Mississippi in the Civil War

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Regiments and Battalions: Named

 * Mississippi Reserve Forces "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Mississippi State Troops "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Mississippi State Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Mississippi Cavalry Reserve "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 1st

 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Choctaw Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1862. Disbanded on June 9, 1863.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's) Formed during the summer of 1861. Merged into Lindsay's Mississippi Cavalry Regiment April 2, 1862.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (12 months, 1862-63) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters Also called 10th and 20th Battalion. Organized during the fall of 1862 with three Mississippi companies from the 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Majors William A. Rayburn and James M. Stigler.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery Organized during the late summer of 1862 with eleven companies. Disbanded before the end of the war. Commanded by Colonel William T. Withers, Lieutenant Colonel James P. Parker, and Majors Benjamin R. Holmes and Jefferson L. Wofford.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also know as Lindsay's/Pinson's] Assembled during the spring of 1862. Surrendered in May, 1865. Commanded by Colonel R.A. Pinson, Lieutenant Colonel F.A. Montgomery, and Majors John S. Simmons and E.G. Wheeler.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's) Organization at Corinth, Mississippi, during the spring of 1861. Surrendered in April, 1865. Commanded by Colonels Thomas H. Johnston and John M. Sumonton, Lieutenant Colonel A.S. Hamilton, and Major M.S. Alcorn.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Patton's) (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (1864) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Foote's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (King's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 2nd

 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Jackson, Mississippi the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six. Additional companies joined November 1862 and it became the 48th Mississippi Regiment. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonels Thomas B. Manlove, John G. Taylor, and William S. Wilson.
 * 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also called 2nd Partisan Rangers] formed at Jackson, Mississippi, during the spring of 1862. Disbanded in1865. Remaining men merged into the 7th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Commanded by Colonel John G. Ballentine, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Maxwell, and Major William H. Ford.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisan Rangers "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also called 4th and 42nd Regiment] organized during the spring of 1863. Formerly the 47th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, which never completed its organization. Commanded by Colonels Edward Dillon and J.L. McCarty, Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon, and Majors J.L. Harris and John J. Perry.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi in April, 1861. Mustered in at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Commanded by Colonels William C. Falkner and John M. Stone; Lieutenant Colonels John A. Blair, Bartley B. Boone, and D.W. Humphreys; and Major John H. Buchanan.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Davidson's) (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (30 days, 1864) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) (Quinn's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 3rd

 * 3rd Mississippi District "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Brigade, Mississippi State Troops "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's) Organized May, 1864, with eight companies. F Formed by consolidating the 2nd and 3rd Battalions State Cavalry. Surrendered in May, 1865. Commanded by Colonel Thomas C. Ashcraft, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Harris, and Major E.L. Hawkins.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Cooper's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry 3rd (Williams') Infantry Battalion, formerly the 45th Mississippi Regiment, was organized July, 1864 with five companies. Surrendered April 26, 1865. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John D. Williams and Major Elisha F. Nunn.
 * 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Organized during the spring of 1863 as the 3rd Mississippi State Cavalry . Mustered into Confederate service in April, 1864. Commanded by Colonel John McGuirk, Lieutenant Colonel H.H. Barksdale, and Major Thomas W. Webb.
 * 3rd/14th/38th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized in the spring of 1861 at Enterprise, Mississippi. Commanded byColonels John B. Deason and Thomas A. Mellon; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel M. Dyer, Robert Eager, James B. McRae, and E.A. Peyton; and Major William H. Morgan.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Army of 10,000) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 3rd Mississippi Battery, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Battalions: 4th - 5th

 * 4th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry 4th Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Battalion] Organized during the fall of 1862 by consolidating Hughes' and Stockdale's Mississippi Cavalry Battalions. Commanded by Colonel C.C. Wilbourn, Lieutenant Colonels Cornelius McLaurin and Thomas R. Stockdale, and Major James M. Norman.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Engineers "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Grenada, Mississippi in April, 1861. Surrendered in May, 1865. Commanded by Colonels Thomas N. Adaire, Joseph Drake, and Pierre S. Layton; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph J. Gee, and Major Thomas P. Nelson.
 * 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 5th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 5th Regiment, Mississippi CavalryAssembled at Columbus, Mississippi during the summer of 1863. Commanded by Colonel James Z. George; Lieutenant Colonels James A. Barksdale, P.H. Echols, W.M. Reed, and Nathaniel Wickliffe; and Majors W.G. Henderson and William B. Perry.


