippi pension records for Confederate veterans are arranged alphabetically by soldier's surname. (94 rolls beginning with FamilySearch Library film 902556).

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at

Mississippi Confederate and Widows Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records

Confederate Prisoners of War[edit | edit source]

Contraband Camps[edit | edit source]

The web site Last Road to Freedom has information on America's Civil War contraband Camps

Civil War [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/documents/Mississippi_2.pdf contraband camps in Mississippi were located in Corinth, Meridian, Natchez, and Vicksburg

Southern Claims Commission[edit | edit source]

If a Union sympathizer in Mississippi claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Mississippi counties during the Civil War see the Southern Claims Commission.

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)[edit | edit source]

Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000.

In 1888 there were 5 posts and 205 members in the state of Mississippi

GAR Posts in the State of Mississippi

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War[edit | edit source]

With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.


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