9th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters

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Brief History
9th Battalion Sharpshooters (also called 8th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry / Chalmers' Sharpshooters) was organized during the fall of 1862 and mustered into Confederate service at Jackson, Mississippi. It contained three companies and served under Generals J.P. Anderson, Tucker, and Sharp. The battalion surrendered on April 26, 1865. Major William C. Richards was in command.

The 9th Battalion Mississippi Sharpshooters (aka 8th Battalion 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.

Company A - Capt. Tucker’s/Capt. O.F. West’s Company (county of origin not specified) Company B - Capt. Brownrigg’s Company (county of origin not specified) Company C - Capt. Richards’ Company (county of origin not specified)

Source Material

 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Systemcan 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).