Mississippi 23rd Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Mississippi 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. Officers:
Colonel -- Thomas J. Davidson, died at Fort Warren, Mass., April 29, 1862; Joseph M. Wells. Lieutenant-Colonels -- Joseph M. Wells, Moses McCarley. Majors -- John R. Duvall, died 1861; W. E. Rogers, George W. B. Garrett. Assignments:
Feb '62 - Feb '62 - Davidson's - Johnson's - Fort Donelson - Department #2 - - -
Dec '62 - Dec '62 - Baldwin's - Tilghman's - 1st - Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana - Army of West TN - -
Dec '62 - Jan '63 - Baldwin's - Tilghman's - 1st - Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana - Army of North TN - -
Jan '63 - Feb '63 - Tilghman's - Loring's - - Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana - Army of North TN - -
Mar '63 - Apr '63 - Tilghman's - Loring's - 2nd Military Dist - Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana - - -
Apr '63 - May '63 - - 4th Military District - - Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana - - -
May '63 - May '63 - Tilghman's - Loring's - - Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana - - -
May '63 - Jul '63 - Tilghman's/Reynolds'/Adams' - Loring's - - Dept of the West - - -
Jul '63 - Jan '64 - Adams' - Loring's - - Dept of Mississippi and East Louisiana - - -
Jan '64 - May '64 - Adams' - Loring's - - Dept of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana - - -
May '64 - Jul '64 - Adams' - Loring's - - Army of the Mississippi - - -
Jul '64 - Apr '65 - Adams' - Loring's - 3rd - Army of Tennessee - -
Battles:
Fort Donelson, TN Feb. 12-16, 1862
Fore's Plantation March 25, 1863
Franklin, TN April 10, 1863
Battle of Jackson (MS) May 14, 1863
Vicksburg Campaign May-July 3, 1863
Champion Hill (Bakers Creek) May 16, 1863
Atlanta Campaign May-Sept.,1864
New Hope Church, GA May 25-June 4, 1864
Ezra Church, GA July 28, 1864
Jonesboro, GA Aug 31-Sept 1, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, Ga July 20, 1864
Carolinas Campaign Feb.-April, 1865
Battle of Nashville Dec. 15-16, 1864
Bentonville, N.C. March 19-21, 1865
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2252 men.

Company A -- Blount Guards (raised in Tippah & Tishomingo Counties, MS)
Company B -- W.C. Falkner Guards (raised in Tippah County, MS)
Company C -- Tippah Tigers (raised in Tippah County, MS)
Company D -- Kossuth Volunteers (raised in Tishomingo County, MS)
Company E -- J.W. Thompson Invincibles (raised in Tippah County, MS)
Company F -- Blackland Gideonites (raised in Tishomingo County, MS)
Company G -- Tippah Rifle Company, aka Tippah Rifleman, and aka Tippah Rifles (raised in Tippah County, MS)
Company H -- Molino Rifles (raised in Tippah County, MS)
Company I -- Plentitude Invincibles (raised in Pontotoc County, MS) Company K -- Alcorn Rebels (raised in Coahoma County, MS) and Stubbs’ Rifles, aka Stubbs’ Rifle Company (raised in Tippah County, MS) [merged with Company E]
Company L -- [no name given] (raised in Alabama)
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