(researched August 27, 2017–November 23, 2017)
compiled by Jim Huffman, Adjutant, Gainesville Volunteers, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 373, Pearl River County, Mississippi,
huffman1234@bellsouth.net
www.gainesville-vols.org
Facebook: Gainesville Volunteers, SCV Camp 373
Approximately 311 Forrest County, MS, confirmed and probable Confederate burials were identified using:
1) Dan McCaskill’s Mississippi CS Graves Database
2) Betty Wiltshire’s listing of Mississippi Confederate Grave Registrations
3) Betty Wiltshire’s listing of Mississippi Confederate Pension Applications
4) www.findagrave.com’s listings for 144 Forrest County cemeteries
5) www.ancestry.com’s family history information and family trees
6) the National Parks Service Soldiers & Sailors System database of Confederate Soldiers
7) Veterans Administration military marker applications database
Forrest County was formed in 1908 from Perry County, MS, and is named for famed Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, the “Wizard of the Saddle,” who disbanded the KKK after the War of Northern Aggression and who was an early spokesman for civil rights for Black Americans.
While many area veterans were true Southern Patriots and served until war’s end, disability, or death, many others deserted. The reasons for desertion were many, not the least among them being that the Confederacy per force essentially abandoned Southern Mississippi due to too few men to protect the area and, at the same time, protect many other areas of the Confederacy. The service of those who eventually deserted should still be honored because even these deserters could have died of camp diseases in their first few weeks or months of service or died in the first action they saw. We, who have never been in their shoes, should not judge them.
All notations of desertion or AWOL are taken directly from a soldier’s official military records and do not reflect any prejudice on the part of the compiler.
There are probably many more Confederate Veterans buried in this county than have been documented here, as many would have been buried in small family cemeteries that are now lost and/or would have had their gravesites either marked with wooden markers or not marked at all.
I have stated “burial site not found” (or something similar) for all soldiers whose gravesites were not found but are strongly believed to lie within the borders of this county.
There are probably several Confederate sailors buried in the county, but CS Navy records are unindexed and poorly organized and, therefore, extremely difficult to research. Hopefully, these records will be better organized in the future.
Any county cemeteries not listed on www.findagrave.com were not researched for this project. Additional cemeteries could yield additional Confederate burials!
There were a number of people who claimed to have been Confederate Veterans (or whose widows and other descendants claimed that they were Confederate Veterans) who, in my opinion, were not actual veterans. I have noted “service not verified” for most of these people and/or I have outright stated that, again, in my opinion, they were not Confederate veterans. I have based these conclusions purely and simply on the available historical evidence and not through any malice or attempt to assassinate the character of the various claimants. False claims would have mostly been made out of abject poverty, the desire to be seen as having been one of the “boys in gray,” or, in the case of widows, ignorance of just what their husbands did (or, in this case, did not do) during the war. I have nothing but complete sympathy for those making these claims.
A number of men (mainly born in the 1848-1850 time frame, but also some older candidates) could have been Confederate soldiers, but, for a variety of reasons, I could not definitely say one way or the other. These men have been placed in an appendix titled “Possible Confederate Veterans whose status as veterans has not yet been resolved.” I hope that other researchers will take a perhaps better-equipped look at these men and their possible service to the South.
A small number of Confederate burials originally thought to be found in this county turned out to be situated in other locales, mostly in MS. Most of these burials were originally thought to have taken place in this county because the veteran or his widow filed a Confederate Pension application in this county or other researchers assumed (for a variety of reasons) that a given soldier was buried in this county when, in fact, they were buried elsewhere. Also, some veterans were buried in this county, but county boundary lines have changed since their burials, so they are now buried in adjacent counties. These veterans’ graves will hopefully be compiled in a separate research venture.
I have compiled here the “bare bones” of each soldier’s service record. To learn more about what an individual soldier may have experienced during the war, compare the service record here with a soldier’s unit’s history, most of which can be found at www.mississippiscv.org under the “Research” tab at the bottom of the home page.
A few Yankee soldiers (if found) are so identified. I include them here simply because I had access to their records which some of their descendants may not have.
Finally, I hope that the public will take inspiration from the Southern Patriots listed here and find renewed pride in the service and sacrifice of these noble warriors of yore! Additional research, clarifications, and additions to the following research are strongly encouraged! — Jim Huffman, Picayune, MS
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FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, CONFEDERATE VETERAN BURIALS:
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. IDENTITY UNCLEAR. Iva C. Alexander (with b./d. dates given as “1848-1923”) has a private marker that is depicted on findagrave with a small Confederate Battleflag. However, I can find no such individual in Confederate service. I think this man is actually Isaac C. Alexander (b. MO, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1923), who was a railroad bridge-builder living in Hattiesburg with his wife (Sarah) and daughter and grandchildren on the 1920 US Federal Census. I also cannot find him in US service during the war. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. James Captain Allen [“Captain” is his middle name, not his rank] (b. Putnam County, GA, 1828/1830-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Co. B (“Standing Pine Guards,” aka “Capt. James R. Childress’ Company,” raised in Leake County, MS), 40th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 19, 1862, in Leake County, MS, at age 32/34. Absent on June 30, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave.” Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Captured at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge, May 17, 1863 (part of the Vicksburg, MS, Campaign). Forwarded as a POW to notorious Camp Morton, IN, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Transferred to Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp, arriving there on June 9, 1863. It was also official Yankee policy at Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Exchanged on paper at Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp on July 4, 1863. Physically exchanged at City Point [located on the James River, appr. 35 miles SE of Richmond] on July 6, 1863. Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Ditto on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Ditto on April 1864 company muster roll. Admitted on July 29, 1864, to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Bibb County, GA, suffering from febris remittens (recurrent fevers) and transferred to an unspecified location on Aug. 7, 1864.” Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick; sent to hospital [on the] 30th of July 1864; [he was] absent without leave from Feb. 23, 1864, to May 28th, 1864.” Absent on April 1, 1865, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from Feb. 28th [1864] to 28th May 1864; sent to hospital [on] July 30, 1864; absent, sick.” Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with both a broken, private marker and a flat, VA Confederate marker.
YANKEE SOLDIER, NOT CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. Pvt. John Thomas Arnold (b. Brunswick County, NC, 1847-d. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, 1926), Co. D, 1st Florida Cavalry, US. Enlisted for three years at Fort Barrancas, Pensacola, FL, on March 31, 1865, at age 18, with birthplace given as “Brunswick, N.C.” Mustered out at Tallahassee, Leon County, FL, on Nov. 17, 1865. Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741
-89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a broken private marker.
Pvt. Byron Lancaster Anderson (b. Conecuh County, AL, 1836-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), Co. H (“Capt. Thomas D. McCall’s Company,” raised in Conecuh County, AL), 23rd AL Infantry. [Note: Like so many AL CS regiments, the 23rd AL Infantry is exceedingly poorly documented.] No enlistment date/data, but the regiment was formed at Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL, in Nov. 1861. Present on Jan. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in regimental hospital.” Absent on June 1862 company muster roll, with notation “home on furlough; commutation [i.e., stipend for clothing] due from 7 May 1862.” His date of discharge [probably because of poor health] is confused, as it is given officially as Feb. 8, 1862. However, he wasn’t paid the balance of his soldier’s pay or commutation for clothing until May 16, 1863. It seems likely to this researcher that Pvt. Anderson was likely discharged on Feb. 8, 1863. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Daniel Austin Anderson (b. Perry County, MS, 1838-d. Forrest County, MS, 1912), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Marion County, MS, at age 24. Apparently rejected for service by the enrolling/inspecting officer, as he has no further service records in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Mineral Springs-Anderson Cemetery (aka, Anderson Confederate Cemetery), 31.15607 -89.27858, located behind Mineral Springs Baptist Church, located on the W side of appr. 310 Old Hwy. 11 (or appr. 700 ft. S of that road’s intersection with Anderson Road), Forrest County, MS, with both a private and a Confederate marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Romeo Anderson (b. prob. Sumter County, AL, ca. 1843/1848***-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1924).
Romeo Anderson filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1913, 1916, & 1924, in which he stated that he was a cook in the Confederate Army, that he served in “Wood’s Regiment” of “Adams’ Old Brigade” [aka, “Wood’s Confederate Cavalry” and aka “1st (Adams’/Wood’s) MS Cavalry ] that he served from March 1863 until the surrender, that he was from Sumter County, AL, and that he served one Pickens Anderson of Co. H (Capt. Bouie), and that Pickens Anderson enlisted in 1861. [Note: Pvt. E.P. Anderson did serve in Co. H under Capt. Bowie and served till war’s end.] Confederate Servant Romeo Anderson was a Southern Patriot! Burial site not found. Genealogy not found. [***Note: Various birth years calculated from information Romeo Anderson gave in his Confederate Pension applications. No genealogy found, so no more precise birth year can be calculted.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Santee Anderson (b. prob. Jones County, MS, ca. 1850-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1924) filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1921 & 1924, in which he stated that he was a cook in the Confederate army between 1861 and 1863, that he served a soldier named Richmond Anderson who resided in Ellisville, Jones County, MS, when he (Richmond Anderson) enlisted in 1861 into Co. B, 27th MS Infantry, where he served under Capt. Amos McLemore. Pvt. Richmond Anderson actually served in Co. C (“Jones County Rebels,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry, and died in service during the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. Confederate Servant Santee Anderson’s burial site has not been found, no any family genealogy. Southern Patriot!
Pvt. William Hawkins Anderson b. Perry County, MS, 1833-d. Forrest County, MS, 1888), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Marion County, MS, at appr. age 28/29. Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick at hospital.” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sent to hospital.” Ditto on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Signed his parole with his “x” mark. Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave; paroled.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from Aug. 23 [1863].” Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from Aug. 23rd [1863]; paroled.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Anderson Confederate Cemetery, 31.1096 -89.2837, located about 400 ft. due S of the Camp Dantzler Community Center, which itself lies at the S terminus of Beaver Trail Road, Camp Dantzler, Forrest County, MS, with both a private and a Confederate marker.
SERVICE CLARIFIED. 1st Lt. Isaac Duke Arledge [found as “J.D. Arledge” in
the military records (with the capital, script “J.” being a mis-transcripion for a
capital, script “I.,” thus yielding this man’s true name as “I.D. Arledge”) ] (b. SC,
MS, 1819-d. Forrest County, MS, 1910), Co. B (“Jasper County Minute Men,” aka
“Capt. William C. Porter’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 5th
(Robinson’s) MS Infantry (State Troops) (1862-1863). Enlisted July 29, 1862, at
Paulding, Jasper County, MS, at age 42. Present on Oct. 1, 1862, company muster
roll. Jan. 22, 1863, company muster roll states “resigned Jan. 9, 1863, and
substituted by W. [William] Husbands [on] Jan. 9, 1863.” Feb. 28, 1863, company
muster roll states “resigned & discharged [on] Jan. 9, 1861.” No further
information in his military file with this command. [Note: Some databases list the
Isaac Duke Arledge of Oaklawn Cemetery as having been a Confederate soldier in
Co. F (“Jasper Greys,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 16th MS Infantry. However
the Pvt. Isaac D.S. Arledge who served in that company [and who is the nephew of
the Isaac Duke Arledge under consideration here] enlisted in 1861 at age 22 or 24
(records vary) and “died at Camp E.K. Smith, near Centreville, Va., Dec. 13, 1861,
of Typhoid Pneumonia.” (Taken verbatim from Pvt. I.D.S. Arledge’s compiled
service record.) So, the Isaac Duke Arledge who is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery
could not possibly be the Pvt. Isaac D. S. Arledge of the 16th MS Infantry.] [Note:
Further confusion regarding MS CS soldiers named “Isaac D. Arledge” arises from
the fact that Isaac Duke Arledge of Oaklawn Cemetery himself had a son whom he
named “Isaac Duke Arledge”!] Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City
Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery),
31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a
private marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. James Elbert Arledge (b. Wilcox County, AL, 1849-d. Forrest County, MS, 1937) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. D (“Capt. James A. Chapman’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 2nd MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864), and, indeed, was issued a Confederate marker by the VA stating this fact, but, in fact, he has no service records in that command or any other MS CS command. I do not believe he was ever a Confederate soldier. James Elbert Arledge filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1928, in which he did not state his military command, but stated that he enlisted in March 1865, at Paulding, Jasper County, MS, into a company led by a “Capt. James A. Chatman,” but which was disbanded just before the surrender. “Mrs. J.E. Arledge” filed a further Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1937, in which she repeated verbatim the same service info. In both cases, the local pension board, having no access to Confederate military records, simply rubber-stamped the pension applications. When Bessie E. [Elizabeth Edna] Arledge ordered a VA Confederate marker for her dad in 1937, the VA could not find any service records for James Elbert Arledge, so they asked the State of MS to confirm that he had been issued a Confederate Pension, which the State of MS did. The VA then tried to match James Elbert Arledge’s given (false) service information to any known MS CS commands and came up with Capt. James A. Chapman (not Capt. James A. Chatman, who never existed), Co. D (“Capt. James A. Chapman’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 2nd MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864). Not being able to find a better match for James Elbert Arledge’s non-service, they issued a VA Confederate marker with that completely false service inscription. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker (shown on findagrave); however, a VA Confederate marker was shipped for him for use in this cemetery in 1937, so he may also have a VA Confederate marker.
Corp. William Harrison Arledge [found as “W.H. Arledge” in the military records] (b. Wilcox County, AL, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1912), “Capt. Richard McGriff’s Company of Unattached MS Cavalry,” which became Co. H (“McGriffs’ Company,” raised in Clarke & Wayne Counties, MS), 1st (Denis’) Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves, which became Co. B, 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves on Sept. 3, 1864. Late-war enlistee, with no enlistment date/data. Enlisted in late 1864 or early 1865 at age 17 or 18. Known only from his war’s-end parole. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 17, 1865. Parole gives residence as Jasper County, MS. Southern Patriot! [Note: Some databases state that Pvt. Arledge served in Co. B (“Bogue Chitto Rangers,” raised in Neshoba County, MS), 5th MS Infantry, but he has no service records in that command and never served in same]. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. James Thom (sic) Arrington (b. Sumter County, AL, 1846/1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1919), Smith’s-Turner’s Battery (aka, “Chickasawhay Desperadoes,” raised in Clarke County, MS, MS Light Artillery. Enlisted Jan. 7, 1864, at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, at age 16 or 17. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on June 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 10, 1865. Parole gives residence as Clarke County, MS. Southern Patriot! [Note: Some databases state that Pvt. Arrington was a soldier and drummer boy in Co. I, 25th AL Infantry, but he there does not seem to be any connection between the J.T. Arrington of that command (raised in Calhoun County, AL) and the J.T. Arrington of Clarke County, MS, and Smith’s-Turner’s MS Battery.] Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. J.T. Arrington filed Confederate Pension applications in Perry County, MS, in 1904, and in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Turner’s MS Battery. Martha Arrington filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“J.T. Arrington”) was a Confederate soldier Turner’s Battery.
Pvt. Elisha Askew [found in the military records as “Elisha Askue,” “Elihu Askew,” and “E. Askew”] (b. prob. Bertie County, NC, 1827-d. Forrest County, MS, 1905), Co. K (“Invincible Warriors,” aka “Capt. R.H. Shotwell’s Company,” raised in Chickasaw, Choctaw, Lowndes, & Oktibbeha Counties, MS), 35th MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 8, 1862, at Saltillo, Lee County, MS, at age 35. Captured at the Battle of Corinth, MS, Oct. 3-5, 1862, and forwarded as a POW to Columbus, KY, on Oct. 9, 1862. Physically exchanged at Vicksburg, MS, from aboard the US Steamer Dacotah on Oct. 18, 1862. Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent, paroled.” Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Furloughed on Jan. 13, 1863, at undisclosed place for unspecified number of days and for unstated cause. Absent on July 1, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “[was considered to be] absent without leave [but] Surgeon’s Certificate [was] furnished [and he is now considered to be] excused.” Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on May 9, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Lowndes County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Daniel A. Baggett (b. Claiborne County, MS, 1845-d. prob. Lamar County, MS, 1925) filed numerous Confederate Pension applications in various MS counties (Copiah, Covington, & Forrest Counties) from ca. 1910 through 1924, in which he stated that he enlisted in March 1862, at Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, LA, into Co. B, 8th Battalion LA Infantry (which later became the 8th LA Heavy Artillery), that he served under Lt. Brown, Capt. W.M. Guice, and Maj. Wytche, and that he was in active service at the surrender, which took place near Shreveport, LA. However, the 8th Battalion LA Infantry was organized at New Orleans, and Co. B was captained by Ruffin C. Barrow, not W.M. Guice (who has no CS service records anyway). Likewise, I can find no LA CS soldier named Wytche (or variant spellings). In 1916, S.S. Fife swore that Baggett was a Confederate soldier in the 8th Battalion LA Infantry, but not “S.S. Fife” or “S.S. Fyfe” was ever a Confederate soldier. Following the fall of Vicksburg, MS, the men of the 8th LA Heavy Artillery ended up serving in several other commands (1st LA Heavy Artillery; Co. D, LA Siege Train Battalion; and, 2nd Battalion LA Heavy Artillery), but D.A. Baggett has no service records in any of these commands. I do not believe that Daniel A. Baggett was ever a Confederate soldier. Burial site not found.
Pvt. Peter Barefield (b. Macon County, GA, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1932), Co. H (“Early Hussars,” aka “Capt. R.W. Wade’s Company,” raised in Early County, GA), Hood’s Battalion GA Cavalry, which became the 29th Battalion GA Cavalry. Enlisted July 25, 1863, at Blakely, Early County, GA, at age 17. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation that he was (apparently) paid at that time $50 enlistment bounty and $62.40 for “use and risk of [his own] horse.” Present on April 30, 1864, company muster roll, with notation indicating that he was paid $48.00 for “use and risk of [his own] horse.” Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “without horse since May 1 [1864].” Absent on Oct. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “sick [at] General Hospital #1, Savannah [GA], since Oct. 27 [1864]; [he is] without [a] horse.” No further information in his military file with this command. Peter Barefield filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1921, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “29 GA Cavalry,” that he was in active service with his command when the final surrender came, and that his command surrendered “near Savannah, Ga.” His service records, however, do not bear out his statement that he served till war’s end. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
Pvt. John Cannon Barksdale [found as “John C. Barksdale” in the military records] (b. prob. Kemper County, MS, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Co. B (“Farmer Boys,” aka “Capt. Abner M. Jack’s Company,” and aka “Capt. George W. Oden’s Company,” raised in Kemper & Winston Counties, MS), 35th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 20, 1862, at West Point, Lowndes County, MS, at age 15. Absent on June 30, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick.” Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present or absent not stated on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, but he is noted as being 17 years-old on this roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 30, 1863, company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Captured at the Battle of Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, on April 9, 1865, and forwarded as a POW to Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, arriving there on April 15, 1865. Transferred for exchange from Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, via New Orleans, LA, to Vicksburg, MS, beginning on May 1, 1865. Physically exchanged at Camp Townsend, Vicksburg, MS, on May 6, 1865. Paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 10, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: Some databases state that Pvt. Barksdale was a Confederate soldier in Co. B (“McLain Rifles,” aka “Capt. William W. Wier’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 37th MS Infantry, but this is simply a transcription error (“35th” being mistaken for “37th). Pvt. Barksdale never served in the 37th MS Infantry and has no service records in same.]
Pvt. Joseph Barron (b. Winston County, MS, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1910), Co. D (“New Prospect Greys,” raised in Winston County, MS), 5th MS Infantry. Enlisted May 13, 1862, at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS, at age 18. June 1862 Regimental Return shows him “absent [in] Macon [GA] Hospital.” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 30, 1864, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation”Stoppage [of pay in the amount of] Fifty eight dollars & 86 cents [to compensate the Government] for lost ordnance.” Captured Sept. 2, 1864, near Jonesboro, GA, in the aftermath of the Battle of Jonesboro, Clayton County, GA [Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1864]. Exchanged at Rough and Ready [now “Mountain View”], Clayton County, GA, on Sept. 19, 1864, or Sept. 22, 1864. [He was incredibly lucky that he wasn’t sent north to one of the Yankee’s death camps!] Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, MS, on May 17, 1865. Parole gives residence as Winston County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. Mrs. J.B. Barron filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“Joe Barron”) was a Confederate soldier in the 5th MS Infantry.
Pvt./2nd Sgt. William Jefferson Bass (b. Marion County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), Co. G (“Goode Rifles,” aka “Capt. Enos J. Goode’s Company,” aka “Capt. J.M. Cannon’s Company,” raised in Lawrence County, MS), 7th MS Infantry. Regiment was organized on Sept. 27, 1861, at Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, MS, but Pvt. Bass would have enlisted several weeks earlier in Copiah County, MS. Absent on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “received furlough from Oct. 24 [1861] to [Oct.] 31st [1861].” June 1862 Regimental Return states “absent, sick, since May 27, 1862, [at] Hazlehurst Hospital [Copiah County, MS], [on] Surgeon’s Certificate.” Absent on June 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sick at Hazlehurst Hospital [Copiah County, MS, since] May 27 [1862] by order [of] Post Surgeon.” Now Sgt. Bass absent on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick at Tynerville, Tenn., since Aug. 21, 1862, by order of Surgeon.” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “appointed Sgt. [on] July 1, 1862, by order [of] Col. Bishop.” Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. 2nd Sgt. [first time degree of sergeantcy is shown] present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent on furlough since Feb. 5, 1864, by order of Gen. [Joseph E.] Johnston.” Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “wounded at the battle of 28th July [i.e., the Battle of Ezra Church] near Atlanta [and] sent to hospital by order [of] Surgeon.” No further information in his military file with this command, but it is likely that Sgt. Bass was so horribly wounded that he was never again able to take the field. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Lou J. Bass filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1925, in which she stated that her husband (“W.J. Bass”) was a Confederate soldier in the “7th Mississippi Regiment” and that he was in active service when the final surrender came.
Pvt. Eli Batson (b. Perry County, MS, 1830-d. Forrest County, MS, 1908), Co. B (“Capt. Poitevent’s Company,” raised in Hancock County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 10, 1862, at Gainesville, Hancock County, MS, at age 32. Transferred on March 1, 1863, from Co. B, Steede’s Battalion MS Cavalry, to Co. D (“‘Capt. James Miller’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Present or absent not stated on June 30, 1863, company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion MS Cavalry, was enlarged to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. “Capt. Miller’s Company” became Co. B, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry, but Eli Batson does not have any service records in that enlarged command or any other MS CS command. As he has no notice of AWOL or desertion in his military file, it is likely that he was simply rejected for further service by the enrolling/inspecting officer at the time of the augmentation of Steede’s Battalion MS Cavalry. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Old Myers Cemetery, located somewhere on the Sims Cutting Horse Facility, which is located at 746 Old River Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. Sarah Elizabeth Batson filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1921 & 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“Eli Batson”) was a Confederate soldier under Capt. Jim Miller in Co. B of the 9th MS and that he served until war’s end, surrendering at Mobile, AL. She was, of course, mistaken about her husband having served till war’s end and surrendering at Mobile, as he has no service records after June 30, 1863.
Pvt. Jesse B. Beale (b. prob. Columbia County, GA, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1907), Co. C (“Jennings Rangers,” aka “Capt. J.M. Turpin’s Company,” and aka “Capt. John G. Cress’s Company,” raised in Columbia County, GA), 20th (Millen’s) Battalion GA Cavalry (aka Millen’s Battalion GA Partisan Rangers and aka 1st Battalion GA Partisan Rangers). Enlisted May 22, 1862, at Augusta, Columbia County, GA, at age 17 or 18. Present on July 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1864 company muster roll. On Oct. 24, 1864, the 20th Battalion GA Cavalry was merged with another command to form the 8th GA Cavalry. Pvt. Beale served in (New) Co. E, 8th GA Cavalry. Absent on Dec. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent on detail to procure a re-mount.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that is possibly inscribed “C.S. Cav.” or “C.S. Army” [unclear from photo of marker on findagrave]. Sallie Beale filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1916 & 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“Jesse B. Beale”) was a Confederate soldier in the 8th GA Cavalry.
Pvt. Joseph Beardslee [found as “Joseph Beardslea,” “Joseph Beardsley,” “J. Beersly,”and “Joseph Beardslee” in the military records] (b. prob. Jackson County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1902), Co. B (“Mobile Dragoons,” aka “Capt. John H. Marshall’s Company,” raised in Mobile County, AL), Murphy’s Battalion AL Cavalry. Enlisted April 28, 1863, at “Camp Taylor,” almost certainly located in or around Mobile, Mobile County, AL, at age 17. Absent on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on furlough since 28th April 1863.” Absent on June 1863 company muster roll, with notation “[on] detached service.” In Sept. 1863, Murphy’s Battalion AL Cavalry, was consolidated with other commands to form the 15th Confederate Cavalry (aka, 1st AL & FL Cavalry). Pvt. Beardslee served in Co. G (“Mobile Dragoons”) of this enlarged command. Admitted July 19, 1864, to Ross Hospital, Mobile, Mobile County, AL, suffering from recurring fevers, and returned to duty on July 30, 1864. Present on Sept. 12, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “under arrest,” but without any specification of the charges against him. The charges must have been disproven or dismissed, because his is present on the Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 30, 1864, company muster roll. Present for clothing issue on Sept. 7, 1864, at unspecified location. On April 15, 1865, Maj. W.T. Edwards, Chief of Subsistence, Post at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, requested that eight men (including Pvt. Beardsley) be detailed to his command: “I respectfully ask that the Eight (8) men who were detailed to drive Government Beef Cattle from Mobile, Ala., to this place be permitted to remain in Taking Care and herding said Cattle — four hundred & fifty nine (459) Head. I respectfully ask that these men, whose names are given below, be detailed to me until the Cattle are desposed of.” Maj. Edwards’ commanding officer at Post Meridian approved and forwarded the request for detail, stating “there are no mounted men at this post that can be had for this purpose.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 10, 1865. Parole gives residence as Pascagoula [Jackson County], MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Ellen Bagby Beardslee filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1922, in which she stated that her husband (“Joseph Beardslee”) was a Confederate soldier in the 15th Confederate Cavalry.
Pvt. Abner Alexander Bennett (b. Perry County, MS, 1838-d. Perry County, MS, 1871), Co. D (“‘Capt. James Miller’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, which, on Dec. 24, 1863, became Co. B, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, in Harrison County, MS, at age 23. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Dec. 1864 company muster roll states “absent without leave.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Bennett Cemetery, 31.34977 -89.32031, located on the N side of 2610 Lakeview Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt./4th Corp./3rd Corp./3rd Sgt. John P. Bennett (b. Perry County, MS, 1841-d. Forrest County, MS, 1914), Co. E (“Biloxi Rifles,” aka “Biloxi Rifle Guards,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry. Enlisted May 18, 1861, at Biloxi, Harrison County, MS, at age 19. Aug. 21, 1861, company muster roll states “absent without leave since June 26th [1861].” Present as 4th Corp. on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Captured at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge, May 17, 1863 (part of the Vicksburg, MS, Campaign). Forwarded as a POW to notorious Camp Morton, IN, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Transferred to Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp, arriving there on June 9, 1863. It was also official Yankee policy at Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Exchanged on paper at Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp on July 4, 1863. Physically exchanged at City Point [located on the James River, appr. 35 miles SE of Richmond] on July 6, 1863. Absent on Aug. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “paroled prisoner.” Present as 3rd Corp. on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll, with notation “loss — 19 cartridges.” Present as 3rd Sgt. on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Captured at the horrific Battle of Nashville, TN, on Dec. 15, 1864, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp on Dec. 22, 1864. Feb. 28, 1865, company muster roll reports now 3rd Corp. Bennett “missing [since the Battle of] Nashvile, Tenn., 16 December 1864.” [Probably diminished in rank owing to the need to have active sergeants present with the company and not through any failure in performance.] Released at war’s end (still as a sergeant in the Federal records) on June 18, 1865, from Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp, with residence given on parole as Harrison County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Bennett Cemetery, 31.34977 -89.32031, located on the N side of 2610 Lakeview Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. Mrs. J.P. Bennett [Eliza Jane Murphree Bennett] filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she did not state her husband’s (“J.P. Bennett”) military unit.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Oliver Hazard Perry Bennett (b. prob. Anson County, NC, 1834-d. Forrest County, MS, 1910) stated in his 1908 Confederate Pension application that he was living in Holmes County, MS, when he enlisted in Oct. 1862 into Co. A, 31st NC Infantry, and served under Capt. Edward R. Liles (who was from O.H.P. Bennett’s home county). He further stated that he was transferred three weeks after enlistment to a “recruiting hospital for mules & horses for the Army.” He said that he was wounded in the leg “about November 1862,” which caused a “fracture of the front bone,” and which wound “has crippled me for life…and encapasitates [i.e., incapacitates] me from earning a support.” While several Bennett’s did served in the 31st NC Infantry, O.H.P. Bennett was not among these. [John G. Bennett and Samuel Pines Bennett (O.H.P.’s 1st cousin) served in Capt. Liles’ Company, while Josiah Bennett and William E Bennett served in Co. K.] Neither do I find any civilian papers that would show that O.H.P. Bennett was ever a civilian employee of the Confederate Government. I do not believe that O.H.P. Bennett was ever a Confederate soldier. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. William Coleman Bennett [found as “W.C. Bennett” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1835-d. Forrest County, MS, 1908), Co. C (“Capt. Evans’ Rangers,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Enon, Perry County, MS, at age 27. Transferred to Co. E (“Capt. Mayers’ Company,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, on March 1, 1863. Present on June 30, 1863, company muster roll. Transferred to Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, on Jan. 1, 1864, but present with this company on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Co. F of Steede’s Battalion MS Cavalry became Co. D, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry, in which company Pvt. Bennett served. Present on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 22, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a private marker.
3rd Sgt. Louis Lafayette Benson (b. Lawrence County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1920), Co. B (“Capt. J.C. Barnes’ Company,” raised in Covington & Simpson Counties, MS), Yerger’s MS Cavalry. He was a late-war enlistee into this command, as he has no enlistment date/data. Known only from his war’s-end parole. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of CS forces in the mid-Confederacy (i.e., the “Western Theater”) at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Jackson, MS, on May 17, 1865. Parole gives residence as Simpson County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. R.A. (Rebecca A.) Benson filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1921 & 1924, in which she did not state her husband’s (“L.L. Benson”) military unit, but said that he enlisted at Westville, Simpson County, MS, served in “Co. K” under Capt. Calvin Barnes, 1st Lt. W. Welker (?), 2nd Lt. J. Walker, and Col. Woods, and served till the close of the war.
Pvt./4th Corp. Milledge B. Bird/Byrd*** (b. SC, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1926), (1st) Co. K (also called Co. I, aka “Capt. Bart M. Talbert’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Jonathan F. Burrees’ Company,” raised in Edgefield District, SC), 7th SC Infantry. Enlisted April 15, 1861, in Edgefield District, SC, ca. age 17/18. [Note: His brother, Malachi Bird, also served in this company.] Present on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Present or absent not stated on July 3, 1861, company muster roll. [Note: July 3, 1861, company muster roll was taken so closely on the heels of the June 30, 1861, company muster roll because a new company had been added to the 7th SC on July 2, 1861.] Present on Aug. 1, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. Paid at Richmond, VA, on July 17, 1862, for four month’s service (@ $11 per month), plus $25 clothing allowance. Transferred (according to his Confederate Pension application) to Co. K (“Dorn’s Invincibles,” aka “Independent Guards,” and aka “Capt. Holloway Ivanhoe Bird’s Company,” raised in Edgefield County, SC), 15th (DeSaussare’s) SC Infantry. [Note: Capt. H.I. Bird was Milledge B. Byrd’s older brother! M.B. Byrd’s brother, Daniel Bird, also served in this company. Daniel was discharged, reenlisted, was captured with M.B. at Halltown, VA, and died of heart diesease while a POW. Southern Patriot!] Date of transfer not stated in official records. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “stoppage $13.75” for unspecified reason (typically lost equipage or arms). Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present as 4th Corp. on April 1864 company muster roll. Present as 4th Corp. on June 1864 company muster roll. Captured on Aug. 25, 1864, at Halltown, Jefferson County, VA [now WV] (in the aftermath of the Confederate victory at Summit Springs, VA), and forwarded as a POW to Washington, DC, then to Harper’s Ferry, VA [now WV], and, finally, to notorious Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp on Sept. 2, 1864. Forwarded for exchange on March 18, 1865, to Point Lookout, MD, POW Camp. Physically exchanged at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, near Richmond, VA, on March 27, 1865. No further information in his military file, but he was probably taken to a Richmond-area hospital for examination and then either assigned to Camp Lee, also near Richmond, VA, to rest and recuperate, or medically furloughed. [Note: Camp Lee was utilized to help mistreated/malnourished former Confederate POW’s both recover their health and prepare to rejoin their commands and continue the fight for Southern Independence.] However, the war ended before he could re-take the field (if he was ever physically able to do so again). Southern Patriot! Millege (sic) B. Bird filed a Confederate Pension application in Lawrence County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he served in both the 7th and the 15th SC Infantries. M.B. Bird filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which he did not state his unit, but correctly named Capt. Talbert and Col. Bacon of the 7th SC Infantry. Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: This man is reported in some databases as being “Milledge K. Bird/Byrd” who served in the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry, but Michael King Byrd of the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry is buried in the Byrd Cemetery in Greene County, MS. The soldier under consideration here is Milledge B. Bird/Byrd, who was living in SC in 1860.]
Pvt./Corp. William Abraham Blacksher (b. prob. Conecuh County, AL, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1923), Co. E (“Miller Guards,” raised in Conecuh County, AL), 38th AL Infantry. [Note: Like many AL commands, this unit is exceedingly poorly documented.] No enlistment date/data. Corp. Blacksher stated in his Confederate Pension application that he enlisted in Conecuh County, AL, in the winter of 1862, at which time he would have been 16 years old (and would have turned 17 in Dec. 1862). No further confirmed information in his military file until his capture. [Note: The AL Dept. of Archives & History has a record of a Pvt. “W.E. Blackshear,” Co. E, 38th AL Infantry, being admitted on Nov. 18, 1864, to Way Hospital, Selma, Dallas County, AL, suffering from intermittent fever; I believe that this man is actually William Abraham Blacksher.] Served till war’s end. Captured (as a corporal) at the Battle of Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, on April 9, 1865, and forwarded as a POW to Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, arriving there on April 15, 1865. Transferred for exchange from Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, via New Orleans, LA, to Vicksburg, MS, beginning on May 1, 1865. Physically exchanged at Camp Townsend, Vicksburg, MS, on May 6, 1865, by which time the war in the Central South was over. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Petal Cemetery (aka, George Street Cemetery), 31.34420 -89.26670, located at the intersection of West 4th Street and South George Street, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a broken marker that states “UCV” (United Confederate Veterans). “W.A. Blockshire” [obviously a scribe’s error, as Blacksher signed his own name on the application as “W.A. Blacksher”] filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1921, in which he stated that he enlisted in Conecuh County, AL, in the winter of 1862, served in Co. E, 38th AL Infantry, under Capt. E.W. Martin, and was surrendered at war’s end at Blakely, AL. N.J. Blockshire (sic) filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1923 & 1924, in which she stated that her husband’s (“William Abraham Blacksher”) enlisted in Escambia County, AL, in the fall of 1861 (or 1862) and served in Co. B, 38th AL Infantry, under Capt. E.W. Martin. [Note: Some databases state that W.A. Blacksher served in the 28th AL Infantry, but he has no service records in that command and, by his own admission, served in the 38th AL Infantry. There is a “W.A. Black” in the 28th AL Infantry, but he is not the W.A. Blacksher under consideration here.]
Pvt. Joshua Blackwell (b. Lauderdale County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS,
1925), Co. H (“Southern Sentinels,” raised in Lauderdale County, MS), 8th MS
Infantry. Enlisted March 23, 1863, at Marion, Lauderdale County, MS, at age 19.
Paid enlistment bounty at unspecified location on April 16, 1863.Present on April
1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on
Aug. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “sick in quarters.” Furloughed by a
Medical Examining Board at Cassville, Barlow County, GA, sometime in the late
summer, fall, or early winter of 1863. Paid for two months’ service at unspecified
location (probably Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS) on Dec. 30, 1863. Paid for
two months’ service at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on Jan. 27, 1864. No
further information in his military file with this command. However, it is my
opinion that Joshua Blackwell was medically discharged from the 8th MS Infantry
(though no documents survive to prove this) and he enlisted into a second
command, Co. G (“Capt. E.J. Runnels’ Company,” raised in Neshoba County, MS),
6th MS Cavalry, and is the “Pvt. J. Blackwell” (aged 19) in that command.
Enlisted March 10, 1864, at Macon, Noxubee County, MS. Present on June 30,
1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general
surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4,
1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford
Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Received a second
parole at Jackson, MS, with the same date — May 12, 1865. Notation on these
paroles give his residence as either Meridian, MS, or Lauderdale County, MS.
Southern Patriot! Buried in the Barlow Cemetery, 31.39530 -89.16220, located on
the E side of 138 Herchenhahn*** Road, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate
marker. [Note: This road’s name may have been intended to be “Herrschenhahn,”
which would roughly mean “ruling rooster” in German!]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. SERVICE UNIT CLARIFIED. 1st Sgt./2nd Lt. John H. Bolton (b. prob. Noxubee County, MS, 1824-d. Forrest County, MS, 1901), Co. C (“Noxubee Minute Men,” aka “Mississippi Rebels,” and aka “Capt. John B. Hudson’s Company of Drafted Militia,” raised in Noxubee County, MS), 3rd (Burgin’s) Battalion MS Infantry Minute Men (State Troops) (1862-1863). Enlisted as 1st Sgt. on July 30, 1862, at Macon, Noxubee County, MS, at age 38. Present on Oct. 1, 1862, company muster roll. Elected 2nd Lt. on Nov. 26, 1862. Present on Jan. 22, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave [on] Jan. 16, 1863, [and since that time] returned [to the command].” Present on Feb. 28, 1863, company muster roll. Paid at Columbus, Lowndes County, MS, on April 24, 1863. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. This command was disbanded after the fall of Vicksburg on July 17, 1863, on order of Department Commander John C. Pemberton, but was not mustered out of service until so ordered by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston on Sept. 22, 1863, at Columbus, MS. (In other words, the command was assembled at Columbus, MS, on Sept. 22, 1863, and then discharged from the service.) Present on July 17, 1863, company muster roll. [Note: The company was only paid through the date of their disbandment by Gen. Pemberton — July 17, 1863 — and not through the end of their term of service — Sept. 22, 1863.] No further information in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! Sarah E. Bolton filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1909, in which she stated that her husband (“John H. Bolton”) was a Confederate soldier in the 3rd Battalion MS Infantry (which was misread and entered into several databases as “30th MS Infantry,” in which command he never served). Burial site not found. Probably buried in an unmarked grave in Forrest or Lamar County, MS.
Pvt. Henry B. Bostwick (b. Cobb County, GA, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1909),
Co. B (“Marietta Cavalry,” raised in Cobb County, GA), 9th (McDonald’s) Battalion GA Cavalry (State Guards). [Note: This was a six-month company.] Enlisted Aug. 4, 1863, at Marietta, Cobb County, GA, at age 17. Present on Feb. 4, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “discharged by Gen. Cobb on Oct. 15, 1863, without pay allowance; rejoined Company by consent of parents [on] Dec. 22, 1863.” [Note: He was clearly discharged on account of being underage.] Paid $17.20 on Feb. 4, 1864, for 43 days’ (Dec. 22, 1863-Feb. 4, 1864) use of his private horse, at 40 cents per day. No further information in his military file with this command, but it’s term of service was up in Feb. 1864. Pvt. Bostwick, however, was not done serving his new nation, as he enlisted a second time, this time into Co. I (“Capt. John W. Brumby’s Company,” raised in Cobb County, GA), 7th GA Cavalry. Enlisted on March 13, 1864, in Chatham County, GA, at age 18. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Admitted on June 23, 1864, to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, and transferred same day to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, suffering from acute diarrhea. Transferred on June 28, 1864, from Jackson Hospital to Camp Winder (also located in Richmond, VA). Absent on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick in Hospital since June 25th.” Absent on Sept. 30, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick; furloughed by [Medical] Examining Board in Richmond [VA].” No further information in his military file with this command, but he was probably discharged for disability. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a broken, private marker. Mary Lamb Bostwick filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1925, in which she did not state her husband’s (“Henry B. Bostwick”) military unit, but correctly named some of her husband’s commanding officers from the 7th GA Cavalry.
Pvt./1st Corp. Thomas Calvin Boucher (b. Fayette County, AL, 1833-d. Forrest County, MS, 1911), Co. F (“Capt. H.H. Shackelford’s Company,” raised in Itawamba County, MS), 8th (Duff’s) MS Cavalry [formerly, the 19th Duff’s) Battalion MS Cavalry]. Enlisted Sept. 9, 1863, at Okolona, Chickasaw County, MS, at age 30. Present on May 11, 1864, company muster roll. Promoted to 1st Corp. and transferred on June 4, 1864, to Co. G (“Capt. Thomas L. Duke’s Company,” aka “Capt. Thomas L. Duke’s Company of Independent Scouts,” raised in Itawamba County, MS), 8th (Duff’s) MS Cavalry. Present on Oct. 31, 1864, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. However, he enlisted a second time (or was transferred), this time into Co. C (“Capt. Wesley Porter Pardue’s Company,” raised in Itawamba County, MS), 6th (Harrison’s) MS Cavalry. He served as a private in this command. No enlistment/transfer date/data. Known only from his war’-end parole. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Buena Vista, Chickasaw County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: While I cannot make out the text, findagrave says there is an inscription on his tombstone that reads “C31 Miss R,” which might be taken (if correct) as “Co. C, 31st MS Infantry,” but T.C. Boucher has no records in the 31st MS Infantry. The inscription, if correct, must have some other meaning. Alternately, the transcription of the text could be in error, as the text is very difficult to read (at least in the photograph).]
Pvt. James Bourn [records mis-indexed at Fold3.com as “James Bowrn,” but the records within the file are those of “James Bourn”] (b. Lawrence County, MS, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924), Co. F (“Shieldsboro Rifles,” raised in Hancock County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry. Enlisted April 10, 1861, at Camp Tugville, located two miles NE of Pass Christian, Harrison County, MS, at age 16. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll. Present on March 1, 1863, company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick in Bruinsville [prob. Bruinsburg, Claiborne County, MS, about 40 miles S of Vicksburg, on the MS River, since] July 6, 1863.” Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “[had been] absent sick since July 6th 1863.” Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Admitted [under the wrong name “James Bowen”] Feb. 17, 1864, to 1st Mississippi C.S.A., Hospital, Jackson, MS, suffering from chronic diarrhea, and apparently forwarded to Shelby Springs Hospital, Shelby County, AL. Absent on April 1864 company muster roll, with notation “at Shelby Springs Hospital [Shelby County, AL], sick, by order [of] Surgeon Boyle, since Feb. 6th 1864.” Returned to duty from hospital on Aug. 2, 1864. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 28, 1865, company muster roll, with notation “sick at Montgomery, Ala., Hospital.” Pvt. Bourn was probably still sick or in hospital when the war ended some six weeks later, and, in fact, in his Confederate Pension application, he stated that he was “sick, paroled, and furloughed at Montgomery, Ala.,” when the surrender came. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a broken private marker. James Bourn filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “3rd MS.” Simon Favre vouched for James Bourn, saying that they had both served in Co. F, 3rd MS Infantry, together, which was definitely the case.