 * Associated unit: 19th (George's) Cavalry Battalion, organized during the late summer of 1863. Disbanded early in 1864. Some members joined the 5th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Z. George was its commander.


 * 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized in the spring of 1861. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels John R. Dickins, Albert E. Fant, and John Weir; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel F.M. Faucett, John B. Herring, A.T. Stennis, and W.L. Sykes; and Major James R. Moore.
 * 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 5th Battery, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 6th - 8th

 * 6th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Organized late in 1863. Mustered into Confederate service in January 1864. Consolidated with the 8th Mississippi Cavalry in February 1865. Surrendered in May 1865. Commanded by Colonel Isham Harrison, Lieutenant Colonels Thomas C. Lipscomb and Thomas M. Nelson, and Major R.G. Brown.
 * 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserve "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [Also called 7th Regiment] assembled at Jackson, Mississippi, in February, 1861. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels Robert Lowry and John J. Thornton; Lieutenant Colonels R.R. Bennett, Thomas J. Borden, and A.Y. Harper; and Majors W.T. Hendon and J.R. Stevens.
 * 6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 7th Congressional District, Mississippi "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry Organized during the early spring of 1862 near Quitman, Mississippi. Surrendered in May 1865. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonels L. B. Pardue and James S. Terral, and Major Joel E. Welborn.
 * 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also called 1st Partisan Rangers] organized during the early summer of 1862. Surrendered on May 4,1865. Commanded by Colonels William C. Falkner and Samuel M. Hyams, Jr., Lieutenant Colonels L.B. Hovis and James M. Park, and Majors W.L. Davis and William N. Stansell.
 * 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1861. Briefly consolidated with the 9th Mississippi Regiment in December, 1863. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels William H. Bishop, E.J. Goode, Hamilton Mayson, and A.G. Mills; Lieutenant Colonels R.S. Carter and Benjamin F. Johns; and Major Henry Pope.
 * 8th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also called the 19th Regiment or Battalion] formed in July, 1864, by consolidating the six-company 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry and four companies raised behind Federal lines. Consolidated with the 6th Mississippi Cavalry in February 1865. Surrendered in May. Commanded by Colonel William L. Duff, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Walker, and Major Thomas A. Mitchell.


 * Predecessor unit: 19th (Duff's) Cavalry Battalion organized during the late summer of 1863 with six companies. Merged into the 8th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment on July 19, 1864. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William L. Duff and Major William L. Walker.


 * 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Enterprize, Mississippi, during the spring of 1861. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels G.C. Chandler, Guilford G. Flynt, and John C. Wilkinson; Lieutenant Colonels James T. Gates, Aden McNeill, and John F. Smith; and Majors Andrew E. Moody, George F. Peek, and William Watkins.

Regiments and Battalions: 9th - 11th

 * 9th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters [Also called Chalmers' Sharpshooters] was organized during the fall of 1862. Mustered into Confederate service at Jackson, Mississippi. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Major William C. Richards.
 * 9th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Formed in December, 1864 by consolidating the 17th Mississippi and 17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalions. Surrendered in May, 1865. Commanded by Colonel Horace H. Miller, Lieutenant Colonel Abner C. Steede, and Major E.J. Sanders.
 * 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in March, 1861. Briefly consolidated with the 7th Mississippi Regiment in December, 1863. Commanded by Colonels James L. Autry, James R. Chalmers, W.C. Richards, and Thomas W. White; Lieutenant Colonels S.S. Calhoun, Thomas H. Lynam, William A. Rankin, and F. Eugene Whitfield; and Majors Albert R. Bowdre, J.M. Hicks, Andrew G. Mills, and J.E. White.
 * 10th Regiment, Mississippi Rifles "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 10th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry "Organized in April, 1861, at Jackson, Mississippi. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels James Barr, Jr., Seaborne M. Phillips, Robert A. Smith, and James M. Walker; Lieutenant Colonels J.G. Bullard, Joseph R. Davis, and George B. Myers; and Majors James M. Dotson and Edward H. Gregory.
 * 10th Battery, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Formed during the spring of 1864 using Perrin's Battalion State Cavalry as its nucleus. Surrendered on May 4, 1865. Commanded by Colonel Robert O. Perrin, Lieutenant Colonel H.L. Muldrow, and Major Abner Reed.
 * 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. Mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Commanded by Colonels F.M. Green, Philip F. Liddell, William H. Moore, and Reuben O. Reynolds; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel F. Butler, William B. Lowry, and George W. Shannon; and Majors T.S. Evans and Alexander H. Franklin.
 * 11th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 12th - 15th

 * 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. Commanded by Colonels Richard Griffith, Merry B. Harris, Henry Hughes, and William H. Taylor; Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Thomas; and Majors James R. Bell, John R. Dickins, and W.H. Lilly.
 * 12th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also called 16th Confederate Cavalry] was organized during the summer of 1863. Commanded by Colonel C.G. Armistead, Lieutenant Colonel Philip B. Spence, and Major William Yerger, Jr.
 * 13th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. Surrendered on April 9, 1865. Commanded by Colonels William Barksdale, James W. Carter, and Kennon McElroy; Lieutenant Colonels John M. Bradley, Alfred G. O'Brien, and M. Whitaker; and Majors George L. Donald and Isham Harrison.
 * 13th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 14th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 14th Battalion, Mississippi Light Artillery Organized early in 1863 by consolidating three batteries of light artillery. Major Matthew S. Ward was in command.
 * 14th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [Also called Beauregard Rifles] was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, in October, 1861. Commanded by Colonels George W. Abert, William E. Baldwin, and Washington L. Doss, and Lieutenant Colonels Robert J. Lawrence and M.E. Norris.
 * 14th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 15th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters Organized during the late summer of 1862 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Disbanded December 1863. The men joined other Mississippi units. Commanded by Major A.T. Hawkins.
 * 15th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 15th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Choctaw, Mississippi, in May, 1861. Surrendered in April 1865. Commanded by Colonels Michael Farrell and Winfield S. Statham; Lieutenant Colonels James R. Binford, J.W. Hemphill, and Edward C. Walthall; and Majors William F. Brantly, James B. Dennis, Russell G. Prewitt, and Lamkin S. Terry.
 * 15th Consolidated Regiment, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Regiments and Battalions: 16th - 20th

 * 16th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861. Surrendered April 9, 1865. Commanded by field officers were Colonels Samuel E. Baker, Edward C. Councill, and Carnot Posey; Lieutenant Colonels Seneca M. Bain, Robert Clarke, Abram M. Feltus, and James J. Shannon; and Majors Jeff. Bankston and Thomas R. Stockdale.
 * 17th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Formed during the early spring of 1863 with two companies, later increased to seven. Later merged into the 9th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. Commanded by Major Abner C. Steede.
 * 17th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861 and soon moved to Virginia. Commanded by Colonels Winfield S. Featherston, John C. Fixer, and William D. Holder; Lieutenant Colonel John McGuirk; and Majors William L. Duff, John M. Lyles, and Edward W. Upshaw.
 * 18th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry [Also called 18th Regiment] was organized during the late fall of 1862 with eight companies. Commanded by Colonel Alex. H. Chalmers, Lieutenant Colonel J. Waverly Smith, and Major William R. Mitchell.
 * 18th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized in June, 1861, at Corinth, Mississippi. Commanded by Colonels E.R. Burt and Thomas M. Griffin; Lieutenant Colonel Walter G. Kearney and William H. Luse; and Majors John W. Balfour, James C. Campbell, G.B. Gerald, and E.G. Henry.
 * 18th Battery, Mississippi Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 19th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 19th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Oxford, Mississippi, in May, 1861, and soon moved to Virginia. Surrendered April 9, 1865. Commanded by Colonels Thomas J. Hardin, Nathaniel H. Harris, Lucius Q.C. Lamar, Christopher H. Mott, John Mullins, Richard W. Phipps, and Ward G. Vaughan; Lieutenant Colonel James H. Duncan; and Majors Ben. Allston, Robert A. Dean, Thomas R. Reading, and Abner Smead.
 * 20th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 20th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized during the late summer of 1861. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels William N. Brown and D.R. Russell; Lieutenant Colonels D.H. Maury, Horace H. Miller, and Walter A. Rorer; and Majors William M. Chatfield, Thomas B. Graham, and C.K. Massey.

