1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000)

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Brief History
[Beckett's]


 * The Army of 10,000 Sixty-Day Troops, 1862-1863Internet site has a history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. Scroll down to find the unit you wish to view.
 * "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

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.

1ST BATTALION MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY (ARMY OF 10,000) (BECKETT’S)

Co. A, Buttahatchie Riflemen (Monroe) Co. B, Co. C, Outlaw Guards (Oktibbeha and Tishommgo) Co. D, Dixie Guards (Tishomingo) Johnston Guards (Tishomingo) Capt. Polk's Co. (Tishomingo) Sipsey Rovers (Attala)

Source Material

 * 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).