Mississippi in the Civil War

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Regiments and Battalions: Named

 * Mississippi Reserve Forces "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Mississippi State Troops "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Mississippi State Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Mississippi Cavalry Reserve "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 1st

 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Choctaw Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1862. Disbanded on June 9, 1863.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's) Formed during the summer of 1861. Merged into Lindsay's Mississippi Cavalry Regiment April 2, 1862.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (12 months, 1862-63) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters Also called 10th and 20th Battalion. Organized during the fall of 1862 with three Mississippi companies from the 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Majors William A. Rayburn and James M. Stigler.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery Organized during the late summer of 1862 with eleven companies. Disbanded before the end of the war. Commanded by Colonel William T. Withers, Lieutenant Colonel James P. Parker, and Majors Benjamin R. Holmes and Jefferson L. Wofford.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also know as Lindsay's/Pinson's] Assembled during the spring of 1862. Surrendered in May, 1865. Commanded by Colonel R.A. Pinson, Lieutenant Colonel F.A. Montgomery, and Majors John S. Simmons and E.G. Wheeler.


 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's) Organization at Corinth, Mississippi, during the spring of 1861. Surrendered in April, 1865. Commanded by Colonels Thomas H. Johnston and John M. Sumonton, Lieutenant Colonel A.S. Hamilton, and Major M.S. Alcorn.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Patton's) (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (1864) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Foote's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (King's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 2nd

 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Jackson, Mississippi the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six. Additional companies joined November 1862 and it became the 48th Mississippi Regiment. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonels Thomas B. Manlove, John G. Taylor, and William S. Wilson.
 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also called 2nd Partisan Rangers] formed at Jackson, Mississippi, during the spring of 1862. Disbanded in1865. Remaining men merged into the 7th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Commanded by Colonel John G. Ballentine, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Maxwell, and Major William H. Ford.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisan Rangers "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also called 4th and 42nd Regiment] organized during the spring of 1863. Formerly the 47th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, which never completed its organization. Commanded by Colonels Edward Dillon and J.L. McCarty, Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon, and Majors J.L. Harris and John J. Perry.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi in April, 1861. Mustered in at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Commanded by 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.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Davidson's) (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Quinn's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 3rd - 4th

 * 3rd Mississippi District "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Brigade, Mississippi State Troops "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's) Organized May, 1864, with eight companies. F Formed by consolidating the 2nd and 3rd Battalions State Cavalry. Surrendered in May, 1865. Commanded by Colonel Thomas C. Ashcraft, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Harris, and Major E.L. Hawkins.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Cooper's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry 3rd (Williams') Infantry Battalion, formerly the 45th Mississippi Regiment, was organized July, 1864 with five companies. Surrendered April 26, 1865. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John D. Williams and Major Elisha F. Nunn.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Organized during the spring of 1863 as the 3rd Mississippi State Cavalry . Mustered into Confederate service in April, 1864. Commanded by Colonel John McGuirk, Lieutenant Colonel H.H. Barksdale, and Major Thomas W. Webb.
 * 3rd/14th/38th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized in the spring of 1861 at Enterprise, Mississippi. Commanded byColonels John B. Deason and Thomas A. Mellon; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel M. Dyer, Robert Eager, James B. McRae, and E.A. Peyton; and Major William H. Morgan.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Mississippi Battery, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 4th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry 4th Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Battalion] Organized during the fall of 1862 by consolidating Hughes' and Stockdale's Mississippi Cavalry Battalions. Commanded by Colonel C.C. Wilbourn, Lieutenant Colonels Cornelius McLaurin and Thomas R. Stockdale, and Major James M. Norman.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Engineers "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Grenada, Mississippi in April, 1861. Surrendered in May, 1865. Commanded by Colonels Thomas N. Adaire, Joseph Drake, and Pierre S. Layton; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph J. Gee, and Major Thomas P. Nelson.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 5th - 9th

 * 5th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 5th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Assembled at Columbus, Mississippi during the summer of 1863. Commanded by Colonel James Z. George; Lieutenant Colonels James A. Barksdale, P.H. Echols, W.M. Reed, and Nathaniel Wickliffe; and Majors W.G. Henderson and William B. Perry.