Pvt./1st Bugler George Boyce (b. Lawrence County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1914), Co. E (“Mayson’s Dragoons,” aka “Capt. Charles Ramsey Mayson’s Company,” raised at Prentiss, Lawrence County***, MS), 28th (Starke’s) MS Cavalry. Enlisted March 10, 1862, at Prentiss, Lawrence County, MS, at age 14 (though notoriously “off” military records say that he was 18; Pvt. Boyce himself may have misstated his actual age). Brought his own horse (valued at $225) into the service with him. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present as 1st Bugler on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present as Bugler on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present as Bugler on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present as Bugler on April 1863 company muster roll. Present as private on June 1863 company muster roll. Aug. 1863 company muster roll states “deserted 18 July 1863.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: Some references incorrectly state that this company was raised in Bolivar County, MS, but it was definitely raised at Prentiss, Lawrence County, MS.]
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Peter B. Bradfield (b. unknown, but possibly MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1932) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in “Co. C, 5th MS Infantry.” [Note: Co. C, 5th MS Infantry, was the “Lauderdale Springs Greys,” raised in Lauderdale County, MS.] It is also stated in his obituary (Hattiesburg American newspaper, Aug. 23, 1932) that “he was a Confederate soldier, serving in the Fifth Mississippi regiment, and took part in the battles of Vicksburg and Chickamauga.” However, the 5th MS Infantry did not take part in any action whatsoever at Vicksburg, though it did served at the Battle of Chickamauga. However, Peter B. Bradfield has no service records in either the 5th MS Infantry or the very short-term 5th Battalion MS Infantry (which only existed at either Mobile, AL, or Pensacola, FL, for a brief time in 1861). Neither did he ever file a Confederate Pension application. I do not believe that Peter B. Bradfield was ever a Confederate soldier. Genealogy not found. Burial site not found, but said to be buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. Probably buried in an unmarked grave.
Pvt. Henry David Breland (b. Greene County, MS, 1836-d. Perry County, MS, 1899), Co. A (“Gaines Warriors,” aka “Capt. Henry Roberts’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 24th MS Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1861, in Greene County, MS, at age 25. Present on Sept. 10, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Discharged Feb. 3, 1862, at Fernandina, FL, on Florida’s Atlantic coast. Discharge paper says that he was enlisted at Brock Creek (Breck Creek?), Greene County, MS. Discharged “by reason of measles, pneumonia, & rheumatism, all of which have rendered him unfit for military duty.” No further information in his military file. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Riverview Cemetery, 31.32420 -89.26890, located on the S side of the intersection of Old River Avenue and Baldwin Avenue, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a broken, private marker.
YANKEE SOLDIER, NOT CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. BURIAL SITE UNKNOWN. Pvt. Sanders Brewer (b. 1817, NC-d. in service, unknown location, 1863), Co. C, 1st AL Cavalry, US. Enlisted Dec. 1, 1862, at Corinth, MS, at age 45. Enlistment papers give birthplace as Anson, NC. “Prisoner in the hands of the enemy” since Aug. 9, 1863. Possibly captured in action in and around Ripley, Tippah County, MS, Aug. 3-9, 1863. Apparently died in 1863, though no details exist in his US military file. His widow (Jane Austin Brewer) began receiving a US military pension in 1866. Burial site unknown, but listed among the burials in Glendale Cemetery because his wife is buried there. The Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery) is located at 31.362741 -89.305078, on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS.
TENTATIVE. Columbus Marion Brown [not “Bronen,” as is listed in some databases] (b. GA, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1932) is listed in some databases as having been a “Courier, CS Army in GA.” The only soldier that I have been able to find that might be this man is Pvt. C.M. Brown, Co. C (“Capt. Milton H. Haynie’s Company”), 1st GA Cavalry. No enlistment date/data, but must have been a very late-war enlistee, as he is known only from Yankee POW records. Captured at war’s end at Hartwell, Hart County, GA, on May 17, 1865, and paroled at the same location, probably on the same day. No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Pvt. Hilliard F. Brown (b. possibly Ouachita County, AR, ca. 1840-d. unknown, possibly Forrest County, MS, bef. 1924), Co. C (“Camden Knights,” aka “Capt. William L. Crenshaw’s Company,” raised in Ouachita County, AR), 1st (Fagan’s-Colquitt’s) AR Infantry. Enlisted May 8, 1861, at Camden, Ouachita County, AR, at age 21. Absent on May 19, 1861, muster-in roll (for Confederate service), taken at Lynchburg, VA. Present on Jan. 24, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 28, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent on detached duty in Quartermaster’s Dept.” Present on Aug. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “lost 1 Cap Box Belt [and docked] $1.00.” Present on Oct. 30, 1863, company muster roll. Absent on Dec. 30, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent wounded since Nov. 27, 1863.” He was wounded either at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, Nov. 24, 1863, or at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, on Nov. 25, 1863. Appears on a Dec. 31, 1863, hospital muster roll for Kingston Hospital, Kingston, Bartow County, GA, with notation “sick.” Absent wounded on March 1, 1864, company muster roll. Ditto on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end, though possibly on some sort of light duty. Captured at war’s end on May 12, 1865, at Kingston, Coffee County, AL [not Kingston, Bartow County, GA], by Yankees under “Brig. Gen. Lucas, commanding 3rd Brigade [of] Cavalry, Military Division of West Mississippi, and paroled on the march from Montgomery, Ala., to Columbus, Miss.” Southern Patriot! Burial site not found. Genealogy not found. Sallie P. Brown filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1923 & 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“Hilliard F. Brown”) was a Confederate soldier in the 1st Ark. Infantry.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. James Brown (b. prob. Mobile County, AL, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. E (“Washington Light Infantry,” aka “Capt. Archibald Gracie’s Company,” and aka “Capt. John W. Chester’s Company,” raised in Mobile County, AL), 3rd AL Infantry. However, the only James Brown in that command was 1st Sgt. James H. Brown of Co. C [not Co. E] who died in service at the Battle of Seven Pines, VA, on June 1, 1862. Burial site not found. Genealogy not found. Said to be buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. Probably buried in an unmarked grave.
Pvt. John B. Brown (b. Perry County, MS, 1838-d. Perry County, MS, 1903), Co.
B (“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s)
Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 24.
Present on hospital muster dated “to Aug. 31, 1862,” for General Hospital,
Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, with notation “drew [enlistment] bounty from
Capt. Balus [i.e., Baylis]; never received any pay.” Present on Aug. 31, 1862,
company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation
“sick at hospital.” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sent
to hospital.” Absent on Feb. 18, 1863, hospital muster roll for General Hospital,
Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, with notation “furloughed Dec. 20, 1862, by
Medical Board for 30 days & not returned.” Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster
roll, with notation “sent to hospital.” Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster
roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster
roll, with notation “absent without leave from May 1 [1863].” Absent on Feb.
1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from May 1st
1863.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in
the Brown Cemetery, 31.13770 -89.33799, located appr. 1000 ft. N of 186 App
Slade Road, at the end of a dirt road that branches of from App Slade Road at that
address, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. John Theophilus Tohleman Brown (b. Mobile County, AL, 1833-d. Forrest County, MS, 1917), (1st) Co. D (“Mobile Humphries Dragoons,” aka “Capt. Paul Ravesies’ Company,” raised in Mobile County, AL), 1st (Adams’/Wood’s) MS Cavalry. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1861, at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, at age 27 (military records say age 26). He brought his own horse (valued at $225) into the service with him. Present on May 1, 1862, company muster roll. This company was detached from Adams’/Wood’s MS Cavalry at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS, on May 16, 1862, and, on July 1, 1862, it became Co. E (still “Mobile Humphries Dragoons,” but now aka “Capt. John W. Smith’s Company” {Capt. Ravesies having been promoted and having remained with Adams’/Wood’s Cavalry}, raised in Mobile County, AL), 3rd AL Cavalry. Captured at the Battle of Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN, on June 27, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Franklin, TN, then to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and finally, to notorious Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp on July 7, 1863. Forwarded to the equally notorious Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp, where the starvation program was in full operation. Arrived at Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp on July 14, 1863. Forwarded to yet another Yankee POW camp on Oct. 20, 1863, this time to Point Lookout, MD, POW Camp, where the usual Yankee starvation regimen was in full swing. Exchanged on paper at Point Lookout, MD, POW Camp on Jan. 7, 1865, and paroled and forwarded from same camp for physical exchange on Jan. 17, 1865. Physically exchanged at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, VA, on Jan. 21, 1865. Present on a Jan. 25, 1865, muster roll for “a detachment of paroled and exchanged prisoners at Camp Lee, near Richmond, Va.” [Note: Camp Lee was utilized to help mistreated/malnourished former Confederate POW’s both recover their health and prepare to rejoin their commands and continue the fight for Southern Independence.] No further information in his military file with this command, but Pvt. Brown would probably have been examined and then medically furloughed for some time in order to regain his health. The war ended before he could re-take the field (if he was ever physically able to do so again). Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: Some databases state that J.T.T. Brown served in Co. E (“Capt. Archibald Gracie’s Company,” aka “Capt. John W. Chester’s Company”), 3rd AL Infantry, but he has no service records in that command and never served in same. This is just a transcription error, as “3rd AL Infantry” should read “3rd AL Cavalry.”]
Private Lewis Joseph Bryant [found as “Lewis Briyant” (sic), “Lewis Bryan,” and “Lewis Bryon” in the military records for Stockdale’s Battalion] (b. Covington County, MS, 1840-d. Jones County, MS, 1887), “Terrall Dragoons,” aka “Capt. V.L. Terrall’s Company Unattached [MS] Cavalry,” raised in Copiah and other counties in MS, which became Co. B, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Camp Moore, Tangipahoa, St. Helena Parish, LA, at age 22. Captured May 21, 1863, “near Port Hudson,” during cavalry operations against the Federal Siege of Port Hudson (May 22, 1863-July 9, 1863), East Baton Rouge Parish, LA. [Found as “Lewis Bryan” and “Lewis Bryon” in Federal POW records.] Forwarded as a POW to New Orleans, LA. Beginning on June 30, 1863, he was forwarded as a POW “by steamer to [Yankee POW Camp at] Fortress Monroe, Va.” Exchanged at City Point, VA [located on the James River, appr. 35 miles SE of Richmond], on July 6, 1863. On Sept. 14, 1863, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry was expanded to become the 4th MS Cavalry. The “Terrall Dragoons” became Co. B of this enlarged command. [Found as “L. Bryant” in the records of the 4th MS Cavalry.] Present on July 1, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Covington County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt./3rd Corp. Ptolomey T. Buckalew [found as “Petallamo T. Buckalew” in some family genealogies] (b. prob. AL, 1844-d. Perry County, MS, 1900), Co. A (“Wilson Guards,” aka “Capt. Thomas P. Ashe’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Robert L. Bowling’s Company,” raised in Washington County, AL), 32nd AL Infantry. Enlisted as a 3rd Corp. on Jan. 20, 1862, at St. Stephens, Washington County, AL, at age 17. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Absent as private on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick in Hospital [since] date unknown.” Present for pay on Feb. 23, 1863, at Tullahoma, Coffee & Franklin Counties, TN. Present as private on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present as private on April 1863 company muster roll. June 1863 company muster roll states “deserted May 29, 1863.” No further information in his military file with this command. [Note: The 32nd AL Infantry was late consolidated with the 58th AL Infantry, but Pvt. Buckalew has no service records in the 58th AL Infantry.] Buried in the Jake Alone Cemetery, 31.18336 -89.28660, located at the end of a dirt road that branches off to the E from Elks Lake Road at a point on Elks Lake Road that lies appr. 1200 ft. S of the junction of Elks Lake Road and Ollie Williams Road, Dixie, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. The cemetery lies about 1500 ft. E of Elks Lake Road.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Henry Durant Bundy (b. Marlboro County, SC, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1934) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1920, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Co. H (“Capt. Bailey M. Talbot’s Company,” raised in Pike & Barbour Counties, AL), 57th AL Infantry, that he enlisted in the “summer of 1864,” that he served “only a few months” in this command, that he was discharged in the “summer of 1864” “on account of bad eyes,” and that he then joined the “Home Guards.” However, Henry Durant Bundy has no service records in the 57th GA Infantry or any other GA CS command. In fact, the only Bundy who served in the 57th GA Infantry was Henry’s brother, Willis Bundy (1842-1921). I do not believe that Henry Durant Bundy was ever a Confederate soldier. Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
DID NOT SERVE MILITARILY, BUT SUPPORTED THE CONFEDERACY ECONOMICALLY. Gabriel Burkett [found as “G. Burkett” in the Confederate citizens records] (b. Orangeburg District, SC, 1809-d. Perry County, MS, 1882) sold “(369) three hundred and sixty nine pounds Unwashed Wool at six dollars & half (6.50) per pound” for $2398.50 to the Confederate Quartermaster Department, which wool was desperately needed in order to make uniforms for the Confederate army. This transaction probably took place at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS. Gabriel Burkett was actually paid on Sept. 23, 1864, in Perry County, MS, by Capt. G.P. Theobald, who was the Assistant Quartermaster at Post Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, for much of the war. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Burkett Cemetery (aka, Gabriel Burkett Cemetery), 31.30670 -89.27830, located on the E side of the road at 1301 James Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. William Burkett (b. Lawrence County, MS, 1840-d. Perry County, MS, 1903), Co. D (“Jeff Davis Sharpshooters,” raised in Marion County, MS), 7th MS Infantry. Enlisted prob. ca. May 4, 1861, in Marion County, MS, at age 21. [Note: Some sources say the company was raised at Holmesville, Pike County, MS, but I believe this to be in error.] The company was mustered into Confederate service at Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, MS, on Sept. 27, 1861. Present or absent not stated on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Appears on a Jan. 7, 1865, register of St. Mary’s Hospital, West Point, MS, with notation that he was “transferred” to another, unspecified facility. [Note: He was probably suffering from either exhaustion from or a wound received during Hood’s disastrous Middle TN Campaign of late 1864, though this is just conjecture.] On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in NC at war’s end, the 7th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 9th Battalion MS Sharpshooters, the 9th MS Infantry, the 10th MS Infantry, the 41st MS Infantry, and the 44th MS Infantry to form the 9th Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Burkett served in Co. A of this consolidated command. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the eponymous William Burkett Cemetery, with no GPS data available. Located a very short distance N of Faulkner Street, between James Street/Old Hwy. 49 and the large water treatment ponds at the end of Faulkner Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. Frances Elizabeth Albert [last name not “Burkett”] filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1931, in which she stated that her husband (“William Burkett”) was a Confederate soldier in the 7th MS Infantry.
Pvt./2nd Corp. John M. Burnside (b. AL, 1832-d. Perry County, MS, 1901), Co. E (“Pettus Rebels,” aka “Capt. A. Reed’s Company,” raised at Louisville, Winston County, MS), 5th MS Infantry. Enlisted July 13, 1861, at Louisville, Winston County, MS, at age 29. Absent on Sept. 30, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “sick and on furlough till 27 Sept. [1861].” Absent on Oct. l8, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “not returned; still sick.” Present as 2nd Corp. on Dec. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “on sick furlough from 26th Jan. 1862 to 15 Feb. 1862.” June 1862 Regimental Return shows him on extra duty as a nurse at unspecified location. Presence or absence of now Pvt. Burnside not stated on July 31, 1862, company muster roll. Admitted Oct. 29, 1862, to C.S.A. Post Hospital, Dalton, GA, suffering from chronic diarrhea, and returned to duty on unspecified date prior to the Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Dec. 1862 Hospital Muster Roll for Post Hospital, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, states that he was attached to the hospital on Nov. 28, 1862, as a small pox nurse “by order of Post Surgeon F.H. Evans.” Appears on a List of Nurses in Pest House Hospital (also called House of Prevention), Dalton, Whitfield County, Ga., with notation that he served from Nov. 27, 1862, through Dec. 31, 1862, and notation that he was paid $7.50 “for nursing small pox [patients].” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Admitted Jan. 18, 1863, to C.S.A. Post Hospital, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, suffering from chronic diarrhea, and returned to duty on Jan. 19, 1863. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “sick in quarters.” Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Captured Sept. 1, 1864, at the Battle of Jonesboro, Clayton County, GA [Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1864]. Exchanged at Rough and Ready [now “Mountain View”], Clayton County, GA, on Sept. 19, 1864, or Sept. 22, 1864. [He was incredibly lucky that he wasn’t sent north to one of the Yankee’s death camps!] Captured again at the horrific Battle of Franklin, TN (the high-water mark of Southern courage!), Nov. 30, 1864, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp on Dec. 5, 1864. Released from Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp at war’s end on June 18, 1865, after first having taken the required Oath of Allegiance to the US. Parole gives residence as Neshoba County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Ellie D. Burnside filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1912, in which she stated that her husband (“John M. Burnside”) was a Confederate soldier in the “5th MS.”
Pvt. Edward Washington Byrd (b. Greene County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1922), Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1863, in Greene County, MS, at age 19. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to became the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Pvt. Byrd served in Co. D (still “Capt. Stevens’ Company”) of this enlarged command. Present on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 23, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Greene County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. Mary E. Byrd filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1922, in which she did not state her husband’s (“Edward W. Byrd”), but named his captain (“Ben Stevens”).
Pvt. John W. Callahan/Callaham [found in the military records as “J.W. Callaham”] (b. prob. Jones County, MS, 1848-d. Forrest County, MS, 1923), “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. Enlisted Sept. 3, 1864, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 15. Present on backdated Aug. 20, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Jones County, MS. Southern Patriot! John W. Callahan/Callaham [as “J.W. Callaham” (sic)] filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1919, in which he did not state his military command, but stated that he enlisted in the fall of 1864 in Jones County, MS, into Capt. John Gillis’ Company and served about seven months, until the surrender, which, for his command, took place at Macon, MS, according to Pvt. Callahan. He also stated that he had been absent from his command at the surrender for about a week because he was “sent back to get horses.” His signature on his pension application seems to be “J.W. Callaham” (sic), but the clerk who filled out most of the form wrote “J.W. Callahan.” Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that gives his name as “John W. Callahan.”
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. James Franklin Campbell (b. MS, 1850-d. Perry County, MS, 1885) is said by his family to have been a Confederate soldier. However, I have been unable to definitively associate him with any MS CS soldier’s service record. Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt./4th Corp./Sgt. Andrew Denham Carter (b. Perry County, MS, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), Co. F (“Renovators,” aka “Capt. J.G. Wellborn’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Joseph Wyatt Denham’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry). Enlisted Feb. 1, 1863, in Perry County, MS, at age 18. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Reported to parole camp at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, on Oct. 14, 1863. [Note: Parole camps were Confederate military camps where soldiers continued to train until they were “exchanged” on paper for a like number of Yankees who had also been captured and paroled. Such soldiers could not perform any active military duty until they were exchanged on paper.] Present as corporal on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present as 4th Corp. on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present as sergeant on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Captured at the Battle of Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, on April 9, 1865, and forwarded as a POW to Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, arriving there on April 15, 1865. Transferred for exchange from Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, via New Orleans, LA, to Vicksburg, MS, beginning on May 1, 1865. Physically exchanged at Camp Townsend, Vicksburg, MS, on May 6, 1865. Paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 10, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Gillis Cemetery (aka, Gillis Family Cemetery), 31.28390 -89.25060, located appr. 800 ft. down a dirt road that branches off to the NE at appr. 1900 Old Hwy. 49 (aka, James Street) or appr. 700 ft. S of that road’s intersection with Tatum Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. M.M. (Margaret Mary Gillis) Carter filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, 1922, & 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“A.D. Carter”) was a Confederate soldier in the 7th Battalion MS Infantry.
1st Sgt. Daniel McDonald Carter (b. Perry County, MS, 1824-d. Perry County, MS, 1894), Co. H (“Capt. A. Kindel Brantley’s Company,” aka “Greene & Perry Squad,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 3rd (Burgin’s) Battalion MS Infantry Minute Men (State Troops) (1862-1863). Enlisted Aug. 6, 1862, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 38. Present on Oct. 22, 1862, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this six-month command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Edmonson Cemetery, 31.41670 -89.40080, located appr. 3000 ft. due N of 7696 Hwy. 49 N, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Isaac Ervin Carter [found as “Isaack Carter” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1815-d. Perry County, MS, 1875), Co. D, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Late-war enlistee, so he has no enlistment date/data. Must have enlisted in the spring of 1865 at appr. age 49. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 23, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Carter Family Cemetery (not the same as, but adjacent to the Carterville Baptist Church Cemetery), 31.320280 -89.246510, located on the E side of Carterville Road, appr. halfway between that road’s intersection with Cedar Street and its intersection with Gandy Street, Carterville, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
(Rep./Sen./Lt.-Gov.) Sgt.-Maj./2nd Lt. John Prentiss Carter (b. Perry County, MS, 1840-d. Forrest County, MS, 1925), Field & Staff and Co. G (“Kennedy Guards,” aka “Capt. Julius B. Kennedy’s Company,” raised in Perry County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted as Sgt.-Major on Sept. 17, 1861, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 21. Present on Oct. 31, 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present as 2nd Lt. on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “was elected 2nd Lieut. [on] Feb. 12, 1863.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on extra duty [as] Acting Adjutant [of the] 27th Miss. Regt. since April 23, 1863, by order [of] Col. Campbell.” Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Captured at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattnooga, Hamilton County, TN, on Nov. 24, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally to notorious Johnson’s Island, OH, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Johnson’s Island, OH, POW Camp in Dec. 3, 1863. Released from Johnson’s Island, OH, POW Camp at war’s end on June 13, 1865, after first having taken the required Oath of Allegiance to the US. Parole gives place of residence as Augusta, Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. William Daniel Carter, Jr. (b. Perry County, MS, 1819-d. Perry County, MS, 1882), Co. C (“Capt. Evans’ Rangers,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at appr. age 43. Transferred on March 1, 1863, to Co. E (“Capt. Mayers’ Company,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Present on June 30, 1863, company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, this company became Co. C, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry, in which company W.D. Carter continued to serve as a private. Absent on Dec. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 23, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Carter Family Cemetery (not the same as, but adjacent to the Carterville Baptist Church Cemetery), 31.320280 -89.246510, located on the E side of Carterville Road, appr. halfway between that road’s intersection with Cedar Street and its intersection with Gandy Street, Carterville, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. A.D. Carey [found as “A.D. Carey” in the military records] (b. possibly Conecuh County, AL, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, year unknown), Co. B (aka, Capt. A.H. Lamar’s Company), Rankin County Minute Men, raised in Rankin County, MS, which became Co. G, 1st (King’s) MS Infantry (Minute Men) (State Troops). Enlisted July 3, 1862, at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, at age 15. Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “detailed to work in gun shop at Brandon [on] 1st Aug. 1862.” Ditto on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this short-term command. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt./Corp./4th Sgt. Michael Joseph Carr (b. Dublin, Ireland, 1842-d. Perry County, MS, 1899), (Old) Co. F/(New) Co. D (“Moody True Blues,” aka “Capt. G.C. Chandler’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 8th MS Infantry. Enlisted July 17, 1861, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 19. Absence implied on Oct. 18, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “furlow” (i.e., “on furlough”). Present not stated, but implied, on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “[on] detached service.” Does not appear on the Dec. 1862 company muster roll, but appears on a Jan. 23, 1863, “List of Exchanged Prisoners sent to their commands under Capt. J.H. Campbell.” This could mean that he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Murfreesboro/Stones River, though there are no Federal POW records to substantiate this speculation. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present as corporal on April 1863 company muster roll. Present as 4th Sgt. on June 1863 company muster roll. Present as 4th Sgt. on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Does not appear on the Oct. 1863 or Dec. 1863 company muster rolls, so it is possible that he was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga, GA (Sept. 19-21, 1863), or the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, TN (Nov. 24, 1863), or the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, TN (Nov. 25, 1863), though this is simply conjecture, as no wounds for him are reported in official documents. Present on Jan. 28, 1864, for pay at unspecified location (which may have been in hospital, since he was probably wounded earlier in one of the specified battles). Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “wounded & furloughed from Hospital,” with no indication of nature of wound or action at which wounding took place. Present as 4th Sgt. on April 1864 company muster roll. Probably wounded at either the Battle of Franklin, TN (the high-water mark of Confederate courage), Nov. 30, 1864, or the Battle of Nashville, TN (Dec. 15-16, 1864), though, again, no documentation of any such wounds exists in official papers. Admitted to Way Hospital, Meridian, MS, on March 13 & March 14, 1865, “wounded,” and furloughed for an unspecified number of days (though the war would end in the Central Confederacy just six weeks later). [Note: This last wound could not have taken place at the Battle of Wyse Forks/Kinston, NC, March 8-10, 1865, as the 8th MS Infantry was not engaged in that battle.] [Note: Family papers state that Sgt. Carr was wounded three times during the war.] Southern Patriot! Buried in the Riverview Cemetery, 31.32420 -89.26890, located on the S side of the intersection of Old River Avenue and Baldwin Avenue, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a broken, private marker.
Pvt. Robert E./C.*** Cayten [found as “Robert Caton” and “Robert Caten” in the military records, but he himself signed his name as “R. Cating” on a receipt for clothing at Selma, AL, on May 17, 1864] (b. Greene County, MS, 1825-d. Lamar County, MS, 1905), Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, which, on Dec. 24, 1863, became Co. D, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. No enlistment date/data. First appears (as “R. Cating”) on a May 17, 1864, receipt for clothing issued at Selma, AL (one pair of pants, one shirt, one pair of drawers, and one jacket), with notation that he was a member of “Co. F, Miller’s Regiment, Fergurson’s [i.e., Ferguson’s] Brigade,” with “Miller’s Regiment” being another name for the 9th MS Infantry. Present or absent not stated on Dec. 1864 company muster roll for Co. D, which carries the notation “transferred,” with no explanation of transfer. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 23, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Greene County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Brown Cemetery, 31.13770 -89.33799, located appr. 1000 ft. N of 186 App Slade Road, at the end of a dirt road that branches of from App Slade Road at that address, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker^^^. [***Note: Found as both “Robert C. Cayten” and “Robert E. Cayten” in some databases and some family genealogies.] [^^^Note: His Confederate marker incorrectly states that he served in Co. A of “Steekd’s” (sic) (i.e., “Steede’s”) Battalion; he never served in that company. He served in Co. F of Steede’s Battalion, which became Co. D of the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry.]
Pvt./3rd Sgt./1st Sgt. William Pitt Chambers (b. Covington County, MS, 1839-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), Co. B (“Covington Rebels,” raised in Covington County, MS), 6th (Balfour’s) Battalion MS Infantry, which became Co. B, 46th MS Infantry. Enlisted Feb. 22, 1862, at Williamsburg, Covington County, MS, at age 22. Present on April 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled as a sergeant at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Absent as 3rd Sgt. on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation ” absent on detached service from Oct. 24th 1863; [reported to] parole camp [on] Sept. 4, 1863.” Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick in Brigade Camps” and notation that his command had temporarily been informally designated “by Field authorities” as “Maj. Constatine Rea’s Battalion of [MS] Sharp Shooters.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered as 1st Sgt. at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on May 9, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Covington County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with both a private (inscribed “Until the Resurrection”) and a Confederate marker. W.P. Chambers filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1910, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “6th MS.” [Note: William Pitt Chambers kept one of the most important and informative diaries written by a Mississippi Confederate soldier. It has been edited by Richard A. Baumgart and published as “Blood and Sacrifice: The Civil War Journal of a Confederate Soldier.”]
Pvt. John Franklin Champenois [found as “John F. Champanois” in the military records] (b. Mobile County, AL, 1841-d. Perry County, MS, 1900), (1st) Co. D (“Mobile Humphries Dragoons,” aka “Capt. Paul Ravesies’ Company,” raised in Mobile County, AL), 1st (Adams’/Wood’s) MS Cavalry. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1861, at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, at age 20. Present on May 1, 1862, company muster roll. This company was detached from Adams’/Wood’s MS Cavalry at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS, on May 16, 1862, and, on July 1, 1862, it became Co. E (still “Mobile Humphries Dragoons,” but now aka “Capt. John W. Smith’s Company” {Capt. Ravesies having been promoted and having remained with Adams’/Wood’s Cavalry}, raised in Mobile County, AL), 3rd AL Cavalry. Present on April 30, 1863, company muster roll. Captured during CS Gen. “Fighting Joe” Wheeler’s attack on a Federal supply train in the Sequatchie Valley, near Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, on Oct. 2, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, notorious Camp Morton, IN, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Morton, IN, POW Camp on Oct. 16, 1863. Paroled in preparation for exchange at Camp Morton, IN, POW Camp on Feb. 26, 1865. Probably exchanged at City Point, James River, VA, a week or so later. It is unclear what happened to Pvt. Champenois over the next few weeks. He would certainly have been sent to Camp Lee, near Richmond,VA, to recuperate from the inhumane treatment afforded him by his Yankee captors. If sufficiently recovered, he would have rejoined his command, which surrendered in NC on April 26, 1865. However, Pvt. Champenois was probably too weakened by Yankee kindness to have been able to take the field and find his command before the war ended just a few weeks after his exchange. He served till war’s end, whether in the field or elsewhere, but I do not believe that he was physically able to be with his command when it surrendered in NC. Paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on June 21, 1865. Residence given on parole as Clarke County, MS. Among other particulars given on his parole, he was described as being just 4 ft. 11 in. tall! He was a little giant of a Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Mrs. John F. Champenois Fairex (sic) filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1929, in which she stated that her husband (“John F. Champenois”) was a Confederate soldier in “Wood’s Cavalry.” [Note: John F. Champenois wrote an incredible, brief account of POW life and the cruelty of his Yankee captors for The Standard newspaper, ca. 1890.]
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. William A. Chandler (b. prob. Marengo County, AL, ca. 1842-d. prob. MS, after 1924) drew a Confederate Pension in Lincoln County, MS, in 1919, and filed Confederate Pension applications in Franklin County, MS (1915 & 1916), Forrest County, MS (1920), and Lamar County, MS (1924) in which he stated that he enlisted into Co. E (“McCulloch Avengers,” raised in Conecuh County, AL), 42nd AL Infantry, on May 7, 1862 (or Sept. 12, 1863), in Marengo County, AL, that he served under Col. Green, Capt. James Taylor Jones, and Lt. J.M. Green until war’s end, that he was wounded “in both legs, left hip, and left shoulder,” that he was in active service with his command when it surrendered on the GA-AL line (also stated as “northeast AL”), and that his command was mustered out at Montgomery, AL. However, no service records exist for William A. Chander in Co. E, 42nd AL Infantry, and no Col. Green, Capt. Jones or Lt. Green served in same. A Pvt. William L. Chandler served in Co. G (“Capt. Alex B. Knox’ Company,” aka “Capt. J.R. Stockdale’s Company,” and aka “Capt. John M. Huey’s Company,” raised in Talladega County, AL), but this man does not in any way seem to be the William A. Chandler under consideration here. I do not believe that William A. Chandler was ever a Confederate soldier. Burial site not found. Genealogy not found.
Pvt. Acquilla B. Chappell [found as “A.B. Chappell,” “A.B. Chapill,” and “A.B. Chapple” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1841-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924), Co. C (“Capt. Evans’ Rangers,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Enon, Perry County, MS, at age 20. Transferred to Co. E (“Capt. Mayers’ Company,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, on March 1, 1863. Present on June 30, 1863, company muster roll. Transferred to Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, on Jan. 1, 1864, but present with this company on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Co. F of Steede’s Battalion MS Cavalry became Co. D, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry, in which company Pvt. Chappell served. Absent on Dec. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “detailed [to go] after clothing; not at Opelica [i.e., Opelika, Lee County], Ala., with clothing.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 22, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a private marker.
Pvt. Joshua C. [“Christian”?] Chappell [found as “J.C. Chappell” in the military
records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1834-d. Perry County, MS, 1887), Co. B
(“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s)
Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 27.
Present or absent not stated on May 13, 1862, company muster roll. Apparently,
he was rejected for service by the enrolling/inspecting officer (probably for
physical disability). Southern Patriot! Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940
-89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between
that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s
Creek Drive, with a private marker.
Pvt./1st Corp./1st Sgt. James Gill Cherry (b. MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1923), Co. I (“Monroe Volunteers,” aka “Capt. Samuel Jameson Gholson’s Company,” raised in Monroe County, MS), 14th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 30, 1861, at Aberdeen, Monroe County, MS, at age 16. Furloughed on July 31, 1861, from Corinth, MS. “Left sick at Russellville, KY, about Feb. 10, 1862,” and, thus, was not captured along with the rest of the regiment at Fort Donelson, TN, on Feb. 16, 1862. Discharged March 27, 1862. Probably discharged because the majority of the regiment was in POW Camp, and the unit was being reorganized. Discharge should be considered honorable. However, this gallant young Southron had yet more service to render his new nation. He enlisted into the “Gholson Rebels,” aka “Capt. Samuel Jameson Gholson’s Company” [not the same as the original company of the same name above], and aka “Capt. Lann’s Company,” Unattached Mississippi Volunteers, which became Co. L, 43rd MS Infantry (aka “the Camel Regiment”), on April 30, 1862, at Athens, Monroe County, MS, at age 17. Promoted to 1st Corporal by Feb. 1863. Wounded at the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS. Surrendered and paroled at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. April 30, 1864, company muster roll states “promoted [to 1st Sgt.] from [1st] Corporal March 1, 1864.” Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll (last official muster roll for this regiment). Clearly participated in the Battles of Franklin, TN (the high water mark of Southern bravery), and Nashville, TN. Admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital, West Point, MS, on Jan. 9, 1865, suffering from scabies, with notation “to go on train on 11 Jan.,” (i.e., to continue in field service). On April 9, 1865, at war’s end, for purposes of surrender, the 43rd MS Infantry, the 14th MS Infantry, and seven companies of the 6th MS Infantry were consolidated as the 14th Consolidated MS Infantry. James Gill Cherry served as a private in Co. G (“Capt. Blackwell’s Company”), 14th Consolidated MS Infantry, and was paroled as same at war’s end at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865. Southern Patriot! Sgt. Cherry filed a Confederate Pension application in Covington County, MS, in 1918, in which he stated that he was wounded in the left arm by a shell fragment at the Battle of Corinth, MS, on Oct. 4, 1862. When asked his occupation in his old age, he replied, “Just about nothing”! This gallant Southerner is buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Melissa Cherry filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she did not state her husband’s (“J.G. Cherry”) military unit, but named his company officers in Co. L, 43rd MS Infantry.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Pvt. Milton Clark (b. prob. Winston County, MS, ca. 1833-d. Forrest County, MS, 1914), Co. I (“Capt. Oliver C. Watson’s Company,” aka “Capt. John F. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Lowndes County, MS), 35th MS Infantry. Enlisted at Louisville, Winston County, MS, on April 5, 1862, at appr. age 28/29. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 30, 1863, company muster roll (taken during the Siege of Vicksburg, MS). “Severely wounded” on June 10, 1863, during the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS. Surrendered and paroled in Hospital No. 3, Vicksburg, MS, at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave; shot at Vicksburg.” [Note: A majority of the Vicksburg garrison were AWOL after the siege ended because Gen. Pemberton failed to issue orders specifying just when the furloughed garrison should report back for field service.] Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent wounded since July 10, 1863.” [Note: He was actually wounded on June 10, 1863, during the siege, which ended on July 4, 1863.] Absent on April 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick, left at Vicksburg [on] July 10, 1863,” when the 35th MS Infantry marched out of the surrendered city. Pvt. Clark was actually still in hospital, wounded, when the 35th MS was forced to leave the surrendered city. Absent on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick, at Hospital.” Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 9, 1865. Parole gives residence as Winston County, MS. Southern Patriot! Milton Clark received a Confederate Pension of $23.36 in in Attala County, MS, in 1890 and one in Winston County, MS, prior to 1903 and filed Confederate Pension applications in Perry County, MS (1903), and in Forrest County, MS (1912), in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 35th MS Infantry, that he enlisted in April (or May) 1862, in Winston County, MS, that he served in Co. I under Capt. Oliver Watson & Capt. John F. Stevens, that he was wounded (“shot through the right leg”) on June 10, 1863, at the Siege of Vicksburg, that “my wound has been a running sore nearly ever since I was wounded,” that “the wound in my leg frequently suppurates,” that his command was captured a Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, at war’s end, and that he was “wounded [and] in [the] hospital” when the final surrender came. Missouri Clark filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1915, in which she stated that her husband (“Milton Clark”) was a Confederate soldier in the 35th MS Infantry, though she mistakenly thought that the company in which he served was called the “Winston Guards” (which was actually a company in the 13th MS Infantry). [Milton Clark never served in the 13th MS Infantry and has no service records in same.] Burial site not found. Genealogy not found.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. George Thomas Collier (b. Harrison County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1914). Jane Collier filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Leake County, MS, in 1915, and another application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“George T. Collier”) was a Confederate soldier in the “33rd MS Regiment.” However, he has no service records in that command or any other MS CS command. Other databases state that he was a Confederate soldier in Co. E, 13th MS Infantry, but, again, he has no service records in that command. Jane Collier did name George Thomas Collier’s supposed captain, J.R. Childress, who was captain of Co. B, 40th MS Infantry, but, again, G.T. Collier has no service records in the 40th MS Infantry. Finally, two men from Leake County stated, under oath, that they had served with George T. Collier in the “3rd Miss.,” but a thorough search of every “3rd MS” (infantry and cavalry) yielded no service records for him in that regiment, either. I do not believe that he was ever a Confederate soldier. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Nathaniel Monroe Collins [found as “N.M. Collins” and “N.W. Collins” in the military records] (b. Lawrence County, MS, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Co. C (“Capt. John Wilkinson’s Company,” raised in Copiah County, MS), 24th (Moorman’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted April 1, 1864, at Mount Carmel, Covington County, MS, at age 17. Present on April 30, 1864, company muster roll. Present on June 1864 company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick since 8 Oct. 1864, with leave from Capt. Wilkinson, while on detached service.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Marcus Warland Conner (b. Winston County, MS, 1852***-d. Covington County, MS, 1933) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. A (“Bonford Guards,” raised in Orleans Parish, LA), 5th Battalion LA Infantry (aka, 1st Battalion and aka, the Kennedy Battalion) of the Jackson Regiment (aka, the McCown Regiment), which became Co. A, 21st (Kennedy’s) LA Infantry. However, Marcus W. Conner was living in Winston County, MS, in 1860, and, thus, was not only too young to have served, but also too far removed from New Orleans to have enlisted there. Also, the “M. Connor” of the 21st LA Infantry is also referred to as “L.M. Connors” and “M. Connors” [not “Conner”]. I do not think that Marcus Warland Connner was ever a Confederate soldier. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: His birth year is given in some databases as 1846, but family genealogies and his own headstone state that he was born in 1852.]
VERY TENTATIVE. Pvt. William Love B. Cook [found as “William L. Cook” in the military records] (b. Noxubee County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1909), [no company specified] [Col. Caleb W.] Dorsey’s MO Cavalry. No enlistment date/data. Known only from his discharge date. Discharged Aug. 14, 1863, at unspecified location for unspecified reason. No further information in his military file with this command. His widow, Fannie Cook, filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1912, in which she stated that her husband (“W.L. Cook”) lived in MO when he enlisted in “the early part of 1862” and that he served in “Capt. Shelby’s Scouts” of “Gen. Sterling Price’s Regiment.” Capt. Jo Shelby (later Gen. Jo Shelby) served in the 5th MO Cavalry, but William Love Cook has no service records in that command. Gen. Sterling Price was the overall commander of the MO State Guard and did not lead a single, specific regiment. William Love Cook is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Pvt. William D. Cooke (b. prob. Noxubee County, MS, 1843-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1914), (2nd) Co. F (“Kemper Guards,” aka “Capt. Enoch McDonald’s Company,” raised in Kemper County, MS), 59th VA Infantry (aka, 2nd Regiment of Wise VA Legion). Enlisted ca. July 13, 1861, in Kemper County, MS, at appr. age 18. Present on July 22, 1861, company muster roll taken at Lewisburg, [West] VA. Present or absent not stated on Aug. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. Captured at the Battle of Roanoke Island, NC, on Feb. 8, 1862, and released on parole at Elizabeth City, NC, on Feb. 21, 1862. Signed a Power of Attorney for the period “March 1 [1862] — ” on Aug. 2, 1862, probably at Richmond, VA. Paid for commutation of rations (while on parole from March 1, 1862, to July 31, 1862) at Richmond, VA, on Aug. 15, 1862. [Note: This money was probably paid to the 3rd party who was his Power of Attorney, as Pvt. Cooke was probably already back in MS. All of this was preparatory to his company being transferred back to MS.] No further information in his military file with this command. The “Kemper Guards” were transferred to the 6th (Balfour’s) Battalion MS Infantry on Aug. 21, 1862, by Special Order No. 81. Pvt. Cooke served in Co. H (still the “Kemper Guards”) of Balfour’s Battalion. On Dec. 2, 1862, Balfour’s Battalion was enlarged to become the 46th MS Infantry by Special Order No. 32. Pvt. Cooke is officially listed as being enlisted into Co. H, 46th MS Infantry, on April 13, 1863. [Note: I don’t understand this date, as his company was already transferred into this command; maybe he was officially exchanged (from POW status) around this date and, thus, again eligible for active military service.] Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave since Aug. 23, 1863.” [Note: Many soldiers of the Vicksburg garrison were technically AWOL on Aug. 23, 1863, because commanding Gen. John C. Pemberton failed to issue orders for the garrison to reassemble at parole camps at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS. Orders were eventually issued and the entire garrison was liable for continued military service upon exchange. Pvt. Cooke was exchanged by Oct. 22, 1863.] Dec. 1863 company muster roll states “deserted from [parole camps at] Enterprise [Clarke County], Miss., [on] Nov. 23, 1863.” No further information in his military file with this command. William D. Cooke filed Confederate Pension applications in Perry County, MS, in 1903 and in Forrest County, MS, in 1914, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 59th VA Infantry (2nd Regiment of Wise’s Legion), that he enlisted in Kemper (or Noxubee) County, MS, on June 21 (or June 29), 1861, that he served under Col. Frank Anderson, that his company was called the “Kemper Guards,” whose captain was Enoch McDonald, that he served about 15 months, that he was captured and exchanged, that he was transferred in Oct. 1862 to Co. K, 46th MS Infantry, that he served under Capt. D.C. Durham, that he was wounded “slightly” on June 17, 1864, at Sand Mountain, GA [during the Atlanta Campaign], that he was wounded in the left leg [“gunshot, flesh wound”], that he was “disable[d] by the loos [i.e., loss] of my right eye from exposure during the Siege at Vicksburg,” that he was “not absent at any time without leave,” that he was not with his command at the final surrender because he “had been in Rock Island Prison [IL, Yankee POW Camp] for eight months,” and that he was “taken prisoners June 17th 1864.” However, none of William D. Cooke’s statements in his pension applications about his service after July 4, 1863 (the date of the end of the Siege of Vicksburg), are back up by any existing military records. There is no documentation that he lost an eye at Vicksburg and he never returned to service, so he could not possibly have been wounded and captured during the Atlanta Campaign. No Federal POW records (which were very meticulously kept) support his claim of being captured, and, had he been captured, he would absolutely have a war’s-end parole from Federal authorities, which he does not have. He certainly gave good service to the South up to July 4, 1863, but he never served a day after that date according to any existing records that I can locate. His Confederate Pension applications were approved because local Pension Boards did not have access to Confederate military records and typically rubber-stamped Confederate Pension applications. Burial site not found.
Pvt. John Quincy Irving Copeland [found as “J.Q. Copeland” in the military records] (b. AL, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1922), Co. H (“Capt. Robert Noblin’s Company,” raised in Smith County, MS), 1st Battalion MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days) (1864). Enlisted Sept. 11, 1864, at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, at age 19. Present on Sept. 14, 1864, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this very short-term command. Southern Patriot! John Q. Copeland filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1917, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “1st MS Battalion, State Troops.” Margaret T. Copeland filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1923, in which she stated that her husband (“John Q. Copeland”) was a Confederate soldier in the “1st MS.”
