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7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (view source)
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7th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861 with men from Marion, Amite, Pike, Franklin, Lawrence, Yalobusha, Holmes, and Covington counties. The unit was briefly consolidated with the 9th Mississippi Regiment in December, 1863. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. The field officers were 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> | 7th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861 with men from Marion, Amite, Pike, Franklin, Lawrence, Yalobusha, Holmes, and Covington counties. The unit was briefly consolidated with the 9th Mississippi Regiment in December, 1863. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. The field officers were 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> | ||
The [http://www.7miss.org/ 7th Mississippi Volunteer Infantry] Internet site has links to a history, rosters, photos and gravesites. | |||
The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/7th_MS_INF.htm 7th Mississippi Infantry] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. | |||
=== Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | === Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | ||