14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

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Brief History

14th Infantry Regiment [also called Beauregard Rifles] was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, in October, 1861. The men were from the counties of Clarke, Oktibbeha, Lauderdale, Winston, Lowndes, Monroe, and Tishomingo. Captured at Fort Donelson, Tennessee in February, 1862. After being exchanged, it was attached to Tilghman's and Gregg's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. A detachment was captured when Vicksburg fell in July, 1863. The unit surrendered with no officers and 40 men. Its commanders were Colonels George W. Abert, William E. Baldwin, and Washington L. Doss, and Lieutenant Colonels Robert J. Lawrence and M.E. Norris.

The 14th 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

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 COMPRISING THE 14TH MS INFANTRY:

Company A - Shubuta Rifles (raised in Clarke County)
Company B - Enterprise Guards (raised in Clarke County)
Company C - Oktibbeha Rescuers (raised in Oktibbeha County)
Company D - Quitman Invincibles (raised in Clarke County)
Company E - Monroe Guards (raised in Monroe County)
Company F - Beauregard Rifles (raised in Winston County)
Company G - Agency Rifles (raised in Oktibbeha County)
Company H - Meridian Invincibles (raised in Lauderdale County)
Company I - Monroe Volunteers (raised in Monroe County)
Company K - Columbus Riflemen, aka Columbus Rifles (raised in Lowndes County)

COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 14TH MS CONSOLIDATED INFANTRY:

Company A - Capt. Harper’s Company
Company B - Capt. Evans’ Company
Company C - Capt. Smith’s Company
Company D - Capt. Everett’s Company
Company E - Capt. Trotter’s Company
Company F - Capt. Neilson’s Company
Company G - Capt. Blackwell’s Company
Company H - Capt. McCrary’s Company
Company I - Capt. Williams’ Company
Company K - Capt. Gilbert’s Company

Source Material

• 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).