Pvt. Edgar William Couch [found as “Edgar W. Couch” and “Edward W. Couch” in the military records] (b. Mobile County, AL, 1842-d. Forrest County, MS, 1915), Co. B (“Gulf City Garrison Guards,” aka “Capt. William Hartwell’s Company,” raised in Mobile County, AL), 3rd AL Infantry. Enlisted April 24, 1861, at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, at age 18. Present on July 1, 1861, company muster roll. Present or absent not stated on Aug. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. On unspecified detached service from June 1, 1862, to Oct. 31, 1862. Absent on Oct. 1862 Regimental Return, with notation “sick.” Ditto on Dec. 1862 Regimental Return. Admitted Jan. 23, 1863, to Receiving & Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, and forwarded to 3rd AL Hospital, Richmond, VA. Admitted on Jan. 23, 1863, to 3rd AL Hospital, Richmond, VA, with ailment not specified. Admitted Feb. 17, 1863, to Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA, suffering from “cutaneous eruptions,” or painful, oozing, usually widespread sores. Admitted on March 7, 1864, to Receiving & Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, and forwarded the next day to Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA, with ailment not specified. Absent on March 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick [at] Chimborazo Hospital [Richmond, VA].” Forwarded on April 11, 1863, from Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA, to Huguenot Springs Hospital, Powhatan County, VA, with ailment not specified. Admitted on April 13, 1863, to hospital at Huguenot Springs, Powhatan County, VA, suffering from chronic diarrhea. Admitted on Aug. 16, 1863, to Receiving & Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, and forwarded to Howard’s Grove Hospital, Richmond, VA. Admitted on Aug. 17, 1863, to General Hospital, Howard’s Grove, Richmond, VA, suffering from “spleanitis” [i.e., splenitis, or painful inflammation of the spleen], and returned to duty on Sept. 23, 1863. Admitted on March 8, 1864, to Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA, suffering from debilitas [weakness], and returned to duty on March 28, 1864. Absent on June 30, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent, wounded.” [Note: He was almost certainly wounded during the Siege of Petersburg, VA.] Absent on Oct. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent, wounded”. Admitted on Nov. 6, 1864, to General Hospital, Howard’s Grove, Richmond, VA. Furloughed for 60 days on Nov. 24, 1864, from General Hospital, Howard’s Grove, Richmond, VA, with notation that his “destination” was “Mobile County, Ala.” No further information in his military file with this command, but it is likely that he was too severely wounded (in addition to his other medical problems) to ever be able to take the field again. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that has “UCV” [i.e., “United Confederate Veterans”] inscribed thereon.
Pvt. Newitt C. Cowart [found as “Newit C. Cowart” in the military records] (b. Greene County, MS, 1833-d. Forrest County, MS, 1910), Co. A (“Live Oak Rifles,” raised in Jackson County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry. Enlisted at Handsboro (now part of Gulfport), Harrison County, MS, on March 20, 1862, at age 27. Present on Sept. 1, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent in hospital.” Present on March 1, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick at hospital by order [of] Brigade Surgeon [since] June 10th [1864].” Furloughed for 60 days on Aug. 7, 1864, from St. Mary’s Hospital, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, by a Medical Examining Board, with notation that he was suffering from “diarrhea chronic with extreme emaciation & debility,” a further notation that he had been sick for two months, and a final notation that he lived at “McLouds” in Greene County, MS. Initially absent on Feb. 28, 1865, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick, place unknown,” but this is followed by “returned,” which usually means that the soldier returned to his command shortly after the company muster roll was initially taken. No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. CONFEDERATE SERVANT. Servant Armistead Craft (b. ca. 1816, possibly in AL-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1910) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1910, in which he did not state his master’s military command, but stated that he served Gus and Billie Craft between 1862 and 1865, that they enlisted in MS, that they served under commanders “Chandler and later Moody,” in Co. A, under “Capt. Moody” and later “Capt. Craft,” and that he was not present at the surrender because “have went home after master [was] killed.” From the information given in Servant Craft’s pension application, I have been unable to identify Gus Craft and Billie Craft, nor have I been able to identify the command in which they served. Servant Craft’s burial site has not been found.
Pvt. Daniel Nunan Currie (b. Smith County, MS, 1841-d. Forrest County, MS, 1927), (Old) Co. D/(New) Co. C (“True Confederates,” aka “Capt. William T. Ward’s Company,” raised in Smith County, MS), 8th MS Infantry. Enlisted June 1, 1861, at Raleigh, Smith County, MS, at age 20. Presence not stated, but implied, on Oct. 5, 1861, company muster roll when the company was called into the service of the State of Mississippi. Present on Dec. 31, 1861, company muster roll.
Present for pay on Feb. 6, 1862, at unspecified location (but almost certainly Pensacola, FL). Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on extra duty.” Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. According to his various Confederate Pension applications (which I believe to be truthful), he was terribly wounded at the Battle of Peachtree Creek, July 20, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign, and spent the rest of the war on wounded furlough. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Petal Cemetery (aka, George Street Cemetery), 31.34420 -89.26670, located at the intersection of West 4th Street and South George Street, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. D.N. Currie filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1914, 1916, 1917, 1922, & 1924, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 8th MS Infantry and that he was at home on detached service and/or wounded furlough when the surrender came because he had been wounded about seven months before the final surrender. He stated that he was wounded (“gunshot in arm and breast”) at the Battle of Peachtree Creek, during the Atlanta Campaign, on July 20, 1864. He stated that he was unable to work because of “old wounds received during war…and other ailments caused by exposure during the war.”
Pvt./2nd Corp./2nd Lt. George Washington Currie [found as “George W. Curry” in the military records] (b. Smith County, MS, 1832-d. Forrest County, MS, 1911), Co. C (“True Confederates,” aka “Capt. William T. Ward’s Company,” raised in Smith County, MS), 8th MS Infantry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, at age 30. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent, in Hospital.” Detached on Oct. 13, 1862, to serve as a teamster at Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN, which duty continued at least through March 1863. Served as teamster at Sweet Water, McMinn/Monroe County, TN, during the month of Oct. 1863. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on Extra duty.” Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Employed as teamster during the month of Sept. 1863, in the vicinity of Chickamauga, GA. Present as 2nd Corp. on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Admitted July 19, 1864, to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, GA, suffering from an unspecified wound and acute diarrhea and transferred to another, unnamed hospital on July 22, 1864. Residence noted on hospital documents as Smith County [MS]. Elected 2nd Lt. on Aug. 4, 1864. Captured either at the Battle of Jonesboro, Clayton County, GA [Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1864] or in its immediate aftermath [exact date of capture not given]. Exchanged at Rough and Ready [now “Mountain View”], Clayton County, GA, on Sept. 19, 1864, or Sept. 22, 1864. [He was incredibly lucky that he wasn’t sent north to one of the Yankee’s death camps!] No further information in his military file with this command. However, he almost certainly served until April 9, 1865, when, for purposes of surrender a war’s end in NC, the 8th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 5th MS Infantry, the 32nd MS Infantry, and the 3rd Battalion MS Infantry to form the 8th Consolidated Battalion MS Infantry. With this consolidation, supernumerary (i.e., surplus) officers were simply release from their former commands. As Lt. Currie’s was probably among the more recent promotions, he, too, would have been released from his company and regiment. What, if anything, he did once he was released is simply a matter of conjecture. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker which features a United Confederate Veterans device [i.e., a stylized “CV”].
Pvt. Francis Marion Davis (b. prob. Jasper County, MS, ca. 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), (Old) Co. F/(New) Co. D (“Moody True Blues,” aka “Capt. G.C. Chandler’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 8th MS Infantry. Enlisted July 17, 1861, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 16 (according to military records). Present or absent not stated on Oct. 1, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 18, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. “Wounded slightly in the leg” at the Battle of Murfreesboro, TN, on Dec. 31, 1862. Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “sick in Hospital [at] Atlanta, Ga.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “due pay for four months [on account of] a mistake of two months pay on last pay roll.” Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 12, 1865. Parole gives residence as Clarke County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker that has the wrong company letter designation (should be “D” instead of “A”). Francis M. Davis filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 8th MS Infantry. [Note: Some databases state that Pvt. Davis served in Co. A (“Yankee Terrors,” aka “Capt. William Watkins’ Company,” raised in Smith County, MS), 8th MS Infantry, but he never served in that company and has no records in same. Even his tombstone has “Co. A” on it. This is an error, however. It arises from both Pvt. Davis’ own statement on his Confederate Pension application that he had served in Co. A (a mis-remembrance on his part) and the VA’s dropping the ball when the marker application was sent in to them. “Co. A” was on the marker application (sent in by C.F. Cubley, who married Belle Davis) because Pvt. Davis had stated that he had served in that company. The VA thought the applicant meant the marker for a Pvt. F.M. Davis in Co. A (who never existed) and not the Pvt. F.M. Davis of Co. D (whom they knew to exist) and, so, sent the application back to the Chancery Clerk of Forrest County, MS, to see if a Pvt. F.M. Davis of Co. A had received a Confederate Pension, which the clerk verified. Thus, the stone was issued with the erroneous company letter designation.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Pvt. Joseph G. Davis (b. prob. Jackson County, MS, ca. 1838-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1910), Co. A (“Live Oak Rifles,” aka “Capt. James B. McRae’s Company,” raised in Jackson County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 29, 1862, at Ocean Springs, Jackson County, MS, at appr. age 24. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent at Edwards Depot [Hinds County, MS].” Present on March 1, 1863, company muster roll. Apparently did not serve during the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, which ended on July 4, 1863. Ordered to be court-martialed by General Order No. 19/9, dated Oct. 14, 1863, “Dept. of [the] West,” by authority of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Absent on Oct. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent in arrest.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent in arrest.” Present on April 1864 company muster roll, with notation “reenlisted for the [rest of the] war at Montevallo, Ala., [on] April 11, 1864.” Admitted April 14, 1864, to 1st Mississippi C.S.A. Hospital, Jackson, MS, suffering from chronic diarrhea, and returned to duty on April 30, 1864. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick at hospital by order [of] Brigade Surgeon.” Absent on Feb. 28, 1865, company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital [on] June 21st 1864 by order of [Surgeon] J.M. Boyle.” No further information in his military file and no war’s-end parole, but also no notice of late-war AWOL or desertion. J.G. Davis filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1910, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 3rd MS Infantry, that he was in active service when the final surrender came, and that he was absent from his command at war’s end because he was on sick furlough, suffering from fever, and had been absent about three months. Burial site not found. Genealogy not found.
Pvt. Valentine Asbury Davis (b. Madison County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), “Capt. Henry R. Doyal’s Unattached Company of LA Cavalry,” raised in Ascension Parish, LA, but recruited in Central MS as well in the Dec. 1864-Jan. 1865 time frame), which became Co. G, Ogden’s LA Cavalry. No enlistment date/data, but Ogden’s LA Cavalry was organized in Jan. 1865, so he was probably an original member of the regiment. Enlisted at age 17, probably in Madison County, MS, or at Jackson, MS. Captured Jan. 17, 1865, in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, by Sgt. L.W. David, 4th WI Cavalry. [Note: While his company (Doyal’s) is correctly identified in the POW records, his command is not, as he is listed as a member of Gage’s LA Cavalry, which command was no longer in existence after Sept. 1863.] Confined in the Provost Jail, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, the same day. Transferred as a POW to New Orleans, LA, and confined there on Jan. 22, 1865. In New Orleans, his command is again mis-identified, this time as Miles’ LA Legion, in which command he never served. Exchanged on May 11, 1865, at an unspecified location. Served till war’s end. No further information in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. William Riley Davis (b. Perry County, MS, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1940) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, which, on Dec. 24, 1863, became Co. D, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. His Confederate marker states that he served in a different command — “Co. I, 3rd MS Infantry” — which could mean either (New) Co. I (“John M. Sharps,” aka “Yazoo Rebels,” raised in Yazoo County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry, or (Old) Co. I (“Downing Rifles,” raised in Hinds County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry. Additionally, W.R. Davis filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1927, in which he did not state his military command, but stated that he enlisted in 1863 at Augusta, Perry County, MS, into a company commanded by Captains Ben Stevens (who did command Co. D, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry) and Joe Denham Co. F (“Renovators,” aka “Capt. J.G. Wellborn’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Joseph Wyatt Denham’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry). The problem with all of these commands is that the William Riley Davis under consideration here does not have Confederate service records in any of them. A Pvt. William R. Davis did serve in (New) Co. I (“John M. Sharps,” aka “Yazoo Rebels,” raised in Yazoo County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry, but this man enlisted in either Yazoo County or Hinds County (records give both places as place of his enlistment), while William Riley Davis was living in Perry County, MS, at this time and implied that he enlisted into a Perry County, MS, command. When a descendant filed for a VA marker for him, the VA could not confirm his service under “Capt. Ben Stevens” and “Joe Denman,” so they just assumed that he was the same-named “William R. Davis” of Co. I, 3rd MS Infantry. I do not believe that William Riley Davis was ever a Confederate soldier. Buried in the Batson Cemetery (aka, Batson Memorial Cemetery), 30.97440 -89.22830, located appr. 2000 ft NNW of 634 Hwy. 13, Maxie, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker that belongs on another man’s grave.
Pvt. William Wiley Davis (b. Monroe County, AL, 1838-d. Forrest County, MS, ca. 1916), Co. A (“Capt. George Washington Foster’s Company, raised in Monroe County, AL), 42nd AL Infantry. [Note: Like many AL commands, the 42nd AL Infantry is exceedingly poorly documented.] Enlisted April 4, 1862, at Claiborne, Monroe County, AL, at age 24. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. On extra duty as a teamster June 1, 1863-July 10, 1863 (which would have included most of the Siege of Vicksburg, MS). Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Present for clothing issue on April 30, 1864, at unspecified location, but probably at Dalton, Whitfield County, GA. No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Gillis Cemetery (aka, Gillis Family Cemetery), 31.28390 -89.25060, located appr. 800 ft. down a dirt road that branches off to the NE at appr. 1900 Old Hwy. 49 (aka, James Street) or appr. 700 ft. S of that road’s intersection with Tatum Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. W.W. Davis filed a Confederate Pension application in Perry County, MS, in 1904, and another one in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in both of which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 42nd AL Infantry and that he was in active service with his command when it surrendered at “Charlotte, North Carolina.” [Note: His command actually surrendered at Greensboro, NC, and there is no proof of his having been in active service with the 42nd AL Infantry after April 30, 1864. However, as noted above, the 42nd AL Infantry is extremely poorly documented, so it is possible that he served with this command until war’s end.]
Pvt. Jeremiah Joseph Deane [found as “Jeremiah J. Dean” in the military records] (b. Conecuh County, AL, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1907), Co. H (“Capt. W.W. McMillan’s Company,” raised in Monroe County, AL), 17th AL Infantry. [Note: Like so many AL commands, the 17th AL Infantry is exceedingly poorly documented.] No enlistment date/data. The regiment was organized at Montgomery, AL, in Aug. 1861, but it is not known whether J.J. Deane enlisted that early or at a later date. He would have been 15 years-old if he enlisted in Aug. 1861. He would have been 18 years-old if he enlisted in 1864, which is the year for which we first have military records for him. However, he stated in his Confederate Pension application that he enlisted in March 1863, in Conecuh County, AL, so he would have been age 17 when he enlisted. Probablywounded at the Battle of Ezra Church, Atlanta, GA, on July 28, 1864. Admitted Aug. 15, 1864, to Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospitals, Macon, Bibb County, GA, suffering from “G.S. [gunshot] flesh wound left thigh,” with notation that he was either coming from or being sent to Stout Hospital, and that his Post Office was at “Evergreen,” Conecuh County, AL. A further notation indicates that this wound may have qualified him to be seen by a Medical Examining Board, which could have declared him unfit for further military service. Admitted April 6, 1865, to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Bibb County, GA, suffering from a gunshot wound to the hip, with the cryptic notation “Hip fract. July 28 Left Batt [?] C.L.B. S.D. [?].” [The “July 28” probably refers to the July 28, 1864, Battle of Ezra Church, Atlanta, GA. The “S.D.” probably means “simple dressing” for the wound.] Transferred April 18, 1865, to unspecified location, with notation “residence: Conaco [i.e., Conecuh] County [AL].” [Note: If he was still in the vicinity of Macon, GA, ten months after being wounded at Ezra Church, and had not recovered sufficiently to be transported back home to Conecuh County, AL, then his wound must have been far more serious that the term “flesh wound” implies.] No further information in his military file with this command. However, he stated in his Confederate Pension application that he was on provost duty [military police duty] for the last ten months of the war, so it is almost certain that he was stationed as a provost guard at Macon, Bibb County, GA, until the surrender came. Southern Patriot! Buried in the McLaurin Cemetery, 31.16642 -89.20571, located at appr. 69 Rifle Range Road or appr. 1500 ft. E of that road’s junction with Jenkins Road, McLaurin, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. “J.J. Dean” filed a Confederate Pension application in Perry County, MS, in 1906, in which he stated that he enlisted in Conecuh County, AL, in March 1863 (when he would have been 17 years-old), into Co. H, 17th AL Infantry. He stated that he was on provost [i.e., military police] duty for about then months when the final surrender came. [Note: He was probably on provost duty at Macon, Bibb County, GA, for the last then months of the war.] N.E. (Nancy Eliza) Deane filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“J.J. Deane”) was a Confederate soldier in the “17th AL Infantry.”
Pvt. Thomas Dearman (b. Perry County, MS, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1904), Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 17. Transferred on March 1, 1863, to Co. E (“Capt. Mayers’ Company,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Absent on June 30, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “sick in hospital at Holmville [i.e., Holmesville, Pike County, MS, since] May 8, 1863.” On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to became the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Pvt. Dearman served in Co. C (still “Capt. Mayers’ Company”) of this increased command, but only temporarily, as he was transferred (date unknown) back to Capt. Stevens’ Company (now called Co. D), 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Present for clothing issue on Nov. 20, 1864, at Camp Wright, Macon, Bibb [now Macon-Bibb] County, GA, probably while in hospital. Absent on Dec. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “sick in Hospital.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 23, 1865. Parole gives residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Thomas Dearman. Martha E. Dearman filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“Thomas Dearman”) was a Confederate soldier in the “9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry.”
Pvt. William R. Dearman (b. Perry County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1921), “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1864, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 18. Present on a post-dated Aug. 20, 1864, company muster roll. His command was paroled at war’s-end, May 16, 1865, at Columbus, MS, but he has no war’s-end parole. No further records in his military file with this command. Buried in the Seal Cemetery, 30.95920 -89.26500, located at the S terminus of a dirt road (possibly called “Seal Cemetery Road”) that heads SE from Carnes Road directly in front of Sandhill Church, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. W.R. Dearman filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1920, in which he stated that he served in Capt. John Gillis’ Company. Mary Ann Dearman filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she did not state her husband’s (“W.R. Dearman”) military unit. [Note: Some family sources state that William R. Dearman served in Co. I (“McLemore Guards,” raised in Lauderdale County, MS), 37th MS Infantry, but the William Dearman of that command enlisted at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, in Aug. 1863, and is listed as a resident of Lauderdale County, MS, on his war’s-end parole, whereas the William R. Dearman under consideration here was a resident of Perry County, MS, at this time. Additionally, the W.R. Dearman under consideration here specifically stated that he served in Capt. Gillis’ Company and not any company of the 37th MS Infantry.]
Pvt. Theodore Dedeaux (b. Harrison County, MS, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1920), (Old) Co. H/(New) Co. F (“Shieldsboro Rifles,” aka “Capt. Robert Eager’s Company,” and aka “Capt. John V. Toulme’s Company,” raised in Hancock County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1863, at Pass Christian, Harrison County, MS, at age 17. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 28, 1865, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. On April 9, 1865, in NC, for purposes of surrender, the 3rd MS Infantry, the 33rd MS Infantry, and the 40th MS Infantry were consolidated as the 3rd Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Dedeaux served in Co. F of this consolidated command. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with Confederate marker. Theodore Dedeaux filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1912, 1916, 1919, & 1920, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 3rd MS Infantry and that he had received “a gun shot in [the] arm near Atlanta, GA” (though he only claimed this wound on his 1919 pension application). Cecilia Dedeaux filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she did not state her husband’s (“Theodore Dedeaux”) military unit.
[Note: Some databases state that he served in Co. A (“Live Oak Rifles,” raised in Jackson County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry, but he has no service records in that company and never served in same.]
Pvt. David Delk (b. GA, 1832-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Enon, Perry County, MS, at age 29 (just a few days shy of his 30th birthday). Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry, with Capt. Stevens’ Company becoming Co. D of the enlarged command. Pvt. David Delk continued to serve in this company. Captured Aug. 4, 1864 (date from company muster roll), or Sept. 4, 1864 (date from Federal POW records), at McDonough, Henry County, GA. (The latter date is more likely the correct one.) [Note: Original capture documents say that he was captured “near Jonesboro, Ga.,” but Jonesboro is only about eight miles NW of McDonough, GA.] Forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, not arriving at the latter place until Oct. 28, 1864. It is likely that he was wounded at McDonough, GA, given the lag time between his capture and his being forwarded to Military Prison, Louisville, KY. Forwarded on Oct. 29, 1864, from Military Prison, Louisville, KY, to notorious Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp on Nov. 1, 1864. Released from Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp at war’s end on June 17, 1865, after first having taken the required Oath of Allegiance to the US. Yankee POW records show his residence as “Stateline Station,” Covington County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
Pvt. James Henry Denham (b. Clarke County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1908), Co. C (“Clarke County Rescuers,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 37th MS Infantry. Enlisted Feb. 15, 1864, at Pollard, Escambia County, AL, at age 18. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Transferred before war’s end to Co. D (“Quitman Invincibles,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 14th MS Infantry, where he is listed as Pvt. J.H. Denhom (sic) and where he has no other records except for his war’s-end parole. Paroled at war’s end at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on May 12, 1865. Residence given on parole as Quitman [Clarke County], MS. Southern Patriot! Eliza J. Denham filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1914, in which she stated that her husband (“James H. Denham”) was a Confederate soldier in both the 37th MS Infantry and the 14th MS Infantry.
TENTATIVE. Pvt. William Richmond Dennis [found as “William Dennis” in the military records] (b. AL, 1840-d. Forrest County, MS, 1933), Capt. Thacker Vivion’s Company Independent MS Cavalry (Local Defense), raised in Newton & Scott Counties, MS. Pvt. Dennis is recorded as a member of this command, but no additional information about the command has been found. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Rawls Springs Cemetery, 31.37921 -89.37976, located on Rawls Springs Road, on the S side of that road, appr. halfway between that road’s two intersections with Rawls Drive (a loop road), Rawls Springs, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
TENTATIVE. Pvt. Edward Dossett [found as “Edwin Dossett”*** in the military records] (b. prob. Jones County, MS, 1850-d. Forrest County, MS, 1931), Co. O (“Capt. Robert Calvin Windham’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 1st MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864). Enlisted Sept. 12, 1864, in Jones County, MS, at age 13 (if I have the right man/boy). Absent on Dec. 15, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” No further information in his military file with this very short-term command. Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: I cannot find any “Edward Dossett” in family genealogies who could be this man; Edwin Dossett is the nearest match for this soldier.]
Pvt. Francis Marion Dossett (b. AL, 1835-d. Forrest County, MS, 1912), Co. K (“Ellisville Invincibles,” raised in Jones County, MS), 8th MS Infantry. Enlisted May 4, 1861, at Ellisville, Jones County, MS, at age 25, but was apparently rejected for service by enrolling officer. Undeterred, this loyal young Southron enlisted a second time, this time into Co. B (“Rosin Heels,” aka “Capt. Amos McLemore’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 10, 1861, in Jones County, AL, at age 26. Jan. 1862 Regimental Return shows him on extra duty as “Nurse at Branch Hospital,” Warrington, Escambia County, FL. Present on July 1, 1862, company muster roll. Wounded in the Battle of Perryville, Boyle County, KY, Oct. 8, 1862, and apparently left in hospital in KY, where he was captured. Seems to have been forwarded as a POW to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, on unspecified date. Absent on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “in Hospital; wounded in Battle of Perryville, Ky.” Exchanged at Vicksburg, MS, on Nov. 15, 1862, from aboard the US Steamer Maria Denning. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present for clothing issue on April 20, 1864, at unspecified location. On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in the Carolinas, the 27th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 24th MS Infantry, the 29th MS Infantry, the 30th MS Infantry, and the 34th MS Infantry to form the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Dossett [found as “Frank M. Dossett”] served in Co. F of this consolidated command. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Jane Dossett filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“F.M. Dossett”) was a Confederate soldier in the 27th MS Infantry.
Pvt. Moses Harrison Dossett [found as “Moses Dossett” in the military records] (b. AL, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1912), (1st) Co. D (“Mobile Humphries Dragoons,” aka “Capt. Paul Ravesies’ Company,” raised in Mobile County, AL), 1st (Adams’/Wood’s) MS Cavalry. This company was detached from Adams’/Wood’s MS Cavalry at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS, on May 16, 1862, and, on July 1, 1862, it became Co. E (still “Mobile Humphries Dragoons,” but now aka “Capt. John W. Smith’s Company” {Capt. Ravesies having been promoted and having remained with Adams’/Wood’s Cavalry}, raised in Mobile County, AL), 3rd AL Cavalry. Enlisted July 30, 1863, at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, at age 18 or 19. Present on Dec. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Took the Oath of Allegiance to the US at Knoxville, TN, on Jan. 17, 1864. No further information in his military file. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that lists his Confederate service as “Co. E, 3rd AL Cavalry, C.S.A.”
Pvt. Alpheus Moses Draughn (b. Perry County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924), from Dan: “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves, and “Co. E, 7th MS Reserves.” Enlisted Aug. 4, 1864, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 17. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of CS forces in the mid-Confederacy (i.e., the “Western Theater”) at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, Lowndes County, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives his residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker that denotes his service in Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. [The marker was ordered for him by the Waynesboro, Wayne County, UDC.] Alpheus Draughn received a huge Confederate Pension payment in Perry County, MS, in 1898 in the amount of $434.20 (at a time when most Confederate pension were under $30 a year). He filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1918, in which he stated that he enlisted in Perry County, MS, in July 1864, and served under Capt. John Gillis in Co. E. He mis-identified his command as the “7th Mississippi Battalion Reserves,” but this is understandable, given his age. He also said that he served “about 11 months” and that his command surrendered at Scooba, Kemper County, MS (which, again, was a mis-recollection).
Pvt. Griffin Samuel Draughn (b. Rankin County, MS, 1840-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Co. G (“Kennedy Guards,” aka “Capt. Julius B. Kennedy’s Company,” raised in Perry County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted May 13, 1862, at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, at age 22. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Wounded “severely” in the hip on Dec. 31, 1862 in the “corn field” at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on the Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “wounded at Lookout Mountain [Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, on] Nov. 15th 1863 and sent to Hospital by order [of the] Brigade Surgeon.” [Note: It is unclear whether Pvt. Draughn was wounded while on picket duty on Lookout Mountain on the stated Nov. 15, 1863, or whether he was actually wounded during the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Nov. 24, 1863, or whether he was wounded on Nov. 25, 1863, in the aftermath of the Battle of Lookout Mountain.] On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in the Carolinas, the 27th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 24th MS Infantry, the 29th MS Infantry, the 30th MS Infantry, and the 34th MS Infantry to form the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Draughn served in Co. F of this consolidated command, where he was on extra duty as teamster with the Brigade wagons on order of Gen. Brantley. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Wyatt J. Draughn (b. SC, 1815-d. Perry County, MS, 1903), “Terrall Dragoons,” aka “Capt. V.L. Terrall’s Company Unattached [MS] Cavalry,” raised in Copiah and other counties in MS, which became Co. B, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Camp Moore, Tangipahoa, St. Helena Parish, LA, at age 46/47. Present or absent not stated on May 27, 1862, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. A “W.J. Draughn” (no command specified, but unquestionably the Wyatt J. Draughn under consideration here) applied for a discharge from the service while stationed at Port Hudson, LA, Dept. of AL, MS, & East LA, on March 24, 1863. [Note: Stockdale’s Battalion was operating in this area at this time.] The “Terrall Dragoons” became Co. B, 4th MS Cavalry on Sept. 14, 1863, but Pvt. Draughn has no records in the company, indicating that he was, indeed, discharged from Stockdale’s Battalion before it became the 4th MS Cavalry. Southern Patriot! Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. George Theophilus Draughon (b. Sampson County, NC, 1837-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Co. F (“Lafayette Light Infantry,” aka “Capt. Joseph B. Starr’s Company,” raised in Cumberland County, NC), 1st NC Infantry (6-months, 1861) (aka, the “Bethel Regiment). Enlisted April 13, 1861, at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC, at age 23. Present or absent not stated on May 17, 1861, company muster roll. Present on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1861 company muster roll. Appears on the NC Roll of Honor for bravery in battle, but which battle is not specified. No further information in his military file for this short-term command. However, this loyal Southron was not yet done serving his new country. He enlisted a second time, again as a private, into Co. H (“Capt. J.H. Atkinson’s Company,” raised in Harnett County, NC), 50th NC Infantry. Enlisted Feb. 22, 1863, at Kinston, Lenoir County, NC, at age 26. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “on picket.” Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Wilmington [New Hanover County, NC] after medicine.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined.
Pvt./Corp. Christoper Pegues Dubose (b. Darlington County, SC, 1839-d. Forrest County, MS, 1930), “Capt. Joseph T. Montgomery’s Independent Company of AL Cavalry,” aka “Capt. Montgomery’s Company of AL Volunteers,” (raised in Dallas County, AL), which became “Capt. Joseph Montgomery’s Company of Light Artillery (AL Volunteers),” aka “Co. H (“Capt. Joseph T. Montgomery’s Company”), Jeff Davis AL Artillery.” Enlisted July 18, 1861, at Selma, Dallas County, AL, at age 21. Present on Aug. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present as corporal on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present as corporal on Jan. 3, 1862, company muster roll for “Lieut. Beckham’s Company, Reserve Artillery, Jeff Davis Artillery (AL Volunteers).” Present as corporal on Feb. 28, 1862, company muster roll. Presence or absence not stated on Dec. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 28, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “sent to Ala. on detached service.” Present on May 9, 1863, company muster roll. Present on June 30, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Jan. 1, 1864, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 29, 1864, company muster roll. Present on April 30, 1864, company muster roll. Present on July 1, 1864, company muster roll. Present on Sept. 1, 1864, company muster roll. Present on Nov. 1, 1864, company muster roll. Present on March 1, 1865, company muster roll for “Capt. Reese’s Company, Cutshaw’s Battalion of Artillery, Jeff Davis Artillery (AL Volunteers).” Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, VA, as Corp. in Reese’s Battery, Cutshaw’s Battalion Artillery, Jeff Davis Artillery, along with Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern VA. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. C.P. Dubose filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “J. Davis Artillery.” [He was the son of John Henry DuBose.]
DID NOT SERVE MILITARILY, BUT SUPPORTED THE CONFEDERACY ECONOMICALLY. James Henry DuBose (b. Darlington County, SC, 1811-d. Forrest County, MS, 1806). James Henry DuBose was a wealthy planter of Marengo County, AL, in 1860, at which time he owned appr. 156 slaves. He sold large amounts of supplies to the Confederate Government, primarily at Demopolis, Marengo County, AL. These supplies included corn, assorted types of lumber, wagon spokes and tongues, and horses. James Henry DuBose also bartered large amounts of bacon for large amounts of sugar with the CS Government. These supplies were vital in keeping Confederate facilities at Demopolis up and running. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [He was the father of Christopher Pegues DuBose.]
Pvt. Benjamin A. Duncan [found as “B.A. Duncan” in the military records] (b. Clarke County, AL, 1834-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Co. A (“E. Flynn Volunteers,” raised in Clarke County, AL), 38th AL Infantry. [Note: The 38th AL Infantry, like most AL CS commands, is exceedingly poorly documented.] No enlistment date/data. Appears on no company muster rolls. Paid on June 12, 1863, for service in March & April 1863. Present for pay at Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, on Jan. 7, 1864, where he received pay for Nov & Dec. 1863. No further information in his military file with this command. However, Benjamin A. Duncan filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1909, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “38th Ala. Regiment,” that he enlisted on March 22, 1862, in Clarke County, MS, and that he served till war’s end, surrendering with his command at Citronelle, AL. Civilwardata.com (an independent research service) states that Benjamin A. Duncan was paroled at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on May 4, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that is inscribed “A 38 Ala.”
Pvt. John Walton Duncan [found as “J.W. Duncan” and “Walter Duncan” in the 9th LA Infantry’s records] (b. Washington Parish, LA, 1840-d. Forrest County, MS, 1905), Co. I (“Washington Rifles,” raised in Washington Parish, LA), 9th LA Infantry. Enlisted July 7, 1861, at Camp Moore, Tangipahoa, St. Helena Parish, LA, at age 17 (according to military records) or at age 21 (according to family researchers). Discharged sometime in 1861 “for sickness,” according to an historic “Record” of the 9th LA Infantry, dated “on the [siege] lines near Petersburg, Va., March 18, 1865.” The same “Record” states that he was, when enlisted, a single farmer, aged 17, whose post office was Franklinton, Washington Parish, LA. No further information in his military file with this command. However, I believe that he recovered his health and enlisted a second time, this time as a private [found in the records of this command as “J.W. Duncan”] into Co. A (“Capt. John J. Slocum’s Company,” raised in Washington Parish, LA), 9th Battalion LA Partisan Rangers, which, in Sept. 1864, became Co. A, 3rd (Wingfield’s) LA Cavalry. Enlisted May 13, 1862, at Camp Moore, Tangipahoa, St. Helena Parish, LA, at appr. age 22. Present for payment of enlistment bounty at unspecified location on Oct. 1, 1862. Paid for four months’ service at unspecified location on unspecified date, but probably at the same place and one the same date as he received his enlistment bounty. No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Batson Cemetery (aka, Batson Memorial Cemetery), 30.97440 -89.22830, located appr. 2000 ft NNW of 634 Hwy. 13, Maxie, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker that denotes his service in Co. I, 9th LA Infantry.
TENTATIVE. NO GENEALOGY FOUND. Pvt. Edmund C. Eason (b. MS or NC, 1831-d. Forrest County, MS, 1902), Co. K (“Capt. W.A. Raines’ Company,” raised in DeSoto County, MS), 18th Battalion MS Cavalry (aka, 18th Battalion MS Partisan Rangers). Enlisted Sept. 20, 1864, at Senatobia, Tate County, MS, at age 33. Absent on undated (prob. Feb. 1865) company muster roll, with notation “absent sick since Jan. 17, 1865.” On March 16, 1865, the 18th Battalion MS Cavalry was consolidated with the 5th MS Cavalry and Saunders’ MS Scouts to form the 18th MS Cavalry (regiment). Pvt. Eason served in Co. F (still “Capt. W.A. Raines’ Company”) of this larger command. Absent on March 23, 1865, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick since Jan. 17th, 1865.” Returned to service and served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of
Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as “Cockrun’s’ Crossroads, DeSoto [County], Miss.” Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Andrew John Easterling [found as “J.A. Easterling” in the military records] (b. Jones County, MS, ca. 1837-d. Perry County, MS, 1873), Co. C (“Jones County Rebels,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 12, 1862, at Quitman, Clarke County, MS, at appr. age 25. Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll states “discharged June 5, 1862,” with no further comment. Almost certainly discharged due to disability. No additional information in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that carries the Confederate inscription “C 7 Miss B” [for “Co. C, 7th Battalion MS Infantry”].
Pvt. James Bennett Easterling (b. Jones County, MS, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1907), Co. B (“Rosin Heels,” aka “Capt. Amos McLemore’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 30, 1862, at Ellisville, Jones County, MS, at age 18. Present on July 1, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in quarters.” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 30, 1864, for clothing issue at unspecified location (but surely at Dalton, Whitfield County, GA). Present on June 30, 1864, for clothing issue at unspecified location (but in the vicinity of Marietta, Cobb County, GA). No further information in his military file with this command. On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in the Carolinas, the 27th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 24th MS Infantry, the 29th MS Infantry, the 30th MS Infantry, and the 34th MS Infantry to form the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry. However, Pvt. Easterling has no service records in this consolidated command. Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. James Addison Eaton [found as “James A. Eaton” and “James A. Eaten” in the military records] (b. SC, 1832-d. Forrest County, MS, 1888), Co. I (“Covington Rifles,” aka “Covington Rangers,” raised in Covington County, MS), 7th MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 11, 1861, at Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, MS, at age 28. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “on Extra duty since Sept. 28, 1862, by order [of] Col. Bishop.” Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on Extra duty since Sept. 28, 1862, by order [of] Col. Bishop.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on Extra duty as Wagon Master since Sept. 28, 1862, by order of Col. Bishop.” Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “on Extra duty since Sept. 28, 1862, as wagon master [on] order [of] Col. Bishop.” Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on Extra duty as Wagon Master since Sept. 28, 1862, [by] order [of] Col. Bishop.” Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, “on Extra duty as wagon master since Sept. 28, 1862, [by] order [of] Col. Bishop.” Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “on Extra duty as wagoner since Feb. 5, 1864, [by] order [of] Col. Bishop.” Present on April 1864 company muster roll (but not as wagoner or wagon master). Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll (but not as wagoner or wagon master). No further information in his military file with this command, but no indication of desertion or AWOL. It is very likely that Pvt. James Addison Eaton is the “Pvt. J.A. Eaton” who was detailed to the Invalid Corps on March 31, 1865, by Special Order No. 77/2 (no specifics found and order not found); if this is so, it is likely that Pvt. Eaton was seriously wounded or otherwise injured during Hood’s disastrous Middle TN Campaign of late 1864 and was, therefore, transferred to the Invalid Corps, where soldiers performed light duty. If this is the case, then James A. Eaton felt free to take up active service again and enlisted a second time, this time as a 2nd. Lt. in Co. B (“Capt. Barnes’ Company,” raised in Covington & Simpson Counties, MS), Yerger’s MS Cavalry. He was a late-war enlistee into this command, as he has no enlistment date/data, but he had to have enlisted post-March 31, 1865, the date of his being detailed to the Invalid Corps. Known in this second command only from his war’s-end parole. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of CS forces in the mid-Confederacy (i.e., the “Western Theater”) at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Jackson, MS, on May 19, 1865. Southern Patriot! Parole gives his residence as Covington County, MS. Buried in the Eaton Cemetery, 31.42235 -89.33317, located on the N side of the road at appr. 823 Eatonville Road, with a private marker. Lucy M. Eaton filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Covington County, MS, and Forrest County, MS, in 1923, 1924, & 1930, in which she stated that her husband (“James A. Eaton”) was a Confederate soldier under Col. Stubbs and Capt. Nathan Barnes in what she termed the “4th Mississippi Battalion,” but which was actually Yerger’s MS Cavalry. J.A. EATON AND J. EATON CONFUSION CLEARED UP. The “2LT James A. Eaton” buried in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty Road, Covington County, MS, is not James A. Eaton. He is Joseph Anderson Eaton. Both were Confederate soldiers, and both served in the same company and regiment. 2nd Lt. James A. Eaton (1832-1888), Co. B, Yerger’s MS Cavalry, is buried with his wife, Lucy M. Gouveneaux Eaton, in the Eaton Cemetery, Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS. Pvt. Joseph Anderson Eaton (b. prob. Covington County, MS, 1848-d. Covington County, MS, 1925), Co. B (“Barnes’ Company, raised in Covington & Simpson Counties, MS), Yerger’s MS Cavalry, served in the same company and regiment as 2nd Lt. James A. Eaton. [Note: Joseph Anderson Eaton is sometimes listed as having been a member of Stubbs’ MS Cavalry, as Capt. Barnes’ Company sometimes service in Stubbs’ Cavalry.] Pvt. Joseph Eaton enlisted very late in the war (no enlistment date given), and is known only from a single service record — his war’s end parole. Buried in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty Road, Covington County, MS, with a Confederate marker, but, unfortunately, a marker that misidentifies him as 2nd Lt. J.A. Eaton (as explained above). The confusion over the two Eatons in Co. B of Yerger’s MS Cavalry arose from the order for a Confederate marker for Joseph Anderson Eaton, to be placed in the Liberty Cemetery. The order specified “Joseph Anderson Eaton, Pvt., Co. B, Yerger’s Regt. Miss. Cavalry,” but the VA, not finding Joseph Anderson Eaton (who is listed as “J. Eaton” in the records of Yerger’s MS Cavalry) assumed that the family meant 2nd Lt. James A. Eaton (listed in the records of Yerger’s MS Cavalry as “J.A. Eaton” — same initials as Joseph Anderson Eaton), and amended the stone order accordingly.
Pvt./1st Corp. George Simmons Edmonson [found as “George Edmondson” in the military records for Stockdale’s Battalion and as “George Edmonson” and “George Edmondson” in the records for the 4th MS Cavalry] (b. Perry County, MS, 1841-d. Forrest County, MS, 1910), “Terrall Dragoons,” aka “Capt. V.L. Terrall’s Company Unattached [MS] Cavalry,” raised in Copiah and other counties in MS, which became Co. B, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted as a 1st Corp. at Camp Moore, Tangipahoa, St. Helena Parish, LA, on May 14, 1862, at age 20. Present or absent not stated on May 27, 1862, company muster roll. This company became Co. B, 4th MS Cavalry on Sept. 14, 1863. Present on July 1, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “resigned [the office of corporal on] April 1, 1864,” even though he is still shown as “1st Corp.” on the roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled as a private at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on June 8, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Perry County, MS, and age as 26. Southern Patriot! Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: His findagrave page only shows a private marker, but a VA marker was ordered for him in 1936 by Mrs. Myrta Edmonson Milloy, approved, and shipped for placement in Roseland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS.]
DID NOT SERVE MILITARILY, BUT SUPPORTED THE SOUTH ECONOMICALLY. James Edmonson (b. Sumter County, SC, 1810-d. Perry County, MS, 1873) sold “15 1/2 Bushels [of] Corn [and] 400 lbs. [of] Fodder” for $19.62 1/2 and $6.00, respectively, to the Confederate Quartermaster’s Department at Handsboro [now Gulfport, Harrison County, MS], with Capt. Strong signing for the CS Army. On Dec. 8, 1863, in Perry County, MS, James Edmonson sold “12 Head [of] Beef Cattle (Stall fed [and of the] 2nd Quality) Weighing 2524 lbs. @ 30 cents per lb.” for $757.20 to the Confederate Quartermaster’s Department (again signed for by Capt. Strong). Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. James William Edmondson [tombstone reads “Edmonson”] [found as “James Edmondson” in the military records of Stockdale’s Battalion] (b. Perry County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1917), “Terrall Dragoons,” aka “Capt. V.L. Terrall’s Company Unattached [MS] Cavalry,” raised in Copiah and other counties in MS, which became Co. B, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Camp Moore, St. Helena Parish, LA, at age 16. [Brothers George and Robert served in the same company.] Present or absent not stated on May 22, 1862, company muster roll. This company became Co. B, 4th MS Cavalry, on Sept. 14, 1863, when Stockdale’s Battalion was expanded into a full regiment. [Found as “James Edmonson” in the military records of the 4th MS Cavalry.] Present on July 1, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt./2nd Corp. Robert Sharp Edmonson [found as “Robert Edmondson” in the military records] (b. Washington County, VA, ca. 1829-d. Forrest County, MS, 1881), Co. A (“Copiah Horse Guards,” raised in Copiah County ,MS), Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted as a private on Feb. 25, 1862, at Handsboro (now part of Gulfport), Harrison County, MS, at appr. age 33. However, he was transferred to Co. B (“Terrall Dragoons,” raised in Copiah County, MS), Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry, on May 14, 1862, at Camp Moore, Tangipahoa, St. Helena Parish, LA, and promoted to 2nd Corp. Present or absent not stated on May 27, 1862, company muster roll. On Sept. 14, 1863, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry was augmented to become the 4th MS Cavalry. Corp. Edmonson served in Co. B of this enlarged command. Present on July 1, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled as a private (though this may be a clerical error) at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on June 8, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Perry County, MS, and age as 35. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Edmonson Cemetery, 31.41670 -89.40080, located appr. 3000 ft. due N of 7696 Hwy. 49 N, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Edward Edwards [also listed in family genealogies as “Edmond Alf Edwards”] (b. VA, 1834-d. Forrest County, MS, 1917) is said to have been a Confederate soldier (source of this data unknown). He is said to have come to Mississippi during the War of Northern Aggression and to have lost an arm and a leg during the war. Whether he lost said arm and leg before or after coming to MS is unclear. After a thorough search, using various combinations of the above names and combinations of the associated initials, I have been unable to find a soldier whose service records fit this man. I hope that he can be identified one day, if, indeed, he made such sacrifices for the Confederacy. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. [Note: Some family researchers have assumed that he served in Co. G (“Capt. D.J. Ward’s Company,” raised in Smith County, MS), 5th (Robinson’s) MS Infantry (State Troops) (1862-1863), because there is a Pvt. Edward Edwards in that company and command. However, the Edward Edwards of that company was 44 years-old in 1862, giving him a birth year of 1818, while the Edward Edwards under consideration here wasn’t born until 1834. They are not one and the same man.]
