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 === Brief History  ===
-nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861, with men from Tishomingo, Tippah, Itawamba, and Pontotoc counties. Ordered to Harper's Ferry, Virginia, it was there mustered into Confederate service. During the war it was assigned to General Whiting's, Law's, and J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Only 1 officer and 19 men surrendered. The field officers were 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.
+nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861, with men from Tishomingo, Tippah, Itawamba, and Pontotoc counties. Ordered to Harper's Ferry, Virginia, it was there mustered into Confederate service. During the war it was assigned to General Whiting's, Law's, and J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Only 1 officer and 19 men surrendered. The field officers were 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. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref>
 *A detailed history, including several statistical graphs, is found in the history portion of the [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/dw_2_MS_INF_web_part_1.htm 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment]Internet site.
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 Field and Staff - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/FieldnStaff/FieldnStaff.html Roster]<br>Company A – Tishomingo Riflemen, (raised in [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi#Military|Tishomingo County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoA/CoA.html Roster]<br>Company B – O’Connor Rifles, (raised in [[Tippah County, Mississippi#Military|Tippah County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoB/CoB.html Roster]<br>Company C – Town Creek Riflemen, (raised in [[Itawamba County, Mississippi#Military|Itawamba County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoC/CoC.html Roster]<br>Company D – Joe Matthews Rifles (or Beck Rifles), (raised in [[Tippah County, Mississippi#Military|Tippah County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoD/CoD.html Roster]<br>Company E – Calhoun Rifles, (raised in [[Itawamba County, Mississippi#Military|Itawamba County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoE/CoE.html Roster]<br>Company F – Magnolia Rifles, (raised in [[Tippah County, Mississippi#Military|Tippah County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoF/CoF.html Roster]<br>Company G – Pontotoc Minute Men, (raised in [[Pontotoc County, Mississippi#Military|Pontotoc County]])&nbsp;-&nbsp;see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoG/CoG.html Roster]<br>Company H – Coonewah Rifles, (raised in [[Pontotoc County, Mississippi#Military|Pontotoc County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoH/CoH.html Roster]<br>Company I – Cherry Creek Rifles, (raised in [[Pontotoc County, Mississippi#Military|Pontotoc County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoI/CoI.html Roster]<br>Company K – Iuka Rifles, (raised in [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi#Military|Tishomingo County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoK/CoK.html Roster]<br>Company L – Liberty Guards, (raised in [[Tippah County, Mississippi#Military|Tippah County]]) - see [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/CoL/CoL.html Roster]&nbsp;
-=== Source Material  ===
+=== Other Sources  ===
+*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Mississippi in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>
+*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
+*[[Mississippi in the Civil War|Mississippi in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Mississippi, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
+*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <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>
-*[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.2ndmississippi.org/index.htm 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment] Internet&nbsp;site contains&nbsp;a detailed history and&nbsp;roster of the soldiers both by alphabet and within their company. The company roster gives individual information such as age, occupation,&nbsp;rank, date, place and by whom enrolled, birth place, marital status, residence and&nbsp;a tracking of their&nbsp;activity.
+=== Reference ===
+<references />
 [[Category:Mississippi_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]