Mississippi 16th Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Mississippi 16th Infantry Regiment was formed on June 17th, 1861. The companies were in camp three months at Corinth as State troops, before being called into the Confederate States service. Captain Carnot Posey, formerly a Lieutenant in Col. Jefferson Davis' regiment, Mexican war, was elected Colonel.

In Northeastern Virginia the regiment was assigned to a brigade commanded by Gen. George B. Crittenden. They fought throughout the war in Virginia, surrendering at Appomattox only 68 men of the more than 900 who joined in 1861. Officers:
Colonels:
Carnot Posey, promoted Brigadier-General, mortally wounded at Bristoe Station
Samuel E. Baker, killed at Bloody Angle
Edward C. Councill, mortally wounded at Weldon Railroad.
Lieutenant-Colonels:
Robert Clark
James J. Shannon
Abram M. Feltus, killed at Spottsylvania
Seneca McNeil Bain
Majors:
Jeff H. Bankston
Samuel E. Baker
E. C. Councill
S. M. Bain
Thomas R. Stockdale
Surgeons:
A. B. Snell
G. Alston Groves, died at Gettysburg
Assistant Surgeons:
Gwin and Groves
Chaplains:
S. H. Ross, died 12 February, 1863
A. H. Lomax, 1863-65.
Assignments:
Assigned to Gen. George B. Crittenden’s Brigade
Trimble's brigade of Ewell's division
Featherston's Mississippi brigade of Wilcox's division, Longstreet's corps.
General Posey’s brigade
Battles:
Shenandoah Valley Campaign
Cross Keys
Seven Days Battles
Gaines’ Mill
Malvern Hill
Kelly’s Ford
2nd Manassas
Sharpsburg
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Bristoe Campaign
Mine Run Campaign
The Wilderness
Spotsylvania Court House
North Anna
Cold Harbor
Petersburg Siege
Appomattox
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2483 men.

Company A -- Summit Rifles (raised in Pike County, MS)
Company B -- Westville Guards (raised in Simpson County, MS)
Company C -- Crystal Springs Southern Rights (raised in Copiah County, MS)
Company D -- Adams Light Guard No. 2 (raised in Adams County, MS)
Company E -- Quitman Guards (raised in Pike County, MS)
Company F -- Jasper Greys (raised in Jasper County, MS)
Company G -- Fairview Rifles, aka Claiborne Rangers (raised in Claiborne County, MS)
Company H -- Defenders (raised in Smith County, MS)
Company I -- Adams Light Guard No. 1 (raised in Adams County, MS)
Company K -- Wilkinson Rifles (raised in Wilkinson County, MS)
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

Brock, R. A. The Appomattox Roster. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.
Originally published as Volume 15 of the Southern Historical Society Papers in 1887 by The Society, Richmond, VA. This book contains 56,000 names of men who surrendered at Appomattox. It shows the mans unit of service and some additional notes.
U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.