Pvt. Richard William Ellis [found as “R. William Ellis” in the military records for the 1st FL Infantry] (b. GA, 1835-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), (Old) Co. A/(New) Co. B (“Leon Rifles,” aka “Capt. A. Perry Amaker’s Company,” raised in Leon County, FL), 1st FL Infantry. The regiment was reduced to four companies and re-titled McDonell’s FL Infantry Battalion. In April 1862 it was consolidated with Miller’s Battalion FL Infantry and again called the 1st FL Infantry. Enlisted April 2, 1861, at Camp Magnolia, Tallahassee, FL, at age 26. Present on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1861 company muster roll. When the regiment was reduced to four companies (sometime after Jan. 1862), (Old) Co. A became (New) Co. B. Pvt. Ellis’ command was temporarily consolidated with another command in the spring of 1862, which command was titled the “Florida & Confederate Guards Battalion,” in which command Pvt. Ellis served in Co. E. [Note: The “Confederate Guards Battalion” was a LA command officially known as the “Confederate Guards Response Battalion Volunteer LA Infantry,” aka “12th Battalion LA Infantry,” aka “16th Battalion LA Infantry,” and aka “Clack’s Battalion LA Infantry.”] “Severely wounded” at the Battle of Farmington, near Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS, May 8-9, 1862, while serving with this amalgamated command. Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll (for the 1st FL Infantry) states “discharged & final statement given July 7, 1862.” No further information in his military file with this command. However, Pvt. Ellis was not yet done serving his new nation. He enlisted a second time, this time into Co. A (“Ocmulgee Rangers,” aka “Capt. R.R. Bearden’s Company” [refused captaincy], and aka “Capt. T.G. Holt’s’ Company,” raised in Bibb County, GA), 19th Battalion GA Cavalry (aka, 2nd [Goode’s] Battalion GA Partisan Rangers). [Found as “R.W. Ellis” in the records of the 19th Battalion GA Cavalry. Pvt. Ellis would confuse this command as the “10th GA Battalion” in his Confederate Pension application.] Enlisted July 24, 1862, at Macon, Bibb County, GA. Present on Dec. 1, 1862, company muster roll. Served as Forage Master for the battalion from Sept. 24, 1862, until Feb. 4, 1863, and paid for said duty at Kingston, Bartow County, GA, on March 31, 1863. Notation on pay receipt states “R.W. Ellis was appointed Forage Master & Wagon Master of the 19th Ga. Battn. on the 24 Sept. 1862 by Maj. now Col. A.T. Goode.” On Dec. 30, 1862, the 19th Battalion GA Cavalry was consolidated with the 5th Battalion GA Cavalry to form the 10th Confederate Cavalry. Pvt. Ellis served in Co. F of this new command. [Found as “R.W. Ellis” in the records of the 10th Confederate Cavalry.] Present on Feb. 28, 1863, company muster roll. Present on April 30, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 29, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “[at] Convalescent Camp at Oxford [Calhoun & Talladega Counties], Ala., by order from Brigade Head Quarters.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Hillsboro, NC, May 3, 1865. Southern Patriot! Richard W. Ellis filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1911, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 1st Regiment FL Volunteers and, later, the 10th GA Battalion, but, in naming the latter command, he was confusing the 19th Battalion GA Cavalry and the 10th Confederate Cavalry (in both of which commands he served). Buried in the Runnels Cemetery, 31.40528 -89.17111, located on the W side of the road at 834 Macedonia Road (about 200 ft. due N of that road’s intersection with Walters Road), Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. John Beeman Eure (b. Halifax County, NC***, 1839-d. Forrest County, MS, 1920), Co. C (“Confederates,” aka “Capt. O.R. Singleton’s Company,” aka “Capt. Eli G. Henry’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Benjanin F. Cassell’s Company,” raised in Madison County, MS), 18th MS Infantry. Enlisted ca. April 22, 1861, at Canton, Madison County, MS, at age 21. Present or absent not stated on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Admitted July 17, 1861, to C.S.A. General Hospital, Charlottesville, VA, suffering from measles, and returned to duty on Aug. 6, 1861. Present on Aug. 1, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Admitted Dec. 2, 1861, to General Hospital, Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, suffering from intermittent fevers, and returned to duty on Dec. 5, 1864. Absent on April 1862 company muster roll, with notation “baker in Richmond, VA.” Present on April 28, 1862, company muster roll taken at Lee’s Mills, Newport News, VA. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Wounded “near Fredericksburg,” VA, on Dec. 18, 1862, in the aftermath of the First Battle of Fredericksburg. Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick of (sic) accidental wound.” Admitted Jan. 1, 1863, to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, with notation that he was transferred to “No. 2 Hospital.” Admitted Jan. 13, 1863, to Mississippi Soldiers Hospital [aka, General Hospital, Camp Winder], Richmond, VA, because he was “wounded in arm,” and returned to duty on April 16, 1863. Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick.” Ditto on April 1863 company muster roll. Captured at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg [aka, the Second Battle of Marye’s Heights], MD, on May 3, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC, and then to Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Paroled at Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp, ca. May 21, 1863, and forwarded for exchange. Physically exchanged at City Point, VA [located on the James River, appr. 35 miles SE of Richmond] on May 23, 1863. Admitted May 25, 1863, to Mississippi Soldiers Hospital [aka, General Hospital, Camp Winder], Richmond, VA, suffering from pneumonia and debilitas, and returned to duty on June 4, 1863. Hospital record also gives his residence as Madison County, MS. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Dec. 1863 company muster roll states “deserted to the enemy.” Feb. 1864 company muster roll states “deserted to the enemy Nov. 1863.” Ditto on April 1864 company muster roll. A “Record” of the 18th MS Infantry, dated “near Richmond, Va., March 4, 1865, states “deserted December 1863 [at] Knoxville, Tenn.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: A “Record” of the 18th MS Infantry, dated “near Richmond, Va., March 4, 1865, gives his natal state as “GA.” It also says that he was a single farmer, living at Good Hope, MS, when he enlisted.]
Pvt. William E. Eure [found as “W.E. Eure” in the military records] (b. Leake County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1928), Co. G (“Capt. Joseph J. Lamar’s Company,” raised in Leake County, MS), 1st Battalion MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days) (1864). Enlisted Aug. 24, 1864, at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, at age 16. Present on Sept. 14, 1864, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this very short-term command. Southern Patriot! William E. Eure (sic) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1920, in which he inexplicably stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Co. E (“Lake Rebels,” aka “Capt. William L. Towner’s Company,” raised in Scott County, MS), 6th MS Infantry. This is inexplicable because William E. Eure has no service records in the 6th MS Infantry, but does have service records in the 1st Battalion MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days) (1864). Additionally, while Pvt. Eure stated that he enlisted in the spring of 1864 and served under Capt. W.L. Towner, the said Capt. Towner had actually resigned in 1862. William E. Eure (including variant spellings) never served in the 6th MS Infantry. Mrs. William E. Eure filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1940, in which she stated that her husband (“William E. Eure”) was a Confederate soldier in the “6th MS.” Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker that states he served in the 6th MS Infantry, but which command/unit is in error, as he only served in the 1st Battalion MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days) (1864). When a descendant ordered this VA marker for Pvt. Eure, the VA refused to issue same because Eure has no records in the 6th MS Infantry. The VA then asked the State of MS to verify whether a Confederate Pension was issued to Eure for his service in the 6th MS Infantry, which the State of MS did because the Forrest County Pension Board had rubber-stamped Eure’s pension application when Eure stated that he had served in the 6th MS Infantry. [This was common practice on the county-level, as county pension boards did not have access to Confederate military records.]
Pvt. William Applewhite Evans (b. Jones County, MS, 1831-d. Perry County, MS,
1904), Co. A (“Copiah Horse Guards,” raised in Copiah County, MS), Stockdale’s
Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Jan. 19, 1862, at Pass Christian, Harrison County,
MS, at age 30. Present or absent not stated on Feb. 1, 1862, company muster roll,
but same roll has notation “brought into service 1 horse, valued at $160.” On Sept.
14, 1863, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry was enlarged to become the 4th MS
Cavalry, with Co. A of the battalion remaining Co. A in the full regiment. Present
on June 30, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the
general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on
May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan
Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on
parole gives his residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! [Note: There is
also a war’s-end parole in his file for a “W.A. Evens” (sic) of the same company,
but this is a clerical error, as this “W.A. Evens” (sic) was from Claiborne County,
MS.] Buried in the Carter Family Cemetery (not the same as, but adjacent to the
Carterville Baptist Church Cemetery), 31.320280 -89.246510, located on the E
side of Carterville Road, appr. halfway between that road’s intersection with Cedar
Street and its intersection with Gandy Street, Carterville, Forrest County, MS, with
a Confederate marker.
Pvt. Jonathan N. Ezell [found in the military records as “Johnathan Ezell”] (b. Walton County, FL, 1841-d. Forrest County, MS, 1902), Co. A (“Gaines Warriors,” aka “Capt. Henry Roberts’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 24th MS Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1861, in Greene County, MS, at age 19 (just a few days shy of his 20th birthday, though his age is given in the military records — which are often “off” by a few years — as 22). Present on Sept. 10, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 28, 1862, company muster roll. Regimental Return for “March, April, May, [&] June 1862” states “detailed as Regimental Marker.” [Note: The “regimental marker” or “marker of the regiment” was the soldier whom the rest of the command dressed on (aligned themselves with) when coming into line of battle. This was considered to be an honored position.] Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present for clothing issue at unspecified location (probably in hospital) on April 10, 1863. Absent on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick [on orders of] Dr. Harper since March 9, 1863.” Captured at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, Nov. 24, 1863, and and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Rock Island, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Rock Island, IL, POW Camp on Dec. 5, 1863. Forwarded for exchange from Rock Island, IL, POW Camp on Feb. 25, 1865, possibly via Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, NY, and physically exchanged at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, VA, on March 5, 1865. Admitted to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, on March 6, 1865, suffering from debilitas, and furloughed for 30 days on March 8, 1865. Pvt. Ezell was probably furloughed back to MS. However, his command, the 24th MS Infantry, would be called to the Carolinas to take part in the Carolinas Campaign of the spring of 1865 while Pvt. Ezell was still on furlough, so he was never able to rejoin his unit in the field. On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in the Carolinas, the 24th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 27th MS Infantry, the 29th MS Infantry, the 30th MS Infantry, and the 34th MS Infantry to form the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Ezell — cut off from this new command — has no war’s-end parole with this command. No further information in his military file. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Morriston Cemetery, 31.41810 -89.19030, located on the E side of the road at appr. 675 Morriston Road, Morriston, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
(Rev.) Pvt. William Edward Fail [“Phail”] (b. Washington County, AL, 1845-d. Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers Home, Biloxi, Harrison County, MS, 1931), “Capt. E.A. Miller’s Company of Unattached Cavalry (raised in Clarke & Wayne Counties, MS), which became (2nd) Co. A (“Miller’s Company,” [also called Co. E]), 24th (Moorman’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Sept. 23, 1863, at Waynesboro, Wayne County, MS, at age 18. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “on detached duty.” Absent on Oct. 22, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “in hospital at Brookhaven [Lawrence County, MS].” Absent on Oct. 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick on Surgeon’s Certificate; due [to return to command on] Nov. 1, 1864.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Choctaw County, AL. Southern Patriot! [Note: His war’s-end parole states that he was a private in Co. E, 24th MS Infantry (not the 24th Battalion MS Cavalry), but this is a clerical error and should read “Co. E, 24th (Moorman’s) Battalion MS Cavalry,” especially as he has no other records in the 24th MS Infantry and Miller’s Company (24th Battalion MS Cavalry) was also known as “Co. E.”] Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that also identifies him as a “Conft. (sic) Vet.” [i.e., a Confederate Veteran]. W.E. Fail [“Phail”] filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1914, 1916, & 1926, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Co. A of the “24th Mississippi Battalion” under “Capt. E.A. Miller and Colonel Mooreman” [i.e., Moorman], and that he enlisted at “Waynesboro, Miss., but lived in Chocktaw [i.e., Choctaw] County, Ala.” In his 1914 application, he gave his occupation as “superannuated preacher”!
2nd Lt. Angus Ray Fairley, Sr. [found as “Angus R. Fairly” in the military records for the 13th MS Infantry] (b. Jackson County, MS, 1827-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), (Old) Co. C/(New) Co. B (“Wayne Rifles,” aka “Wayne Guards,” aka “Capt. William J. Eckford’s Company,” raised in Wayne County, MS), 13th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 17, 1861, at Waynesboro, Wayne County, MS, at age 34. Present on June 1, 1861, Regimental Return, taken at Union City, Obion County, TN. Present on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Absent on furlough for the Battle of Manassas [Bull Run], VA (July 21, 1861), and the Battle of Leesburg, VA (Oct. 21, 1861). Present for Sept. 16, 1861, pay issuance at unspecified location (but probably in the vicinity of Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA). Present for pay in Richmond, VA, on Oct. 14, 1861. A “Roster of Commissioned Officers” of the 13th MS Infantry, undated, but covering the period May 14, 1861-March 25, 1865, states that 2nd Lt. Fairly resigned in “Nov. 1861,” but gives no further particulars. No further information in his military file with this command. However, Angus Fairly was not done serving his new nation. He enlisted a second time, this time as captain of his own company — Co. H (“Capt. Angus Ray Fairly’s Company,” raised in Jones & Wayne Counties, MS), 5th (Robinson’s) MS Infantry (State Troops) (1862-1863). Enlisted at Winchester, Wayne County, MS, on Aug. 25, 1862, at age 35. Appointed captain on Aug. 26, 1862, and elected captain on Sept. 3, 1862. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present for pay on Jan. 23, 1863, at unspecified location, but probably just north of Columbus, Lowndes County, MS. Present on Feb. 28, 1863, company muster roll. Appears on an undated “Roster of Officers, Field & Staff and Company, of [the] 5th Reg’t, 4th Brigade, Mississippi Minute Men,” as captain of “Co. H, 5 Reg’t Minute Men.” Present for pay on April 27, 1863, at unspecified location, but almost certainly along the Big Black River, east of Vicksburg. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. This command was disbanded after the fall of Vicksburg on July 17, 1863, on order of Department Commander John C. Pemberton, but was not mustered out of service until so ordered by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston on Sept. 22, 1863, at Columbus, MS. (In other words, the command was assembled at Columbus, MS, on Sept. 22, 1863, and then discharged from the service.) Capt. Fairly was present on Sept. 22, 1863, company muster roll, taken at Columbus, MS. [Note: The company was only paid through the date of their disbandment by Gen. Pemberton — July 17, 1863 — and not through the end of their term of service — Sept. 22, 1863.] No further information in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that correctly describes him as “Capt. A.R. Fairley,” and also has “C.S.A.” [“Confederate States of America” or “Confederate States Army”] inscribed on it. [Note: There is an Archibald Robert Fairly (1821-1888) of Jefferson County, MS, who is sometimes confused with the Angus Ray Fairly under consideration here. A.R. Fairly of Jefferson County, MS, served in Co. F, 2nd Battalion MS Infantry (State Troops), as well as in Co. A, 4th Battalion MS Minute Men, raised in Jefferson County, MS. He is not the same person as Angus Ray Fairly.]
Pvt. Fergus Ferguson [found as “Fergis Ferguson,” “Fergus Fergueson,” & “Ferges Fergeson” in the military records] (b. Moore County, NC, 1830-d. Perry County, MS, 1902), Co. H (“Moore Guards,” aka “Capt. Neill McKay NcNeill’s Company,” raised in Moore County, NC), 46th NC Infantry (State Troops). Enlisted ca. April 16, 1862, in Moore County, NC, at age 31. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “[on] Recruiting service.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “at home on sick furlough since July 1 [1863, on a] 40-days [furlough; furlough] was extended by Surgeon of Malitia [i.e., militia] to 10 Nov. 1863.” Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864. Absent on June 1864 company muster roll, with notation “wounded May 5, 1864, sent to hospital, and received furlough for 60 days.” Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “wounded May 5, 1864, and sent to hospital.” Absent on Oct. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “detailed at Division quarter-masters Department [on] Sept. 15, 1864, by order of Gen. Cooke.” Absent on Dec. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “detailed at Division Q.M. Dept., by order [of] Gen. Cooke, Sept. 15, 1864.” Listed on an undated “Roll of Honor” for Co. H, 46th NC Infantry (State Troops), with no indication of which battle or which actions the honor arose from. Served till war’s end. Paroled on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Courthouse, VA, along with Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern VA. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
1st Lt. Robert Field (b. Adams County, MS, 1842-d. Forrest County, MS, 1909), Capt. Robert M. Butler’s Company of MS Reserve Cavalry (Unattached) (Adams County). No enlistment date/data. Prob. enlisted ca. Aug. 1864 (when many reserve commands were formed in MS) at Natchez, Adams County, MS, at appr. age 22. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 14, 1865. Parole gives residence as Adams County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Pvt./1st Sgt. James D. Finch (b. Bourbon County, KY, ca. 1831-d. possibly Forrest County, MS, after 1872), (1st) Co. C (“South St. Louis Guards,” aka “Capt. David Hirsch’s Company,” and aka “Capt. John M. Muse’s Company,” raised in St. Louis, MO), 1st MO Infantry. Enlisted July 1, 1861, at Memphis, Shelby County, TN, at age 30. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll for Co. K (“Missouri Greys,” aka “Capt. John E. Averill’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Charles L. Edmondson’s Company,” raised in New Madrid County, MO), 1st MO Infantry. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll, but with notation “transferred to Co. E [on] Aug. 1, 1862.” Present as a private on Aug. 1862 company muster roll for Co. E (“St. Louis Minute Men,” aka “Capt. Martin Burke’s Company,” raised in St. Louis, MO), 1st Missouri Infantry, with notation “transferred from Co. K [on] July 28, 1862.” Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Ca. Nov. 1, 1862, the 1st MO Infantry and the 4th MO Infantry were consolidated to form the 1st & 4th Consolidated MO Infantry, with Cos. E, F, & H of the 1st MO Infantry being further consolidated to form Co. F, 1st & 4th Consolidated MO Infantry. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Served, on orders of Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen, as a bricklayer in building up the defenses of Grand Gulf, Claiborne County, MS, from March 15, 1863, to May 2, 1863. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Took part in the Battle of Grand Gulf, Claiborne County, MS, on April 29, 1863. Present on June 1863 company muster roll, taken during the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS.
Co. B, 1st & 4th Consolidated MO Infantry. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Furloughed for 60 days from July 30, 1863, until Sept. 30, 1863. Absent on Aug. 1863 company muster roll with notation “absent without leave,” but with further notation “name appears in column of names present,” the confusion being caused by his actually being absent on furlough. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Paid Nov. 18, 1863, at Meridian, MS, for commutation of rations while he was on his 60-day furlough. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Capt. Lewis H. Kennerly wrote a letter on behalf of Pvt. Finch, asking that he be paid for his extra duty at Grand Gulf, MS, the year before, but the request was denied. Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Bibb County, GA, on Sept. 20, 1864, suffering from diarrhea, and transferred to another, unnamed facility on Sept. 21, 1864. An undated “Record” of the 1st MO Infantry states that he served at the Battle of Shiloh, TN, the Battle of Corinth, MS, the Battle of Tuscumbia Bridge, the Battle of Grand Gulf, MS, the Battle of Port Gibson, MS, the Battle of Big Black River, the Siege of Vicksburg, MS, the 100-day Georgia Campaign, the Battle of Allatoona Pass, GA, and Gen. John Bell Hood’s disastrous Middle TN Campaign of late 1864, including the horrific Battle of Franklin, TN (the high-water mark of Confederate courage!), and the disastrous Battle of Nashville, TN. The 1st & 4th Consolidated MO Infantry ended up being mostly captured at the Battle of Fort Blakely, Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on April 9, 1865. A few of the men escaped; Pvt. Finch seems to have been among these, but this is simply conjecture. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of CS forces in the mid-Confederacy (i.e., the “Western Theater”) at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Jackson, MS, on May 12, 1865. Parole has notation “Residence: Carondelet [now a neighborhood of St. Louis], Mo.” Southern Patriot! Mary M. Finch filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she did not state her husband’s (“James D. Finch”) military unit, but stated that he resided in St. Louis, MO, when he enlisted and that he served under Capt. Bowen and Gen. Stephen D. Lee during the Siege of Vicksburg, MS. Burial site not found. Genealogy not found.
Pvt. Sanford Valentine Ford [found as “L.V. Ford” in the military records, but script capital “L’s” and “S’s” are often confused, so I am convinced that L.V. Ford is actually S.V. Ford] (b. Smith County, MS, 1848-d. Forrest County, MS, 1930), Co. B (“Capt. Goodwyn Nixon’s Company of Cavalry,” raised in Jasper, Jones, & Smith Counties, MS), 1st (Denis’) Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves, which became Co. B, 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves on Sept. 3, 1864. Enlisted [according to his Confederate Pension application] in August 1864 at appr. age 16. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Taylorsville, Smith County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. However, a VA Confederate marker was ordered, approved, and shipped for him [as either “S.V. Ford” or “Stanford (sic) V. Ford”] to “E.V. Ford,” Hattiesburg, MS, on Dec. 19, 1939. Sanford V. Ford filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1928, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “1st Miss. Reserve Corps.” Mrs. S.V. Ford filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1930, in which she stated that her husband (“S.V. Ford”) was a Confederate soldier in the “1st Miss. Reserve Corps.”
Pvt. William Finley Frost [mis-indexed in National Archvies records as “William M. Frost,” but his actual service records show him as “William F. Frost”] (b. MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Smith’s-Turner’s Battery, aka “Chickasawhay Desperadoes,” raised in Clarke County, MS. Enlisted April 24, 1861, at DeSoto, Clarke County, MS, at age 18 (though military records — often “off” by a year or two — state that he was 17). Presence implied on Aug. 8, 1861, company muster roll, dated Union City, Obion County, TN. Present or absent not stated on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, but notation states that he was present for pay on Sept. 1, 1862, when he was paid in camp. Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “at home on furlough.” Appears on a “Report of absentees with leave from Cheatham’s Division, report dated Shelbyville [Bedford County], Tenn.,” with notation that leave was for 16 days, commencing on Feb. 20, 1863, on authority of Gen. Braxton Bragg. Present or absent not stated on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “was absent on furlough last pay day,” but further notation states that he was present for pay on Jan. 1, 1863, when paid by Capt. Deshields. Present or absent not stated on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, but he was definitely present on March 1, 1863, when paid by Capt. Deshield. Present on April 1864 company muster roll, with notation that he was present for pay on Dec. 31, 1863, when paid by Capt. Pilcher. Present on June 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of CS forces in the mid-Confederacy (i.e., the “Western Theater”) at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 10, 1865. Parole has notation “Residence: Clarke County, Miss.” Southern Patriot! Buried in the McLemore Cemetery, 31.40542 -89.27658, located appr. 500 ft. due W of a point on US Hwy. 11 that lies appr. 4000 ft. S of that road’s intersection with Grayson Park Road, or appr. 500 ft. due W of a point on US Hwy. 11 that lies appr. 700 ft. due S of the paved RR crossover that lies between Grayson Park Road and Chevis Lee Road, Leeville, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Pvt./3rd Sgt./Ordnance Sgt. Joseph Marion Gay (b. possibly Gibson County, TN, ca. 1834-d. Forrest County, MS, 1920), Co. A (“Capt. C.C. Bowman’s Company,” aka “Capt. H.A. Tyler’s Company,” raised in N MS, W TN, & KY), 1st (Faulkner’s) KY Partisan Rangers, which became Co. A, 12th KY Cavalry. Enlisted April 29, 1863, in North MS, at appr. age 28/29. Brought his own horse (valued at $435) into the service with him. Present as 3rd Sgt. on Jan. 28, 1864, company muster roll. Present as Pvt. on April 30, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “[on] Daily Duty [in] Ordnance Dept.” Transferred on May 13, 1864, to Co. D (“Capt. G.W. Parkison’s Company,” aka “Capt. J.J. Wilson’s Company,” raised in N MS, W TN, & KY), 1st (Faulkner’s) KY Partisan Rangers, which became Co. D, 12th KY Cavalry. Present on May 12, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “detailed as Ordnance Sgt. in the Regiment; transferred from Co. A of this Regiment [on] April 30, 1864, by order [of] Maj. Gen. [Nathan Bedford] Forrest.” Present as Ordnance Sgt. on June 1864 Field & Staff muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. However, Sgt. Gay claimed in his Confederate Pension application to have been transferred in March 1865 to his brother’s company Co. F, 19th & 20th (Russell’s) Consolidated TN Cavalry. [However, Capt. William Gay of the 20th TN Cavalry was promoted to major of the consolidated command.] And, indeed, records for the 19th & 20th Consolidated TN Cavalry confirm that men from the 12th KY Cavalry were transferred to this command in March 1865. Pvt. J.M. Gay served till war’s end in Co. F, 19th & 20th Consolidated TN Cavalry. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 11, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Gibson County, TN. Southern Patriot! J.M. Gay filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1912 & 1916, in which he stated that he enlisted in Hickman County, KY, in Oct. 1861, was a Confederate soldier in an independent company for one year, then his battalion joined the 12th KY Cavalry, but he was transferred in March 1865 to his brother’s company, which was Co. F, 19th & 20th TN Cavalry (Russell’s). He said that he was paroled at war’s end at Gainesville, AL. All of which is confirmed by his actual service records. Burial site not found.
Pvt. Nathaniel Thomas Giles (b. Franklin County, AL, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1928), Co. H (“Merwin Guards,” aka “Capt. Hiram Newton Berry’s Company of Infantry,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 1st MS Infantry Reserves (aka, “Reserve Corps, State of Mississippi”). Enlisted May 2, 1864, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 18 (according to family sources). Present on Oct. 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “present, sick,” and age given as 17 (in the military records). Present on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. An “Historic Roll” of the company states that he lived at “Rushing Store, Lauderdale [County, MS],” when he enlisted. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, MS, during May 1865 [specific date not given]. Parole gives residence as “Rushing Store, Lauderdale County, Miss.” Southern Patriot! Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. N.T. Giles filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1910, 1916, & 1924, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Capt. Berry’s Company. He also mentioned being in the 7th Battalion, but I believe this means the 7th Battalion of the MS Reserve Infantry Corps, and not the 7th Battalion MS Infantry, in which command he has no service records.
Pvt./1st Corp. Stephen Walter Giles (b. prob. Sumter County, AL, 1838-d. Forrest County, MS, 1920), (Old) Co. B/(New) Co. D, (“Chunky Heroes,” raised in Newton County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 23, 1861, at Shieldsboro (now Bay St. Louis), Hancock County, MS, at age 23. Present as private on Oct. 5, 1861, company muster roll. Absent as corporal on July 1862 Regimental Return, with notation “sick.” Present as 1st Corp. on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present as 1st Corp. on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll. Present as 1st Corp. on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Absent as private on Aug. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick.” Present as private on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present as private on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Court-martialed on Feb. 3, 1864, probably at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, with charges and results of court-martial unknown, so he may have been completely exonerated. Present as private on April 1864 company muster roll. Present as private on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Captured at the Battle of Nashville, TN, on Dec. 16, 1864, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp on Jan. 6, 1865. Released from Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp at war’s end on June 12, 1865, after first taking the required Oath of Allegiance to the US. Age given as 27 on parole papers. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. [Note: When “Mrs. R.D. Giles” originally filed for a VA marker for him, she stated that he was in a “U.S. Regiment,” but the VA could not find him in US service; they did find him in the 3rd MS Infantry, CSA, and issued his VA Confederate marker accordingly.]
2nd Lt. John Gillis (b. Perry County, MS, 1835-d. Perry County, MS, 1899), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted March 25, 1862, in Jones County, MS, at age 26. Present or absent not stated on May 13, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave.” Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave.” Resigned his commission in an undated letter (ca. Aug. 27, 1862 — date resignation received at “Head Quarters, District of the Tennessee). The letter reads: “Camp Little [for Gen. Henry Little] near Saltillo, Miss. To A.A. General, Thomas L. Snead, District of the Tennessee, C.S.A. Sir, I have the honor to tender to you my Resignation as Senior Second Lieutenant of Company B, 7th Battalion Miss. Volunteers, for the reason whereof I refer to Surgeon’s Certificate. (signed) I am, sir, Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, John Gillis, Senior Second Lieutenant, Company B, 7th Miss. Battalion.” Surgeon John M. Baylis [Lt. Gillis’ brother-in-law], M.D., endorsed Lt. Gillis’ resignation, stating “I certify that I have carefully examined the Said Lt. Gillis of Company B, 7th Miss. Battalion, and find him incapable of performing the duties of his office because of Constitutional Debility & Chronic Diarrhea to such an extent that in my judgment it is incurable in camp. I further certify that the Said Lieutenant Gillis has not been able for duty more than three weeks during the three months of his service in the army. (signed) John M. Baylis, M.D., Acting Surgeon, 7th Miss. Battalion.” The resignation was endorsed by Lt. Gillis’ captain (and brother-in-law), Capt. Wyatt T. Baylis (killed in the Siege of Vicksburg), Lt.-Col. J.S. Terral (commanding the 7th Battalion), Gen. Henry Little (commanding the brigade), and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price
(commanding the division). However, Lt. Gillis wasn’t shamming, and his desire to continue to serve his new nation was evident when he regained his health, formed his own company of cavalry, and led same. On Aug. 15, 1864, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, Capt. John Gillis formed “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. Present on Aug. 20, 1864, company muster roll. Served until war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on June 8, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Perry County, MS, and age as 28. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Gillis Cemetery (aka, Gillis Family Cemetery), 31.28390 -89.25060, located appr. 800 ft. down a dirt road that branches off to the NE at appr. 1900 Old Hwy. 49 (aka, James Street) or appr. 700 ft. S of that road’s intersection with Tatum Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker that, on one side, in a slightly misleading fashion, reads “7th MS Infantry,” when, in fact, it should read “7th Battalion MS Infantry.” The other side states “Capt. John Gillis, Gillis Cavalry Company, CSA,” and “Hattiesburg’s 1st Medical Doctor.”
Pvt./4th Corp./3rd Corp./2nd Corp. Seaburn/Seaborn D. Gillis (b. Perry County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1894), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 19. Present as private on May 13, 1862, company muster roll. Absent as 4th Corporal on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave.” Absent as 4th Corp. on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick.” Absent as private on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave,” which notation was “an error, [he] was absent, sick.” Absent as private on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sent to hospital.” Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Absent as corporal on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick.” Reported to parole camp [probably at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS] sometime after Nov. 14, 1863. [Note: Parole camps were Confederate military camps where soldiers continued to train until they were “exchanged” on paper for a like number of Yankees who had also been captured and paroled. Such soldiers could not perform any active military duty until they were exchanged on paper.] Present as corporal on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “[was] absent without leave from Dec. 11 [1863] to Dec. 30, 1863.” Absent as 3rd Corp. on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent, paroled.” Present as a corporal with Co. B, Second Detachment of Paroled Prisoners, at Parole Camp at Demopolis, AL, on April 30, 1864. Present as a 2nd corporal with Co. B, Second Detachment of Paroled Prisoners, at Parole Camp at Demopolis, AL, on June 30, 1864. Served the entire war. Horribly wounded and captured at the Battle of Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, on April 9, 1865, but this young fighter went down swinging, suffering both a gunshot wound to the face and head and a (very rare) saber cut. Hospitalized as a POW at New Orleans, LA, before being transported aboard US hospital ship Elanora Carrel to Yankee hospital at Vicksburg, MS. Admitted to “No. 3 (Colored) U.S.A. General Hospital,” Vicksburg, MS, on April 26, 1865. Transferred to Hospital No. 2, Vicksburg, MS, on May 5, 1865. Records are unclear, but probably released from Federal custody on May 8, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Gillis Cemetery (aka, Gillis Family Cemetery), 31.28390 -89.25060, located appr. 800 ft. down a dirt road that branches off to the NE at appr. 1900 Old Hwy. 49 (aka, James Street) or appr. 700 ft. S of that road’s intersection with Tatum Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Mary B. Gillis filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“S.D. Gillis”) was a Confederate soldier in the 7th MS.
Pvt. Wyatt Draughn Gillis (b. Perry County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1873), “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. Enlisted into big brother John Gillis’ company on Aug. 15, 1864, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 19. Present on Aug. 20, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Gillis Cemetery (aka, Gillis Family Cemetery), 31.28390 -89.25060, located appr. 800 ft. down a dirt road that branches off to the NE at appr. 1900 Old Hwy. 49 (aka, James Street) or appr. 700 ft. S of that road’s intersection with Tatum Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with two Confederate markers (with one being a plaque which is apparently affixed to a private marker — hard to tell from the picture of the plaque on findagrave).
Pvt. James C. Grantham [found as “J.C. Grantham” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1838-d. Perry County, MS, 1889), Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 23. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was augmented to became the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Pvt. Grantham served in Co. D (still “Capt. Stevens’ Company”) of this enlarged command. Absent on Dec. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “furloughed from Hospital [and] now at home.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 22, 1865. Residence given on parole as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Grantham Cemetery (aka, Jimmy Grantham Cemetery), located somewhere in Township 5N, Range 12W, Section 4. (No better directions available.) [Note: This is not the same cemetery as the Grantham Cemetery in Lamar County, MS.]
Pvt. Reuben Grayson (b. Wayne County, MS, ca. 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1922), Co. H (“Meridian Invincibles,” raised in Lauderdale County, MS), 14th MS Infantry. Enlisted Oct. 20, 1862, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at appr. age 18. Present on Dec. 1862, company muster roll, with notation “was assigned to Co. H, 14 Regt. Miss. Vols from conscript camp, Enterprise [Clarke County], Miss., [on] Dec. 9, 1862.” Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave since Aug. 25, 1863.” Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1, 1864, when mustered for payment of enlistment bounty at unspecified location. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “wounded and sent to hospital [on] June 25, 1864.” [Wounded probably in skirmishing around Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Cobb County, GA.] Possibly wounded at the Battle of Kinston, NC (March 8-10, 1865) or at the Battle of Bentonville, NC (March 19-21, 1865). Admitted to C.S.A. General Hospital No. 3, Greensboro, NC, in “March 1865” (specific date not given; cause for hospitalization not stated). Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Charlotte, NC, May 12, 1865. Date and place of parole suggest the possibility of having been wounded in March 1865 at either Kinston or Bentonville. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that is inscribed “C.S.A.” Reuben Grayson received a Confederate Pension of $17.85 in Wayne County, MS, in 1890, and a Confederate Pension of $23.36 in Wayne County, MS, in 1891 at a time when only soldiers seriously wounded or disabled during the war were receiving pensions. R. Grayson filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1919, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 14th MS Infantry and that he had been wounded in NC. [He did not specify whether he was wounded at Kinston, NC, or Bentonville, NC.]
SERVICE CLARIFIED. Pvt. George M. Gullett [found as “G.M. Gullett” in the military records] (b. GA, 1839-d. Forrest County, MS, 1908), has a tombstone on which is inscribed what appears to be “C 27 Miss. R.,” which would indicate that he served in Co. C (“Fredonia Hards,” raised in Pontotoc County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. However, George M. Gullett was living in GA in 1860 and did not move to MS until after the war, so he could not have served in the 27th MS Infantry. And, in fact, he has no service records in the 27th MS Infantry or any other MS CS command. Why “C 27 Miss. R.” (if I am reading it correctly, as it is very hard to read from its findagrave photo) would be inscribed on his marker is a mystery, unless one of his friends, fellow veterans, or children simply did not know that he actually served in a GA CS command. He enlisted on July 25, 1863, at Macon, Bibb County, GA, at age 23/24, into “Capt. J.M. Walden’s Company,” aka “Railroad Guards,” and aka Co. H, 14th Battalion Georgia State Guards, raised in Macon, Bibb County, GA, which was a company “for local defence, to serve as guards for [the] Southwestern Railroad.” This was a six-months company. Present or absent not stated, but implied, on Nov. 17, 1863, company muster roll. Records show that the company was never actually called into service. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that has “C 27 Miss. R.” inscribed thereon. [Note: There is a Pvt. George W. Gullett who served in Co. A (Monroe County, MS), 2nd MS Cavalry Reserves, but he was born in MS and was nearly ten years younger than the George M. Gullett who is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery. They are not the same man.]
Pvt. Robert A. [prob. “Amos”] Haddox [found as “R.A. Haddaks,” “Robert A. Haddore,” and “Robert A. Haddox” in the military records] (b. AL, 1835-d. Perry County, MS, 1899), Co. E (“Shubuta Guards,” aka “Capt. T.T. Howze’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS***), 37th MS Infantry. Enlisted March 8, 1862, at Shubuta, Clarke County, MS, at age 27 (though military records — often “off” by a few years — state that he was 24). Present on April 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 30, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 30, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in hospital.” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on May 11, 1865. Parole gives residence as Clarke County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: Some family researchers have Robert A. Haddox living in Madison Parish, LA, or Madison County, MS, in 1860, but he was living near Shubuta, Clarke County, MS, with his wife and first child on the 1860 US Federal Census.]
YANKEE SOLDIER, NOT CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. “Patrick Haggerty.” Pvt. William N. McCarthy [“alias Patrick Haggerty” on his VA headstone application] (b. Ireland, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1927), Co. B [military marker says Co. F], 18th NY Cavalry. Enlisted in New York City on July 6, 1863, at age 21. I do not have access to his military records, so I do not know whether he served the entire war, was wounded, captured, etc. Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a VA Yankee marker. Genealogy not found. His VA marker was ordered by his grandson, L.D. McCarthy, who was living with grandfather William N. McCarthy and grandmother Rachel McCarthy in 1920 in Forrest County, MS.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. (Rev.) Leonidas Edwin Hall (b. Sumter County, AL, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1932) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. H (“Capt. Parks’ Company,” aka “Capt Wheeler’s Company,” raised in Tippah County, MS), 1st MS Partisan Rangers, which became the 7th MS Cavalry. Indeed, there is a Pvt. Laban Hall in that company, as well as a Pvt. Leonidas Bell Hall (not Leonidas Edwin or Leonidas E. Hall). Clearly, Laban Hall is not Leonidas Edwin Hall. Pvt. Leonidas Bell Hall was 24 in 1863 and his enlistment papers state that he lived in Pontotoc County, MS; he had been transferred into the 7th MS Cavalry in 1863, but had actually enlisted earlier into the 17th MS Infantry at age 21 in 1861, which gives him a birth year of appr. 1840 — a full seven years before Rev. Leonidas Edwin Hall was born. And, Leonidas Edwin Hall was living in 1860 in Sumter County, AL, quite distant from Pontotoc County, MS. So, the two “L. Hall” privates in the 7th MS Cavalry and the Leonidas B. Hall of the 17th MS Infantry are not Rev. Leonidas Edwin Hall. Rev. Leonidas Edwin Hall filed a Confederate Pension application in 1927 in Forrest County, MS, in which he did not state his command, but stated that he served under Capt. William Smith and Col. Alpheus Baker. This could only mean one company/command — Co. F (“Andy Moore Guards,” raised in Choctaw County, AL), 1st AL, TN, & MS Infantry, which became Co. F, 4th Confederate Infantry, and, later, Co. F, 54th AL Infantry. [Note: L.E. Hall’s uncle, Zachariah M. Hall, was 2nd Lt. then 1st Lt. of this company and died in service in 1863.] However, Leonidas Edwin Hall has no service records in the 1st AL, TN, & MS Infantry, the 4th Confederate Infantry, or the 54th AL Infantry. A Leonidas Hall served as 1st Lt. and Ensign in the 43rd AL Infantry, but that Leonidas Hall died in Dallas County, TX, in 1940 and is buried with a Confederate marker in that county. A Leonidas R. Hall served in the 7th MS Infantry, but he is buried in Franklin County, MS, and is not the Leonidas Edwin Hall under consideration here. I have diligently searched both AL Misc. CS records and CS Misc. records and can find no soldier who matches Leonidas Edwin Hall’s particulars. I do not believe that he was ever a Confederate soldier. [Note: Rev. L.E. Hall wrote a newspaper article (part of a regular column?) entitled “Dr. L.E. Hall’s Letter,” in which he recounted events he supposedly experienced while in the 54th AL Infantry, but, again, I can find no documentation that he ever served in that command or any other Confederate command.] Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. L.E. Hall filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1927, in which he did not state his military command, but named officers who could only have served with the 54th AL Infantry.
3rd Corp. George E. Hammill [found in the military records as “G.E. Hamil”] (b. GA, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1923), Co. E (“Capt. E.J. York’s Company,” raised in Leake County, MS), 20th (Lay’s) Confederate Cavalry (aka, Lay’s MS Cavalry). [Note: Some databases state that George E. Hammill was a Confederate soldier in Co. F (“Leake Rebels,” raised in Leake County, MS), 33rd (Hurst’s) MS Infantry, but he never served in that command and has no service records in same]. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, in an unmarked grave. G.E. Hamil filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1919, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “33rd MS Cavalry.” G.E. Hammil (sic) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1921, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “32nd MS Cavalry.” Sarah E. Hamil filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“G.E. Hamil”) was a Confederate soldier in the “6th MS.” [This service may refer to her other husband, “Macom (sic) McNair.”]
Pvt. Gilbert Hamilton [found as “Gilbert Hamilton” and “Gilbert Hamithan” in the military records] (b. prob. Covington County, MS, 1845-d. Perry County, MS, 1886), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” aka “Capt. W.T. Baylis’ Company,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Covington County, MS, at age 17. Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Signed his Vicksburg parole with his “x” mark. Reported to parole camp at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, on Oct. 14, 1863. [Note: Parole camps were Confederate military camps where soldiers continued to train until they were “exchanged” on paper for a like number of Yankees who had also been captured and paroled. Such soldiers could not perform any active military duty until they were exchanged on paper.] Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from Feb. 21, 1864.” Returned to service. Served till war’s end. Captured at the Battle of Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, on April 9, 1865, and forwarded as a POW to Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, arriving there on April 15, 1865. Transferred for exchange from Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, via New Orleans, LA, to Vicksburg, MS, beginning on May 1, 1865. Physically exchanged at Camp Townsend, Vicksburg, MS, on May 6, 1865. Returned to service. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on May 10, 1865. Parole gives residence as “Monroe, Miss.” [not “Monroe County, Miss.”] which must be a now-extinct community in Covington County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a unique private marker that is made of large millstones.