 * Associated unit: 19th (George's) Cavalry Battalion, organized during the late summer of 1863. Disbanded early in 1864. Some members joined the 5th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Z. George was its commander.


 * 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized in the spring of 1861. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels John R. Dickins, Albert E. Fant, and John Weir; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel F.M. Faucett, John B. Herring, A.T. Stennis, and W.L. Sykes; and Major James R. Moore.
 * 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 5th Battery, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 6th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Organized late in 1863. Mustered into Confederate service in January 1864. Consolidated with the 8th Mississippi Cavalry in February 1865. Surrendered in May 1865. Commanded by Colonel Isham Harrison, Lieutenant Colonels Thomas C. Lipscomb and Thomas M. Nelson, and Major R.G. Brown.
 * 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserve "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [Also called 7th Regiment] assembled at Jackson, Mississippi, in February, 1861. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels Robert Lowry and John J. Thornton; Lieutenant Colonels R.R. Bennett, Thomas J. Borden, and A.Y. Harper; and Majors W.T. Hendon and J.R. Stevens.
 * 6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 7th Congressional District, Mississippi "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry Organized during the early spring of 1862 near Quitman, Mississippi. Surrendered in May 1865. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonels L. B. Pardue and James S. Terral, and Major Joel E. Welborn.
 * 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also called 1st Partisan Rangers] organized during the early summer of 1862. Surrendered on May 4,1865. Commanded by Colonels William C. Falkner and Samuel M. Hyams, Jr., Lieutenant Colonels L.B. Hovis and James M. Park, and Majors W.L. Davis and William N. Stansell.
 * 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861. Briefly consolidated with the 9th Mississippi Regiment in December, 1863. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels William H. Bishop, E.J. Goode, Hamilton Mayson, and A.G. Mills; Lieutenant Colonels R.S. Carter and Benjamin F. Johns; and Major Henry Pope.
 * 8th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also called the 19th Regiment or Battalion] formed in July, 1864, by consolidating the six-company 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry and four companies raised behind Federal lines. Consolidated with the 6th Mississippi Cavalry in February 1865. Surrendered in May. Commanded by Colonel William L. Duff, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Walker, and Major Thomas A. Mitchell.


 * Predecessor unit: 19th (Duff's) Cavalry Battalion organized during the late summer of 1863 with six companies. Merged into the 8th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment on July 19, 1864. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William L. Duff and Major William L. Walker.


 * 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Enterprize, Mississippi, during the spring of 1861. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels G.C. Chandler, Guilford G. Flynt, and John C. Wilkinson; Lieutenant Colonels James T. Gates, Aden McNeill, and John F. Smith; and Majors Andrew E. Moody, George F. Peek, and William Watkins.
 * 9th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters [Also called Chalmers' Sharpshooters] was organized during the fall of 1862. Mustered into Confederate service at Jackson, Mississippi. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Major William C. Richards.
 * 9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Formed in December, 1864 by consolidating the 17th Mississippi and 17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalions. Surrendered in May, 1865. Commanded by Colonel Horace H. Miller, Lieutenant Colonel Abner C. Steede, and Major E.J. Sanders.
 * 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in March, 1861. Briefly consolidated with the 7th Mississippi Regiment in December, 1863. Commanded by Colonels James L. Autry, James R. Chalmers, W.C. Richards, and Thomas W. White; Lieutenant Colonels S.S. Calhoun, Thomas H. Lynam, William A. Rankin, and F. Eugene Whitfield; and Majors Albert R. Bowdre, J.M. Hicks, Andrew G. Mills, and J.E. White.

Regiments and Battalions: 10th - 14th

 * 10th Regiment, Mississippi Rifles "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 10th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry "Organized in April, 1861, at Jackson, Mississippi. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels James Barr, Jr., Seaborne M. Phillips, Robert A. Smith, and James M. Walker; Lieutenant Colonels J.G. Bullard, Joseph R. Davis, and George B. Myers; and Majors James M. Dotson and Edward H. Gregory.


