Mississippi 1st Confederate Veterans

Historical Notes:
William W. Wier (also listed as Weir), Lieutenant-Colonel Thirty-seventh, was in command of the expedition from le for defense of the le & Ohio against Grierson's raid of December, 1864. He sent O'Neal's Regiment and Metts' Battalion and King's Battery ahead by train, and followed on another train with his own command to West Point. The battle at Egypt, December 28, was fought by the troops of the first train and Gholson's command. A portion of the train with the battery escaped and was met by Wier's train. Wier's command engaged the enemy and checked their further progress south on the railroad. Wier had 3 wounded and reported 7 Federal dead in the action with his command. Wier signed as Lieutenant-Colonel First Confederate Veterans. Officers:
Lieut. Col. William M. Wier
Battles:
Egypt
Rosters:
No separate roster has been found for this unit. 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.