Mary M. Hamilton filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“Gilbert Hamilton”) was a Confederate soldier in the 7th MS.
Pvt. William James Hamilton (b. Covington County, MS, 1847-d. Covington County, MS, 1905), Co. B (“Capt. Goodwyn Nixon’s Company,” raised in Jasper, Jones, & Smith Counties, MS), 1st (Denis’) Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves, which became Co. B, 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves on Sept. 3, 1864. No enlistment date/data, as only his war’s-end parole exists. However, his widow stated in her Confederate Widow’s pension applications that he enlisted in June 1864 in Covington County, MS. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, Lowndes County, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Augusta, Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Mary Richardson Hamilton filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Covington County, MS, in 1916, and in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she did not state her husband’s (“William James Hamilton”) military unit specifically, but stated that he enlisted in Covington County, MS, in June 1864, into Co. B, captained by Capt. Nixon, with the unnamed regiment being commanded by “Denny” [i.e., Denis], and that he served until the end of the war.
Pvt. Josiah Rowan Haney*** (b. Monroe County, TN, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1926), Co. D (“Capt. Robert C. Rowan’s Company,” raised in Monroe County, TN), 62nd TN Infantry (Mounted) (aka, “Rowan’s Regiment,” and aka 80th TN Infantry). [Note: Josiah Rowan Haney was the nephew of both his captain, Robert Clinton Rowan, and the colonel of the 62nd TN Infantry (Mounted), John A. Rowan, the latter of whom died in service during the war. John and Robert Rowan were brothers. He was also related to 2nd Lt. J.K. Rowan of Co. D.] Enlisted Aug. 1, 1864, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, at age 17. Present on Sept. 13, 1864, company muster roll. Nov. 1864 Regimental Return states “absent, sick.” No further information in his military file with this command, as the regiment was disbanded in the spring of 1865. However, the American Civil War Research Database states that he surrendered on May 9, 1865, at Washington, GA, the same day and place that Pres. Jefferson Davis held his last meeting with the Confederate Cabinet. Pvt. Haney himself (in his Confederate Pension application) stated that he was in active service with “Stewart’s Cavalry” at war’s end, but I have been unable to identify “Stewart’s Cavalry” and place them at Washington, GA, on May 5, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Joshua Rowen Haney*** (as “J.R. Haney) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1922, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Co. D, 62nd TN, that he enlisted on July 13, 1862, and that he was in active service at the surrender with “Stewart’s Cavalry.” Sarah Ann Haney filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1926, in which she stated that her husband (“Joshua Rowen Haney”) was a Confederate soldier in the “62nd Cavalry.” [***Note: Some databases carry this man as “Joseph Rowan Haney” and his and his wife’s Confederate Pension applications carry him as “Joshua Rowan Haney,” but family researchers state that his name is “Josiah Rowan Haney.” He was named after his maternal grandfather, Josiah Kennedy Rowan. Josiah’s brother, William Trousdale Haney, served in the same company as did Josiah.]
Spy & Courier William Trousdale Haney [found as “W.T. Haynie” in the military records] (b. TN, 1848-d. Forrest County, MS, 1935), Co. D (“Capt. Robert C. Rowan’s Company,” raised in Monroe County, TN), 62nd TN Infantry (Mounted) (aka, “Rowan’s Regiment,” and aka 80th TN Infantry). [Note: William Trousdale Haney was the nephew of both his captain, Robert Clinton Rowan, and the colonel of the 62nd TN Infantry (Mounted), John A. Rowan, the latter of whom died in service during the war. John and Robert Rowan were brothers. William Trousdale Haney’s brother, Josiah Rowan Haney, served in the same company as did William.] No enlistment date/data, but, if he enlisted (unofficially) sometime in 1864 (as he stated in his pension application), then he would have been 15 or 16 years old. He has no official military records. W.T. Haney filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1934, in which he stated that he enlisted in his uncle’s company at Sweet Water, Monroe & McMinn Counties, TN, “about 1864 and served as spy & mail carrier for the army.” He stated that he served until he “was sent home by officers.” Young Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. 3rd Sgt. Robert Calvin Hansbrough (b. Logan County, KY, 1833-d. unknown, possibly Carroll County, MS, or Forrest County, MS, after 1880), Capt. J.M. Armistead’s Company MS Partisan Rangers, raised in Carroll County, MS. Enlisted between July 18, 1862, and July 31, 1862, at Vaiden, Carroll County, MS, at age 29. Present or absent not stated on Aug. 13, 1862, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this poorly-documented command, with which he probably served until his one-year enlistment was up. R.C. Hansbrough was not yet done serving his new nation, however. He enlisted a second time. Enlisted, as a private, on Aug. 7, 1863, in Carroll County, MS, into Co. C (“Capt. William H. Curtis’ Company,” raised in Carroll County, MS), 5th (George’s) MS Cavalry. Present on Sept. 21, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Wounded on Dec. 4, 1863, at the Battle of Wolf River Bridge, just west of Moscow, Fayette County, TN. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent, wounded, [since] 4th Dec. [1863].” Absent on April 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave [since] May 3rd 1864.” No further information in his military file with this command. Margaret E. Hansbrough filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1928, in which she did not state her husband’s (“R.C. Hansbrough”) military unit, but correctly named his captain in Armistead’s Company and a lieutenant in the 5th (George’s) MS Cavalry under whom Pvt. Hansbrough might have served. (And she remembered all of this at age 91.5!!!) Burial site not found.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. (Judge) Pvt./Courier William Chancellor Hardee (b. Wilcox County, AL, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1922), “Capt. Charles A. Jennings’ Independent Company MS Cavalry for the support of the Bureau of Conscription [i.e., draft enforcement],” raised in Jasper County, MS), which became Co. G, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Enlisted Dec. 29, 1863, at Paulding, Jasper County, MS, at age 18. Present on June 1864 company muster roll, with notation “detailed as courier [on] 20th June 1864.” Present on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 17, 1865. Parole gives residence as “Jasper County, Miss.” Southern Patriot! W.C. Hardee filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1915, 1916, 1918, & 1921, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 9th MS Cavalry. Burial site not found. Some indices state that he is buried in Forrest County, MS, but his obituary clearly states that “Judge W.C. Hardee was laid to rest in the cemetery at Ellisville [Jones County, MS] this morning.” Probably buried in an unmarked grave in the Ellisville area. [Note: His first wife, Fannie Eliza Rowell, is buried in the Ellisville Cemetery, Ellisville, Jones County, MS, where he may also be buried in an unmarked grave. His second wife, Florence M. McKnight, is buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS.]
CONFEDERATE AND YANKEE SOLDIER. Pvt. Thomas Jefferson Harrell [also found as “J. Harrel,” “J. Harrell,” “T.J. Harrell,” “J. Harriel,” “T.J. Harrel,” “Thomas J. Harrold,” “Thomas J. Haziold,” and “Thomas J. Harrell” in the military records] (b. Upson County, GA, 1841-d. Perry County, MS, 1889), Co. B (“Rosin Heels,” aka “Capt. Amos McLemore’s Company,” raised in Jones County***, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 10, 1861, in Jones County, MS, at age 19. Present on July 1, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Captured at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattalooga, Hamilton County, TN, on Nov. 24, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then Military Prision, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Rock Island, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Rock Island, IL, POW Camp on Dec. 5, 1863. “Appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War, enlisted at Rock Island Barracks, Ill., in the U.S. Army for frontier service, [on] Oct. 14, 1864.” [Note: Imprisoned Confederate soldiers enlisted into US Volunteer service to escape starvation, disease, and death in wretched Yankee POW Camps. In volunteering for frontier service in the West, they were guaranteed never having to fight against their own people in the South.] Mustered into Co. C, 3rd US Volunteer Infantry, as “Thomas J. Harriel” on Oct. 14, 1864, at Rock Island, IL, POW Camp at age 23 (age from US records). Stationed, among other places, at Cottonwood, Nebraska Territory (which area later became part of Colorado). Mustered out of US service at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on Nov. 29, 1865, with notation on muster-out roll that he had pay stoppage of $2.90 “for damages to property of John Mattis & others.” [Note: “John Mattis” does not seem to have been a fellow soldier in the 3rd US Volunteer Infantry.] No further information in his military file with this Bluecoat command. Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: Thomas Jefferson Harrell was living in 1860 in Ellisville, Jones County, MS, under the name Thomas J. Quick (according to the 1860 US Census), as his mother — Frances Woodward Harrell Quick — had married Thomas Quick (1824-1862). It is unclear whether Thomas Quick (the elder) had adopted T.J. Harrell or whether the census taker simply assumed that T.J. Harrell was a Quick. At any rate, Thomas J. Harrell enlisted under his birth name.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Martin Van Buren Harris (b. unknown, but prob. AL, 1843-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1924) filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1916 & 1924, in which he stated that he served 1st Lt. E.L. Cater, Capt. W.B. Amos’ Company of Partisan Rangers, which became Co. D, 3rd Battalion FL Cavalry, which became Co. D, 15th Confederate Cavalry. In support of M.V.B. Harris’ pension application, Lawrence N. Amos (the son of Capt. W.B. Amos), wrote a letter confirming M.V.B. Harris’ service in his father’s company, even going so far as to call M.V.B. Harris “a confederate soldier”!
“State of Alabama,
County of Monroe.
Personally appeared before me, T.J. Murphy, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, L.N. Amos [son of Capt. William Bull Amos], who on oath says that Van Harris [i.e., Martin Van Buren Harris] did serve as a confederate soldier [emphasis added] in the 15th confederate calvery [i.e., cavalry], Company C, under Col. Harvy Mury [i.e., Maury], [and] Capt. W.V. [i.e., William Bull] Amos.
(signed) L.N. Amos
Sworn to and signed in my presents [i.e., presence] this the 19th day of Aug. 1916.
(signed) T.J. Murphy”
Burial site not found. Genealogy not found.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Steven Elager [Elijah] Hart (b. AL, 1845-d. Stone County, MS, 1916) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. D (“Mississippi Rangers,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry, but he has no service records in that command or any other MS CS command. In fact, the only Hart in the 7th Battalion was Pvt. T.M. Hart who also served in Co. D and is probably related to Steven E. Hart. I do not believe that Steven E. Hart was ever a Confederate soldier. Anderson Confederate Cemetery, 31.1096 -89.2837, located about 400 ft. due S of the Camp Dantzler Coummunity Center, which itself lies at the S terminus of Beaver Trail Road, Camp Dantzler, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. S.E. Hart filed a Confederate Pension application in Covington County, MS, in 1912, and a another in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Co. D, 7th Battalion MS Infantry, that he enlisted in Lauderdale County, MS, on Feb. 1, 1862, that he served under Col. Sears and Capt. Terrell and John Trotter, that his command surrendered at Atlanta, GA (or North MS), that he alternately was with his command at the surrender or was absent at the surrender because he had been paroled and exchanged. None of these statements are borne out by any military service records.
TENTATIVE. Pvt. Alic (sic) Hartfield [found as “A. Hartfield” in the military records] (b. prob. Perry County, MS, 1834-d. Perry County, MS, 1905), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” aka “Capt. W.T. Baylis’ Company,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Marion County, MS, at age 26 (if I have the right man). Present or absent not stated on May 13, 1862, company muster roll, and he does not appear on any later rolls. Almost certainly rejected by enrolling/inspecting officer for physical disability. Southern Patriot! Buried in the McCallum Cemetery, 31.23718 -89.20154, located appr. 1200 ft. NNW of the northern terminus of Misty Lane, McCallum, Forrest County, MS, with a broken private marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Andrew Denham Hartfield (b. prob. Jasper County, MS, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1917) filed Confederate Pension applications Forrest County, MS, in 1905, 1913, & 1916, in which he stated that he enlisted in Perry County, MS, in on Feb. 1, 1864 (or in Feb. 1865), into Co. H, 15th Confederate Cavalry, serving under Gen. Maury and Capt. Murriell, that he served 8 months “on detail duty” and then “4 months in regular service,” that he had been absent from his command for about three weeks, having been left sick and unable to travel at Fort Claiborne, AL, and that he was paroled at Jackson, MS. However, A.D. Hartfield has no service records in the 15th Confederate Cavalry and has no war’s-end parole with any command. [Not Hartfield’s or Heartfield’s served in the 15th Confederate Cavalry at all.] A true veteran of Co. H, 15th Confederate Cavalry, David Nichols, did testify that A.D. Hartfield was a veteran of that command, but, again, A.D. Hartfield would have existing service records for the 15th Confederate Cavalry had he actually served in that command. Likewise, A.D. Hartfield has no service records in Murphy’s AL Cavalry, a precursor command for the 15th Confederate Cavalry. [No Hartfield’s or Heartfield’s served in Murphy’s AL Cavalry at all.] I do not believe that Andrew Denham Hartfield was ever a Confederate soldier. Miranda E. Hartfield filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1921, in which she stated that her husband (“Andrew D. Hartfield”) was a Confederate soldier in the 15th Confederate Cavalry, but she was mistaken. Buried in the McCallum Cemetery, 31.23718 -89.20154, located appr. 1200 ft. NNW of the northern terminus of Misty Lane, McCallum, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
(Teacher) Pvt./1st Lt./Capt. George Dameron Hartfield (b. Jasper County, MS,
1834-d. Forrest County, MS, 1915), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” aka “Capt.
W.T. Baylis’ Company,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s)
Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 27.
Present or absent not stated on May 13, 1862, company muster roll. Present on
Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “on extra duty since June 20th
1862.” Missing after the Battle of Corinth, MS, Oct. 3-5, 1862. Present or absent
not stated (but absent implied) on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation
“on extra duty [since] June 20 [1862].” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll.
Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present as 1st Lt. (commanding
company) on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “assigned to duty
[as 1st Lt. on] March 2nd [1863].” Detailed Nov. 4, 1863, by Special Order No.
45, dated Headquarters, Paroled & Exchanged Prisoners, to sit on an unspecified
Board, with report probably dated either Enterprise, MS, or Demopolis, AL.
Detailed on Dec. 6, 1863, to serve on a court-martial, as per Special Order No.
33/1, Dept. of the West [not the “American West”], on orders of Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston. Present as 1st Lt. (commanding company) on Dec. 1863 company
muster roll. In a difficult to read receipt, he seems to have signed for supplies for
his company at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, on Jan. 30, 1864. Present as 1st Lt.
(commanding company) on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Signed (as 1st Lt.,
commanding the company) for supplies and equipment for his company at Mobile,
Mobile County, AL, where the battalion had been temporarily assigned. Admitted,
as captain, on Sept. 20, 1864, to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Bibb County, GA,
suffering from intermittent fever (tertiary), and returned to duty on Sept. 25, 1864.
Residence given on hospital records as Augusta, Perry County [MS]. Severely
wounded at the horrific Battle of Franklin, TN (the high-water mark of Southern
courage!), Nov. 30, 1864. Appears on a “Report of officers and men, of Sears’
Brigade, who reached the main line of the enemy’s works, at Franklin [TN], Nov.
30, 1864,” with notation “wounded near 2 line” [i.e., the main Yankee line].
Captured at Franklin (almost certainly in hospital) on Dec. 17, 1864, as the
Confederates retreated from the disastrous Battle of Nashville, TN, Dec. 15-16,
1864. Not forwarded to Nashville, TN, until Dec. 28, 1864, when he was admitted
to No. 1 U.S.A. General Hospital, Nashville, TN, suffering from a “simple flesh
wound of both thighs,” caused by a “conical ball” at “Franklin [TN], Nov. 30,
1864.” The delay in transporting him to Nashville indicates the severity of his
wound. Forwarded to the Provost Marshal, Nashville, TN, on Jan. 31, 1865, and
forwarded to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, on the same day. Arrived at Military
Prison, Louisville, KY, on Feb. 1, 1865, and forwarded same day to notorious Fort
Delaware, DE, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve
Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange.
Arrived at Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp on Feb. 5, 1865. Released from Fort
Delaware, DE, POW Camp on June 17, 1865, after first having taken the required
Oath of Allegiance to the US. Parole gives residence as Perry County, MS.
Southern Patriot! Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080,
located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue),
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker which is inscribed with his
Confederate service thusly: “Capt., Co. B, 7th Miss. Battalion, CSA.”
Pvt. George Washington Hartfield (b. Marion County, MS, 1838/1839-d. Lamar County, MS, 1924), Co. F (“Renovators,” aka “Capt. J.G. Wellborn’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Joseph Wyatt Denham’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry). Enlisted May 13, 1862, in Marion County, MS, at appr. age 23/24. Absence or presence at first unclear on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll, as said roll has notation “in hospital at Okolona [Chickasaw County], Miss.,” but also has notation “name appears in column of names present.” This is explained by the fact that he was present when the muster roll was taken, but was shortly thereafter sent to hospital. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “[in] Hospital.” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital [on] Sept. 6 [1862].” Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Ditto on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Ditto on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Ditto on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. George W. Hartfield filed Confederate Pension applications in Lamar County, MS, in 1916, 1921, & 1922, in which he stated that he enlisted in Marion County, MS, in 1862, and served in the “7th Mississippi Battalion.” He said that he served under “Gen. Terrall” and “Capt. Baylis” (though he never actually served under Capt. Baylis, who was captain of Co. B of the 7th Battalion MS Infantry). He claimed to have served about two years, to have been in active service at the final surrender, and never to have been absent from his command — none of which is confirmed by his actual service records. He also claimed to have lost one eye during his Confederate service, a claim which is not confirmed by his service records. He also claimed to have been on sick furlough for about eight months when the final surrender came, again a claim which is not verified by his actual service records. Buried in the Grantham Cemetery (aka, Jimmy Grantham Cemetery), located somewhere in Township 5N, Range 12W, Section 4 (no better directions available), with (supposedly) a Confederate marker, as one was ordered for him by his daughter, Mollie Reid, and shipped to her in 1939. The VA originally (for some unknown reason) disallowed the marker application, stating that they could find no service records for him in the 7th Battalion MS Infantry; however, I think they were just confusing the two “George Hartfield’s” in the command — “George Washington Hartfield” and “George Dameron Hartfield.” The VA asked the MS State Auditor of Public Accounts whether G.W. Hartfield had received a Confederate Pension, which the Auditor verified, so the marker was issued. [Note: This is not the same cemetery as the Grantham Cemetery in Lamar County, MS.]
SERVED MILITARILY AND ALSO SUPPORTED THE CONFEDERACY ECONOMICALLY. Reuben Hartfield (b. NC, 1812-d. Perry County, MS, 1902) bartered 11.5 pounds of washed wool to the Confederate Quartermaster Department at Paulding, Jasper County, MS, on June 25, 1864, in exchange for ten pounds of No. 8 and No. 10 cotton yarn. Wool was vital for the production of uniforms for Confederate troops. Pvt. Reuben Hartfield also served in Co. E (“Capt. James Ulysses McCormick’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 2nd MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864). Enlisted Aug. 23, 1864, in Jasper County, MS, at appr. age 52. Present on Sept. 17, 1864, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this very short-term command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the McCallum Cemetery, 31.23718 -89.20154, located appr. 1200 ft. NNW of the northern terminus of Misty Lane, McCallum, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Ed Hatcher (b. MS, ca. 1848-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1910) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1910, in which he stated that he served “during the year 1864” and later (for a total of 1.5 years), that he served “Zalse (?) Ireland” of the 41st MS Infantry, and that he served in Capt. Coger’s Company (which he called the “Noxubee Rifles”). I think that Ed Hatcher really was a Confederate servant during the war, but that he got a few details of his service mixed up on his pension application. First, there is no “False [first name totally indecipherable] Ireland” in the 41st MS Infantry. There is, however, a Sgt./2nd Lt. W.F. Eiland, whom I believe to be the soldier whom Servant Hatcher served. I believe this because Lt. Eiland served in Co. D (“Noxubee Guards,” aka “Capt. Koger’s Company,” raised in Noxubee County, MS), 41st MS Infantry. Burial site not found. Genealogy not found.
Pvt. Vines Franklin Hawkins (b. prob Lauderdale or Clarke County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1927), Smith’s-Turner’s Battery (aka, “Chickasawhay Desperadoes,” raised in Clarke County, MS, MS Light Artillery. Enlisted Dec. 15, 1863, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 19. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on June 1864 company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. V.F. Hawkins filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Smith’s-Turner’s Battery, but he also stated that he served with this command until war’s end, being absent from same for only “two weeks” before the surrender because he was “on pass to home,” the latter two contentions not being borne out by his actual service records. Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. George Washington Haynes (b. Lauderdale County, AL, 1842-d. Forrest County, MS, 1925) is said by family researchers to have been a Confederate soldier in Co. A, 15th AL Infantry, but the G.W. Haynes in that company and command was 27 years old in 1862 — a full seven years too old to be the George Washington Haynes under consideration here. After a diligent search, I have been unable to identify any AL or CS soldier who could be the G.W. Haynes under consideration here. [Note: There was another G.W. Haynes who served in the 14th AL Infantry, but he died during the war.] Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. William Carson Hearst [found as “William C. Hearst” in the military records] (b. Attala County, MS, 1842-d. Forrest County, MS, 1912), Co. G (“Madison Guards,” aka “Capt. William H. Dudley’s Company,” raised in Madision County, MS), 1st (Brandon’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted July 12, 1861, at Canton, Madison County, MS, at age 18 [military records give his age as 17]. Present on Aug. 31, 1861, company muster roll. In late September 1861, Brandon’s Battalion was augmented to become the 21st MS Infantry. Pvt. Hearst served in Co. G [still the “Madison Guards”] of this enlarged command. The Oct. 1861 Regimental Return states that he was discharged for “bad health” at Lynchburg, VA, on Oct. 22, 1861. However, this brave young Southron was not yet done serving his new nation. After recovering his health, William Carson Hearst [found in the military records as “William C. Hearst”] enlisted a second time, again as a private, into Co. C (“Confederate Rebels,” aka “Confederate Guards,” and aka “Capt. Robert B. Campbell’s Company,” raised in Attala County, MS), 40th MS Infantry, on April 28, 1862, at Attalaville, Attala County, MS, at age 19. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from 23rd Aug. [1863] to the 4th Oct. [1863].” [Note: Many Vicksburg parolees were absent during this period because commanding Gen. John C. Pemberton had not given timely or specific orders for the troops to rendezvous.] Present as 2nd Corp. on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “appointed 2nd Corp. [on] Dec. 1, 1863.” Present as 1st Corp. on April 1864 company muster roll. Present as 1st Corp. on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Captured at the horrific Battle of Franklin, TN (the high-water mark of Southern courage!), on Nov. 30, 1864, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp on Dec. 5, 1864. Released from Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp at war’s end on June 18, 1865, after first having taken the required Oath of Allegiance to the US. Parole gives residence as Madison County, MS. Southern Patriot! L.A. Hearst filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1915, 1916, & 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“William C. Hearst”) was a Confederate soldier in both the 21st MS Infantry and the 40th MS Infantry. Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Wiley Pierce Heflin (b. GA, 1831-d. Forrest County, MS, 1912), Co. D (“Neshoba Rifles,” aka “Neshoba Riflemen,” and aka “Capt. Alexander Hamilton Franklin’s Company,” raised in Neshoba County, MS), 11th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 13, 1861, at Philadelphia, Neshoba County, MS, at age 27. Present or absent not stated on May 13, 1861, company muster roll, taken at Lynchburg, VA, when the company was mustered into Confederate service. Present or absent not stated on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Signed for pay at Richmond, VA, on Aug. 13, 1862. Signed for pay on Nov. 7, 1862, at Richmond, VA. Dec. 1862 Regimental Return shows him on detail and at “work on bridge” at unspecified location. Paid on Jan. 15, 1863, for extra duty as a “mechanic” from Dec. 31, 1862, to Jan. 10, 1863, at a rate of 40 cents per day, clearly for working on an unspecified bridge. A later record clarifies that he was working as a mechanic, buiding a bridge at Goldsboro, NC. Terribly wounded in the left foot and the left hip at the Battle of Gettysburg, PA, on July 3, 1863, and taken prisoner. Admitted ca. July 4, 1863, to Yankee “12th Army Corps General Field Hospital, Army of the Potomac, Gettysburg, Pa,” suffering from “GS [gunshot wounds to the] left hip & left foot.” Appears on a “Register of sick and wounded Confederates in the hospitals in and about Gettysburg, Pa., after the battle of July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, with notation that he was sent as a POW to the Federal Provost Marshal on July 12, 1863, suffering from a “GS [gunshot wound to the] left him & foot.” Forwarded to Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange, arriving there ca. July 12, 1863. Paroled at Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp on July 30, 1863, and forwarded for exchange. Exchanged at City Point, near Richmond, VA, on Aug. 1, 1863. Spent the rest of the war either as a patient in Richmond-area hospitals or detailed in various light-duty capacities in the Richmond area. Admitted Aug. 1, 1863, to Episcopal Church Hospital, Williamsburg, suffering from a gunshot wound, and transferred on Aug. 28, 1863, to Richmond, VA. However, he seems to have been sent the same day to South Carolina Hospital, Petersburg, VA, and then forwarded (again, on the same day) to Richmond, VA. South Carolina Hospital records show that he was a carpenter by trade and was suffering from a gunshot wound to the left hip. Admitted Aug. 30, 1863, to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, and forwarded to Hospital No. 21 the following day. Admitted Aug. 31, 1863, to General Hospital No. 21, Richmond, VA, suffering from a gunshot wound, and furloughed on Sept. 4, 1863, for 30 days. Received clothing issue at unspecified location on May 24, 1864. Absent on June 1864 company muster roll, with notation “wounded July 3, 1864 [and now] at Howard’s Grove Hospital, Richmond [VA].” Admitted July 16, 1864, to Howard’s Grove Hospital, Richmond, VA, with medical complaint not specified, and returned to duty on July 27, 1864. Detailed on July 27, 1864, by the Medical Director’s Office, Richmond, VA, to work at Howard’s Grove Hospital, Richmond, VA. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “Ward Master at Howard’s Grove [Hospital], Richmond, Va.” Admitted to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, on Oct. 12, 1864, with medical complaint not specified, and forwarded to Stewart [i.e., Stuart] Hospital on Oct. 13, 1864. Admitted to Stuart Hospital, Richmond, VA, on Oct. 13, 1864, suffering from chronic diarrhea, and returned to duty on Nov. 19, 1864. Received clothing issue at Stuart Hospital, Richmond, VA, on Oct. 20, 1864. Absent on Oct. 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “wounded July 3, 1863 [and] now at Stewart (sic) Hospital, Richmond, Va.” Admitted Nov. 19, 1864, to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, and returned to duty on Nov. 20, 1864. Dec. 1864 company muster roll states “[on duty] in Brigade Quarter Master’s Department.” No further information in his military file with this command, but no notice of AWOL or desertion. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Newman Cemetery (aka, Cemetery), 31.13470 -89.24890, located in the woods within Paul B. Johnson State Park, appr. 1000 ft. due N of 125 South Lake Drive, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
YANKEE SOLDIER, NOT CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. Pvt. Samuel Hinton Hemphill (b. Logan County, OH, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1909), Co. L, 2nd OH Heavy Artillery. Enlisted July 28, 1863, at appr. age 17. Mustered out on Aug. 23, 1865, at Nashville, TN. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Pvt./2nd Corp./3rd Sgt./2nd Sgt./1st Sgt. William Lott Herrin (b. Perry County, MS, 1832-d. Forrest County, MS, 1914), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” aka “Capt. W.T. Baylis’ Company,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 29. Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present as 2nd Corp. on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present as 2nd Corp. on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled as a 3rd Sgt. at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Reported as 1st Sgt. to Parole Camp at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, on Oct. 14, 1863. [Note: Parole camps were Confederate military camps where soldiers continued to train until they were “exchanged” on paper for a like number of Yankees who had also been captured and paroled. Such soldiers could not perform any active military duty until they were exchanged on paper.] Present as Sgt. (degree not specified) on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. 2nd Sgt. absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from Dec. 11 [1863].” Returned to service. Absent as private on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from Feb. 10 [1864].” [Note: He was returned to the ranks for being AWOL.] Returned to service. Wounded [“shot through the arm”] at the Battle of Smyrna, Cobb County, GA, on July 4, 1864. Received clothing issue as a private and patient at Cannon Hospital, Union Springs, Bullock County, AL, on Aug. 10, 1864, with reason for hospitalization not stated, but clearly because of his Battle of Smyrna wound. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 23, 1865. Parole gives residence as Clarke County, MS. Southern Patriot! Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled as a private at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 22, 1865. Parole gives residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! W.L. Herrin filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1913, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 7th Battalion MS Infantry and that he was wounded [“shot through the arm”] on July 4, 1864, “6 miles above Atlanta, Ga.” [Note: This wound would have been received at the Battle of Smyrna, Cobb County, GA, which took place on July 4, 1864.] He stated that his command surrendered at Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, at war’s end. Sallie Herren filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1914, in which she stated that her husband (“W.L. Herren”) was a Confederate soldier in the 7th Battalion MS Infantry.
Pvt. Andrew J. Hibbett*** (b. prob. Sumner County, TN, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924), Co. E (“Capt. John A. Baskerville’s Company,” raised in Sumner County, TN), 24th TN Infantry. [Note: This was originally a ten-month company.] Enlisted at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, TN, on Aug. 24, 1861, at age 16. Present or absent not stated on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Absent on Dec. 1861, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave [since] 14 Dec. [1861].” Absent on Feb. 24, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick without leave [since] 14 Dec. 1861 [and] dropped [from the rolls].” No further information in his military file with this command. [***Note: His middle name is probably either “Jackson” or “Johnson.” He named one of his sons “John Johnson Hibbett.”] Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Thomas Harper Holder (b. Jasper County, MS, 1832-d. Jasper County, MS, 1864). The Thomas Harper Holder listed as being buried in the Brooklyn Cemetery, Forrest County, MS, and who died in 1863 was not, I do not believe, a soldier during the Civil War. The Thomas Holder of the Co. D, 26th MS Infantry, who died in 1862 at Bowling Green, KY, was not from South MS (where Forrest County is located). He was from Burnsville, Tishomingo County, MS, in the far NE corner of the state. Also, he was age 20 when he enlisted in 1861, whereas Thomas Harper Holder would have been 28/29 years old at enlistment in 1861. This information is taken directly from his Confederate service records. I think that Thomas Harper Holder simply died during the war — not as a soldier, but as a civilian. Additionally, I think that Thomas Harper Holder is buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in Jasper County, MS, and not in the Brooklyn Cemetery in Forrest County, MS. Thomas Harper Holder does not have a marker in the Brooklyn Cemetery.
Pvt. Jeremiah “Jerry” Holleman [found as “Jerry Holloman” in the military records] (b. Lawrence County, MS, or Hancock County, MS, 1824-d. Hancock County, MS, 1877), Co. D (“‘Capt. James Miller’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Aug. 16, 1862, in Harrison County, MS, at age 37. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Capt. Miller’s Company became Co. B of this expanded command. Dec. 1864 company muster roll states “absent without leave.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Petal Cemetery (aka, George Street Cemetery), 31.34420 -89.26670, located at the intersection of West 4th Street and South George Street, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that was moved from its original location at Gainesville, Hancock County, MS, to this cemetery when the graves at Gainesville were moved to make way for the John C. Stennis Space Center in the early 1960’s.
Pvt. Benjamin Franklin Holt (b. Noxubee County, MS, 1848-d. Forrest County, MS, 1934), “Capt. Francis Marion Shields’ Company, MS Reserve Infantry,” organized in Hinds County, MS, but recruited from various parts of the state. Enlisted Dec. 10, 1864, at Jackson, Hinds County, MS, at age 16. Absent on Dec. 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “furloughed [for] 30 days [beginning] Dec. 17, 1864 [on] order [of MS] Gov. [Gen. Charles] Clark.” This company was discharged from service on March 15, 1865. No further information in his military file with this command. Young Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. Benjamin Franklin Holt (as “B.F. Holt”) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1931, in which he did not state his military command, but named the commanding officers of the 1st MS Infantry (State Troops) (Reserves) (1864), under which umbrella command his unattached company seems to have operated. He also stated that he enlisted in Macon, Noxubee County, MS, but his company was mustered into State Service at Jackson, Hinds County, MS. Finally, Pvt. Holt stated that he was absent on sick furlough when the final surrender came, but he had actually been mustered out of service about six weeks before the final surrender. Helen I. Holt filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1940, in which she did not state her husband’s (“Benjamin Franklin Holt”) military unit.
VERY, VERY TENTATIVE. NO GENEALOGY FOUND. Pvt. Benjamin Hood (b. possibly Jones County, MS, ca. 1848***-d. Forrest County, MS, year unknown), “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. No enlistment date/data. Must have been a very young, very late-war enlistee***. Known only from his war’s-end parole. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, Lowndes County, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Jones County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Hood Cemetery, 31.42396 -89.35043, located appr. 100 ft. SE of a point on Eatonville Road that lies halfway between that road’s junction with J.C. Bryant Road and its junction with Williams Lane/Delma Drive, Eatonville, Forrest County, MS, in an unmarked grave. [Note: This markers for this cemetery were removed and piled up around an oak tree many years ago when the land was cultivated. Most of the markers are now gone, too.] [***Note: Since no genealogy has been found for this man, his birth year is wholly conjectural.]
Pvt./2nd Corp. William J. Hood [found as “W.J. Hood” in the military records] (b. prob. Jones County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1935), “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. Enlisted Aug. 26, 1864, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 16. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered as 2nd Corp. at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives his residence as Jones County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Quick Cemetery, 31.37580 -89.29690, located on the NW corner of the intersection of Monroe Road and Travis Road, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Alexander Claudius Hudson [found as “Claudis Hudson” in the military records] (b. Harrison County, MS, 1844-d. Lamar County, MS, 1937), Co. I (“Southern Foresters,” raised in Mobile County, AL), 12th AL Infantry. No enlistment date/data. Admitted April 25, 1864, to General Hospital No. 13, Richmond, VA, suffering from rubella (measles), and forwarded to Castle thunder on May 14, 1864, with notation “for field” [i.e., ready for field service?] and “conscript.” [Note: Castle Thunder was a Confederate prison where Yankee POW’s and Southern traitors were housed. Pvt. Hudson was housed here for an unspecified act against the Confederacy.] Volunteered from prison to help defend Richmond, VA, against US Gen. Phil Sheridan’s mid-May 1864, raid. Admitted May 17, 1864, to General Hospital No. 13, Richmond, VA, suffering from acute diarrhea, and forwarded to Castle Thunder Hospital on May 27, 1864, with notation “conscript.” Admitted June 7, 1864, to Wayside and Receiving Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, with ailment not specified, and forwarded the next day to Howard’s Grove General Hospital, Richmond, VA. Admitted on June 8, 1864, to Howard’s Grove General Hospital, Richmond, VA, with medical ailment not specified. Present for clothing issue on June 16, 1864, at Howard’s Grove Hospital, Richmond, VA. Appears on an Aug. 3, 1864, “List of prisoners, members of various organizations confined in E.D.M. Prison [Danville, VA], who volunteered in the Winder Legion for the defense of Richmond against the [US Gen. Phil] Sheridan raid in 1864, and who were pardoned by the [Confederate] President [Jefferson Davis],” with this list dated Richmond, VA. Captured Oct. 1, 1864, at Luray, Page County, Shenandoah Valley, VA. Absent on Oct. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “missing since Sept. 24, 1864, [and] supposed taken prisoner.” Forwarded as a POW from Luray, Page County, VA, to Harper’s Ferry, VA, and forwarded from there on Oct. 13, 1864, to notorious Point Lookout, MD, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Forwarded for exchange from Point Lookout, MD, POW Camp on March 28, 1865, and physically exchanged at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, VA, on March 30, 1865. Pvt. Hudson was probably sent to Camp Lee, Richmond, VA, with Camp Lee being a place for paroled, former Confederate POW’s to recuperate from Yankee confinement and be reorganized and returned to their commands for continued field service. However, the war in the Richmond area ended just nine days later, so he was never able to rejoin his command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Highland Cemetery, 31.337474 -89.341081, bounded by West 7th Street, North 31st Avenue, Hillside Drive, and Beverly Hills Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. However, his son, Raleigh Rayford Hudson, Sr., ordered a VA Confederate marker for him in 1938, and this marker is probably in place in the cemetery.
Pvt. Morgan S. Hudson [found as “Morgan Hudson” in the military records] (b. prob. Leake County, MS, 1828-d. Perry County, MS, 1901), Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Sept. 2, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 34. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged, and this company became Co. D, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Pvt. Hudson has no service records in that organization. However, neither is there any mention of AWOL or desertion in his file, so it is likely that he was rejected for service in the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry by the enrolling/inspecting officer. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Hudson Cemetery, 31.37690 -89.36750, located on the E side of appr. 145 Old Rawls Springs Road, Rawls Springs, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. John Husbands (b. Smith County, MS, 1829-d. Forrest County, MS, 1915), Co. H (“Defenders,” aka “Capt. William H. Hardy’s Company,” raised in Smith County, MS), 16th MS Infantry. [Capt. Hardy was the founder of the cities of Hattiesburg, Laurel, and Gulfport, MS.] Enlisted April 19, 1861, at Raleigh, Smith County, MS, at age 31. Present or absent not stated on June 8, 1861, company muster roll, taken at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS. Present or absent not stated on Aug. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Admitted to hospital at Warrenton, Fauquier County, VA, on or about Sept. 23, 1861, suffering from general debility. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Absent on Dec. 1861 company muster roll, with notation “sick [at] G.H. [i.e., General Hospital].” Jan. 1862 Regimental Return states “left sick at Richmond, VA, [on] 22 Dec. 1861.” Discharged on Jan. 13, 1862, at Richmond, VA, for disability. No further information in his military file with this command. However, he recovered his health and enlisted a second time into Confederate service, this time as Pvt. John Husbands, Camp Guard, Camp of Instruction for Conscripts [i.e., draftees], located at Brookhaven, Lawrence County, MS. Enlisted at Brookhaven, Lawrence County, MS, on Aug. 5, 1862, at age 32. Present on Jan. 1, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. However, he enlisted a third time, this time into “Capt. E.A. Miller’s Company of Unattached Cavalry (raised in Clarke & Wayne Counties, MS), which became (2nd) Co. A (“Miller’s Company,” [also called Co. E]), 24th (Moorman’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted as a private on Sept. 1, 1863, at Enterprise, into Co. A, 24th Battalion MS Cavalry, at age 33. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 22, 1864, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general
surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Smith County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Albert Hamilton Wemyss Innerarity (b. Mobile County, AL, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1922), Co. A (“Pelham Cadets,” aka “Capt. Price William, Jr.’s, Company,” raised in Mobile County, AL), 1st Regiment AL Volunteers, which became Co. B, 1st Regiment Mobile Volunteers, which became Co. A, 1st Battalion AL Cadets. Enlisted July 23, 1863, at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, at age 17 (age given as 16 in the military records). Absent on Dec. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “in active service from Aug. 24 [1863] to Dec. 31, 1863, [and now] on sick furlough.” Present on April 1, 1864, company muster roll. Absent on June 30, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” No further information in his military file with this command. However, this young Southern warrior was not yet done serving his new nation. He enlisted as second time as a private into Capt. Thomas F. Tobin’s Company (aka, Memphis Light Battery), TN Light Artillery, which had been assigned to the defenses of Mobile, AL, after the battery was exchanged following its capture at the end of the Siege of Vicksburg, MS. No enlistment date/data, but he clearly enlisted after April 1, 1864, when he was last present with the Pelham Cadets. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 10, 1865. Parole gives residence as Mobile, Mobile County, AL. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. A.H. Innerarity [but misfiled as “Imoranty”] filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Tobin’s Battery Light Artillery.
Pvt. Enoch Thomas James (b. prob. Choctaw County, AL, 1848-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924), “Choctaw Griffin Rifles” (aka, “Capt. Jonas Griffin’s Company”), Independent Company AL Infantry, which became Co. B, 1st AL, TN, & MS Infantry (aka, 4th Confederate Cavalry), which became Co. C, 54th AL Infantry. [Note: Like many AL commands, this regiment is exceedingly poorly documented.] No enlistment date/data, but he stated in a Confederate Pension application that he enlisted in Choctaw County, AL, in Oct. 1864, at which time he would have been 15 or 16 years old. [Note: There is an erroneous record in his file that states that he was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 3, Richmond, VA, on May 6, 1864, suffering from a gunshot wound to the left thigh, and that he was furloughed from same hospital for 40 days on June 8, 1864, but E.T. James never served in VA, so this is simply a transcription error.] Wounded at the Battle of Bentionville, NC, on March 19, 1865, according to one of his Confederate Pension applications. (This battle saw the last grand charge of Confederate soldiers during the war!) Known only from his war’s-end parole. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 10, 1865. Parole gives residence as “Choctaw County, Miss.” but this is in error and should read “Choctaw County, Ala.” Southern Patriot! Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. Enoch Thomas James filed Confederate Pension applications in Perry County, MS, in 1905, and in Forrest County, MS, in 1918 & 1923, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 54th AL Infantry, that he enlisted in Choctaw County, AL, in Oct. 1864, that he was wounded in the right arm on March 19, 1865, at the Battle of Bentonville, NC (the last grand Confederate charge of the war!), and that he had been on medical furlough because of his wound for about a month when his command surrendered in NC.
Pvt. John Alexander James (b. AR, 1840-d. Perry County, MS, 1905), Co. G (“Capt. Sam Thompson’s Company,” raised in Wilson County, TN), 4th (McLemore’s) TN Cavalry (and sometimes called the 3rd TN Cavalry). Enlisted Oct. 20, 1862, at Lexington, Henderson County, TN, at age 22. Captured at Franklin, TN, on May 25, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to Fort McHenry, Baltimore, MD, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Fort McHenry ca. May 30, 1863. Forwarded to Fortress Monroe, VA, for exchange shortly thereafter. Physically exchanged at City Point, VA [located on the James River, appr. 35 miles SE of Richmond] on June 5, 1863. [Note: The Richmond, VA, hospital record of a Pvt. A. James, Co. D, 4th TN Infantry, is misfiled among Pvt. John A. James’ records with the 4th TN Cavalry. They are not the same person.] Absent on June 1863 company muster roll, with notation “captured and reported but not exchanged; sent home to get horse.” No further information in his military file with this command. However, I think that it is likely (though unproven) that John Alexander James enlisted (possibly illegally or irregularly) a second time into Carter’s TN Cavalry, aka Carter’s Scouts (TN Cavalry), as a Pvt. John A. James enlisted into that command on Sept. 1, 1864, at an unspecified location. No further information on this man, as I have been unable to locate complete records for either Carter’s TN Cavalry or the Pvt. John A. James of this command. Southern Patriot! Sarah J. James filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1912, in which she stated that her husband (“John A. James”) was a Confederate soldier in the 4th TN Cavalry. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt./2nd Sgt. Elijah Richmond Jarvis [found as “Elija R. Jarvis” in the military records] (b. Kemper County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1920), Capt. John C. Lampley’s Company, Kemper County [MS] Home Guard, raised at Kellis Store, Kemper County, MS, on in June 1861. No records available, other than initial company muster roll. Pvt. Jarvis enlisted a second time, this time into Co. C (“Raymond Minute Men,” raised in Hinds County, MS), 3rd (Hardcastle’s/Williams’) Battalion MS Infantry [aka, 33rd (Hardcastle’s) MS Infantry and aka 45th MS Infantry]. Enlisted Nov. 13, 1861, at Vicksburg, Warren County, MS, at age 18. Present on Dec. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Dec. 1862 company muster roll states “discharged & final statement [i.e., final pay] given [on] Nov. 27, 1862.” [Note: He was discharged because he was underage, according to his Confederate Pension application.] No further information in his military file with this command. However, this young Southern firebrand was not yet done serving his new country, as he enlisted a third time, this time as a 2nd Sgt. into Co. G (“Capt. Charles M. Thomas’ Company,” raised in Noxubee County, MS, and AL), Perrin’s Battalion MS State Cavalry, which became Co. B, 11th (Perrin’s) MS Cavalry, when the battalion was augmented to become a full regiment (ca. Feb. 1, 1864). Enlisted [as “E. Richard Jarvis,” but this is absolutely Elijah Richmond Jarvis] on July 20, 1863, in Noxubee County, MS, at age 20. Present or absent not stated on company muster-in roll, dated July 20, 1863, but notation states “horse & equipments [that he brought into the service with him had a] value $550.00.” Present as 2nd Sgt. on April 1864 company muster roll, with notation “riding Goverment horse since 15 March [1864].” Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “detailed [with the] unserviceable horses at Eufaula [Barbour County], Ala.” No further information in his military file with this command, but I would term anyone who enlisted into the Southern Cause three times as a Southern Patriot! Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker that details his service in the 3rd Battalion MS Infantry. E.R. Jarvis filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1912 & 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “3rd Miss. Battalion” and that he was discharged because he was underage. He stated that he enlisted a second time, this time into Capt. Thomas’ Company of Lee’s Command, and that he served until the last two months before the surrender, part of which time he was “with stock” (i.e., animals), and that he was on furlough when the final surrender came. These statements seem to be borne out by his actual service records.