 * 10th Battery, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Formed during the spring of 1864 using Perrin's Battalion State Cavalry as its nucleus. Surrendered on May 4, 1865. Commanded by Colonel Robert O. Perrin, Lieutenant Colonel H.L. Muldrow, and Major Abner Reed.


 * 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. Mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Commanded by Colonels F.M. Green, Philip F. Liddell, William H. Moore, and Reuben O. Reynolds; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel F. Butler, William B. Lowry, and George W. Shannon; and Majors T.S. Evans and Alexander H. Franklin.


 * 11th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. Commanded by 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.


 * 12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also called 16th Confederate Cavalry] was organized during the summer of 1863. Commanded by Colonel C.G. Armistead, Lieutenant Colonel Philip B. Spence, and Major William Yerger, Jr.


 * 13th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. Surrendered on April 9, 1865. Commanded by Colonels William Barksdale, James W. Carter, and Kennon McElroy; Lieutenant Colonels John M. Bradley, Alfred G. O'Brien, and M. Whitaker; and Majors George L. Donald and Isham Harrison.


 * 13th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 14th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 14th Battalion, Mississippi Light Artillery Organized early in 1863 by consolidating three batteries of light artillery. Major Matthew S. Ward was in command.


 * 14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [Also called Beauregard Rifles] was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, in October, 1861. Commanded by Colonels George W. Abert, William E. Baldwin, and Washington L. Doss, and Lieutenant Colonels Robert J. Lawrence and M.E. Norris.


 * 14th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 15th - 27th
101 15th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters 15th Battalion Sharpshooters was organized during the late summer of 1862 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Its two companies were composed of men from other Mississippi units already in the field. It was involved in the Kentucky operations, then was assigned to S.A.M. Wood's and Lowrey's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The unit sustained 33 casualties at Murfreesboro, contained 78 men in January, 1863, and had many disabled at Chickamauga. That December only 54 effectives were present, and it soon disbanded. The men joined other Mississippi units. Major A.T. Hawkins was in command.

102 15th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

103 15th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 15th Infantry Regiment, organized at Choctaw, Mississippi, in May, 1861, contained men from Holmes, Choctaw, Quitman, Montgomery, Yalobusha, and Grenada counties. The regiment was active at Fishing Creek, Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Corinth, then was placed in Rust's, Tilghman's, and J.Adams' Brigade. After serving in the Vicksburg area, it joined the Army of Tennessee and participated in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's winter operations, and the Battle of Bentonville. This unit had 34 officers and 820 men on January 7, 1862, and lost 44 killed, 153 wounded, and 29 missing at Fishing Creek. Many were disabled at Peach Tree Creek and Franklin, and only a remnant surrendered in April 1865. The field officers were Colonels Michael Farrell and Winfield S. Statham; Lieutenant Colonels James R. Binford, J.W. Hemphill, and Edward C. Walthall; and Majors William F. Brantly, James B. Dennis, Russell G. Prewitt, and Lamkin S. Terry.

104 15th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

105 16th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 16th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861, and about 950 officers and men were mustered into Confederate service. They were recruited in the counties of Pike, Wilkinson, Holmes, Copiah, Adams, and Jasper. Sent to Virginia the regiment was brigaded under Generals Trimble, Featherston, Posey, and Harris. After fighting in Jackson's Valley Campaign, it participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then shared in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox operations. The 16th lost 6 killed and 28 wounded at Cross Keys, had 15 killed, 51 wounded, and 19 missing at Gaines' Mill and Malvern Hill, and sixty-three percent of the 228 engaged at Sharpsburg were disabled. It reported 23 wounded at Fredericksburg, sustained 76 casualties at Chancellorsville, and took 385 effectives to Gettysburg. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 4 officers and 68 men. The field officers were Colonels Samuel E. Baker, Edward C. Councill, and Carnot Posey; Lieutenant Colonels Seneca M. Bain, Robert Clarke, Abram M. Feltus, and James J. Shannon; and Majors Jeff. Bankston and Thomas R. Stockdale.

106 17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry 17th Cavalry Battalion was formed during the early spring of 1863 with two companies, later increased to seven. The unit served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, then merged into the 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Major Abner C. Steede was in command.