Regiments and Battalions: 21st - 27th

 * 21st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized in October, 1861, using the 1st (Brandon's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Mustered into Confederate service at Manassas, Virginia. Commanded by Colonels William L. Brandon, Benjamin G. Humphreys, and Daniel N. Moody; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Fitzgerald and John Sims; and Major John G. Taylor.
 * 22nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 22nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Iuka, Mississippi, in August, 1861. Later assigned to Rust's and Featherston's Brigade. Commanded by Colonels D.W.C. Bonham, James D. Lester, and Frank Schaller; Lieutenant Colonels Charles G. Nelms, James S. Prestidge, and H.J. Reid; and Majors Thomas C. Dockery and Martin A. Oatis.
 * 23rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [Also called 2nd or 3rd Regiment] was assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, during the fall of 1861. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. Commanded by Colonels Thomas J. Davidson and Joseph M. Wells, Lieutenant Colonel Moses McCarley, and Majors George W.B. Garrett and W.E. Rogers.
 * 24th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Moorman's) Crute's compendium contains no history for this unit. See Mormon's Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry.
 * 24th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Organized at Meridian, Mississippi, during the fall of 1861 with eleven companies. Commanded by Colonels William F. Dowd, Robert P. McKelvaie, and R.W. Williamson; Lieutenant Colonels Clifton Dancy and William L. Lyles; and Majors George M. Govan and William C. Staples.

Regiments and Battalions: 25th - 30th
25th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 25th Infantry Regiment [also called 1st Mississippi Valley Regiment] was organized during summer of 1861 with seven companies from Mississippi and three from Tennessee. The men from Mississippi and three from Tennessee. The men from Mississippi were recruited in Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, and Tunica counties. In November the unit contained 32 officers and 563 men, then in January, 1862, its designation was changed to 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonels John D. Martin and Edward F. McGehee, and Major Thomas H. Mangum were in command.

26th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

26th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 26th Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1861 at Iuka, Mississippi. Many of the men were from Prentiss, Itawamba, Tishomingo, Perry, and De Soto counties. The regiment moved to Tennessee and was one of the units captured at Fort Donelson. In this fight it lost 12 killed and 69 wounded of the 39 officers and 404 men engaged. After being exchanged, it was assigned to General Tilghman's and J. Adams' Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The unit reported 7 casualties at Coffeeville, totalled 420 effectives in April, 1863, and lost 2 killed, 5 wounded, and 10 missing at Champion's Hill. In February, 1864, it was ordered to Virginia and placed in J.R. Davis' Brigade. It fought at Cold Harbor, endured the battles and hardships of the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at Appomattox. Only 4 officers and 8 men surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia. The field officers were Colonel Arthur E. Reynolds, Lieutenant Colonel F.M. Boone, and Major Tully F. Parker. 124

27th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 125 *27th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 27th Infantry Regiment was organized in November and December, 1861 with men recruited in the counties of Oktibbeha, Leake, Covington, Jasper, and Simpson. After serving in Florida and Kentucky, then unit was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved with Hood into Tennessee, and fought in North Carolina. It reported 83 casualties at Murfreesboro, 117 at Chickamauga, and 208 at Chattanooga. For a time it was consolidated with the 24th Regiment and in December, 1863 totalled 491 men and 354 arms. At Resaca the regiment lost 6 killed and 27 wounded, and at Ezra Church the 24th/27th had 11 killed and 67 wounded of the 430 engaged. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James A. Campbell and Thomas M. Jones; Lieutenant Colonels James L. Autry, A.J. Hays, and Andrew J. Jones; and Majors Julius B. Kennedy, George H. Lipscomb, and Amos McLemore.