Pvt. William H. Jenkins (b, Perry County, MS, 1826-d. Forrest County, MS, 1910), Co. B (“Rosin Heels,” aka “Capt. Amos McLemore’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 10, 1861, at Ellisville, Jones County, MS, at age 34. Present on Sept. 10, 1861, company muster roll. Worked Dec. 1-31, 1861, on building Branch Hospital, Escambia County, FL. Present as carpenter building Branch Hospital, Warrington, Escambia County, FL, on Jan. 1862 Regimental Return. Present on July 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in quarters.” Present on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in quarters.” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “Nurse in Hospital, Murphreesboro, Tenn., by Surgeon’s order; over paid by mistake.” Captured at Murphreesboro, TN, probably in hospital, Dec. 31, 1862, and forwarded to Nashville, TN, as a POW. Forwarded as a POW to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, on unspecified date. Forwarded on March 27, 1863, as a POW to Baltimore, MD, en route to being exchanged. Physically exchanged on April 2, 1863, at City Point, VA [located on the James River, appr. 35 miles SE of Richmond]. Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “detailed as Nurse by order of Surgeon at Murphreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “received over pay by mistake [in the amount of] $44.00” [which was four months’ pay]. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Admitted Sept. 22, 1863, to St. Mary’s Hospital, LaGrange, Troup County, GA, with reason for admission not stated. Present on hospital muster roll for St. Mary’s Hospital, LaGrange, Troup County, GA, on Jan. 8, 1864. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital [on] Sept. 12, 1863, by order of Surgeon.” On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in the Carolinas, the 27th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 24th MS Infantry, the 29th MS Infantry, the 30th MS Infantry, and the 34th MS Infantry to form the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Jenkins served in Co. F of this consolidated command. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a private marker.
Pvt. Thomas Benton Johnson (b. Lawrence County, MS***, 1838-d. Forrest County, MS, 1907), Co. D (“Pettus Relief,” aka “Pettus Rifles,” and aka “Capt. Merry B. Harris’ Company,” raised in Copiah County, MS), 12th MS Infantry. [Note: This company was called into the service of the State of MS on March 4, 1861.] Enlisted March 9, 1861, at Hazlehurst, Copiah County, MS, at age 22. Name appears on May 12, 1861, company muster roll, dated Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS. Name appears on May 12, 1861, company muster-in roll when “called into the service of the Confederate States,” presumably also at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS. Aug. 31, 1861, company muster roll states “dishonorably discharged 23rd May 1861” [with no reason for discharge given], however it appears that Pvt. Johnson may have enlisted into a second command a few days before his discharge from the 12th MS Infantry became official, as he enlisted into his second command on May 17, 1861, in Lafayette County, MS, this command being the “Mott Guards,” aka “Capt. William G. Martin’s Company MS Volunteers,” raised in Lafayette County, MS, which became Co. B, 19th MS Infantry^^^. Present or absent not stated on June 12, 1861, company muster roll, taken at Richmond, VA. Present on July 1, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1, 1861, company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1861 company muster roll, with notation “sick at Warrenton [Fauquier County, VA].” Present on Dec. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present for pay at Richmond, VA, on July 11, 1862. Aug. 1862 company muster roll states “transferred to the 12 Miss. Regt. the 20 day of July 1862.” No further information in his military file with the 16th MS Infantry. Pvt. Johnson was transferred not into his old company in the 12th MS Infantry, but into (Old) Co. K/(New) Co. C (“Lawrence Rifles,” raised in Lawrence County, MS), 12th MS Infantry. Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital [on] 17th Oct. [1862].” Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “missing since 1st May [1863 and] supposed to [have] been captured [at] Germany [i.e., Germanna] Ford,” part of the overall Battle of Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania County, VA. Captured April 29, 1863, on the Rapidan River, “near Fredericksburg” [also near Chancellorsville], VA, and forwarded as a POW to Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC. Paroled at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC, on May 10, 1863, and forwarded for exchange. Physically exchanged at City Point [located on the James River, appr. 35 miles SE of Richmond], VA, on May 13, 1863. Appears on an undated (but clearly from mid-May 1863) “Muster Roll of a detachment of paroled and exchanged prisoners at Camp Lee, near Richmond, Va.,” with Camp Lee being a place for paroled, former Confederate POW’s to recuperate from Yankee confinement and be reorganized and returned to their commands for continued field service. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave since [the] 15th August 1863.” Absent on Oct. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave since [the] 18th August 1863.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent since the 16th Aug. 1863,” but not AWOL. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave since the 15th Aug. 1863.” Paid on Feb. 19, 1864, at Richmond, VA, as an “Escaped Prisoner,” which could mean that he had not been largely AWOL from Aug. 1863 onwards, but had actually been captured at the Battle of Darbytown Road, VA, on Aug. 13, 1864, and had escaped sometime prior to being paid as an “escaped prisoner” on Feb. 19, 1864. [Note: No Federal POW records support this supposition, but he could have been held informally as a POW near the Confederate lines around Petersburg, VA.] No further information in his military file with the 12th MS Infantry. Transferred to Co. M, 1st TX Regiment, on Feb. 20, 1864, by Special Order 43/32 and/or by Special Order No. 106/2, Army of Northern VA, dated April 17, 1864. Co. M, 1st TX Infantry (aka, 2nd TX Infantry) was the “Sumter Light Infantry,” raised in Trinity County, TX. Present as a private on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Captured May 24, 1864, at Hanover Junction during the Battle of North Anna, VA, and forwarded as a POW to Point Lookout, MD, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Point Lookout, MD, POW Camp on May 30, 1864. Transferred to Elmira, NY, POW Camp, arriving at Elmira on July 26, 1864. [Confederate POW’s were also routinely starved at Elmira, NY, POW Camp.] While at Elmira, NY, POW Camp, he reportedly told his captors that he was conscripted on Feb. 20, 1864 (whereas he was actually an 1861 volunteer), that he had voted against secession in Polk County, TX (whereas he was actually a resident of Lawrence County, MS, in 1860), that he had given himself up voluntarily at North Anna (whereas he was taken prisoner), and that he wanted to be paroled and allowed to go to Hamilton County, OH, where he had relatives living. The Yankees apparently did not buy his story of being a “Union man,” as he was not released. [Note: Confederate POW’s would do or say almost anything in order to escape starvation at the hands of the Yankees.] Paroled at Elmira, NY, POW Camp on March 14, 1865, pursuant to being forwarded for exchange. Physically exchanged between March 18-21, 1865, at Boulware’s Wharf, VA. Admitted March 21, 1865, to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, and sent the next day to Camp Lee, near Richmond, Va., said camp being a place where recently released Confederate POW’s were organized and allowed to recover from harsh Yankee prison treatment before being returned to their respective commands. However, the war in VA would end just two weeks later, so Pvt. Johnson was never able to return to the 1st TX Infantry. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: Some databases state that he was born in VA, but family sources state firmly that he was born in Lawrence County, MS.] [^^^Note: Some databases state that he was a Confederate soldier in Co. B, 19th VA Infantry, but he never served in that command and has no service records in same. This is simply a transcription error and should read “Co. B, 19th MS Infantry.”]
DID NOT SERVE. Oliver Hazzard Perry Jones, Sr. (b. Perry County, MS, 1822-d. Forrest County, MS, 1898) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, which, on Dec. 24, 1863, became Co. D, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. However, he has no service records in that command or any other MS CS command. The confusion over this man’s presumed service arises from the fact that his son (also named Oliver Hazzard Perry) actually did serve and this son had a wife who had the same name as O.H.P. Jones, Sr.’s, wife! (Both were named Mary Ann Jones.) The son was known as “Little Perry,” and, when his wife filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, she mistakenly thought that her husband had served in the 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, while “Little Perry” actually served in the 7th MS Infantry. Various researchers have simply mistaken Mary Ann Jones (wife of “Little Perry”) for Mary Ann Jones (wife of O.H.P. Jones, Sr.) and assumed (incorrectly) that O.H.P. Jones, Sr., served in Steede’s Battalion. O.H.P. Jones, Sr., was never a Confederate soldier. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery*** (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: Some databases state that he is buried in the Jones Family Cemetery, but it is his son, Oliver Hazzard Perry Jones, Jr. (who actually was a Confederate veteran), who is buried in that cemetery.]
Pvt./2nd Sgt./1st Sgt. Oliver Hazzard Perry Jones, Jr (b. Perry County, MS, 1834-d. Forrest County, MS, 1903), Co. F (“Marion’s Men,” raised in Marion County, MS), 7th MS Infantry. Enlisted ca. Aug. 10, 1861, at Columbia, Marion County, MS, at age 27. Nov. 1861 Regimental Return states “sick at home in Marion County [MS].” Absent on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “at Hospital since the 30th Oct. [1861].” Paid for 8 days’ service (March 22, 1862-March 31, 1862) @ 25 cents per day as forage master at Corinth, MS, ca. April 1, 1862 (exact date not stated). Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present as 2nd Sgt. on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “appointed 2nd Sergt. from private [on] Oct. 1, 1862, by order [of] Col. Bishop.” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present as 1st Sgt. on Oct. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “promoted to first Sergt. from 2nd Sergt. by order of Col. Bishop [on] Sept. 1, 1863.” Captured at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, on Nov. 25, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Rock Island, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Rock Island, IL, POW Camp on Dec. 9, 1863. Released from Rock Island, IL, POW Camp at war’s end on June 22, 1865, after first having taken the required Oath of Allegiance to the US. Southern Patriot! [Note: His place of residence is confused on his POW papers. One paper states that he resided at Winchester, Warren County, MS (which never existed), while another record states that he lived at Winchester, Wayne County, MS (which was a real village at the time). However, family sources state that he lived in Perry County, MS, during this time. I cannot reconcile these POW residence records, which I think are simply clerical errors.] Buried in the Jones Cemetery, 31.35470 -89.34310, located immediately N of the intersection of US Hwy. 49 and Convention Center Plaza Drive, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Mary Ann Jones filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1921 & 1924, in which she misidentified her husband’s (“O.H.P. (Perry) Jones” and “Little Perry Jones”) military unit as the 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. (She was in her 80’s when she filed the applications.) [Note: The index to this man’s service records at fold3.com states that he was 37 years old in 1865, but this is a transcription error. Sgt. Perry’s war’s-end parole actually states that he was 31 years old in 1865. A transcriber mistook the “1” in “31” for a “7.”]
(Dr.) Pvt./Asst. Surg. William E. Jones (b. Perry County, MS, 1828-d. Perry County, MS, 1885), Co. A (“Live Oak Rifles,” aka “Capt. James B. McRae’s Company,” raised in Jackson County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 18, 1861, at Ocean Springs, Jackson County, MS, at age 33. Assigned as Assistant Surgeon (but retained the rank of private) on unspecified date, possibly at the formation of the regiment. Present or absent not stated on Sept. 28, 1861, company muster roll, but roll has notation “sick.” The 3rd MS was reenlisted and reorganized at Camp Moore, St. Helena Parish, LA, in May 1862. Pvt. (and probably Assistant Surgeon) Jones reenlisted on May 12, 1862, at Camp Moore, into a new company of the same regiment — (Old) Co. E/(New) Co. C (“Downing Rifles,” aka “Capt. Thomas a Mellon’s Company,” raised in Hinds County, MS), 3rd MS Infantry. July 1862 Regimental Return states “sick in Hospital.” Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present or absent not stated on Nov. 1, 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. “W.E. Jones, Asst. Surgeon,” was reinbursed $4 for having his horse shod on Nov. 16, 1863, at Canton, Madison County, MS, by order of Col. Mellon of the 3rd MS Infantry, and he signed for this reimbursement as “W.E. Jones, Asst. Surgeon.” Resigned as Assistant Surgeon on Dec. 5, 1863 [date conjectural & difficult to read]. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Drew one jacket, one pair of pants, and one pair of drawers on May 30, 1864, probably in the vicinity of Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Cobb County, GA. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick.” Present on Feb. 28, 1865, company muster roll. Almost certainly wounded at the Battle of Bentonville, Johnston County, NC, on March 19, 1865 (while taking part in the last great Confederate charge of the war!), and admitted to an unspecified hospital at Raleigh, Wake County, NC, the same day. Transferred to and admitted to C.S.A. General Hospital No. 3, Greensboro, Guilford County, NC, on the same day. Served till war’s end. On April 9, 1865, in NC, for purposes of surrender, the 3rd MS Infantry, the 33rd MS Infantry, and the 40th MS Infantry were consolidated as the 3rd Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Jones served in Co. G of this consolidated command. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, Guilford County, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled (almost certainly in hospital) at Greensboro, NC, ca. May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Jones Cemetery, 31.35470 -89.34310, located immediately N of the intersection of US Hwy. 49 and Convention Center Plaza Drive, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined.
TENTATIVE. Pvt. Robert George Jordan [found in the military records as “Robert Jordan”] (b. prob. Butler County, AL, 1837-d. Jones County, MS, 1892), Co. C (“Hancock Rebels,” aka “Capt. Daniel B. Seal’s Company,” raised in Hancock County, MS), 38th MS Infantry (Mounted). Enlisted March 25, 1862, at Gainesville, Hancock County, MS, at age 25 (if I have the right man). Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 30, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital from Saltillo [Lee County], Miss., on Sept. 14, 1862.” Absent on Dec. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital from Baldwin [i.e., Baldwyn, Lee & Prentiss Counties] Miss.” [Note: A further notation on the Dec. 1862 company muster roll indicates that Pvt. Jordan was 23 years-old in 1862. Family researchers say that he was born in Jan. 1837, which would have made him 25 years-old in 1862; however, ages given in Confederate military records are often “off” by a few years, so I believe that this soldier is likely to be the Robert George Jordan under consideration here.] Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital from Baldwin [i.e., Baldwyn, Lee & Prentiss Counties, MS].” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave [since] time unknown.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Jordan Cemetery, 31.43334 -89.16859, located on the E side of appr. 1250 Macedonia Road, or appr. 1200 ft. N of that road’s intersection with Hartfield Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. James Pope Keeton*** (b. Scott County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS,
1933), Co. G (“Van Dorn Rangers,” aka “Capt. Smith’s Company,” raised in
Rankin County, MS), 28th MS Cavalry. Enlisted Dec. 1, 1864, at Forest, Scott
County, MS, at age 17. [His enlistment place is sometimes given as Nashville, TN,
but this is in error.] Present on Dec. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Present on
Feb. 1865 company muster roll. Present on April 1865 company muster roll.
Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in
the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with
famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville,
AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Scott County,
MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810,
located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s
intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive,
with a private marker. James Pope Keeton filed a Confederate Pension application
in Forrest County, MS, in 1921, in which he stated that he was a Confederate
soldier in the “28th MS.” [***Note: This man is listed in various databases as
“John P. Keeton,” but he is, in fact, James Pope Keeton.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. (Dr.) William Kelley (b. prob. Warren County, MS, bef. 1847-d. unknown place, bef. 1932), Co. G (“Capt. James J. Cowan’s Battery,” raised in Warren County, MS, 1st (Wither’s) MS Light Artillery. Enlisted probably April 26, 1862, at Vicksburg, Warren County, MS at unknown age. [Note: The battery was probably enlisted into State Service or Confederate Service on May 28, 1862, or June 2, 1862, in Jackson, Hinds County, MS.] Present on July 1, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick.” Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick.” Absent on Nov. 1862 Regimental Return, with notation “sick in Warren County [MS] since Nov. 30 [1862].” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present or absent not stated on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. [Note: One Federal POW record states that he was captured at the Battle of Champion Hill, Hinds County, MS, on May 16, 1863, but this is a clerical error, as he definitely served at the subsequent 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS. This same record states that he was a POW at notorious Camp Morton, IN, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange, but, again, this POW record is in error; he was never a POW at Camp Morton, IN.] Reported to parole camp at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, on Sept. 9, 1863. [Note: Parole camps were Confederate military camps where soldiers continued to train until they were “exchanged” on paper for a like number of Yankees who had also been captured and paroled. Such soldiers could not perform any active military duty until they were exchanged on paper.]
Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, taken at parole camp, Enterprise, Clarke County, MS. Present as artificer [i.e., a skilled artillery mechanic] at parole camp, Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, on Nov. 6, 1863. Present or absent not stated on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Admitted Feb. 26, 1864, to 1st Mississippi C.S.A. General Hospital, Jackson, Hinds County, MS, suffering from chronic diarrhea, and returned to duty on March 7, 1864. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Captured at the Battle of Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, on April 9, 1865, and forwarded as a POW to Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, arriving there on April 15, 1865. Transferred for exchange from Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, via New Orleans, LA, to Vicksburg, MS, beginning on May 1, 1865. Physically exchanged at Camp Townsend, Vicksburg, MS, on May 6, 1865. Southern Patriot! Mary S. Kelley filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1932, in which she did not state her husband’s (“William Kelley”) military unit, but named his company officers, allowing the identification of his command.
Pvt. Lewelyn Francis Marion Kersh [found as “L.F.M. Kersh” in the military records] (b. Rankin County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1938), Co. B (“Capt. Benjamin Franklin Sutton’s Company,” raised in Rankin County, MS), 1st Battalion MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days) (1864). Enlisted Aug. 23, 1864, at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, at appr. age 16 or 17. Present on Sept. 14, 1864, company muster roll. No additional information in his military file with this very short-term command. Southern Patriot! “L.F. Kersh” filed a Confederate Pension application in Stone County, MS, in 1916 and another Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1937, in which he stated that he had been a Confederate soldier in “Harper’s Battalion.” And, indeed, Lt.-Col. J.Y. Harper was the commander of the 1st Battalion MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days) (1864). Pvt. Kersh stated that he served under Capt. Sutton and Lt. “Wadford,” and, again, he served under Capt. B.F. Sutton and 1st Lt. James A. Watford. Pvt. Kersh stated that his company was “disbanded until further orders” the last of Dec. 1864, but that the company “was not called again.” Buried in the Highland Cemetery, 31.337474 -89.341081, bounded by West 7th Street, North 31st Avenue, Hillside Drive, and Beverly Hills Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate (and possibly also a private) marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant/Cook Peter Knight (b. ca. 1848, prob. in Covington County, MS-d. after 1925, prob. in Forrest County, MS). Peter Knight filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1925, at age 77, in which he stated that he was Confederate cook, that his service as same began in the fall of 1861 and continued until the fall of 1863, that he served Daniel Knight of Covington County, MS, who enlisted in the fall of 1861, and that Daniel Knight died in service. And, indeed, Pvt. Daniel Knight served in Co. F (“Covington Fencibles,” raised in Covington County, MS), 27th MS Infantry, and died in service sometime in Jan. 1863 (exact date not recorded). Servant Knight’s burial site has not been found. Southern Patriot!
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. John W. Knox (b. Amite County, MS, 1832-d. Forrest County, MS, 1914) is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery with a private marker, on which is inscribed “7 Miss. R.,” meaning “7th MS Regiment,” without specifying whether infantry or cavalry. However, no MS Confederate service records exist for John W. Knox (and variant names, initials, etc.) in the 7th MS Infantry, the 7th MS Infantry Battalion, the 7th MS Cavalry or any other MS CS command. Additionally, he did not file a Confederate Pension application in MS. The only possibility for this man having been a Confederate soldier from MS is that he possibly tried to enlist into Co. C (“Amite Rifles,” raised in Amite County MS), 7th MS Infantry (Regiment) [since he lived in Amite County, MS, in 1860], and was rejected for service by the enrolling/inspecting officer. (Probable) Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that is inscribed with Confederate service data.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. James Thaniel (sic) Lambert (b. Perry County, MS, 1832-d. Forrest County, MS, 1917) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in “Capt. Thomas W. Ham’s Unattached Company MS Cavalry” (raised in Tishomingo County, MS), which became Co. B (“Ham’s Company”), 1st (Ham’s) Battalion MS State Cavalry [aka, 16th (Ham’s) Battalion State Cavalry], and which finally became Co. B (“Ham’s Company”), Ham’s MS Cavalry, on May 4, 1864. However, the Pvt. James Lambert (no middle initial in his military records) of that command enlisted at Burnsville, Tishomingo County, MS, whereas the James Thaniel Lambert under consideration here was living in Perry County, in far South MS, in 1860, and it is unlikely that he traveled the length of the state to join said company of Ham’s Cavalry. Also, there are two men with the name “James Lambert” who were of military service age and who are buried in Tishomingo County, MS, one of whom is surely the James Lambert of Ham’s Cavalry. There is a Pvt. J.T. Lambert in Capt. John T. Weatherall’s Mounted Company of Unattached MS State Troops, which became Co. A, 2nd (Harris’) Battalion MS State Cavalry, and which was consolidated in 1864 with the 3rd (Ashcraft’s) Battalion MS Cavalry to form the 11th (Ashcraft’s) MS Cavalry, but that J.T. Lambert turns out to be John T. Lambert, who was age 41 at enlistment and, therefore, could not be the James Thaniel Lambert under consideration here. Likewise, there is a Pvt. James Lambert in Co. D (“Capt. Belsher’s Company,” raised in Tishomingo County, MS, 26th MS Infantry, and Co. K (“Capt. Kizer’s Company,” raised in Itawamba, Pontotoc, & Tishomingo Counties, MS), 26th MS Infantry, but he was 45 years old when he enlisted and, so, could not be James Thaniel Lambert. Buried in the Brooklyn Cemetery, 31.05551 -89.18538, located at the intersection of Ashe Nursery Road and Brooklyn Cemetery Road, Brooklyn, Forrest County, MS, with both a private and a Confederate marker that marks the service of another man.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Pvt. William Lambert (b. Perry County, MS, ca. 1838-d. in service, possibly Lauderdale County, MS, or Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, or Mobile, Mobile County, AL***), Co. G (“Kennedy Guards,” aka “Capt. Julius B. Kennedy’s Company,” raised in Perry County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 17, 1861, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 24. Died Aug. 3, 1862, of unknown causes while in service at unspecified location — possibly Lauderdale County, MS, or at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN. [Note: The regiment would have been in transition between NE MS and Chattanooga, TN, during the time that Pvt. Lambert died.] No further information in his military file with this command. His widow, Ellen Lambert Walters, filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1929, in which she stated that her husband (“William Lambert”) was a Confederate soldier in the 27th MS Infantry and that he “was killed while in service,” which could mean that he was killed accidentally, because the 27th MS Infantry was not involved in any fighting on or around Aug. 3, 1862. Burial site not found. [***Note: Family sources state that he died at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, but this information is not included in his Confederate service papers.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Pvt. James Franklin Lancaster (b. Perry County, MS, 1837-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” aka “Capt. W.T. Baylis’ Company,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 10, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at appr. age 25. Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick, at hospital.” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sent to hospital.” Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sent to hospital.” Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from Sept. 12th 1862.” Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from Sept. 12, 1862.” No further information in his military file with this command. W. Frank Lancaster/J.F. Lancaster filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1913 & 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 7th Battalion MS Infantry, that he enlisted in Perry County, MS, in the spring of 1863, that he served from that time for nearly two years, that his command surrendered at war’s end at Vicksburg, MS, and that he had only been absent from his command at war’s end for about three months on account of being at home on sick furlough. His actual service records show that he did not serve past Sept. 12, 1862, and that he was AWOL from his command at war’s end. [Note: Two soldiers of the 7th Battalion MS Infantry who did not serve till war’s end stated that they know that J.F. Lancaster had, in fact, served till war’s end, but their testimony is clearly questionable, given that they were not around for the surrender of the command.] His command actually surrendered at Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, at war’s end. Burial site not found.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. W.F. Laney (whole name not found) (b. unknown location, 1839-d. Forrest County, MS, 1898) has a private marker in Oaklawn Cemetery. In the findagrave photo of that marker, there is a small Confederate battleflag that has been placed next to the marker. However, I have been unable to verify either who this man is or any Confederate service for him, as not enough information is known about him to further clarify either his identity or possible Confederate service. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Green Berry Lee [found as “G.B. Lee” in the military records] (b. Choctaw County, MS, 1831-d. Forrest County, MS, 1908), Co. E (“Capt. Mayers’ Company,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, in Perry County, MS. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Mayers’ Company became Co. C, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Absent on Dec. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “with unserviceable horses at Carthage, Ala.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of CS forces in the mid-Confederacy (i.e., the “Western Theater”) at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 13, 1865. Parole has notation “Residence: Perry County, Miss.” Southern Patriot! Buried in the Old Leeville Cemetery, 31.39640 -89.25610, located at the end of a dirt road (appr. 600 ft. down this dirt road) that leads due S from appr. 131 Lloyd Lee Road, Leeville, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Green B. Lee. Julia Ann Lee filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1914, in which she stated that her husband (“Green B. Lee”) was a Confederate soldier in the “9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry.” [Note: This man is sometimes misidentified as having served in (Old) Co. C (“Lafayette Guards,” raised in Lafayette County, MS), 9th MS Infantry; when the 9th MS Infantry was reorganized, (New) Co. C was “Capt. Mills’ Company.” However, Green Berry Lee never served in that command and has no service records in same.]
Pvt. Joseph L. Lee (b. prob. Covington County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1928), Co. B (“Capt. Goodwyn Nixon’s Company of Cavalry,” raised in Jasper, Jones, & Smith Counties, MS), 1st (Denis’) Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves, which became Co. B, 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves on Sept. 3, 1864. No enlistment date/data. However, in his Confederate Pension applications, Pvt. Lee stated that he enlisted in Covington County, MS, in June 1864, when he would have been 17 years old. Known only from his war’s-end parole. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives his residence as Enon, Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Joseph L. Lee filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1914, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “8th MS Cavalry,” but this is a transcription error and should be 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves, as he named his commanding officers in the latter command in his pension application. He also corrected (or his transcriber corrected) this mistake when J.L. Lee filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier under Capt. Nixon and “Col. Denny,” in the “1st MS Cavalry,” which could only mean the 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves. He stated that he enlisted in June 1864 in Covington County, MS, and served “nearly 1 year.”
Pvt. Richmond Edward Lee (b. Perry County, MS, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), “Terrall Dragoons,” aka “Capt. V.L. Terrall’s Company Unattached [MS] Cavalry,” raised in Copiah and other counties in MS, which became Co. B, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted April 29, 1862, at Gainesville, Hancock County, MS, at age 18. Present or absent not stated on May 27, 1862, company muster roll. Stockdale’s Battalion was enlarged on Sept. 14, 1863, to become the 4th MS Cavalry. The “Terrall Dragoons” became Co. B, 4th MS Cavalry. Present on July 1, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: Some databases state that he was a soldier in Co. B (“Attala Yellow Jackets,” raised in Attala County, MS), 4th MS Infantry, but he never served in that command and has no service records in same.]
WAS A YANKEE SOLDIER AND NOT A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. Thomas Uriah Lee, Sr. [found as “Uriah Lee” in US Army military and pension records] (b. Marion County, MS, ca. 1842/1844-d. Pearl River County, MS, 1923) filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1918, 1923, & 1924 2025, in which he stated that he was 70 years old in 1918, that he served in Steede’s Battalion under Maj. Steede and Capt. “P.K. Meyers” or Capt. “Mayers” or Capt. “Meares” that he enlisted in 1864 in Marion County, MS, that he lost one hand (implying that this loss occurred in service, but stating in another application that he had just lost the use of one hand), that he served about four months, and that he was absent at the surrender of his command at Jackson, MS, because he was sent home on furlough to “await orders” after “a troop of Yankees surrounded us.” However, he has no service records in either the 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, or its successor command, the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Neither does he have any service records with any other MS CS command. I do not believe that he was ever a Confederate soldier. However, he absolutely was a Yankee soldier. Enlisted as a private on May 3, 1864, at Fort Pike, St. Tammany Parish, LA, at age 20 (according to his US Army papers) into Co. B, 2nd New Orleans Volunteer Infantry (US). He stated that he was a farmer and was born in Marion County, MS. Transferred to Co. A, 1st New Orleans Volunteer Infantry (US), when the 1st and 2nd New Orleans Infantries (US) were consolidated. Deserted Sept. 5, 1865, from Camp Distribution, New Orleans, LA, taking $6.56 worth of “arms, equipments, &c” with him. On May 8, 1903, the US Army removed the charge of desertion in order to allow Uriah Lee to eventually receive a US Army pension. The US Army assigned him an official discharge date of Sept. 4, 1865. Uriah Lee began receiving a US pension as an “invalid” on June 5, 1903. His widow, Elizabeth, began receiving a widow’s US pension in 1923. Buried in Lee’s Cemetery No. 1 (aka, Lee Cemetery, No. 1), 30.84940 -89.35610, located at 563 Red Hill Church Road, Pearl River County, MS, with a private marker (though he is eligible for a US military marker). [Note: He is not the same man as the Uriah Lee who is buried in the Cameron Cemetery, Forrest County, MS, though he is surely related.]
Pvt. James Madison Leverett (b. Oktibbeha County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1922), Co. K (“Magnolia Guards,” aka “Capt. John W. Lyles’ Company,” and aka “Capt. William L. Duff’s Company,” raised in Calhoun County, MS), 17th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 23, 1861, at Sarepta, Calhoun County, MS, at age 17. Present implied on May 28, 1861, company muster roll when mustered into the service of the Confederate States at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS. Present on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1861 company muster roll. Present on April 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Absent on June 21, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “wounded June 21 [1864, and] sent to Hospital.” He never rejoined his command in the field. Admitted to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, on June 22, 1864, and forwarded to Howard’s Grove General Hosptial the same day. Admitted to Howard’s Grove General Hospital, Richmond, VA, on June 23, 1864, and transferred on July 10, 1864, to hospital at Lynchburg, VA. A “Record” of the 17th MS Infantry, dated “near Richmond, Virginia, March 17, 1865,” notes that he lived at Sarepta, Calhoun County, MS, when he enlisted, was single, was a farmer, and “was wounded in [the] right side [at] Petersburg, Va., on June 22, 1864.” After a long recovery, and according to his Confederate Pension applications and an affiant’s testimony, he apparently attempted to rejoin his command in the Carolinas, but was cut off at Washington, GA, put on detached service there, and served in the FL/GA area until war’s end. Service to war’s end is confirmed by his war’s-end parole. Surrendered by the general surrender of forces in Florida by Maj. Gen. Sam Jones, commanding Confederate Forces in FL (under the terms of Gen. Joe Johnston’s surrender to US Gen. William T. Sherman, April 26, 1865, in NC), and physically paroled (still as a private in the 17th MS Infantry) at Bainbridge, GA, on May 20, 1865. Southern Patriot! “J.M. Leverette” filed Confederate Pension applications in Lafayette County, MS, in 1909 & 1911, in which he stated that he served in Co. K, 17th MS Infantry, served under Capt. Lyles, and had been on detached service for about five months when the final surrender came. He also stated that he was wounded “all over, or several times” and that he had suffered “some flesh wounds and some bones broke.” Roxana Leverett filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1922 & 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“James M. Leverett”) was a Confederate soldier in the 17th MS Infantry and that he had been wounded during the war in the right hand, the right arm, and in the arm pit, making his right arm useless for the rest of his life. An affiant stated that Pvt. J.M. Leverett was at home on wounded furlough, attempted to return to his command in the Carolinas, was cut off at Washington, GA, and put on detached service until war’s end (which would explain why he was surrendered in FL and not NC with his command). Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. William Bruce Lewis (b. Perry County, MS, 1834-d. Forrest County, MS, 1926), Co. F (“Capt. Steele’s Company,” raised in Kemper County, MS), 11th (Perrin’s) MS Cavalry. Enlisted Jan. 23, 1864, in Clarke County, MS, at age 29. Present on April 30, 1864, company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent; detailed with broke (sic) down horse.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 23, 1865. Parole gives residence as Clarke County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the McLaurin Cemetery, 31.16642 -89.20571, located at appr. 69 Rifle Range Road or appr. 1500 ft. E of that road’s junction with Jenkins Road, McLaurin, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. Eliza A. Lewis filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1925, in which she stated that her husband (“W.B. Lewis”) enlisted in Clarke County, MS, in Dec. 1862, and served under “Capt. Stead,” meaning Capt./Maj. Abner C. Steede, 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, but she was mistaken about his command, as he has no service records in that organization.
5th Sgt. Joseph Hall Limbaugh (b. prob. Davidson County, NC, 1831-d. Forrest County, MS, 1912), Co. K (“Fireside Defenders,” aka “Capt. William K. Easterling’s Company,” raised in Rankin County, MS), 1st (Percy’s) MS Infantry (MS Army of 10,000) (60-days) (1861-1862). Enlisted in Rankin County, MS, sometime in the fall of 1861 (specific date not documented), at age 30. Regiment was formed at Grenada, Grenada County, MS, on Dec. 4, 1861. [Note: MS Gov. John Jones Pettus, on Sept. 28, 1861, callled upon Mississippians for an “Army of 10,000” to rush to KY and help Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston hold the KY line.] Few service records exist for this command. It would have served under frigid conditions at Bowling Green, KY. Feb. 1, 1862, company muster roll states that Sgt. Limbaugh was owed extra pay for “2 1/2 days in Blacksmithing & repair of guns.” [Note: Joseph Hall Limbaugh was a mechanic by trade.] This command was mustered out at Grenada, Grenada County, MS, in Feb. 1862. No further information in his military file with this command. However, Joseph Limbaugh was not done serving his new nation. Enlisted as a 4th Corp. on March 17, 1862, at Trenton, Smith County, MS, at age 31, into Co. G (“Singleton Guards,” aka “Capt. S.R. Sheppard’s Company,” and aka “Capt. D.D. Heslip’s Company,” raised in Smith County, MS), 6th (Balfour’s) Battalion MS Infantry, which became Co. G, 46th MS Infantry. Present on May 13, 1862, company muster roll. Present as 1st Sgt. on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “promoted from the ranks [on] Sept. 24, 1862.” Ditto on Jan. 8, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave [from] Aug. 23 [1863] until the 16th of Sept. [1863]” — only AWOL because Gen. John C. Pemberton had failed to issue orders for the army to reassemble after the fall of Vicksburg — and with additional notation “detailed by order [of] Gen. Baldwin to work in Brigade shop.” Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present as 3rd Lt. on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “elected Jr. 2nd Lt. [i.e., 3rd Lt., on] Dec. 8, 1863.” Wounded during the Atlanta Campaign, and sent to unspecified hospital on Aug. 23, 1864. [Battle or action where wounded not stated, but probably not the Battle of Atlanta, Aug. 22, 1864, as the 46th MS Infantry did not take part in that battle. Probably wounded on picket.] Inspection Report of Sears’ Brigade, French’s Division, dated Lovejoy Station, GA, Sept. 16, 1864, shows Lt. Limbaugh absent wounded and sent to unspecified hospital. Returned to service. Admitted “wounded” on April 11, 1865, to Yandell Hospital, Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS. This wound would have occurred in action either on April 1, 1865, in the vicinity of Fort Blakely, AL, or at the Battle of Fort Blakely, April 9, 1865 (probably the latter). Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on May 10, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. William Anderson Logan [found in the military records as “W.A.Logan”] (b. Greene County, AL, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1917), Co. H (“Price Relief,” raised in Hinds, Madison, and Newton Counties, MS), 38th MS Infantry (Mounted). Enlisted Nov. 1, 1863, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 18 (military records say age 17). Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Absent on June 30, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Garlandville, Jasper County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED? NO GOOD CANDIDATE FOUND IN AL CIVIL WAR DATABASE. NPS? UNIT-BY-UNIT SEARCH ON FOLD3? Only a John W. Long in the 21st AL Infantry. Only a Lt. William Long in Co. G, 1st AL Infantry. Pvt. William Henry Long (b. AL, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1927), Co. A, 1st AL Infantry (Dan). Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. William Henry Long (as “W.H. Long”) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “21st AL.” Mrs. William Henry Long filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1928, in which she stated that her husband (“William Henry Long”) was a Confederate soldier in the “21st AL.”
Pvt. James William Loper (b. Jasper County, MS, 1838-d. Forrest County, MS, 1902), Co. I (“Jasper Rifles,” aka “Capt. M.A. King’s Company,” aka “Capt. William M. Chatfield’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Thomas W. Cole’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 20th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 27, 1861, at Garlandville, Jasper County, MS, at age 23 (military records say age 19, but they are often “off” by a few years). Captured at the fall of Fort Donelson, TN, on Feb. 16, 1862, and forwarded as a POW to notorious Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Admitted to U.S.A. Prison Hospital, Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp, on Feb. 25, 1862, suffering from pneumonia, and returned to duty (i.e., to the general POW population) on March 2, 1862. Forwarded from Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp on Sept. 2, 1862, to Vicksburg, MS, for exchange. Physically exchanged at Vicksburg, MS, on Sept. 20, 1862. Present on Sept. 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command, and no information in the 15th Consolidated MS Infantry (into which the 20th MS Infantry was consolidated on April 9, 1865, in NC). However, Pvt. Loper did continue in service. He was transferred (though no notification of this transfer exists in the military records***) into Co. H (“Jasper Avengers,” aka “Capt. Francis B. Loper’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 37th MS Infantry. [Note: Capt. Francis B. Loper was Pvt. John William Loper’s older brother.] We know that this is the same J.W. Loper because both men (20th MS Infantry and 37th MS Infantry) are shown as having been enlisted into Confederate service (as opposed to initial enlistment into a company or company enlistment into State service) on July 6, 1861, at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS, by S.E. Baker. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent [on] detached duty.” Ditto on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in NC at war’s end, the 37th MS Infantry was consolidated into a battalion of four companies and designated the 37th Battalion MS Infantry. Pvt. Loper served in Co. B of this consolidated command. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a broken private marker that is inscribed with his Confederate service (“20 Miss. R.,” meaning “20th MS Infantry Regiment”). [Note: Some databases state that James William Loper was a Confederate soldier in Co. B (“Boone Avengers,” raised in Tishomingo County, MS), 26th MS Infantry, but he has no service records in that command and never served in same.] [***Note: Another brother, Pvt. George E. Loper, served in both Co. I, 20th MS Infantry, and Co. H, 37th MS Infantry, with William James Loper. George E. Loper’s 37th MS Infantry records state “reenlisted from Co. I, 20 Miss. Regt. by consent {of the} Secretary {of} W. {i.e., War}.” By extrapolation, William James Loper’s transfer to the 37th MS Infantry must also have been approved by the Confederate Secretary of War.]
Pvt. Thomas W. Lott (b. Covington County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1910), Co. G (“Covington Sharpshooters,” aka “Capt. A.J. Leggett’s Company,” raised in Covington County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Williamsburg, Covington County, MS, at age 18. Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. [Note: Just a few days after the Aug. 1862 muster roll was taken, the battalion was ordered forward from camp of instruction at either Quitman, Clarke County, MS, or Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, for active field service. I believe that Pvt. Lott was probably determined at this point to be unfit for field service and was sent home, though no records exist to substantiate this conjecture.] Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Jonathan/John Lynch (b. ca. 1843, prob. Warren County, MS-d. after 1916, prob. Forrest County, MS) filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1913 & 1914, in which he stated that he lived in Vicksburg, MS, when he enlisted into Co. A (Capt. M.A. Oatis’ company, a Lawrence County, MS, company) of the 22nd MS Infantry on July 10, 1861, in which he served about 15 months, was then transferred in Nov. 1862 to the 5th AL Infantry, was transferred to the 17th MS Infantry, was wounded four times during the war, including having “part of foot shot off” at the Battle of Gettysburg, in addition to a sabre wound to the forehead and a minie ball to the hip, was “badly ruptured caused by lifting cannon out of pit on road to Gettysburg,” and was surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse VA at war’s end. However, John Lynch (and name variants) has no service records in the 17th MS Infantry, the 5th AL Infantry, or the 22nd MS Infantry. I do not believe that he was ever a Confederate soldier. Burial site not found.
(Rev.) Pvt./Color Sgt. Samuel Jefferson McBride (b. prob. Simpson County, MS, 1838-d. Forrest County, MS, 1902), Co. B (“Westville Guards,” aka “Capt. G.J.D. Funchess’ Company,” raised in Simpson County, MS), 16th MS Infantry. Enlisted ca. April 20, 1861, at Westville, Simpson County, MS, at appr. age 22. Present or absent no stated on Aug. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1861 company muster roll. Admitted on Feb. 27, 1862, to C.S.A. General Hospital, Charlottesville, VA, suffering from typhoid fever, and returned to duty on March 27, 1862. Absent on Feb. 1862 company muster roll, but notation states “[has] returned to Camp [since muster was taken].” Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “detailed as Color Sergeant on Dec. 1, 1862.” Color Sgt. absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent on furlough since Feb. 4, 1863.” Color Sgt. present on April 1863 company muster roll. Color Sgt. McBride was severely wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville (April 30-May 6, 1863), Spotsylvania County, VA, and admitted on May 7, 1862, to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA. Forwarded same day to General Hospital No. 2, Richmond, VA. Admitted May 7, 1863, to General Hospital (aka Mississippi Soldiers Hospital), Camp Winder, Richmond, VA, suffering from a fractured arm. His fractured arm was amputated. Furloughed for 30 days from same hospital on June 8, 1863, with notation “lost arm.” Given a wounded furlough of 60 days on July 16, 1863. Absent on Oct. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent wounded; arm amputated.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent wounded; arm amputated; [absent] without leave.” Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave since Sept. 17, 1863; arm amputated.” Ditto on April 1864 company muster roll. Ditto on June 1864 company muster roll. Ditto on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Ditto on Oct. 1864 company muster roll. Dec. 1864 company muster roll states “deserted Sept. 17, 1863; arm amputated.” No further information in his military file with this command. [Comment: I cannot believe that he was considered to be both AWOL and a deserter after he had sacrificed an arm for the Cause and literally been crippled for the rest of his life.] Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that is inscribed with his Confederate service — “B. 16 Miss. R.” — meaning Co. B, 16th MS Infantry Regiment. [Note: Some databases state that Color Sgt. McBride also served in Co. K (“Wilkinson Rifles,” raised in Wilkinson County, MS), 16th MS Infantry, but this is in error. He only served in Co. B of the 16th MS Infantry.]