107 17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861 and soon movd to Virginia. The men were drawn from the counties of Pike, Chickasaw, Marshall, Quitman, Alcorn, Tishomingo, Panola, Grenada, and Benton. It fought under D.R. Jones at First Manassas and in April, 1862 contained 692 effectives. During the remainder of the war it served under Generals H. Cobb, Griffith, Barksdale, and Humphreys. After fighting at Leesburg, the 17th was active in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, except when detached to Chickamauga and Knoxville. It was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and later the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment took 600 men to Leesburg and lost 2 killed and 9 wounded. It reported 15 killed and 92 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, 9 killed and 77 wounded of the 270 at Sharpsburg, 13 wounded at Fredericksburg, and 10 killed and 70 wounded at Chancellorsville. Of the 469 engaged at Gettysburg, forty-three percent were disabled. Many were lost at Sayler's Creek, and only 3 officers and 62 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Winfield S. Featherston, John C. Fixer, and William D. Holder; Lieutenant Colonel John McGuirk; and Majors William L. Duff, John M. Lyles, and Edward W. Upshaw.

108 18th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry 18th Cavalry Battalion [also called 18th Regiment] was organized during the late fall of 1862 with eight companies. Many of the men were recruited in Smith, Coahoma, and Sunflower counties. The unit served in Chalmers', R. McCulloch's, Slemon's Brigade, then returned to McCulloch's, and finally Starke's Brigade. It skirmished in various conflicts in Tennessee and Mississippi. The battalion contained 225 effectives in October, 1863 and reported 6 casualties at Collierville and 51 in the expedition from Memphis into Mississippi. It ended the war in Mississippi with only a few officers and men. The field officers were Colonel Alex. H. Chalmers, Lieutenant Colonel J. Waverly Smith, and Major William R. Mitchell.

109 18th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 18th Infantry Regiment, organized in June, 1861, at Corinth, Mississippi, recruited its members in Yazoo, Coahoma, Madison, De Soto, and Hinds counties. Ordered to Virginia, the unit fought at First Manassas under D.R. Jones, then was engaged at Leesburg. In April, 1862, it contained 684 effectives and served in General Griffith's, Barksdale, and Humphrey's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 18th participated in many campaigns from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor including the operations at Chickamauga and Knoxville. It went on to fight with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and later around Appomattox. The unit reported 38 casualties at First Manassas, 85 at Leesburg, and 132 at Malvern Hill. Of the 186 engaged at Sharpsburg, forty-three percent were disabled. It had 18 wounded at Fredericksburg, 25 killed and 43 wounded at Chancellorsville, and 18 killed and 82 wounded of the 242 at Gettysburg. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and only 4 officers and 44 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels E.R. Burt and Thomas M. Griffin; Lieutenant Colonel Walter G. Kearney and William H. Luse; and Majors John W. Balfour, James C. Campbell, G.B. Gerald, and E.G. Henry.

110 18th Battery, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

111 19th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

112 19th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 19th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Oxford, Mississippi, in May, 1861, and soon moved to Virginia. The men were raised in the counties of Warren, Jefferson, Greene, Panola, Marshall, and was assigned to General Wilcox's, Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then served in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River and in the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 15 killed and 85 wounded of the 501 engaged at Williamsburg, had 58 killed, 264 wounded, and 3 missing at Gaines' Mill and Frayser's Farm, and had 6 killed and 52 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. Its casualties were 6 killed and 40 wounded at Chancellorsville and seven percent of the 372 at Gettysburg were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 8 officers and 129 men. The field officers were Colonels Thomas J. Hardin, Nathaniel H. Harris, Lucius Q.C. Lamar, Christopher H. Mott, John Mullins, Richard W. Phipps, and Ward G. Vaughan; Lieutenant Colonel James H. Duncan; and Majors Ben. Allston, Robert A. Dean, Thomas R. Reading, and Abner Smead.