Regiments and Battalions: 28th - 34th
126 *28th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry 28th Cavalry Regiment was formed during the spring of 1862. Some of the men were raised in Benton, Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, and Tunica counties. In November the unit contained 32 officers and 563 men, then in January, 1862, its designation was changed to 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Colonels John D. Martin and Edward F. McGehee, and Major Thomas H. Mangum were in command. 127 *28th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 128 *29th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 29th Infantry Regiment, organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1862, contained men from Grenada, Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha, Washington, and De Soto counties. The unit served in Mississippi, then moved to Kentucky where it saw action in Munfordville. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee and was placed in General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade where it participated in many battles from Murfreesboro to Bentonville. The 29th lost 5 killed and 36 wounded at Munfordville, had 34 killed and 202 wounded at Murfreesboro, and suffered fifty-three percent disabled of the 364 engaged at Chickamauga. It reported 191 casualties at Chattanooga and in December, 1863 was consolidated with the 30th and 34th Regiment and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. This unit reported 5 killed and 22 wounded at Resaca, and in the fight at Ezra Church the 29th/30th lost 8 killed and 20 wounded. Very few surrendered in North Carolina in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William F. Brantly and Edward C. Walthall, Lieutenant Colonel James B. Morgan, and Majors Newton A. Isom and George W. Reynolds. 129 *30th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 130 *30th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 30th Infantry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1862 at Grenada, Mississippi. Its members were raised in the counties of Lafayette, Choctaw, Montgomery, Grenada, Yazoo, and Carroll. After serving in Kentucky the unit was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It fought with the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It sustained 209 casualties at Murfreesboro, 124 at Chickamauga, and 149 at Chattanooga. In December, 1863, it was consolidated with the 29th and 34th Regiments, and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. This unit lost 9 killed and 29 wounded at Resaca, and the 29th/30th lost 8 killed and 20 wounded at Ezra Church. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels G.F. Neill and James I. Scales, Lieutenant Colonels James M. Johnson and Hugh A. Reynolds, and Major John K. Allen.

Regiments and Battalions: 31st - 38th
131 *31st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 132 *31st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 31st Infantry Regiment was organized in March, 1862, using the 6th (Orr's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. The unit served in Rust's, L. Hebert's, and Featherston's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It was part of the garrison at Vicksburg, then fought at Baton Rouge and Jackson. Later it continued the fight under General Featherson in the Army of Tennessee. The 31st was active throughout the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It lost 10 killed and 37 wounded at Baton Rouge, and of the 215 engaged at Peach Tree Creek, seventy-six percent were disabled. In December, 1864, there were 86 men present for duty, and only a handful surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels J.A. Orr and Marcus D.L. Stephens, Lieutenant Colonels John W. Balfour and James W. Drane, and Majors Francis M. Gillespie and H.E. Topp. 133 *32nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 32nd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Iuka and mustered into Confederate service at Philadelphia, Mississippi, during the summer of 1862. Its members were recruited in Tishomingo, Lee, Prentiss, and Alcorn counties. The unit was assigned to General S.A.M. Wood's and Lowrey's Brigade and participated in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. During the Murfreesboro Campaign this unit was detailed to guard the stations and bridges on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. For a time the regiment was consolidated with the 45th Regiment and in the fight at Chickamauga lost 25 killed and 141 wounded and at Tunnell Hill reported 18 casualties. In December the 32nd/45th totalled 515 men and 387 arms. At the Battle of Atlanta the 32nd had 18 killed, 45 wounded, and 23 missing. Only a remnant surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Mark P. Lowrey and William H.H. Tison, and Majors F.C. Karr and J.W. Swinney. 134 *33rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 33rd (Hurst's) Infantry Regiment, organized late in 1861, contained men from Amite, Wilkinson, Leake, Franklin, and Pike counties. The unit fought at Corinth and Hatchie Bridge, then was assigned to General Rust's and Featherston's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It took part in various engagements during the Vicksburg siege and for a time was stationed at Jackson. Continuing under the command of General Featherston, the 33rd served with the Army of Tennessee through the Atlanta Campaign and in Tennessee and North Carolina. It lost 16 killed, 83 wounded, and 54 missing at Peach Tree Creek, had 85 officers and men fit for duty in December, 1864, and surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Jabez L. Drake and David W. Hurst, Lieutenant Colonels John Harrod and William B. Johnson, and Major Robert J. Hall. 135 *34th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 136 *34th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 34th Infantry Regiment [also called 37th Regiment] was organized at Holly Springs, Mississippi, in April, 1862. The men were drawn from the counties of Tate, Smith, Marshall, Tippah, Holmes, and Benton. Serving in General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, the unit fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then saw action in Tennessee and North Carolina, It lost 15 killed, 91 wounded, and 19 missing of the 307 engaged at Chickamauga, and reported 235 casualties at Chattanooga. In December, 1863, it was consolidated with the 29th and 30th Regiments and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. The 34th had 15 disabled in the fight at Resaca and 18 at Ezra Church. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Samuel Benton; Lieutenant Colonel Daniel B. Wright; and Majors Thomas A. Falconer, Armistead T. Mason, and William G. Pegram.

