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<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.  

 

<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.  

 

<br><br>118<br>23rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>

 

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.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

<br><br><br>120<br>24th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry<br>

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.