Mississippi 1st Infantry Regiment State Troops

Historical Notes:
STATE TROOPS. MAINLY TROOPS OF 1864.

In August, 1864, Governor Clark was authorized to call out every able-bodied man in the State to repel invasion, and all capable of bearing arms were called to assemble at Grenada, Okolona or Macon. In August also, the Legislature authorized General Forrest to order on military duty for thirty days boys and men between the ages of 16 and 55 years.

Col. J. J. Pettus, commissioned August 8, 1864, was put in command of rendezvous at Grenada, with P. S. Layton as his Adjutant. Col. John M. Simonton, commissioned August 13, was assigned to command of the rendezvous at Okolona. Col. Jeptha V. Harris, commissioned August 26, was in command at Macon. There was also a rendezvous at Brandon, under Colonel Thornton. Col. O. J. E. Stewart commanded District No. 5.

This regiment was organized August 24, 1864. Officers:
Colonel--William S. Patton
Lieutenant-Colonel -- Samuel M. Meek
Major -- W. D. Outlaw
Assistant Surgeon -- J. G. Carroll
Chaplain -- P. P. Neely
Adjutants -- A. J. Gillespie, Phil. M. Jenkins
Quartermaster -- J. D. Tolson.
Assignments:
state service Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 377 men.

Company A -- Capt. Halbert’s Company (county of origin not specified)
Company B -- Capt. Grace’s Company (county of origin not specified)
Company C -- Capt. Blythe’s Company (county of origin not specified)
Company D -- Capt. Meek’s Company (raised in Lowndes County, MS)
Company E -- Kemper Deer Hunters (raised in Kemper County, MS)
Company F -- Capt. Greer’s Company (raised in Noxubee County, MS)
Company G -- Capt. Hardy’s Company (raised in Lowndes County, MS)
Company H -- Capt. Berry’s Company (county of origin not specified)
Company I -- Capt. Houston’s Company (raised in Leake, Neshoba, & Winston Counties, MS)
Company K -- Capt. Shanon’s Company (county of origin not specified)
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.