Regiments and Battalions: 35th - 42nd
137 *35th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 35th Infantry Regiment, recruited at West Point and Corinth, was organized during the spring of 1862. The unit fought under General J.C. Moore at Corinth and lost 32 killed, 110 wounded, and 347 missing. Later it was assigned to Hebert's and Moore's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and in February, 1863, totalled 414 officers and men. It was captured when Vicksburg fell, and during the siege it had 20 killed and 82 wounded. After being exchanged, it was placed in Baldwin's and Sears' Brigade, served throughout the Atlanta Campaign, was in Tennessee with Hood, and aided in the defense of Mobile. The regiment sustained 20 casualties at New Hope Church, 36 at Kenesaw Mountain, 35 at the Chattahoochee River, and 47 in the Battle of Atlanta. It surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonel William S. Berry, Lieutenant Colonels Charles R. Jordon and Reuben H. Shotwell, and Majors T.F. Holmes and Oliver C. Watson. 138 *36th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 36th Infantry Regiment was assembled during the spring of 1862 and mustered into Confederate service at Corinth, Mississippi. Its members were recruited in Scott, Copiah, and Hinds counties. This unit had 326 men engaged at Iuka and lost 12 killed and 71 wounded in the Battle of Corinth. Later it was placed under the command of General Hebert, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and captured when Vicksburg fell. During the siege it reported 28 killed and 72 wounded. After being exchanged, the regiment, serving in Mackall's and Sears' Brigade, fought in the Atlanta Campaign and in Tennessee with Hood, then took part in the defense of Mobile. It sustained 6 casualties at New Hope Church, 38 at Kenesaw Mountain, 29 at the Chattahoochee River, and 13 in the Battle of Atlanta. The 36th was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Drury J. Brown and William W. Witherspoon, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Brown and S.J. Harper, and Majors Charles P. Partin and Alexander Yates. 139 *37th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 37th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1862 with men recruited in the counties of Clarke, Lowndes, Greene, De Soto, Jasper, and Claiborne. After participating in numerous battles in Mississippi the unit was assigned to General Hebert's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It was captured when Vicksburg fell and during the siege it lost 17 killed, 56 wounded, and 7 missing. Exchanged, the regiment contained 26 officers and 442 men in December, 1863. It then served under Generals Mackall, Cantey, and Featherston in the Army of Tennessee. The 37th fought in the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. It reported 5 killed and 27 wounded of the 453 engaged at Iuka, had 19 killed and 62 wounded at Corinth, and sustained 81 casualties at Hatchie's Bridge. Many were disabled in Tennessee, and early in 1865 its ten companies were reduced to three and the unit was redesignated the 37th Battalion. It surrendered in April. The field officers were Colonels Orlando S. Holland and Robert McLain; Lieutenant Colonels William S. Patton, Samuel H. Terral, and William W. Wier; and Major John McGee. 140 *38th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry 38th Infantry Regiment was formed during the summer of 1862 with men recruited in the counties of Holmes, Tishomingo, Alcorn, Wilkinson, Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, and Marion. The unit fought at Iuka with 322 men, then reported 35 casualties in the Battle of Corinth. Later it was assigned to General Hebert's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. In July, 1863, it was captured in Vicksburg and during the siege lost 35 killed, 37 wounded, and 2missing. Exchanged, the regiment contained 24 officers and 115 men in December, 1863. It then was mounted and assigned to Mabry's and W. Adams' Brigade, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Continuing the fight in Mississippi, it sustained 74 casualties at Harrisburg. The 38th was included in the surrender in May, 1865. Its field officers were Colonels Fleming W. Adams and Preston Brent, Lieutenant Colonel Walter L. Keirn, and Majors Franklin W. Foxworth adn R.C. McCay. 