12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

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Brief History
12th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. The men were from the counties of Hinds, Adams, Lawrence, Copiah, Warren, Panola, Claiborne, Yazoo, Jefferson, Holmes, and Calhoun. The field officers were Colonels Richard Griffith, Merry B. Harris, Henry Hughes, and William H. Taylor; Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Thomas; and Majors James R. Bell, John R. Dickins, and W.H. Lilly.


 * The 12th Regiment, Mississippi InfantryInternet 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.

The (Mississippi)MSGenWeb page for Lawrence County, Mississippi has a Regiment Roster List arranged alphabetically.

Company A - Charlie Clark Rifles [also listed as Co. H] (raised in Jefferson &amp; Copiah Counties) Company B - Natchez Fencibles (raised in Adams County) Company C - Raymond Fencibles [also listed as Co. A] (raised in Hinds County) Company D - Pettus Relief, aka Pettus Rifles (raised in Copiah County) Company E - Sardis Blues [also listed as Co. F] (raised in Panola County) Company F - Durant Rifles [also listed as Co. I] (raised in Holmes County) Company G - Vicksburg Sharpshooters [also listed as Co. E] (raised in Warren County) Company H - Claiborne Guards [also listed as Co. K] (raised in Claiborne County) Company I - Satartia Rifles [also listed as Co. G] (raised in Yazoo County) Company K - Lawrence Rifles [also listed as Co. C] (raised in Lawrence County)

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).