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*[[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|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)]]&nbsp;(Beckett's)<br>September 1861 - the call for 10,000 volunteers.<br><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)&nbsp;(Beckett's)]]<br>September 1861 - the call for 10,000 volunteers.<br><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) (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>
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*[[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 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 Infantry (State Troops) (Harper's)|1st Battalion Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Harper's)]] (Minute Men)<br>Organized under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <br><br>
*[[1st Battalion Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Harper's)|1st Battalion Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Harper's) (Minute Men)]]<br>Organized under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <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 (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>
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*[[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) (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)]]&nbsp;(Minute Men)<br>Organized at July 31, 1862 at Grenada as a unit of the Minute Men under order of Major General T.C. Tupper.<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)&nbsp;(Minute Men)]]<br>Organized at July 31, 1862 at Grenada as a unit of the Minute Men under order of Major General T.C. Tupper.<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>


=== 2nd Units  ===
=== 2nd Units  ===
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*[[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|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)]]&nbsp;(Cook's) (Minute Men)<br>Organized under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)&nbsp;(Cook's) (Minute Men)]]<br>Organized under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <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]]&nbsp;<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|2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]&nbsp;<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>
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*[[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) (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)]]&nbsp;(Minute Men)<br>Organized 11 August 1862, at Camp Tupper, Hinds County under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <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)&nbsp;(Minute Men)]]<br>Organized 11 August 1862, at Camp Tupper, Hinds County under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>


=== Units 3 through 10  ===
=== Units 3 through 10  ===
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*[[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|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)]]&nbsp;(Burgin's) (Minute Men)<br>Organized under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)&nbsp;(Burgin's) (Minute Men)]]<br>Organized under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <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|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)]]&nbsp;(Rozell's)<br>September 28, 1861, Governor Pettus called for 10,000 volunteers.<br><br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000)|3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000)&nbsp;(Rozell's)]]<br>September 28, 1861, Governor Pettus called for 10,000 volunteers.<br><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)]]&nbsp;(Owens') (Minute Men)<br>Organized August 7, 1862 as a unit of the Minute Men under order of Major General T.C. Tupperand&nbsp;and stationed at Grenada.<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)&nbsp;(Owens') (Minute Men)]]<br>Organized August 7, 1862 as a unit of the Minute Men under order of Major General T.C. Tupperand&nbsp;and stationed at Grenada.<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>


*[[4th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Postlethwait's)|4th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Postlethwait's)]] (Minute Men)<br>Organized 23 October 1862.<br><br>
*[[4th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Postlethwait's)|4th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Postlethwait's) (Minute Men)]]<br>Organized 23 October 1862.<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|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)]]&nbsp;(Bromley's) (Minute Men)<br>Organized August 25, 1862 as a unit of the Minute Men under the order of Major General T. C. Tupper. <br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)&nbsp;(Bromley's) (Minute Men)]]<br>Organized August 25, 1862 as a unit of the Minute Men under the order of Major General T. C. Tupper. <br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>


*[[5th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|5th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]]"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
*[[5th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|5th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]]"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br><br>
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*[[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|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)]]&nbsp;(Robinson's) (Minute Men)<br>Organized May 1862 under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br><br>
*[[5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)|5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)&nbsp;(Robinson's) (Minute Men)]]<br>Organized May 1862 under order of Major General T.C. Tupper. <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]]&nbsp;[Also&nbsp;known as&nbsp;7th Regiment]<br>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|6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]&nbsp;[Also&nbsp;known as&nbsp;7th Regiment]<br>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>
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*[[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 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]]&nbsp;(Terral's)<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 Battalion, Mississippi Infantry|7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry&nbsp;(Terral's)]]<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 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>
*[[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>
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