4th Sgt./3rd Sgt./Ord. Sgt./2nd. Lt. [never rose to captain, though this is listed in Dan] John M. McCall (b. Darlington District, SC, 1839-d. Perry County, MS, 1880), Co. B (“Wilds’ Rifles,” aka “Capt. Samuel H. Wilds’ Company,” raised in the Darlington District, SC) and Field & Staff (as Ordnance Sgt.), 21st SC Infantry. Enlisted as a Sgt. on Dec. 23, 1861, at Georgetown, Georgetown County, SC, at age 22. Present as 4th Sgt. on April 1862 company muster roll. Present as 3rd Sgt. on June 1862 company muster roll, with notation that he was promoted to 3rd Sgt. on May 9, 1862. Present as 3rd Sgt. on Aug. 1862 company muster roll, but with notation “promoted to Ordnance Sgt. [on] 1st July 1862.” Present on Oct. 1862 Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Sgt. on Dec. 1862 Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Ordnance Sgt. on Feb. 1863 Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Ordnance Sgt. on April 1863 Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Ordnance Sgt. on June 1863 Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Ordnance Sgt. on Aug. 1863 Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Ordnance Sgt. on Oct. 1863 Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Ordnance Sgt. on Dec. 1863 Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Ordnance Sgt. on Feb. 1864 Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Ordnance Sgt. on Aug. 31, 1864, Field & Staff muster roll. Present as Ordnance Sgt. on Oct. 1864 Field & Staff muster roll. Promoted to 2nd Lt. on Dec. 14, 1864, and transferred to Co. K (“Timmonsville Minute Men,” aka “Capt. James W. Owens’ Company,” and aka “Capt. Edward B. Green’s Company,” raised in Florence County, SC), 21st SC Infantry. “Absent with leave” since Dec. 15, 1864, on a Dec. 31, 1864, “Inspection Report of Hagood’s Brigade,” dated “near Wilmington, NC.” Present as 2nd Lt., Co. K, 21st SC Infantry, on Feb. 1865 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Said to be buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. Probably buried in an unmarked grave. Dora McCall filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1911, in which she stated that her husband (“J.M. McCall”) was a Confederate soldier in the “21st SC.”
VERY, VERY TENTATIVE. Jesse Asbury McCann [found as “J. McCann” in the military records] (b. NC, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1919), Capt. Clanton’s Company, AL Light Artillery. Enlisted at Montgomery, AL, on June 18, 1863, at age 18 (if I have the right man). Aug. 31, 1863, company muster roll states “deserted at Montgomery, Ala., [on] June 18, 1863.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
YANKEE SOLDIER, NOT CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. Pvt. William N. McCarthy [“alias Patrick Haggerty” on his VA headstone application] (b. Ireland, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1927), Co. B [military marker says Co. F], 18th NY Cavalry. Enlisted in New York City on July 6, 1863, at age 21. I do not have access to his military records, so I do not know whether he served the entire war, was wounded, captured, etc. Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a VA Yankee marker. Genealogy not found. His VA marker was ordered by his grandson, L.D. McCarthy, who was living with grandfather William N. McCarthy and grandmother Rachel McCarthy in 1920 in Forrest County, MS.
Pvt./Sgt. Austin McDonald [found as “A. McDonald” in the military records for the 27th MS Infantry, but his wife’s Confederate Widow’s Pension application proves that “A. McDonald” is “Austin McDonald”] (b. Covington County, MS, 1834-d. Perry County, MS, 1907), Co. B (“Rosin Heels,” aka “Capt. Amos McLemore’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted as a private on Sept. 15, 1861, in Jones County, MS, at age 27. Present on July 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in quarters.” Absent on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “in Hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn.” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. April 1863 company muster roll shows him as a Sgt., with notation “discharged and final statement furnished [on] April 25, 1863, on Surgeon’s Certificate.” A “Register of Payments to Discharged Soldiers” gives his discharge date as April 15, 1863, with his final pay being received on May 4, 1863. No further information in his military file with this command. However, Austin McDonald was not yet done serving his new nation. He recovered his health and enlisted a second time, this time as a private into Co. I (“Covington Rifles,” aka “Covington Rangers,” aka “Capt. John T. Fairley’s Company,” raised in Covington County, MS), 7th MS Infantry. Enlisted on Jan. 22, 1864, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 29. Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Terribly wounded and captured on the first day of the Battle of Jonesboro [Aug. 31, 1864-Sept. 1, 1864], Clayton County, GA. Admitted to 2nd Division Hospital, 15th Army Corps, Hospital (US), at Jonesboro, Clayton County, GA, on Aug. 31, 1864, suffering from “gunshot wound fracturing superior maxillary” [i.e., he was shot in the face/jaw]. The Yankees treated him to a “simply dressing…4 hours after Injury” and then “left [him] at Jonesboro, Ga.” Due to the state of things after the fall of Atlanta, GA, on Aug. 31, 1864, it wasn’t until Sept. 23, 1864, that Pvt. McDonald was admitted to a Confederate medical facility. Admitted on that date to Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospitals, Macon, Bibb County, GA, suffering from “VS [i.e., vulnus sclopoeticum, or a gunshot wound] in [the] face, [the] ball entering left of nose [and] passing out [through the] back of the neck and injuring the bone seriously.” This same hospital record seems to indicate that he was examined by a Medical Examining Board, which would surely have declared him thenceforward unfit for field duty. Same hospital record gives his residence as “Carlisle’s Mill,” which is about ten miles NE of Hattiesburg, and which was called “McDonald’s Mill” before acquiring its modern name — Morriston. No further information in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! His widow, Mary Elizabeth Dearman McDonald, was, for a time, a resident of Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers Home in Biloxi, MS. She filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Harrison County, MS, in 1920, in which she identified her husband’s (Austin McDonald) command as Co. B, 27th MS Infantry, even remembering that he had been discharged from the 27th MS Infantry before the war was over. Without this mention by her, we would never have known that “A. McDonald” of the 27th MS Infantry was, in fact, Austin McDonald. She did not mention his subsequent service in the 7th MS Infantry, but, in her 1924 pension application, filed in Harrison County, MS, she did state that Austin was “at home, wounded,” when the final surrender came. Pvt. McDonald is buried in McDonalds Cemetery, with the only known directions for same being “0.5 miles N of Morriston Road,” Morriston, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Daniel Webster McDuff*** (b. Winston County, MS, 1850^^^-d. Forrest County, MS, 1914) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in 1st Lt. George M. Moseley’s Company of Cavalry (MS State Troops), which became Co. D (“Capt. J. Perkins’ Company,” raised in Leake, Noxubee, & Winston Counties, MS), Perrin’s Battalion MS Cavalry (State Troops), but he has no service records in that command or any other MS CS command. [Only a Wm. F. McDuff (probably D.W. McDuff’s father — William Farr/Fair McDuff — has service records in Perrin’s Battalion MS Cavalry.] I do not think he was ever a Confederate soldier. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [***Note: Listed as Webster Daniel McDuff in some databases.] [^^^Note: Some databases state that he was born in 1830.]
Pvt. Angus Daniel McGilvray [found as “Angus McGilberry” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1911), Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1863, in Perry County, MS, at age 17. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was augmented to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Pvt. McGilvray served in Co. D [still Capt. Stevens’ Company] in this enlarged command [where he is found as “McGilberry” and “McGilvary”]. Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “under arrest.” Absent on Dec. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “with Col. Pegues [at] Carthage [Hale County], Ala.” [almost certainly taking care of disabled and worn-out horses]. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 23, 1865. Southern Patriot! Alice McGilvray filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1912, 1916, & 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“Angus McGilvray”) was a Confederate soldier in Co. C, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. [She also stated that he was in the “7th Battalion,” but I am sure that she meant “17th Battalion.”] Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
TENTATIVE. Pvt. (?) George W. McGlohn/McGlohon (b. TN, 1848-d. Forrest County, MS, 1931), company not specified, 20th TN Cavalry. Records not found, but the National Parks Service Soldiers & Sailors System states that “George McGlohon” was a soldier (rank not specified) in this command. Buried in the Dixie Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.21511 -89.30589, located at appr. 132 Dixie Church Road (between Elks Lake Road and Frye Road), Dixie, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
2nd Corp. Duncan Donald McInnis (b. prob. Perry County, MS, 1833-d. Forrest County, MS, 1905), Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 28. Apparently, he was rejected for service by the enrolling/inspecting officer, as he has no additional records with this command. However, Duncan McInnis continued to support the Confederacy by providing services to the Confederate Government. He was paid on Dec. 1, 1863, in Perry County, MS, for providing the CS Government a four-ox team for three days, as well as one day of his own labor, charging the government $6 per day for the ox team and $3 per day for his own labor. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
1st Corp. Hugh Wiggins McInnis (b. Perry County, MS, 1848-d. Forrest County, MS, 1900), Co. B (“Covington Farmers,” raised in Covington County, MS), 1st (McNair’s) Battalion MS Cavalry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864). Enlisted Aug. 31, 1864, at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, at age 16. Present on Sept. 14, 1864, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this very short-term command. Southern Patriot! [Note: Some databases state that Hugh Wiggins McInnis was a Confederate soldier in Co. G (“Kennedy Guards,” aka “Capt. Julius B. Kennedy’s Company,” raised in Perry County, MS), 27th MS Infantry, but he has no service records in that command.] Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Malcolm Lewis McKenzie [found as “M.L. McKenzie” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1926), “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. Enlisted Aug. 13, 1864, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 17. Present on Aug. 20, 1864, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the McKenzie-Myers Cemetery, 31.24220 -89.15750, located appr. 1200 ft. due S of 129 Old River Road, at the end of the dirt road that leads due S from that address, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. M.L. McKenzie filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Capt. John Gillis’ Company, but that he was transferred to “Company D [Capt. Stevens’ Company, raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS], 9th [Miller’s] Miss. Regt. [of Cavalry]” However, he has no records in either the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry or the 9th MS Infantry.
Pvt. William Martin McKinnon (b. prob. Perry or Covington County, MS, 1831***-d. Perry County, MS, 1899), Co. G (“Covington Sharpshooters,” aka “Capt. A.J. Leggett’s Company,” raised in Covington County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Williamsburg, Covington County, MS, at age 31. Absent on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave & not able to get here” [with “here” being either Quitman or Enterprise, Clarke County, MS.] Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave at home.” Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Ditto on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a private marker. [***Note: Some family sources state that he was born in 1833.] [Note: It is possible that William Martin McKinnon enlisted into a second company in 1864, as a Pvt. William McKinon (sic) enlisted at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, on Aug. 29, 1864, into Co. K (“Capt. William M. Vinzant’s Company,” raised in Rankin County, MS), 3rd (Easterling’s) MS Cavalry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864) {formerly the 1st (Easterling’s) MS Cavalry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864)}, and is shown on the Sept. 14, 1864, company muster roll as absent, with notation “absent without leave.” No further information in his military file with this command.]
Capt./Maj. Amos McLemore (b. Copiah County, MS, 1823***-d. in service, Jones County, MS, 1863), Co. B Co. B (“Rosin Heels,” aka “Capt. Amos McLemore’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), and F&S, 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted as captain on Aug. 10, 1861, in Jones County, MS, at age 37. Present on Sept. 10, 1861, company muster roll. Requisitioned camp equipage for his company at Marion Station, Lauderdale County, MS, on Sept. 21, 1861. Requisitioned blankets for his company at “Camp Beauregard,” Marion Station, Lauderdale County, MS, on Oct. 2, 1861. Signed for camp equipage for his company at Marion Station, Lauderdale County, MS, on Nov. 2, 1861. Jan. 1862 Regimental Return shows him present at “Camp Mississippi,” Warrington, Escambia County, FL. Signed for “2590 Musket Ball Cartridges” and “2400 Percussion Caps” for his company, clearly at Warington, Escambia County, FL, on Jan. 24, 1862. Signed for stationery at Camp Beulah, Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on April 1, 1862. Granted a leave of absence of 20 days on June 4, 1862, with station not stated, but either Camp Beulah or Camp Pettus, Mobile, Mobile County, AL. Signed for camp equipage for his company on June 22, 1862, probably at either Camp Beulah or Camp Pettus, Mobile, Mobile County, AL. Signed for pay on June 30, 1862, at Camp Pettus, Mobile, Mobile County, AL. Absent on July 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent on sick furlough since 21st June [1862] for 20 days.” Signed for stationery at Camp Maxey, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, on July 9, 1862. Signed for shoe issue for his company at Camp Maxey, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, on Aug. 18, 1862. Wounded at the Battle of Perryville, Boyle County, KY, on Oct. 8, 1862. Present on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in Quarters; wounded in Battle of Perryville, KY.” Signed for clothing issue for his company on Nov. 2, 1862, at Knoxville, Knox County, TN. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Appears on a Jan. 21, 1863, “Report of officers and men from the various regiments of Withers’ Division, suitable for enrolling conscripts, etc.,” with report dated Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN. Signed for clothing issue for his company on Feb. 6, 1863, at Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Appointed major on March 26, 1863, at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, though his commission apparently did not reach him for more than a month. Present [though still shown as “captain”] on April 1863 company muster roll. Still as cpatin, signs various supply requisitions for his company at station Shelbyville, Bedford County, MS, during April 1863. Absent as Major McLemore on Aug. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent on recruiting service by order Genl. [Braxton] Bragg, [per] Special Orders No. 114; left [for MS on] Aug. 15, 1863.” Appears on an undated “Register containing Rosters of Commissioned Officers, Provisional Army Confederate States,” with the notation “killed.” Appears on another undated “Register containing Rosters of Commissioned Officers, Provisional Army Confederate States,” with the notation “Killed…Oct. 5, 1863.” There is no mention of his assassination in his military file. No further information in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the McLemore Cemetery, 31.40542 -89.27658, located appr. 500 ft. due W of a point on US Hwy. 11 that lies appr. 4000 ft. S of that road’s intersection with Grayson Park Road, or appr. 500 ft. due W of a point on US Hwy. 11 that lies appr. 700 ft. due S of the paved RR crossover that lies between Grayson Park Road and Chevis Lee Road, Leeville, Forrest County, MS, with both a Confederate marker and a private marker that also details his Confederate service. [***Note: Some databases state that Maj. McLemore was born in 1796, but that is a different Amos McLemore (1796-1872), who is buried in the McLemore Cemetery at Middleton, Clarke County, MS.]
Pvt./Sgt. John Thomas McLemore (b. Perry County, MS, 1838-d. Forrest County, MS, 1906), Co. C (“Evans’ Rangers,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at appr. age 24. Transferred to Co. E (“Capt. Mayers’ Company,” raised in Harrison County, MS) of the same battalion on March 1, 1863. Absent on June 30, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “sick at Crystal Springs, Miss., [since] May 12, 1863.” Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to become the 9th MS Cavalry. Mayers’ Company became Co. C, 9th MS Cavalry. Promoted to Sgt. sometime before war’s end. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of CS forces in the mid-Confederacy (i.e., the “Western Theater”) at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 13, 1865. Parole has notation “Residence: Perry County, Miss.” Southern Patriot! Pvt. McLemore filed a Confederate Pension application in Perry County, MS, in 1903, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 9th MS Cavalry. Ellen McLemore filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“John T. McLemore”) was a Confederate soldier in the “9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry.” Buried in the Morriston Cemetery, 31.41810 -89.19030, located on the E side of the road at appr. 675 Morriston Road, Morriston, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
Pvt./4th Corp./1st Corp./5th Sgt. Oscar Kenneth McLendon [found as “Kinney McLendon” and “Kenneth McLendon” in the military records] (b. Jackson County, MS, 1829-d. Forrest County, MS, 1911). (Old) Co. I/(New) Co. G (“Secessionists,” aka “Capt. Daniel R. McIntosh’s Company,” and aka “Capt. George L. Donald’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Daniel J. Barlow’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 13th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 27, 1861, at Quitman, Clarke County, MS, at age 31. Shown as 4th Corp. on May 23, 1861, company muster roll, dated Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS. Present on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Admitted Aug. 29, 1861, to C.S.A. General Hospital, Charlottesville, VA, suffering from measles and fever, and returned to duty on Oct. 14, 1861. Present or absent not stated for now 1st Corp. McLendon on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Admitted Oct. 18, 1861, to Chimborazo Hospital No. 2, Richmond, VA, suffering from dysentery, and returned to duty on March 16, 1862. Present as 5th Sgt. on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. [Must have returned from hospital briefly and then gone back into hospital.] Present as private on April 1862 company muster roll. [May have been reduced to the ranks for long medical absence.] Admitted on June 29, 1862, to C.S.A. General Hospital, Danville, VA, suffering from chronic diarrhea, and returned to duty on July 23, 1862. While in hospital at Danville, Pvt. McLendon wrote to higher authorities, asking if his request for discharge, which he had made through his captain, had been processed. Regimental Return for Sept. 1862 states that he was “discharged of disability” at Richmond, VA, on Sept. 10, 1862. A “Record” of the 13th MS Infantry, dated “near Richmond, Va., March 2, 1865,” states that he was discharged for disability on Surgeon’s Certificate in Aug. 1862. The “Record” also notes that he was present for the Battle of Manassas [Bull Run] on July 21, 1861, but absent sick for all subsequent battles that took place while he was serving in the 13th MS. His actual discharge paper is dated Sept. 10, 1862, Richmond, VA, and gives as his reasons for discharge both chronic diarrhea and phthisis pulmonalis (i.e., tuberculosis). Discharge paper also states that he was a mechanic by profession. No further information in his military file with this command. However, Pvt. McLendon recovered his health, at least partially, and enlisted, late in the war (a “K. McClenden”) into (2nd) Co. A (“Miller’s Company,” raised in Clarke & Wayne Counties, MS), 24th (Moorman’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. No enlistment date/data. Served to war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Clarke County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that states “[Co.] G 13 Miss. R[egiment].”
SERVED BOTH MILITARILY AND CIVILLY AND SUPPORTED THE CONFEDERACY ECONOMICALLY. Confederate Tax-in-Kind Agent, Patriotic Confederate Citizen, and, later, Conscript Angus Bolton McSwain (b. Perry County, MS, 1827-d. Perry County, MS, 1876). According to his widow’s Confederate Pension application, he attempted to enlist into a militia unit in 1862, but was rejected for service because of poor health. Instead, he was assigned to duty as a Tax-in-Kind agent at Depot 7 (exact location unknown). [“Tax-in-Kind” was a 10% levy of all agriculatural products produced in the South. Tax-in-Kind agents traveled around collecting 10% of farmers’ products, most of which was used directly to feed the Confederate Army.] Agent McSwain was paid on March 1, 1864, for (in his own words) “Actual Cost of Transportation while engaged in the discharge of my duties as an agent for Collecting Tax in Kind under the orders of Capt. William I. Bryant, P.Q.M. [i.e., Post Quartermaster] from Oct. 10th 1863 to March 1st 1864. $125.” (And, further down on the same document, again written by Angus McSwain…) “Received at Monticello, Miss., on the 1st day of March 1864 of Capt. William I. Bryant, A.Q.M. [i.e., Assistant Quartermaster] the Sum of One hundred and Twenty five dollars in full of the above account. (signed) Angus McSwain Agent Depo (sic) 7.” Later that same year, “Angus McSwain” of “Perry County, Miss.,” bartered “(24) Twenty four pounds washed [‘unwashed’? — hard to read] Wool” to the Confederate Quartermaster’s Department in exchange for “Nineteen (19) Pounds of Cotton Yarn” at Shubuta, Clarke County, MS, on Aug. 24, 1864. [Note: Wool was desperately needed to make wollen uniforms for the Confederate Army, so this was an act of patriotism.] Finally, Angus McSwain was conscripted (i.e., drafted) late in the war. Conscripts had no rank assigned to them until they were assigned to a company/command, so he is simply listed as “conscript.” No conscription date/data. Probably conscripted in late 1864 (at appr. age 37) or early in 1865 (at appr. age 38). Known only from his war’s-end parole. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Grenada, Grenada County, MS, on May 22, 1865. Residence given on parole as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Elizabeth J. McSwain filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1913, in which she stated that her husband’s (“Angus McSwain”) was rejected for military service “on account of bad health,” was made a tax-in-kind collector for the Confederate Government and was stationed at Grenada, Grenada County, MS, when the war ended. Angus Bolton McSwain is buried in the Old Myers Cemetery, located somewhere on the Sims Cutting Horse Facility, which is located at 746 Old River Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. [Note: Some McSwain family researchers point to Confederate Pension applications filed in Barbour County, AL, by a different Angus McSwean (sic) in 1901 and afterwards by his widow, Christian McSwean (sic), who both stated that Angus McSwean served in Co. C, 5th FL Cavalry. However, these pension applications were filed long after the Angus McSwain under consideration here died (i.e., in 1876); furthermore, the Angus McSwain under consideration here lived his entire life in Perry County, MS. He never lived in AL.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Ira McWilliams (b. prob. Neshoba County, MS, ca. 1841-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1933) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1933, in which he stated that he served “Capt. Jack Meredith” from 1863 to 1865, that Capt. Meredith enlisted at Philadelphia, Neshoba County, MS, in 1862, that Capt. Meredith was “killed in action,” and that he (Ira McWilliams) was at Philadelphia, MS, when the final surrender came. I can find no records for a Capt. Jack Meredith (including name variants) or any Capt. Meredith (including name variants) in MS CS service, but, at age 92, Servant McWilliams could clearly have the name, rank, and command of his former master confused. Burial site not found.
YANKEE SOLDIER, NOT CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. Pvt. Llewllyn Marcenia Maddocks (b. prob. Hancock County, ME, 1847-d. Perry County, MS, 1888), Co. E (“Bangor Company,” raised in Penobscot County, ME) and Co. I (“Grattan Guards,” raised in Penobscot County, ME), 2nd ME Infantry (aka, the “Bangor Regiment”). Enlisted March 12, 1862, at Eddington, Penobscot County, ME, at age 15 (but military records say he was age 17). Discharged for disability on Nov. 13, 1862. Placed in the Unassigned Veteran Reserve Corps. No further information in his military file with these commands. Pvt. Maddocks received an invalid’s military pension and his widow (Clarissa Garraway Maddocks) received a military widow’s pension. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
CONFEDERATE POSTMASTER. Philip Magee (b. Washington Parish, LA, 1828-d. Perry County, MS, 1887) was the postmaster at Parkersville (now Covington), St. Tammany Parish, LA, under the government of the Confederate States of America. It is likely that he was also the mail contractor for Franklinton (Washington Parish, LA), as well as Washington Parish, LA, proper. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. William Henry [also given as “Hartwell” in some family genealogies] Malone, Sr. (b. Clarke County, MS, 1832-d. Forrest County, MS, 1920), Co. C (“Jones County Rebels,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted May 12, 1862, at Quitman, Clarke County, MS, at age 29. Present at Jackson, Hinds County, MS, on July 7, 1862, for payment of $50 enlistment bounty. Absent on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “left [at] Quitman [Clarke County, MS] Hospital [on] August 12th 1862.” Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent, paroled,” meaning that he had been captured by the Yankees, paroled, and released. Appears on Yankee “List of Prisoners of War, captured at the Battles of Iuka [Tishomingo County, MS], on the 19th of September, 1862; of Corinth [Tishomingo County, MS], on the 3d and 4th, and of Hatchie [River Bridge, Tishomingo County, MS], on the 5th and 6th of October, 1862; who have been paroled,” with roll being dated Oct. 14, 1862, Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS. [Paroled prisoners could not perform military service/duty until they were “exchanged” on paper for a like number of Yankees who had also been captured and paroled. This was part of the prisoner of war cartel.] It is this researcher’s opinion that Pvt. Malone was captured at the Battle of Iuka, but this is simply speculation. Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “left sick at Iuka [Tishomingo County, MS].” Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent, paroled.” Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave,” meaning that he had been exchanged, but had failed to report back to his command. Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave since Oct. 1st 1862,” meaning that he had actually been exchanged and was subject to active military service since Oct. 1, 1862.” Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Carter Family Cemetery (not the same as, but adjacent to the Carterville Baptist Church Cemetery), 31.320280 -89.246510, located on the E side of Carterville Road, appr. halfway between that road’s intersection with Cedar Street and its intersection with Gandy Street, Carterville, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. W.H. Malone, Sr., filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1908, 1916, & 1919, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “7th MS Battalion,” that he enlisted in Feb. 1861, that he served “nearly three years” or “about 4 years,” that his command surrendered at Vicksburg, MS, and that he was with his command in active service at the surrender, none of which contentions are borne out by his actual service records except for the fact that he served (briefly) in the 7th Battalion MS Infantry. He also claimed that his loss of the use of hands, feet, and eyes was caused by “exposure in Army.” Mary E. Malone filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1920, in which she stated that her husband (“W.H. Malone, Sr.”) was a Confederate soldier in the “7th MS.” [Note: Some databases state that Pvt. Malone served in Co. F (“Renovators,” aka “Capt. J.G. Wellborn’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Joseph Wyatt Denham’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry), but he never served in that company; he served in Co. C (“Jones County Rebels,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry.]
SERVICE CLARIFIED. Pvt. Albert Galletin Martin (b. Jasper County, MS, 1848-d. Forrest County, MS, 1930), Co. B (“Batesville Battery,” aka “Capt. James H. Yates’ Battery,” raised in Panola County, MS), Maj. Matthew S. Ward’s Battalion MS Light Artillery, which became Co. B, 14th Battalion MS Light Artillery. Enlisted Oct. 1, 1863, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 14 (just a few days shy of his 15th birthday). Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Dec. 1863 company muster roll states “discharged [on] Dec. 8, 1863,” with no reason given for discharge, but he was probably discharged because he was underage or very sick. Young Southern Patriot! Buried in the Highland Cemetery, 31.337474 -89.341081, bounded by West 7th Street, North 31st Avenue, Hillside Drive, and Beverly Hills Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. [Note: Some family researchers state that A.G. Martin was a Confederate soldier in Co. H (“Capt. R. Hill’s Company,” raised in DeSoto & Panola Counties, MS), 5th (George’s) MS Cavalry, which became Co. K, 18th MS Cavalry, but the A.G. Martin in that company was Alexander G. Martin, who resided in Senatobia, DeSoto [now Tate] County, MS, in 1860, whereas the A.G. Martin under consideration here resided in Clarke County, MS, at the time. They are not one and the same man. Alexander G. Martin is buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Tate County, MS.]
YANKEE SOLDIER, NOT CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. William K. Martin (b. Kershaw District, SC, ca. 1824-. New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, 1865) is listed in some databases as having been a soldier in Co. B (“Dixie Rangers,” raised in Carroll County, MS), 28th MS Cavalry, and, in fact, he has a Confederate marker that states he was a soldier in this command. However, the William K. Martin of that command is not the William K. Martin buried in the Brooklyn Cemetery. The William K. Martin of the 28th MS Cavalry enlisted at Livingston, Madison County, MS, in 1864, was captured during the Atlanta Campaign of that same year, and died as a POW at Camp Douglas, IL, a Southern Patriot. The William K. Martin who is buried in the Brooklyn Cemetery enlisted on May 26, 1864, at Fort Pike, St. Tammany Parish, LA, at age 40 [age given in his US military records] into the 1st New Orleans Volunteer Infantry, US. [Found as “William Martin” in the military records.] He served in this Yankee regiment along with his brothers Caleb and Bailey. William K. Martin and Caleb Martin served in Co. H, while Bailey Martin served in Co. E. Pvt. Bailey Martin died at St. Louis US General Hospital, New Orleans, LA, on Sept. 12, 1864, of chronic diarrhea. [One records says he died at University Hospital, New Orleans, LA.] Pvt. Caleb Martin died Sept. 29, 1864, in St. Louis US General Hospital, New Orleans, LA, of diarrhea. Pvt. William K. Martin died in US Hospital, Greenville [the area of New Orleans between today’s Audubon Park and the MS River] on Jan. 29, 1865, of small pox. [This area is referred to in another record as Carrollton, LA.] Melinda Breland Martin began receiving a US Widow’s Pension (for herself and her minor children) effective Sept. 8, 1868, and backdated to Jan. 29, 1865. The paperwork for her pension specifies that William Martin was a resident of Perry County, MS, at the time of his enlistment. Buried in the Brooklyn Cemetery, 31.05551 -89.18538, located at the intersection of Ashe Nursery Road and Brooklyn Cemetery Road, Brooklyn, Forrest County, MS, with an unearned and inappropriate Confederate marker that belongs on another man’s grave. He should, however, be eligible for a US marker from the VA.
Pvt. Norris Mason*** (b. Greene County, MS, 1834-d. Forrest County, MS, 1923), Co. A (“Gaines Warriors,” aka “Capt. Henry Roberts’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 24th MS Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1861, in Greene County, MS, at age 27. Present on Sept. 10, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 28, 1862, company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Admitted Nov. 21, 1862, to C.S.A. Post Hospital, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, suffering from chronic diarrhea, and transferred on Nov. 30, 1862, to Cleveland Hospital [probably located at Cleveland, Bradley County, TN]. “Wounded slightly in the hip…early in the action…near Nolensville Pike” at the Battle of Murfreesboro (aka, the Battle of Stones River), TN (Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 2, 1863). Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent with signal corps by [order of] Gen. Withers [dated] April 21, 1863.” Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present for 2nd Quarter 1864 clothing issue at unspecified location (but surely N GA). Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on June 12, 1865. Residence given on parole as Greene County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the McLaurin Cemetery, 31.16642 -89.20571, located at appr. 69 Rifle Range Road or appr. 1500 ft. E of that road’s junction with Jenkins Road, McLaurin, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. [***Note: Some databases carry this man as “Morris Mason,” but he is “Norris Mason.”] Norris Mason filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “24th MS.”
(Rev.) Pvt. Levi Parks Meador [found as “Levi P. Meader” in the military records] (b. Dallas County, AL, 1835-d. Forrest County, MS, 1905), Co. F (“Hillsboro Rebels,” raised in Scott County, MS) 36th MS Infantry. Enlisted ca. Feb. 24, 1862, at Hillsboro, Scott County, MS, at age 26. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with cryptic notation “Rept. No. 1 et & absent without leave since 23 Nov. 1863.” [Note: The first part of the foregoing notation might translate as “reported [to parole camps] Nov. 1 [1863] etc., & absent without leave since 23 Nov. 1863,” or it might mean “reported [to parole camps] Nov. 1 [1863, at] et [i.e., Enterprise, Clarke County, MS] & absent without leave since 23 Nov. 1863.”] Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent since 23 Nov. 1863 without leave.” Returned to service and was captured on the second day of the horrific Battle of Nashville, TN (Dec. 15-16, 1864). Forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and finally, to notorious Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp on Jan. 4, 1865. Released from Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp at war’s end on June 12, 1865, after first taking the required Oath of Allegiance to the US. Age given as 30 on parole papers (such ages usually being “off” by some years). Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Salina E. Meador filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“Levi P. Meador”) was a Confederate soldier in the “36th MS.”
Pvt. James Polk Merritt [found as “J.P. Merritt” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), Co. E (“Capt. Mayers’ Company,” raised in Harrison County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1863, in Perry County, MS, at age 17. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was augmented to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Pvt. Merritt served in Co. C (still Capt. Mayers’ Company) of this expanded command. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. [TENTATIVE: I think that Pvt. Merritt served earlier in another unit. A Pvt. James Merritt enlisted on Aug. 6, 1862, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, into Co. H (“Capt. A. Kindel Brantley’s Company,” aka “Greene & Perry Squad,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 3rd (Burgin’s) Battalion MS Infantry Minute Men (State Troops) (1862-1863). Present on Oct. 22, 1862, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command.] Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Henry Miller (b. prob. Attala County, MS, ca. 1846-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1924) filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1921 & 1924, in which he stated that he was a “cook, etc.,” for William Miller of Co. B, “3rd Mississippi Regiment,” that his master enlisted in Attala County, MS, and served under “Capt. William E. Meeks” and Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, that his master’s command surrendered at Columbus, Lowndes County, MS, and that he (Servant Miller) served his master in the Confederate army from 1864 to 1865. Servant Miller served Pvt. William C. Miller of Capt. William E. Meek’s Company of Cavalry, MS Cavalry Reserves (raised in Attala County, MS), which became Co. B, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves, who enlisted in Attala County, MS, on April 30, 1864, at age 20. Servant Miller was a Southern Patriot! Burial site not found.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. J.D. Miller (b. prob. Clarke County, MS, ca. 1847-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1923) filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1917 & 1923, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier Capt. Ewing’s Home Guard of Clarke County, that he also served under Lt. John Irby in the same command, that he enlisted Dec. 1, 1864, that he served for five months, and that his command surrendered at Quitman, Clarke County, MS. However, as this home guard’s service records are not to be found, I cannot verify his Confederate service. Burial site not found.
Pvt. Joseph Miller (b. prob. Cobb County, GA, 1842-d. 1920, Forrest County, MS), Co. A (“Acworth Infantry,” aka “Capt. John B. O’Neill’s Company,” and aka “Capt. James L. Lemon’s Company,” raised in Cobb County, GA), 18th GA Infantry. Probably enlisted ca. April 22, 1861, at Camp Brown, Cobb County, GA, at appr. age 18. Present or absent not stated on Oct. 2, 1861, company muster roll. Present or absent not stated on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present or absent not stated on Dec. 1861 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Admitted on Oct. 27, 1862, to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, with medical complaint not specified, and forwarded to General Hospital No. 23. “Appears on a Hospital Muster Roll of sick and wounded soldiers in General Hospital No. 23, Richmond, Va.,” dated Oct. 31, 1862, with nature of hospitalization not specified. Admitted Nov. 13, 1862, to Winder Hospital, Richmond, VA, and returned to duty on Nov. 18, 1862. Absent on March 1, 1864, company muster roll (but dated July 2, 1864), with notation “absent wounded.” Wounded at the horrific Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864. Admitted May 8, 1864, to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, and forwarded to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, the next day. Admitted on May 9, 1864, to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, suffering from a gunshot wound to the right arm, caused by a Minié ball. Paid May 21, 1864, for four month’s service at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA. Furloughed from Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, on May 22, 1864. Captured while on wounded furlough at Villa Rica, Carroll & Douglas Counties, GA, on July 15, 1864, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp on Aug. 6, 1864. Transferred for exchange on March 4, 1865, probably to Fort Delaware, DE. Physically exchanged at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, near Richmond, VA, sometime during March 10-12, 1865. Pvt. Miller would have been taken to an area hospital for examination and then either furloughed home for a few weeks or sent to Camp Lee, Richmond, VA, to recoup from his POW experiences and prepare to rejoin his command when fit enough. However, the war would end less than a month later, before Pvt. Miller could again take the field. Southern Patriot! Joe Miller filed a Confederate Pension application in Yazoo County, MS, in 1916
in which he stated that he enlisted in Cobb County, GA, in 1861, was a soldier in Capt. O’Neal’s Co. A, 18th GA Infantry, and that he surrendered (or was surrendered) at war’s end at Appomattox Courthouse, VA. [Note: I think that Pvt. Miller meant that he was included in the Appomattox surrender, rather than that he was actually present at Appomattox Courthouse.] Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
Pvt. James William Mixon (b. Marion County, MS, 1824-d. Forrest County, MS, 1896), Co. B (“Rosin Heels,” aka “Capt. Amos McLemore’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted Dec. 1, 1863, at Ellisville, Jones County, MS, at age 39. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave since Feb. 25, 1864.” No further information in his military file with this command, but I think he may have been discharged, as no notice of desertion or continued AWOL is given in his file with the 27th MS Infantry or in its successor command, the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Mixon probably enlisted a second time, this time as a private [found as “James Mixon” in the military records] into Co. D (“Capt. James A. Chapman’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 2nd MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864). Enlisted Aug. 23, 1864, at Paulding, Jasper County, MS, at age 40. Present on Sept. 14, 1864, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this very short-term command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Bennett Cemetery, 31.34977 -89.32031, located on the N side of 2610 Lakeview Road, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that is, however, shaped like the standard, upright VA-issue Confederate marker. [Note: His brother, Franklin Jefferson Mixon, also served in the 27th MS Infantry.]
Pvt. John Mixon, Sr. (b. Pike County, MS, 1827-d. Forrest County, MS, 1914), Co. F (“Renovators,” aka “Capt. J.G. Wellborn’s Company,” and aka “Capt. J.W. Denham’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted Feb. 1, 1863, in Perry County, MS, at age 36 (military records say age 37, but they are often “off” by a few years). Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent on detached service at Enterprise [Clarke County, MS].” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on detached service [at] Enterprise [Clarke County, MS].” Ditto on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 10, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as “Augusta [Greene County], Miss.” Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. John Mixon (Sr.) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1913, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “7th MS.” Martha J. Mixon filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1915, in which she stated that her husband (“John Mixon, Sr.”) was a Confederate soldier in the “7th MS.” [Note: Some databases state that Pvt. Mixon served in Co. B (“Bogue Chitto Guards,” raised in Pike County, MS), 7th MS Infantry, or in Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry, but he did not serve in those companies and has no service records in same.]
2nd Lt. Thomas Caswell Moffett (b. MS, 1825-d. Perry County, MS, 1907), Co. B (“Capt. Goodwyn Nixon’s Company of Cavalry,” raised in Jasper, Jones, & Smith Counties, MS), 1st (Denis’) Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves, which became Co. B, 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves on Sept. 3, 1864. Enlisted April 12, 1864, when the company was organized, at unspecified location at age 38. Present on April 30, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, MS, on May 16, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a private marker.
TENTATIVE. (Dr.) Pvt. John Charles Moody [found as “J.C. Moody” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1832-d. Forrest County, MS, 1905), Co. B (“Capt. John L. Pickens’ Company,” raised in Wayne County, MS), 2nd MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864). Enlisted Aug. 29, 1864, in Wayne County, MS, at appr. age 32. Sept. 17, 1864, company muster roll states “[given] 30 days furlough [beginning on] Sept. 1, 1864.” No further information in his military file for this very short-term command. [Note: Dr. Moody was married in neighboring Jones County, MS, in 1861, so I think there is a good chance that Pvt. J.C. Moody is the good doctor.] Buried in the Seal Cemetery, 30.95920 -89.26500, located at the S terminus of a dirt road (possibly called “Seal Cemetery Road”) that heads SE from Carnes Road directly in front of Sandhill Church, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Samuel Robert Moody (b. AL, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1900), (Old) Co. K/(New) Co. F (“Clarke County Rangers,” aka “Capt. J.T. Gates’ Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 8th MS Infantry. Enlisted July 27, 1861, at Beaver Dam, Clarke County, MS, at appr. age 18. Absent on Sept. 7, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “absent on furlough from the 2 day of Sept. to the 5 Sept., cause — sickness.” Presence implied on Oct. 5, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “detailed as Marker of the Regiment.” [Note: The marker was the soldier whom the rest of the command dressed on (aligned themselves with) when coming into line of battle. This was considered to be an honored position.] Absent on Oct. 18, 1861, company muster roll, dated Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, with notation “on furlough.” Dec. 31, 1861, company muster roll states “rejected by Lt. Slaughter, Inspecting Officer, on the 21st of Nov. 1861 at Camp Burt [Warrington, Escambia County], Fla.” Paid on Feb. 6, 1862, at unspecified location for service from Aug. 24, 1861, to Oct. 8, 1861. [Note: Samuel Moody would already have been discharged from the 8th MS Infantry when he received this pay.] Southern Patriot! No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Francis Marion Morris (b. Perry County, MS, 1844/1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1917), Co. G (“Holmes County Minute Men,” aka “Capt. Thomas J. Kyles’ Company,” raised in Holmes County, MS), 3rd (Owens’) MS Infantry Minute Men (State Troops) (1862-1863). Enlisted Feb. 6, 1862, in Lexington, Holmes County, MS, at age 16 or 17. Present for pay on Dec. 31, 1862. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. No further information in his military file for this short-term command. Buried in the Morriston Cemetery, 31.41810 -89.19030, located on the E side of the road at appr. 675 Morriston Road, Morriston, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: Some family researchers have concluded that the Francis Marion Morris under consideration here is one of the eight other F.M. Morris’s in various other MS CS commands; however, the only F.M. Morris to serve in a Holmes County, MS, company (where he was living in 1860 with his family) was the F.M. Morris who served in Co. G, 3rd (Owens’) MS Infantry Minute Men. For a variety of reasons, I do not believe that any of the other F.M. or Francis Marion Morris’s are the Francis Marion Morris under consideration here.]
DID NOT SERVE MILITARILY, BUT SUPPORTED THE CONFEDERACY ECONOMICALLY. William M. Morrison (b. Iredell County, NC, 1817-d. Forrest County, MS, 1901) was paid $14.65 on Oct. 23, 1863, at Gainesville, Sumter County, AL [where he lived at the time] for hauling corn [221.5 bushels at 2 cents per bushel per mile for 3 miles] and fodder [1972 lbs. at 2 cents per hundredweight per mile] for the Confederate Army. He was paid $492.30 on the same day at the same place for the actual corn and fodder itself. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Pvt. George Washington Moseley/Mosley (b. unknown, but possibly Madison County, MS, ca. 1840-d. prob. Clarke County, MS, bef. 1924), (New) Co. H (“Lafayette Guards,” raised in Lafayette County, MS), 9th MS Infantry. Enlisted March 10, 1862, at Canton, Madison County, MS, at appr. age 22. Appears on a June 28, 1862, “Report of deserters from the Reserved Corps, Army of the Mississippi, Brig. Gen. Withers commanding, report dated near Tupelo, Miss.,” with notation “left the ranks on [the] march from Corinth [Tishomingo County, MS, to Tupelo, Lee County, MS, and] said to be in Columbus [Lowndes County, MS.]” [Note: He was actually in the hospital.] Absent on June 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sick [in] Columbus [Lowndes County, MS] Hospital.” Appears on a June 28, 1862, “Report of soldiers who have lost their arms and accoutrements in Wither’s Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Mississippi,” with notation “lost 1 Enfield rifle.” Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Medically furloughed for 60 days at Atlanta, GA, on July 2, 1863, with reason for furlough not stated. Present for pay on July 6, 1863, at unspecified location (but almost certainly at Atlanta, GA). Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present for July 10, 1864, clothing issue at unspecified location, but probably near Marietta, Cobb County, GA. Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. This company became part of Co. C, 9th Consolidated MS Infantry, when, on April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in NC at war’s end, the 9th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 9th Battalion MS Sharpshooters, the 7th MS Infantry, the 10th MS Infantry, the 41st MS Infantry, and the 44th MS Infantry to form the 9th Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Moseley served in this Co. C. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Mary Eliza Depriest (sic) filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“George W. Mosley”) was a Confederate soldier in the 9th MS Infantry.
YANKEE SAILOR, NOT CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. First Class Boy James Munn (b. Scotland, ca. 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1932), USS Richmond, USS Estrella, & USS Potomac. (Service information taken from his VA US headstone application, filed in 1932 by his daughter, Bertha Lottie Munn Neville.) Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with only a private marker depicted on his findagrave memorial, but he was definitely issued a VA US Navy veteran’s headstone, which may be in place in the cemetery and simply not depicted on findagrave.