141 *38th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 142 *39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 39th Infantry Regiment was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the late spring of 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Simpson, Rankin, Scott, Newton, Hinds, and Monroe. About twenty-five percent of this unit was sick in June, and there were 29 officers and 541 men present for duty in July. Company I took part in the fight at Baton Rouge, then, assigned to General Beall's command, the regiment was captured at Port Hudson in July, 1863. After the exchange in December it totalled 220 effectives. Attached to Ross' and Sears' Brigade it was involved in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the defense of Mobile. The regiment reported 7 casualties at New Hope Church, 30 at Kenesaw Mountain, 5 at the Chattahoochee River, and 48 in the Battle of <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta. Few surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its commanders were Colonel W.B. Shelby, Lieutenant Colonel William E. Ross, and Majors R.J. Durr and W.Monroe Quin. 143 *40th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 40th Infantry Regiment was formed during the early summer of 1862 after several attempts to organize a unit. Some of the men were from Attala County. It was active in the conflicts at <font color="#0000ff">Iuka and <font color="#0000ff">Corinth, then, assigned to J.C. Moore's and L. Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, was captured at <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg in July, 1863. After being exchanged the regiment served in the Army of Tennessee under the command of Generals Baldwin and Featherston. It participated in the <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta Campaign, Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and the North Carolina Campaign. Its casualties at Iuka were 10 killed, 39 wounded, and 21 missing of the 314 engaged, and during the siege at <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg there were 12 killed and 38 wounded. The unit reported 10 killed, 57 wounded, and 27 missing at <font color="#0000ff">Peach Tree Creek, totalled 64 effectives in December, 1864, and surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Wallace B. Colbert and George P. Wallace, Lieutenant Colonels Josiah A.P. Campbell and James R. Childress, and Majors W.M. Gibbons and Enoch McDonald. 144 *41st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. 145 *41st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 41st Infantry Regiment was assembled at Pontotoc, Mississippi, during the summer of 1862 and contained eleven companies. Its members were from the counties of Lee, Noxubee, Pontotoc, Monroe, and Chickasaw. The unit served in Mississippi, then was assigned to J.P. Anderson's, Henderson's, Tucker's, and Sharp's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It fought on many battlefields of the army from <font color="#0000ff">Murfreesboro to <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta, saw action in Tennessee with Hood, and was involved in the North Carolina operations. It lost 25 killed, 164 wounded, and 9 missing of the 502 engaged at <font color="#0000ff">Chickamauga. In December, 1863, it totalled 321 men and 219 arms. The regiment surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Lewis Ball, William F. Tucker, and J. Byrd Williams, and Lieutenant Colonels William C. Hearn and Lafayette Hodges. 146 *42nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 42nd Infantry Regiment was organized at Oxford, Mississippi, in May, 1862, and in June moved to Virginia with about 750 officers and men. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Carroll, Coahoma, Tate, De Soto, Panola, Lafayette, Union, Pontotoc, Marshall, Benton, and Tippah. For a time it served on garrison duty in the Department of Richmond, then was assigned to General J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 42nd was active from <font color="#0000ff">Gettysburg to <font color="#0000ff">Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the <font color="#0000ff">Petersburg siege south of the James River, and saw action around <font color="#0000ff">Appomattox. It lost forty-six percent of the 575 engaged at Gettysburg, had 8 disabled en route from Pennsylvania, and had 6 killed and 25 wounded during the Bristoe Campaign. The regiment surrendered 1 Lieutenant, 1 Chaplain, and 5 enlisted men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William A. Feeney, Hugh R. Miller, and Andrew M. Nelson; Lieutenant Colonel Hillery Mosely; and Major Robert W. Locke.