113 20th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

114 20th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 20th Infantry Regiment was organized during the late summer of 1861 with men from Bolivar, Monroe, Noxubee, Adams, Scott, Carroll, and Newton counties. The unit moved to Virginia, then Tennessee where in February, 1862, it was captured at Fort Donelson. In this engagement it lost 19 killed of the 31 officers and 469 men present. The regiment was exchanged and assigned to Tilghman's and J.Adams' Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. For a time it served in the Vicksburg area, then transferred to the Army of Tennessee. Placed in J.Adams' and Lowry's Brigade, the 20th was involved in the Atlanta and Tennessee Campaigns and ended the war in North Carolina. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels William N. Brown and D.R. Russell; Lieutenant Colonels D.H. Maury, Horace H. Miller, and Walter A. Rorer; and Majors William M. Chatfield, Thomas B. Graham, and C.K. Massey.

115 21st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 21st Infantry Regiment was organized in October, 1861, using the 1st (Brandon's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. It was mustered into Confederate service at Manassas, Virginia. The men were from the counties of Warren, Hinds, Claiborne, Lafayette, Tallahatchie, Madison, Holmes, and Union. In April, 1862, its force was 684 men, and during the war it served under the command of Generals Griffith, Barksdale, and Humphreys. The 21st participated in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved to Longstreet to fight at Chickamauga and Knoxville. After returning to Virginia it was involved in the Battles of The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and the Appomattox Campaign. It lost 32 killed and 119 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, had 3 killed and 56 wounded of the 200 engaged at Sharpsburg, and had 11 wounded at Fredericksburg. Its casualties at Chancellorsville were 3 killed and 25 wounded and twenty-four percent of the 424 at Gettysburg were disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and only 4 officers and 44 men surrendered. Its field officers were Colonels William L. Brandon, Benjamin G. Humphreys, and Daniel N. Moody; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Fitzgerald and John Sims; and Major John G. Taylor.

116 22nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

117 22nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 22nd Infantry Regiment, organized at Iuka, Mississippi, in August, 1861, contained 38 officers and 597 men present for duty in November. Its members were from the counties of Jefferson, Amite, Lafayette, Hinds, De Soto, and Issaquena. After fighting at Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Corinth, the unit was assigned to Rust's and Featherston's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It participated in various conflicts during the Vicksburg siege and for a time was stationed at Jackson. Continuing the fight under General Featherston, it was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and later in North Carolina. The regiment lost 13 killed and 34 wounded at Baton Rouge, had 21 killed and 64 wounded at Peach Tree Creek, and totalled 93 officers and men in December, 1864. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels D.W.C. Bonham, James D. Lester, and Frank Schaller; Lieutenant Colonels Charles G. Nelms, James S. Prestidge, and H.J. Reid; and Majors Thomas C. Dockery and Martin A. Oatis.

22nd Infantry Regiment, organized at Iuka, Mississippi, in August, 1861, contained 38 officers and 597 men present for duty in November. Its members were from the counties of Jefferson, Amite, Lafayette, Hinds, De Soto, and Issaquena. After fighting at Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Corinth, the unit was assigned to Rust's and Featherston's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It participated in various conflicts during the Vicksburg siege and for a time was stationed at Jackson. Continuing the fight under General Featherston, it was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and later in North Carolina. The regiment lost 13 killed and 34 wounded at Baton Rouge, had 21 killed and 64 wounded at Peach Tree Creek, and totalled 93 officers and men in December, 1864. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels D.W.C. Bonham, James D. Lester, and Frank Schaller; Lieutenant Colonels Charles G. Nelms, James S. Prestidge, and H.J. Reid; and Majors Thomas C. Dockery and Martin A. Oatis.

118 23rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

23rd Infantry Regiment [also called 2nd or 3rd Regiment] was assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, during the fall of 1861. The men were from Franklin, Tippah, Alcorn, and Monroe counties. Sent to Tennessee, the unit was captured at Fort Donelson. In this fight it lost 5 killed and 46 wounded of the 546 engaged. After being exchanged, it served in General Tilghman's and J. Adams' Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was active in various engagements during the siege of Vicksburg. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee, served under Generals J. Adams and Lowrey, and fought in the Atlanta and Tennessee Campaigns and in North Carolina. The regiment reported 20 casualties at Coffeeville and 7 at Champion's Hill and surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Thomas J. Davidson and Joseph M. Wells, Lieutenant Colonel Moses McCarley, and Majors George W.B. Garrett and W.E. Rogers.

