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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
2nd Infantry Battalion was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six. In Novemer, 1862, additional companies joined the unit, and it became the [[ | 2nd Infantry Battalion was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six. In Novemer, 1862, additional companies joined the unit, and it became the [[48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry|48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry]]. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonels Thomas B. Manlove, John G. Taylor, and William S. Wilson. | ||
The [http://mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/48th_MS_INF.htm 2nd Battalion Mississippi Infantry/48th Regiment Mississippi Infantry] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. | *The [http://mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/48th_MS_INF.htm 2nd Battalion Mississippi Infantry/48th Regiment 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 === | ||
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Companies of the 2nd Battalion, MS Infantry [letter designations unclear]: | Companies of the 2nd Battalion, MS Infantry [letter designations unclear]: | ||
King Cotton Guards (raised in [[Warren County, Missouri#Military|Warren County]])<br>Rocky Point Rifles, aka Rocky Point Rifle Company (raised in [[Attala County, Mississippi#Military|Attala County]]) <br>Dixie Boys (raised in [[Yalobusha County, Mississippi#Military|Yalobusha County]]) <br>Oktibbeha Reserve [or "Oktibbeha Rescue" -- records not clear], aka Capt. Joel P. Rogers’ Company (raised in [[Oktibbeha County, Mississippi#Military|Oktibbeha County]]) [also known as Co. K]<br>Jackson Boys (raised in [[Hinds County, Mississippi#Military|Hinds County]]) [attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry] <br>Blewett’s Company, aka Blewett’s Rifles, & aka "The Blewett’s" (raised in [[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]]) | King Cotton Guards (raised in [[Warren County, Missouri#Military|Warren County]])<br>Rocky Point Rifles, aka Rocky Point Rifle Company (raised in [[Attala County, Mississippi#Military|Attala County]]) <br>Dixie Boys (raised in [[Yalobusha County, Mississippi#Military|Yalobusha County]]) <br>Oktibbeha Reserve [or "Oktibbeha Rescue" -- records not clear], aka Capt. Joel P. Rogers’ Company (raised in [[Oktibbeha County, Mississippi#Military|Oktibbeha County]]) [also known as Co. K]<br>Jackson Boys (raised in [[Hinds County, Mississippi#Military|Hinds County]]) [attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry] <br>Blewett’s Company, aka Blewett’s Rifles, & aka "The Blewett’s" (raised in [[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]]) | ||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
*[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System ]can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.<br><br> | *[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System ]can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.<br><br> | ||
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
2nd Infantry Battalion was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six. In Novemer, 1862, additional companies joined the unit, and it became the 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonels Thomas B. Manlove, John G. Taylor, and William S. Wilson.
- The 2nd Battalion Mississippi Infantry/48th Regiment 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[edit | edit source]
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
Companies of the 2nd Battalion, MS Infantry [letter designations unclear]:
King Cotton Guards (raised in Warren County)
Rocky Point Rifles, aka Rocky Point Rifle Company (raised in Attala County)
Dixie Boys (raised in Yalobusha County)
Oktibbeha Reserve [or "Oktibbeha Rescue" -- records not clear], aka Capt. Joel P. Rogers’ Company (raised in Oktibbeha County) [also known as Co. K]
Jackson Boys (raised in Hinds County) [attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry]
Blewett’s Company, aka Blewett’s Rifles, & aka "The Blewett’s" (raised in Lowndes County)
Source Material[edit | edit source]
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
- Rowland, Dunbar. Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1908. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company.
- Howell, H. Grady. For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines. Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998.