Regimients and Battalions: 43rd -
147 *43rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 43rd Infantry Regiment was formed during the summer of 1862 with eleven companies. Some of its members were Kemper and Noxubee Counties. After fighting at <font color="#0000ff">Iuka and <font color="#0000ff">Corinth, the unit was assigned to General L. Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured at Vicksburg in July, 1863. Exchanged, it went on to serve under Generals J. Adams and Lowry, Army of Tennessee. The 43rd participated in various conflicts throughout the <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta Campaign, then saw action in Tennessee and North Carolina. It reported 13 killed, 56 wounded, and 156 missing at Corinth, had 483 effectives in February, 1863, and during the <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg siege lost 25 killed and 33 wounded. In December, 1863, only 1 officer and 36 men were present. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Richard Harrison and William H. Moore, and Lieutenant Colonels James O.Banks, Richard W. Leigh, and Columbus Sykes. 148 *44th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 44th Infantry Regiment was organized from the 1st (Blythe's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion, which was formed late in 1861. In June, 1863, the unit was designated the 44th Regiment. Some of its members were recruited in Calhoun, De Soto, and Amite counties. The unit was active at <font color="#0000ff">Shiloh and <font color="#0000ff">Munfordville, then was assigned to J.P. Anderson's, Tucker's, and Sharp's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It served with the army of <font color="#0000ff">Murfreesboro, fought with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. This regiment lost 4 killed and 40 wounded at Munfordville, ahd 4 killed, 31 wounded, and 17 missing at Murfreesboro, and thirty percent of the 272 engaged at <font color="#0000ff">Chickamauga were disabled. For a time it was consolidated with the 10th Regiment and in December, 1863, totalled 476 men and 308 arms. Only a remnant surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanding officers were Colonels A.K. Blythe and Jacob H. Sharp, Lieutenant Colonels R.G. Kelsey and James Moore, and Major John C. Thompson. 149 *46th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 46th Infantry Regiment was organized during the fall of 1862 by adding four companies to the six-company 6th (Balfour's) Mississippi Infantry Battalion. In February, 1863, it totalled 407 effectives and served in S.D. Lee's and Baldwin's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The unit participated in the long <font color="#0000ff">Vicksburg siege and was captured on July 4, 1863. After the exchange it was assigned to General Baldwin's, Tucker's, and Sears' Brigade. It fought in the <font color="#0000ff">Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and shared in the defense of Mobile. The regiment had 1 wounded at <font color="#0000ff">Chickasaw Bayou and during the Atlanta operations, May 18 to September 5, reported 23 killed, 68 wounded, and 37 missing. It lost 1 killed, 13 wounded, and 16 missing at <font color="#0000ff">Allatoona and had many disabled at <font color="#0000ff">Franklin. Only a remnant surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William H. Clark and Claudius W. Sears, Lieutenant Colonel William K. Easterling, and Major Constantine Rea. 150 *48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry 48th Infantry Regiment was organized in November, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, using the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Many of the men were from Jackson, Yalobusha, Warren, and Claiborne counties. It served in Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade and fought with the Army of Nourthern Virginia from <font color="#0000ff">Fredericksburg to <font color="#0000ff">Cold Harbor. The 48th was then active in the <font color="#0000ff">Petersburg siege south of the James River and the <font color="#0000ff">Appomattox Campaign. It sustained 4 casualties at Fredericksburg, had 10 killed and 44 wounded at <font color="#0000ff">Chancellorsville, and twelve percent of the 256 engaged at <font color="#0000ff">Gettysburg were disabled. The regiment surrendered 11 officers and 87 men. Its commanders were Colonel Joseph M. Jayne, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas B. Manlove, and Major L.C. Lee.