119 24th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Moorman's)

Crute's compendium contains no history for this unit. See Mormon's Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry.

120 24th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

24th Infantry Regiment was organized at Meridian, Mississippi, during the fall of 1861 with eleven companies. Its members were recruited in the counties of Hancock, Clay, Lowndes, Chickasaw, Kemper, Choctaw, and Monroe. It moved to Florida, returned to Mississippi, and took part in the siege of Corinth. After serving in Kentucky, it was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 24th participated in many battles from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It sustained 116 casualties at Murfreesboro, 132 at Chickamauga, and 189 at Chattanooga. For a time it was consolidated with the 27th Regiment and in December, 1863, totalled 491 men and 354 arms. At Resaca the unit lost 24 killed and 28 wounded, and at Ezra Church the 24th/27th had 11 killed and 67 wounded and missing of the 430 engaged. About 25 men were present at the surrender. The field officers were Colonels William F. Dowd, Robert P. McKelvaie, and R.W. Williamson; Lieutenant Colonels Clifton Dancy and William L. Lyles; and Majors George M. Govan and William C. Staples.

121 25th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

25th Infantry Regiment [also called 1st Mississippi Valley Regiment] was organized during summer of 1861 with seven companies from Mississippi and three from Tennessee. The men from Mississippi and three from Tennessee. The men from Mississippi were recruited in Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, and Tunica counties. In November the unit contained 32 officers and 563 men, then in January, 1862, its designation was changed to 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonels John D. Martin and Edward F. McGehee, and Major Thomas H. Mangum were in command.

122 26th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

123 26th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

26th Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1861 at Iuka, Mississippi. Many of the men were from Prentiss, Itawamba, Tishomingo, Perry, and De Soto counties. The regiment moved to Tennessee and was one of the units captured at Fort Donelson. In this fight it lost 12 killed and 69 wounded of the 39 officers and 404 men engaged. After being exchanged, it was assigned to General Tilghman's and J. Adams' Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The unit reported 7 casualties at Coffeeville, totalled 420 effectives in April, 1863, and lost 2 killed, 5 wounded, and 10 missing at <font color="#0000ff">Champion's Hill. In February, 1864, it was ordered to Virginia and placed in J.R. Davis' Brigade. It fought at <font color="#0000ff">Cold Harbor, endured the battles and hardships of the <font color="#0000ff">Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at <font color="#0000ff">Appomattox. Only 4 officers and 8 men surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia. The field officers were Colonel Arthur E. Reynolds, Lieutenant Colonel F.M. Boone, and Major Tully F. Parker.

124 27th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

125 27th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

27th Infantry Regiment was organized in November and December, 1861 with men recruited in the counties of Oktibbeha, Leake, Covington, Jasper, and Simpson. After serving in Florida and Kentucky, then unit was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It took an active part in the campaigns of the army from <font color="#0000ff">Murfreesboro to <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta, moved with Hood into Tennessee, and fought in North Carolina. It reported 83 casualties at Murfreesboro, 117 at <font color="#0000ff">Chickamauga, and 208 at <font color="#0000ff">Chattanooga. For a time it was consolidated with the 24th Regiment and in December, 1863 totalled 491 men and 354 arms. At <font color="#0000ff">Resaca the regiment lost 6 killed and 27 wounded, and at <font color="#0000ff">Ezra Church the 24th/27th had 11 killed and 67 wounded of the 430 engaged. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James A. Campbell and Thomas M. Jones; Lieutenant Colonels James L. Autry, A.J. Hays, and Andrew J. Jones; and Majors Julius B. Kennedy, George H. Lipscomb, and Amos McLemore.

Regiments and Battalions: 28th - 48th
127 28th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

128 29th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

129 30th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Confederate Mississippi

130 30th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

131 31st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Confederate Mississippi

132 31st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

133 32nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

134 33rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

135 34th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Confederate Mississippi

136 34th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

137 35th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

138 36th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

139 37th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

140 38th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Confederate Mississippi

141 38th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

142 39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

143 40th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

144 41st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Confederate Mississippi

145 41st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

146 42nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

147 43rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

148 44th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

149 46th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi

150 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Confederate Mississippi