Historical Notes:
The Mississippi 1st Infantry Regiment, 682 strong, completed its organization at Corinth, Mississippi, during the spring of 1861. The men were raised in the counties of Marshall, Itawamba, De Soto, Panola, Lafayette, Tishomingo, and Smith. It was ordered to Kentucky then to Tennessee where on February 16, 1862, it was captured at Fort Donelson . During this fight the unit lost 16 killed and 61 wounded of the 331 engaged. Exchanged and attached to Beall's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, it was again captured at Port Hudson . After the exchange the regiment served in General Featherston's Brigade and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Resaca to Bentonville . In December, 1864, only 65 officers and men were present for duty, and very few surrendered in April, 1865.
Officers:
Colonel Thomas H. Johnston
Colonel John M. Simonton
Lieutenant Colonel A. S. Hamilton
Major M. S. Alcorn Assignments:
Attached to Beall's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
General Featherston's Brigade Battles:
Ft. Donelson
Murphresboro
The Atlanta Campaign
Franklin
Nashville
The Carolinas Campaign
Bentonville Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1695 men.
Company A -- Walker Reserves Marshall County, MS)
Company B -- Mooresville Darts Itawamba County, MS)
Company C -- Reub Davis Rebels Pontotoc County, MS)
Company D -- DeSoto Greys DeSoto County, MS)
Company E -- Pleasant Mount Rifles Panola County, MS)
Company F -- Alcorn Rifles Marshall County, MS)
Company G -- Dave Rogers Rifles Lafayette County, MS)
Company H -- James Creek Volunteers Tishomingo County, MS)
Company I -- Rifle Scouts Itawamba County, MS)
Company K -- Mississippi Yankee Hunters Itawamba County, MS) Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.
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.
CDROM - $35.00 COMBO - $50.00 SAVE $15. when you purchase The Service Records of Mississippi Civil War Soldiers Bundle. This bundle includes The Mississippi Civil War Soldiers Index - a $15 value and Confederate Military History - Mississippi - a $15 value.
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