Mississippi 3rd Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Mississippi 3rd Infantry Regiment, organized in the spring of 1861 at Enterprise, Mississippi, contained men from Hancock, Newton, Hines, Yazoo, Harrison, Copiah, Jackson, and Sunflower counties. After serving in Biloxi, the unit was assigned to General L. Hebert's and Featherston's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was active in various conflicts around Vicksburg. It continued to serve under General Featherston in the Atlanta Campaign and in Tennessee and North Carolina. This regiment totalled 572 men in February, 1863, reported 88 casualties at Peach Tree Creek , lost many at Franklin , and had only 71 present for duty in December, 1864. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Officers:
Colonels:
• John B. Deason, until reorganization
• Thomas A. Mellon, wounded at Peachtree Creek
• James M. Stigler - Third Consolidated, April, 1865
Lieutenant Colonels:
• Samuel M. Dyer
• Robert Eager - resigned
• Thomas A. Mellon - to reorganization
• James B. McRae - resigned
• E. A. Peyton - resigned
Major:
• William H. Morgan.
• Thomas A. Mellon
• E. A. Peyton
• Samuel M. Dyer
Adjutants:
• Benjamin Jones, 1861
• Junius Poindexter, 1862
• Fred S. Hewes, 1864.
Assignments:
General L. Hebert's and Featherston's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana Battles:
Champion Hill (Baker’s Creek)
The Atlanta Campaign
Franklin
The Carolina’s Campaign
Bentonville
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 4128 men.

Company A - Live Oak Rifles – Jackson County
Company B Sunflower Dispersers (raised in Sunflower County, MS) [also listed as Co. E]
Company C - Downing Rifles – Hinds County [also listed as Co. I]
Company D - Chunkey Heroes – Newton County [also listed as Co. B]
Company E - Biloxi Rifles aka Biloxi Rifle Guards – Harrison County
Company. F - Sieldsboro Rifles – Hancock County [also listed as Co. H]
Company G - Gainesville Volunteers (also listed as Co. K) – Hancock County
Co. H - Dahlgren Guards – Harrison County [also listed as Co. D]
Company I -- John M. Sharps, aka Yazoo Rebels (raised in Yazoo County, MS) [also listed as Co. C]
Company K -- McWillie Blues (raised in Copiah County, MS) [also listed as Co. A]
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