Pvt. William Robert Murph (b. Newton County, MS, ca. 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), Co. A (“Newton Minute Men,” aka “Capt. Montgomery Carleton’s Company,” raised in Newton County, MS), 5th (Robinson’s) MS Infantry (State Troops) (1862-1863). Enlisted July 27, 1862, at Decatur, Newton County, MS, at appr. age 16, as a substitute for J.B. Murphy. [Note: No service records for a J.B. Murphy can be found in this command.] Present on Feb. 28, 1863, company
muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Officially discharged on July 22, 1863, at Columbus, Lowndes County, MS, with notations showing him to be 17 years old at that time, having been born in Newton County, MS, being a farmer, and “being discharged by reason of Company being disbanded [on] July 17, 1863.” Presence or absence not stated on Sept. 22, 1863, company muster roll, when the company was mustered out at Columbus, Lowndes County, MS. [Note: The company was only paid up to July 17, 1863, the date that Department Comdr. Gen. John C. Pemberton presumably disbanded the command.] Reported to Parole Camp, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL, after April 1, 1864, still listed as a private in the 5th MS Infantry State Troops, even though that command had been disbanded. [Note: Parole camps were Confederate military camps where soldiers continued to train until they were “exchanged” on paper for a like number of Yankees who had also been captured and paroled. Such soldiers could not perform any active military duty until they were exchanged on paper.] No further information in his military file with this command. However, young Pvt. Murph was not yet done serving his new nation. At some undocumented point after April 1, 1864, he was exchanged on paper and again free to serve militarily, which he promptly did. He enlisted a second time, this time into “Merwin Guards,” aka “Capt. Hiram Newton Berry’s Company,” MS Infantry Reserve Forces (raised in Clarke County MS), which became Co. H, 1st MS Infantry Reserves (aka, “Reserve Corps, State of Mississippi”). Enlisted Oct. 6, 1864, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 17 (according to military records), but at age 22 (according to family researchers). Present on Oct. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, in May 1865 (exact date not specified). Notation on parole gives residence as Evergreen, Newton County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Morriston Cemetery, 31.41810 -89.19030, located on the E side of the road at appr. 675 Morriston Road, Morriston, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. [Note: When descendant C.L. Murff [Clem Luther Murph] ordered a VA stone for William Robert Murph, C.L. said that W.R. Murph originally served in Co. A, 8th MS Infantry, which is incorrect, so the VA simply issued the stone with service information from his second command — Capt. Berry’s Company.]
DID NOT SERVE MILITARILY, BUT SUPPORTED THE CONFEDERACY ECONOMICALLY. Porter Jacob Myers (b. Orangeburg County, SC-d. Perry County, MS, 1889) is listed in some databases and family histories as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. _ [company not specified in any records], 24th MS Infantry, but he has no service records in the 24th MS Infantry or any other MS CS command. These sources state that he was discharged for poor health at Pensacola, FL, but the 24th MS Infantry was never stationed there. [It was stationed at Fernandina, FL, on Florida’s Atlantic coast.] However, Porter J. Myers did sell much-needed beef to the Confederate army. On Aug. 27, 1862, he sold a total of 45 head of cattle, totalling 15,450 lbs. of beef @ $0.10 per pound, to Maj. Abner C. Steede, commanding Steede’s Battalion MS Partisan Rangers [aka, 17th (Steede’s Battalion MS Cavalry and eventually expanded to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry], at Camp Bell, Harrison County, MS. However, he did not receive payment until he traveled to Mobile, Mobile County, AL, where he was paid $1545 on Dec. 10, 1862. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Porter J. Myers Family Cemetery, 31.23022 -89.16784, located appr. 3000 ft. WNW of the S terminus of Blue Lake Lane, or appr. 1000 ft. due E of the northernmost shore of Ginfield Lake, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [No better directions available.] [Note: P.J. Myers’ son, 1st Sgt. David Crockett Myers, Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry, died after having been terribly wounded at the horrific Battle of Franklin, TN (the highwater mark of Southern courage).]
Pvt. Wiley Alexander Myers [found as “W.A. Myres” in the military records] (b. Surry County, NC, or Wythe County, VA, 1843/1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1909), Co. I (“Wake Riflemen,” aka “Cedar Fork Rifles,” and aka “Capt. R.W. York’s Company,” raised in Wake County, NC), 6th NC Infantry (State Troops). Enlisted Feb. 10, 1864, at Kinston, Lenoir County, NC, at age 18/20. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Oct. 31, 1864, company muster roll states “deserted at Winchester, Va., about 1st Sept. 1864.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. W.A. Myers filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1908, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “6th NC Infantry,” that he enlisted in Feb. 1861 [actually enlisted in Feb. 1864], and that he had only been absent from his command at war’s end for “about three months” because “I was in prison.” His assertions about being in service till war’s end and about being in prison [i.e., being a POW] are not borne out by his actual service records. C.L. (Clementine Lucinda) Myers filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1910, in which she stated that her husband (“W.A. Myers”) was a Confederate soldier in the “6th NC.”
Pvt. Ely M. Myrick [found as “Eli Myric” and “Eli Myrick” in the miliary records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924), Co. G (“Kennedy Guards,” aka “Capt. Julius B. Kennedy’s Company,” raised in Perry County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 17, 1861, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 17. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “Nurse in Hospital at Murfreesboro, Tenn., by order [of the] Regimental Surgeon since Dec. 30, 1862.” Captured at Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN, on Jan. 5, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, and then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY. Forwarded to City Point [located on the James River, appr. 35 miles SE of Richmond], VA, for exchange on March 27, 1863, and physically exchanged at City Point, VA, on April 2, 1863. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Captured Nov. 24, 1863, at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Rock Island, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Rock Island, IL, POW Camp on Dec. 5, 1863. Transferred for exchange from Rock Island, IL, POW Camp on March 20, 1865, and physically exchanged on March 27, 1865, at Boulware’s Wharf, VA. Present on a March 28, 1865, company muster roll of “a detachment of paroled and exchanged prisoners at Camp Lee, near Richmond, Va.,” said camp being a place where recently released Confederate POW’s were organized and allowed to recover from harsh Yankee prison treatment before being returned to their respective commands. However, the war in VA would end just two weeks later, so Pvt. Myrick was never able to return to the 27th MS Infantry. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with both a private and a Confederate marker [which marker, however, incorrectly shows his command as “Co. B, 7 Miss. Inf.”] Eli Myrick filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1923, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 27th MS Infantry. [Note: Ely M. Myrick’s Confederate headstone states that he was a soldier in “Co. B, 7 Miss. Inf.,” which could only mean Co. B (“Bogue Chitto Guards,” raised in Pike County, MS), 7th MS Infantry, or Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry, but he has no service records in those commands and never served in either of them. Additionally, in his own Confederate Pension application, he stated quite clearly that he served in the 27th MS Infantry.]
Pvt. James Franklin New [found as “J. Francis New” in the military records] (b. GA, 1832-d. Forrest County, MS, 1900), Co. A (“Wilson Guards,” aka “Capt. Thomas P. Ashe’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Robert L. Bowling’s Company,” raised in Washington County, AL), 32nd AL Infantry. Enlisted Jan. 20, 1862, at either Mobile, Mobile County, AL (most likely), or St. Stephens, Washington County, AL, at age 29. Absent on June 30, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent [on] sick furlough.” Absent on Aug. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave [since] date unknown.” Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent in arrest at Tullahoma [Coffee & Franklin Counties, TN, since] Feb. 18, 1863, by [order of] Lt. Col. Maury and released by Col. McKistry, Judge Advocate, the charges being groundless.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. On extra duty as a teamster during Nov. 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. On Nov. 23, 1863, the 32nd AL Infantry was consolidated with the 58th AL Infantry to form the 32nd & 58th Consolidated AL Infantry. Pvt. “Frank New” (company not specified) was on extra duty as a during Dec. 1863 at an unspecified location, but almost certainly in the vicinity of Dalton, Whitfield County, GA. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “furloughed under General Order No. 14.” Received 2nd Quarter 1864 clothing issue at unspecified place on unspecified date (prob. sometime during April-June 1864). Appears on a “Report of Deserters and Absentees from Holzclaw’s Alabama Brigade from 1st to 15th Oct. 1864,” with notation that he deserted on Oct. 2, 1864, in Cass County, GA, and that he was from Mobile, AL,” and further notation that “all of these men are thought to be near their homes.” No further information in his military file with these commands. Buried in the Anderson Confederate Cemetery, 31.1096 -89.2837, located about 400 ft. due S of the Camp Dantzler Coummunity Center, which itself lies at the S terminus of Beaver Trail Road, Camp Dantzler, Forrest County, MS, with both a private and a Confederate marker.
Pvt. Alson Odom [found as “Alanson Odom” and “Alson Odom” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1837/1840-d. Forrest County, MS, 1917***), Co. F (“Jasper Greys,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 16th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 27, 1861, at Paulding, Jasper County, MS, at age 21/24 [muster-in roll says he was 21, but family sources say he was 24]. Present or absent not stated (but implied) on company muster roll when company was mustered into the service of the Confederate States at Corinth, MS, on May 27, 1861. [The company had been organized and accepted into State service earlier at Paulding, Jasper County, MS, on April 27, 1861.] Present or absent not stated on Sept. 1, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1, 1861, company muster roll. Absent on Dec. 1861 company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick, [and] sent to hospital [on] Nov. 26, 1861.” Present or absent not stated on Feb. 6, 1862, company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “[detailed] at Winchester [VA] hospital as guard.” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Captured at the “Bloody Angle” [aka, the “Mule Shoe”] at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, VA, on May 12, 1864. Forwarded as a POW to Belle Plains Landing, VA, then to Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp on May 20, 1864. Released from Fort Delaware, DE, POW Camp at war’s end on June 11, 1865, after first taking the required Oath of Allegiance to the US. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. Nancy Odom filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1917 & 1924, in which she stated that her husband (“Alson Odom”) was a Confederate soldier in “Co. F, 16th MS Infantry.” [***Note: Death date taken from Nancy Odom’s Confederate Widow’s Pension application, filed in 1917.]
Pvt. James Polk Pace (b. Newton County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1923), Co. F (“Hillsboro Rebels,” raised in Scott County, MS) 36th MS Infantry. Enlisted at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, on Sept. 29, 1863, at age 17. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Captured at the Battle of Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, on April 9, 1865, and forwarded as a POW to Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, arriving there on April 15, 1865. Transferred for exchange from Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, via New Orleans, LA, to Vicksburg, MS, beginning on May 1, 1865. Physically exchanged at Camp Townsend, Vicksburg, MS, on May 6, 1865. Paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 17, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. J.P. Pace filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1920, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 36th MS Infantry.
Pvt./Sgt. William Joseph Pack, Sr. (b. Marengo County, AL, 1839-d. Jones County, MS, 1928), Co. E (“Bigbee Guards,” aka “Capt. Alexander Kilpatrick’s Company,” raised at Wood’s Bluff, Clarke County, AL), 32nd AL. Enlisted March 26, 1862, at Wood’s Bluff, Clarke County, AL, at age 22. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital by Regimental Surgeon [on] April 23, 1863, [at] Tullahoma [Coffee & Franklin Counties], Tenn.” Admitted April 24, 1863, to St. Mary’s Hospital, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, suffering from “rheumatisimus chron.,” or chronic rheumatism, and returned to duty on June 2, 1863. Originally listed as absent on June 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick in hospital [at] Dalton [Whitfield County], Ga., sent [there] by order [of] Surgeon Beard [on] April 23, 1863,” but muster roll was amended to show him “present, returned since muster [was taken].” Present or absent not stated on Aug. 1863 company muster roll, which has notation “deserted on [the] march [on] 27 Aug. 1863 [but] returned [to his command on] 20 Sept. [1863].” [Note: Sgt. Pack explained this absence in his Confederate Pension application thusly: “[I] was passing by my home and stopped over to see the folks”!] On Nov. 23, 1863, the 32nd AL Infantry was consolidated with the 58th AL Infantry to become the 32nd & 58th Consolidated AL Infantry, though the two regiments seem to have continued to take muster under their previous names. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll for Co. E, 32nd AL Infantry. Present (as a soldier in Co. A, 32nd & 58th Consolidated AL Infantry, with no rank specified) on June 30, 1864, for clothing issue at unspecified location, but probably near Marietta, Cobb County, GA. Served till war’s end. Surrendered (as a Sgt. in Co. A, 32nd & 58th Consolidated AL Infantry) at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 12, 1865. Parole gives residence as Clarke County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Sunrise Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.31.500 -89.21333, located on the W side of the intersection of Sunrise Road and Davis Road, Sunrise, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. W.J. Pack filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1911, 1916, 1923, & 1924, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 32nd AL Infantry.
Pvt. David Adam Patrick (b. Jasper County, GA, 1817-d. Perry County, MS, 1902), Co. B (“Capt. Augustus Odum Cox’s Company,” raised in Lawrence County, MS), 2nd (Quinn’s) MS Infantry Minute Men (State Troops). Enlisted June 9, 1862, at Monticello, Lawrence County, MS, at age 45. Sept. 4, 1862, company muster roll states “discharged for disability [and now] at home.” No further information in his military file with this short-term command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the McLaurin Cemetery, 31.16642 -89.20571, located at appr. 69 Rifle Range Road or appr. 1500 ft. E of that road’s junction with Jenkins Road, McLaurin, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Henry H. [“Harrison”?] Patterson (b. Simpson County, MS, 1847-d. Jones County, MS, 1915), Co. A (“2nd Lt. Ebenezer F. Perkins’ Company,” raised in Carroll, Choctaw, Copiah, Rankin, Scott, Smith, and Winston Counties, MS), Yerger’s MS Cavalry. Late-war enlistee, known only from his war’s-end parole. No enlistment date/data. Would have been appr. 17 years-old if he enlisted in 1864 and 18 years-old if he enlisted in 1865. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Jackson, MS, on May 19, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Rankin County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Lender Brainard Perkins [found as “Leander B. Perkins” in the military records] (b. prob. Pitt or Iredell County, NC, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Co. C (“Capt. Walter C. Robinson’s Company,” raise in Prairie County, AR), 28th AR Infantry (aka, “McRae’s Emergency Regiment AR Infantry,” “Glenn’s AR Infantry,” “Davie’s AR Infantry,” “2nd Trans-Mississippi Infantry,” “2nd AR Infantry,” and “36th AR Infantry”). Enlisted Jan. 21, 1863, at Austin, Lonoke County, AR, at appr. age 19. Present on April 30, 1863, company muster roll. Captured at the Battle of Helena, AR, July 4, 1863, and forwarded, as a POW, aboard the Steamer Silver Moon to Memphis, TN, then, on the same boat, to Cairo, IL, and, finally, to notorious Alton, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Alton, IL, POW Camp on July 9, 1863. Appears on a June 10, 1864, “Roll of Prisoners of War and citizens transferred from Alton Military Prison into the U.S. Navy, [on] June 10, 1864,” but does not actually appear to have been transferred into the US Navy, as he appears on later Alton, IL, POW Camp records. Appears on an undated (but ante July 21, 1864) “Roll of Prisoners of War at Alton Military Prison who object to being exchanged and wish to be released on oath of amnesty,” with remark “conscripted,” meaning (supposedly) that Pvt. Perkins was drafted and was not a volunteer. Appears on an undated “Roll of Prisoners of War at Alton Military Prison who object to being exchanged,” with notation “objects to exchange; desires to take the Oath of Allegiance [to the US].” Appears on an undated “Roll of Prisoners of War at Alton Military Prison who object to be [i.e., to being] exchanged,” with remark “conscripted.” Admitted to U.S.A. Post and Prison Hospital, Alton, IL, on July 26, 1864, suffering from “typho-malarial fever,” and returned to POW quarters on Aug. 15, 1864. Admitted to the same hospital on Sept. 29, 1864, suffering from remittent fever, and returned to POW quarters on Oct. 7, 1864. Appears on a “Roll of Prisoners of War paroled at the Alton Military Prison for exchange, Feb. 17, 1865, and transferred to Point Lookout, MD [POW Camp].” There are no records indicating that Pvt. Perkins ever arrived at Point Lookout, MD, POW Camp or that he was ever actually exchanged. However, he was exchanged and, despite appearances to the contrary while he was a POW, he did not join the US Navy or take the oath of allegiance to the US, but remained loyal to the South and returned to the fight, although he probably simply “fell in” with an unnamed regiment, as he was cut off from his own regiment, which was then serving across the MS River in the vicinity of Marshall, Harrison County, TX. Served till war’s end. Captured and paroled on April 19, 1865, at Newton, Catawba County, NC. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. L.B. Perkins filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1911 & 1912, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in “Col. Glenn’s Regiment” [i.e., the 28th/36th AR Infantry], which he, in one application, calls the 3rd AR Infantry. Curiously, he stated that he was still a POW when the war ended, but he clearly was paroled at war’s end at Newton, Catawba County, NC. Mrs. L.B. (Anna Maria) Perkins filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“L.B. Perkins”) was a Confederate soldier in the “Glenn’s Regiment.” [Note: Leander B. Perkins is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. C, 3rd AR Infantry, but he never served in that command and has no service records in same.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Hampton Perry (b. prob. Sumter County, AL, ca. 1817-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1916) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, at a stated age of 99, in which he stated that he was a servant from 1863-1865 for James Cook of Co. A, Capt. Hennigan’s Company, 40th AL Infantry, and that the regiment was commanded by Col. Bates. No service records exist for a James Cook in the 40th AL Infantry, which had neither a Capt. Hennigan nor a Col. Bates. Still, given his advanced age, it is likely that Servant Perry was simply confused about just whom he served during the war. Southern Patriot! Burial site not found.
TENTATIVE. Pvt. Stevens Rawls Perry [found as “Stephen Perry” in the military records] (b. Robeson County, NC, 1809-d. Forrest County, MS, 1872), Co. E (“Capt. James Ulysses McCormick’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 2nd MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864). Enlisted Aug. 23, 1864, in Jasper County, MS, at age 55 (if I have the right man). Absent on Sept. 17, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “furloughed [on] Sept. 8th [1864 for] 15 days [on] order [of] Surgeon.” No further information in his military file with this very short-term command which was made up largely of underage boys and overage men. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Hood Cemetery, 31.42396 -89.35043, located appr. 100 ft. SE of a point on Eatonville Road that lies halfway between that road’s junction with J.C. Bryant Road and its junction with Williams Lane/Delma Drive, Eatonville, Forrest County, MS, in an unmarked grave. [Note: This markers for this cemetery were removed and piled up around an oak tree many years ago when the land was cultivated. Most of the markers are now gone, too.]
Pvt. William Everette Perry (b. Perry County, MS, 1840-d. Forrest County, MS, 1919), Co. G (“Kennedy Guards,” aka “Capt. Julius B. Kennedy’s Company,” raised in Perry County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. No enlistment date/data. Probably enlisted when the company was formed on Sept. 17, 1861, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 21. When the regiment was formed at Pensacola, FL, from various unattached companies ca. Dec. 11, 1861, Pvt. Perry was apparently rejected for service by the enrolling/inspecting officer. Discharged (almost certainly at Pensacola, FL) on Dec. 17, 1861. No further information in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with both a Confederate and a private marker.
Pvt. William James Piner [found as “William J. Piner” and “James William Piner” in the military records] (b. Cumberland County, NC, 1842-d. Forrest County, MS, 1927), Co. H (“Moore Guards,” aka “Capt. Neill McKay McNeill’s Company,” raised in Moore County, NC), 46th NC Infantry. Enlisted March 11, 1862, at McNeill’s, Moore County, NC, at age 19. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “sick in quarters.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “sent to hospital [on] Feb. 16, 1864.” Received clothing issue at Pratt Hospital, Lynchburg, VA, on March 30, 1864. Absent on April 1864 company muster roll, with notation “sent to hospital, sick, at Orange Court House, Va., [on] Feb. 16, 1864.” Present on June 1864 company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “wounded Aug. the 25th 1864, & sent to hospital.” [Note: This would mean that he was wounded at the Second Battle of Ream’s Station, Dinwiddie County, VA, on Aug. 25, 1864; this battle was part of the larger Siege of Petersburg, VA, which was fought from June 9, 1864-March 25, 1865.] Admitted on Aug. 27, 1864, to Wayide & Receiving Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, with notation indicating that he was forwarded to Winder Hospital, Richmond, VA, on the following day. Appears on the “Register of the Medical Director’s Office, Richmond, Va.,” with notation “Windor Hospital” (located in Richmond, VA) “to Sept. 10, 1864,” and further notation “Jonesboro, NC.” Absent on the Oct. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “wounded Aug. 25, 1864, & sent to hospital.” Present on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. Named to the Roll of Honor for Co. H, 46th NC Infantry for conspicuous bravery at an unspecified battle. No further information in his military file with this command.
Buried in the Brooklyn Cemetery, 31.05551 -89.18538, located at the intersection of Ashe Nursery Road and Brooklyn Cemetery Road, Brooklyn, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
Pvt. James Molden Pittman [mis-indexed at fold3.com as “James M. Pittinan” (sic) and also found as “James Malden Pittman”] (b. Jones County, MS, 1837-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924), Co. B (“Rosin Heels,” aka “Capt. Amos McLemore’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, at Ellisville, Jones County, MS, at age 24. Present on July 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “recruit.” Present on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in quarters.” Wounded “slightly” in “the Corn Field” at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN, on Dec. 31, 1862. Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “wounded [at the Battle of Murfreesboro, TN] and left at Murfreesboro [TN, on] Dec. 31, 1862, by Surgeon’s order.” Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “wounded at [the Battle of] Murfreesboro [TN] and sent to Miss. on Furlough by order of Surgeon [on] Dec. 31, 1862.” Absent on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital [on] April 22, 1863, by order of Surgeon.” Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga, Walker County, GA, on Sept. 19, 1863. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “wounded [at the] Battle [of] Chickamauga [GA, on] Sept. 19, 1863, [and] sent to Hospital by order of Surgeon.” No further information in his military file with this command. On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in the Carolinas, the 27th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 24th MS Infantry, the 29th MS Infantry, the 30th MS Infantry, and the 34th MS Infantry to form the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Pittman has no service records in this consolidated command. However, it may well be that, after two wounds, Pvt. Pittman was simply unable to again take the field. Southern Patriot! J.M. Pittman filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1920 & 1923, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 27th MS Infantry, in which he served about two years, then, after being on furlough, rather than going back to the 27th MS Infantry, he claimed to have enlisted into the 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry (which was enlarged to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry). However, he has no service records in either Steede’s Battalion or the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry and never served in either command. He also said that he was wounded three times during the war, two of which wounds are documented in his service record. Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Thomas J. [Jefferson?] Pittman (b. prob. Muscogee County, GA, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1921), However, there is a Pvt. Thomas J. Pittman in Co. K (“Price Volunteers,” aka “Capt. A.G. Bedell’s Company,” raised in Muscogee County, GA), 46th GA Infantry. Enlisted at Columbus, Muscogee County, GA, on March 4, 1862, at age 18. Present on April 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Admitted to 1st Mississippi C.S.A. Hospital, Jackson, MS, on July 13, 1863, suffering from unspecified ailment, and transferred to “General Hospital” on July 14, 1863. Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on furlough from Dec. 22, 1863, to Jan. 11, 1864.” Present on Feb. 29, 1864, company muster roll. Present for clothing issued at unspecified location on March 20, 1864. Present for clothing issued at unspecified location on April 20, 1864. Wounded (simple flesh wound to his left leg) during the Siege of Atlanta on Aug. 11, 1864. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave since Sept. 1, 1864.” Present on Nov. 17, 1864, company muster roll. Admitted on April 6, 1865, to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, GA, apparently suffering from his old Siege of Atlanta wound, which was described in medical shorthand as “VS [i.e., vulnus sclopoeticum, meaning a gunshot wound], Leg Flesh Aug. 11, 1864, Left, Batt. C.L.B.S.D.,” which I cannot further decipher. Residence noted in hospital records as “Muscogee County [GA].” Returned to duty on April 29, 1865. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled in hospital at Columbus, GA, shortly thereafter (date unspecified). [Note: Pvt. Pittman was absent from the Army of the South when it surrendered in NC, but he was still in active service, simply being in hospital at the time of the surrender.] Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Mrs. T.J. Pittman filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1922 & 1925, in which she stated that her husband (“Thomas J. Pittman”) was a Confederate soldier in the “32nd GA,” but she was mistaken. [Note: Some databases (and Mrs. T.J. Pittman) state that T.J. Pittman was a Confederate soldier in Co. A (“Capt. William T. Holland’s Company,” aka “Capt. William D. Cornwell’s Company,” county of origin not specified), 32nd GA Infantry, but he has no service records in this command or in the 57th GA Infantry, with which it was later consolidated.]
YANKEE SOLDIER, NOT CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. Pvt. Richard Forman Posey (b. Montgomery County, AL, 1839-d. Forrest County, MS, 1911) was a Yankee/Federal soldier in Co. E, 4th Indiana Cavalry. He enlisted on March 22, 1865, apparently at the start of Yankee Gen. Wilson’s Raid to Macon, GA, March 22-April 24, 1865. Only scanty records for him are available online, so I do not know whether he continued to serve in the US military after the war ended. Buried in the Brooklyn Cemetery, 31.05551 -89.18538, located at the intersection of Ashe Nursery Road and Brooklyn Cemetery Road, Brooklyn, Forrest County, MS, with a Yankee/Federal marker.
3rd Sgt. John P. Powell [found as “John Powell” in the military records] [no genealogy found] (b. unknown place, 1825-d. Perry County, MS, 1893), “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1864, in Perry County, MS, at appr. age 38-39. Present on Aug. 20, 1864, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Alexander Quick [found as “Alexander Quik” in the records of the 11th LA Infantry] (b. SC, 1820-d. Perry County, MS, 1892), Co. H (“Pointe Coupee Volunteers,” aka “Capt. Wylie Barrow’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Thomas J. Bird’s Company,” raised in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA), 11th LA Infantry. Enlisted April 2, 1862, in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, at age 41. This regiment was disbanded on Aug. 19, 1862, on orders of Gen. Braxton Bragg, after suffering heavy losses at Shiloh and other battles. The men of Co. H and some of the other companies were distributed among the companies of the 20th LA Infantry. Pvt. Quick served in Co. C (“Reichard Rifles,” aka “Capt. Hermann Muller’s Company,” and aka “Capt. John Schaedel’s Company,” raised in Orleans Parish, LA), 20th LA Infantry. [Found in the military records for this command under “Alexander Quick” and “Alexander Quirk.”] On Nov. 30, 1862, Gen. Braxton Bragg ordered the consolidation of the 13th LA Infantry and the 20th LA Infantry into a single command titled the 13th & 20th LA Infantry, though both commands apparently took their muster rolls separately. However, Pvt. Alexander Quick appears on records as if in the 13th LA, the 20th LA, and the 13th & 20th LA Infantry, as well as one other short-term company. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll (20th LA). Admitted March 13, 1863, to St. Mary’s Hospital, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, suffering from chronic rheumatism (20th LA). Vaccinated for smallpox on April 22, 1863, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, with notation that he was then a patient in the hospital, that he was healthy enough to be vaccinated, and that he was 47 years of age (ages typically being a few years “off” in Confederate military records) (20th LA). Absent on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “sent to General Hospital at Tullahoma [Coffee & Franklin Counties, TN, on] March 9 [1863], by order [of] Dr. Holt” (20th LA). Forwarded from St. Mary’s Hospital, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, to General Hospital (location unspecified) on May 21, 1863, but same record states that he was sent to a Convalescent Camp (20th LA). Present [as Alxaman (sic — obviously a transcription error) Quick, Pvt. Co. D, 13 & 20 La.] for clothing issue at Dalton Hospital, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA, on June 13, 1863. Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick in Hospital since May (sic) 9, 1863, by order of Dr. Holt” (20th LA). Ditto on Dec. 1863 company muster roll (20th LA). Ditto on Feb. 1864 company muster roll (20th LA). Ditto on April 1864 company muster roll (20th LA). “Appears [as Pvt. A. Quick, Co. C, 13 Regt. La.] on a Muster Roll of Capt. Charles W. Peden’s Provost Guard (Train Guard) at Atlanta, Ga.,” with roll dated April 30, 1864. Absent on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick since May 9, 1863, by order of Dr. Holt” (20th LA). Absent on Feb. 28, 1865, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick” (20th LA). Served till war’s end. “Appears [as Pvt. A. Quick, Co. D, 13th Regt. La.] on a Report of [Confederate] prisoners captured by the 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, during the month of April, 1865,” with report dated Macon, GA, April 30, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. John George Rainer [found as “J.G. Raines” on National Archives microfilmed military records, but given as “J.G. Rainer” in AL Dept. of Archives & History records] (b. Sumter County, AL, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1909), “Capt. James V. Tutt’s Company (raised in Sumter County, AL), Hatch’s Battalion AL Cavalry Volunteers,” which became Co. C, 8th (Hatch’s) AL Cavalry. Enlisted Nov. 15, 1863, prob. in Sumter County, AL, at age 17. Present on Dec. 5, 1863, company muster roll, dated Demopolis, Marengo County, AL. No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
DID NOT SERVE MILITARILY, BUT SUPPORTED THE CONFEDERACY ECONOMICALLY. Benjamin Franklin Rawls, Jr. (b. Barnwell District, SC, 1800-d. Perry County, MS, 1882). On Nov. 20, 1863, he sold “24 Head Beef Cattle, Weight Each 216 lbs., Total Weight 5184 lbs., @ 25 cents [per pound],” for $1296, to the Confederate Commissary of Subsistence, Capt. John L. Strong, in Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! [Note: His son, 3rd Sgt. Jabus Rawls, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro/Stones River, TN, in Dec. 1862.] Buried in the Rawls Cemetery, 31.41060 -89.37500, located appr. 800 ft. due W of appr. 418 Peps Point Road, Maybank (about 800 ft. N of the main entrance to Peps Point Water Park), Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
SERVICE CLARIFIED. Pvt. Thomas Franklin Rawls, Sr. (b. Marion County, MS, 1831-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), Co. G (“Goode Rifles,” aka “Capt. Enos J. Goode’s Company,” raised in Lawrence County, MS), 7th MS Infantry. Enlisted at Monticello, Lawrence County, MS, on Aug. 3, 1861, at age 30. Present or absent not stated on Oct. 5, 1861, company muster roll, taken at Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, MS, when the company was mustered into Confederate (i.e., national) service (having previously been mustered into State (i.e., Mississippi) service. Absent on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “has never reported himself [i.e., to the company/regiment] on account of sickness.” No further information in his military file with this command. However, there is no mention of AWOL or desertion, so it is likely that he was simply rejected for service by the inspecting/enrolling officer. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: Some family researchers state that Thomas Franklin Rawls was a Confederate soldier in Co. D (“Neshoba Rifles,” aka “Neshoba Riflemen,” and aka “Capt. Alexander Hamilton Franklin’s Company,” raised in Neshoba County, MS), 11th MS Infantry, but the Thomas Rawls in that command was born ca. 1843 — more than a decade after the Thomas Franklin Rawls under consideration here. Additionally, the Thomas Rawls of the 11th MS Infantry lived in Neshoba County, MS, far away from Lawrence County, MS, where the Thomas Franklin Rawls under consideration here was living in 1860. These men are not one and the same man. Thomas Franklin Rawls never served in the 11th MS Infantry and has no service records in same.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Albert Rennels [i.e., Reynolds] (b. prob. Monroe County, MS, 1843-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1921) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1921, in which he served as a servant during the war for “two or three years,” that he was living in Monroe County, MS, when his service began, that he served in a regiment commanded by “Col. Rennels” [i.e., Reynolds], that he personally served “Capt. Spicer and Capt. Umphrays” [i.e., Humphries?], and that his command was at Columbus, MS, when the war ended. I have been unable to identify the specific officers mentioned by Servant Rennels, but a Corp. John A. Spicer and a Pvt. John Humphries both served in Co. A (“Tombigbee Rangers,” aka “Capt. Richard J. Dudley’s Company,” and aka “Capt. D.B. Edwards’ Company,” raised in Lowndes County, MS), 44th MS Infantry. This county is adjacent to Monroe County, MS. Burial site not found.
Pvt. Joseph R. [“Ragan”?] Riggs (b. prob. Charleston County, SC, 1812-d. Forrest County, MS, 1899), Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted Sept. 2, 1862, in Perry County, MS, at age 49. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Capt. Stevens’ Company became Co. D, 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Admitted on June 1, 1864, to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Bibb County, GA, suffering from chronic diarrhea, and transferred to an unnamed, different facility on June 13, 1864. (Hospital records verify that he resided in Perry County, MS.) Absent on Dec. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent with wagon train.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Old Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.24750 -89.24154, located at the intersection of Ralston Road and North Gate Road, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate and a private marker.
(Judge) Pvt./1st Corp. James Henry Riley (b. prob. Rankin County, MS, 1843-d. Covington County, MS, 1922), Co. I (“Rankin Greys,” raised in Rankin County, MS), 6th MS Infantry. Enlisted May 4, 1861, at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, at age 17. Dec. 1862 company muster roll states “transferred to 6th MS Battalion [Infantry].” He was actually transferred into Co. D (“Rankin Farmers,” raised in Rankin County, MS), 6th Battalion (Balfour’s) MS Infantry, which became Co. D, 46th MS Infantry just a month later. Dec. 1862 company muster roll for Co. D, 46th MS Infantry, states “present, transferred from Capt. Borden’s Co. I, 6th Regt. MS Volunteers, Nov. 1 [1862].” Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Promoted to 1st Corp. on Nov. 10, 1863. Feb. 1864 company muster roll states “absent without leave from 1st to 10th Nov. 1863, absent without leave since Feb. 9, 1864; reduced to [the] ranks, Feb. 9, 1864.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Jackson, MS, on May 19, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Rankin County, MS. Southern Patriot! Corp. Riley filed a Confederate Pension application in Covington County, MS, in 1914, in which he stated that he was absent “a few days” when the surrender of his unit occurred at Blakely, AL, because “arm broke and off [on] furlough.” Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private family marker (can’t tell whether individual names are inscribed thereon). [Note: This man misidentified in some databases as being Pvt. James H. Riley (b. Warren County, MS, ca. 1836), Co. C (“Buckner Light Horse,” raised in Warren County, MS), 28th MS Cavalry, but the James H. Riley of that command is too old to be the James H. Riley under consideration here.]
Pvt./4th Corp./3rd Corp. William Winans Robinson*** [found as “William W. Robinson” in the military records] (b. Rankin County, MS, 1842-d. Forrest County, MS, 1925), Co. I (“Rankin Greys,” raised in Rankin County, MS), 6th MS Infantry. Enlisted as a private ca. May 4, 1861, at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, at age 19. Present as 4th Corp. on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Served on detached duty as Ward Master at White House Hospital, Bowling Green, Warren County, KY, from Nov. 25, 1861, to Feb. 4, 1862, at 25 cents per day. Present on June 30, 1863, company muster roll, taken during the Siege of Vicksburg, MS. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Absent on Aug. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “paroled at Vicksburg, July 5, 1863.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “paroled at Vicksburg & at Camp Parole,” meaning that he was then at a camp for paroled Confederate soldiers, located at either Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, or Demopolis, AL. [Note: Parole camps were Confederate military camps where soldiers continued to train until they were “exchanged” on paper for a like number of Yankees who had also been captured and paroled. Such soldiers could not perform any active military duty until they were exchanged on paper.] Present as 3rd Corp. on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Jasper County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Seal Cemetery, 30.95920 -89.26500, located at the S terminus of a dirt road (possibly called “Seal Cemetery Road”) that heads SE from Carnes Road directly in front of Sandhill Church, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. W.W. Robinson filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 6th MS Infantry. W.W. Robinson [mis-filed as “W.W. Robertson”] filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which he did not state his military command but named some of his officers from Co. I, 6th MS Infantry. [***Note: This man is mis-listed as “W.W. Robertson” in MS CS Pension applications and is also mis-listed in some databases as “W.W. Robertson.” He is definitely William W. Robinson.]
Pvt./Drummer Timothy Lott Rogers (b. Smith County, MS, 1841-d. Perry County, MS, 1891), Co. H (“Defenders,” aka “Capt. William H. Hardy’s Company,” raised in Smith County, MS), 16th MS Infantry, is listed in some databases as being buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, but he is actually buried in the Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery, Raleigh, Smith County, MS, with a Confederate marker. [Capt. Smith was the founder of the cities of Hattiesburg, Laurel, and Gulfport, MS.]
Pvt. Charles Richard Roseberry [found as “Charles Roseberry” in the military records] (b. Clarke County, MS, 1848-d. Forrest County, MS, 1913), Co. H (“Merwin Guards,” aka “Capt. Hiram Newton Berry’s Company of Infantry,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 1st MS Infantry Reserves (aka, “Reserve Corps, State of Mississippi”). Enlisted Aug. 15, 1864, at Paulding, Jasper County, MS, at age 16. Present on Oct. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled (as a private) at Meridian, MS, ca. May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Enterprise, Clarke County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. Charles Richard Roseberry (sic) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1910, in which he stated that he served in “Berry’s Mississippi Battalion,” with Capt. Berry having been promoted to major of said battalion. He stated that 1st Lt. Joseph A. Thompson was promoted to captain of the company when Capt. Berry was promoted to major.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. James W. Rowell [not “Powell,” as is shown on at least on of his findagrave pages] (b. unknown place, unknown date-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1923) filed a Confederate Pension application in Lamar County, MS, in 1923, in which he stated that he enlisted in 1863 at Pass Christian, Harrison County, MS, into “Capt. Wesse’s Company,” and that he served until the surrender. However, not only are there no service records in any MS CS company for James W. Rowell (and name variants), there is also no Capt. Wesse in Confederate service period. I do not believe that James W. Rowell was ever a Confederate soldier. Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker showing his supposed service in a company whose existence has yet to be verified.
Pvt./3rd Corp./3rd Sgt. John Warren Rush, Sr. (b. Jones County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1910), Co. B (“Rosin Heels,” aka “Capt. Amos McLemore’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted Aug. 10, 1861, in Jones County, MS, at age 17. Present on Sept. 10, 1861, company muster roll. Jan. 1862 Regimental Return states “discharged [for] disability [at] Camp [in] Mississippi [on] Jan. 9th 1862.” No further information in his military file with this command. However, Pvt. Rush recovered his health and enlisted a second time, this time into Co. B (“Beauregard Defenders,” aka “Capt. W.T. Baylis’ Company,” raised in Jones & Perry Counties, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry. Enlisted on May 3, 1862, in Jones County, MS, at age 18. Present or absent not stated on May 13, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sick at hospital.” Present as 3rd Corp. on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present as 3rd Sgt. on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Captured on Dec. 16, 1864, at the horrific Battle of Nashville, TN (Dec. 15-16, 1864), and forwarded as a POW to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and then to notorious Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp on Jan. 6, 1865. Released from Camp Chase, OH, POW Camp at war’s end on May 16, 1865, after first taking the required Oath of Allegiance to the US. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. John W. Rush, Sr., filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1908, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 27th MS Infantry and the 7th Battalion MS Infantry.
YANKEE SOLDIER. Pvt. Truflay Russell [found as “Trufley Russell,” “Tufley Russell,” and “Truffley Russell” in the military records] (b. St. Noyes [Voyes? Moyes? Uoyes?], 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1915), Co. D, 61st MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 2, 1864, at Adams, Berkshire County, MA, at age 18. Mustered out on June 4, 1865, at Alexandria, VA. Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker that is inscribed “Co. D 61. Mass. Inf.”
Pvt. Zachary Taylor Russell [found as “Z.T. Russell” in the military records] (b.
prob. Yazoo County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1928), Co. K (“Anding
Hussars,” aka “Capt. James W. Barnett’s Company,” and aka “Capt. William S.
Yerger’s Company,” raised at Anding, Yazoo County, MS), 1st MS Cavalry, aka
Wirt Adams’ MS Cavalry, aka Wood’s Confederate Cavalry. Late-war enlistee.
Would have been 17 if he enlisted in late 1864 or early 1865. Would have been 18
if he enlisted in April or May 1865. Known only from his war’s-end parole.
Served till war’s end. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender
of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and
physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s
cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his
residence as Yazoo County, MS. Southern Patriot! Z.T. Russell filed a
Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he
stated that he was a Confederate soldier in “Wood’s Regiment.” Buried in
Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the
intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS,
with a private marker.
Pvt. Jacob Ryan [found as “Jacob Rynes” and “J. Ryans” in the military records] (b. Jackson County, MS, 1840-d. Forrest County, MS, 1933), Co. A (“Gaines Warriors,” aka “Capt. Henry Roberts’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 24th MS Infantry, and Co. H (“Buena Vista Hornets,” raised in Chickasaw County, MS), 24th MS Infantry. Enlisted July 8, 1861, in Greene County, MS, at age 21. [Note: An undated company muster roll (prob. from ca. Sept. 10, 1861) states that he was transferred from Co. A to Co. H (“Buena Vista Hornets,” aka “Capt. J.W. Buchanan’s Company,” raised in Chickasaw County, MS) of the same regiment (probably for purposes of evening out the number of men in each company), but he seems to have immediately been transferred back to Co. A, where he remained for the rest of the war.] Present on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 28, 1862, company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. On extra duty as teamster (@ 25 cents per day) from May 1-May 31, 1863. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present for clothing issue on June 30, 1864, at unspecified location, but almost certainly near Marietta, Cobb County, GA. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on June 8, 1865. Parole gives his place of residence as Jackson County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Old Ryan Family Cemetery, 31.27430 -89.31546, located appr. 150 ft. N of appr. 250 Timberton Drive, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker. Jacob Ryan (also filing as “Jake Ryan”) filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1924, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 24th MS Infantry and that he had been absent for 2-3 months on medical furlough and was being treated by a doctor for “rheumatism” when the final surrender came.
Pvt. Thomas Millington Scanlan [found as “T.M. Scanlan” in the records of the 39th MS Infantry] (b. Newton County, MS, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1927), Co. D (“Newton Hornets,” aka “Capt. J.C. McElroy’s Company,” and aka “Capt. D.M. Bradham’s Company,” raised in Newton County, MS), 39th MS Infantry. Enlisted May 3, 1862, at Decatur, Newton County, MS, at age 16. Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Discharged as per Special Order No. 16, dated Headquarters, Dept. of MS & East LA, Jackson, MS, Jan. 16, 1863, which stated “Pvt. Thomas M. Scanlan, Co. D, 39th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, is hereby discharged from service in the Confederate Army upon affidavit of his father that he enlisted in said service without his knowledge or consent and that he is under the age of eighteen years, in conformity with an act of [the Confederate] Congress in regard to non-age.” Pvt. Scanlan was physically discharged at Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA. No further information in his military file with this command. However, young Southron Scanlan was not yet done serving his new nation. He enlisted a second time, this time into (Old) Co. E/(New) Co. D (“Newton Rifles,” raised in Newton County, MS), 13th MS Infantry. [Found as “Thomas M. Scanlan” in the records of the 13th MS Infantry.] Enlisted March 12, 1863, at Fredericksburg, VA, at age 17. Severely wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg and left there when the Confederate Army of Northern VA retreated. Captured at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Appears on a “[Yankee] Register of sick and wounded Confederates [POW’s] in the hospitals in and about Gettysburg, Pa., after the battle of July 1, 2, and 3, 1863,” with notation “leg, flesh” [i.e., flesh wound to the leg] and “sent to General Hospital [on] July 21, 1863.” Sent to Provost Marshal, forwarded to DeCamp General Hospital, Davids Island, New York Harbor, arriving there on or before July 24, 1863. Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital ca. Sept. 27, 1863, and forwarded for physical exchange to City Point, near Richmond, VA, same day. Admitted to Receiving and Wayside General Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, on Sept. 28, 1863, and forwarded to Howard’s Grove General Hospital, Richmond, VA, the following day. Admitted to Howard’s Grove General Hospital, Richmond, VA, on Sept. 30, 1863, suffering from “vulnus contusum [contusion wound, typically caused by a cannon ball], right leg, just below knee joint,” and furloughed for sixty days on Oct. 21, 1863. Admitted to Walker’s Division Hospital, Newton, Newton County, MS, sometime in Nov. or Dec. 1863. Aug. 1864 company muster roll shows him “absent [on] furlough [in] Miss.” Admitted to Way Hospital, Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on March 18, 1865, unquestionably still suffering from his Gettysburg wound, and furloughed. [Note: Soldiers on medical furlough were required to periodically check in with Confederate medical authorities and be either returned to service or continued on furlough.] Pvt. Scanlan would still have been on medical furlough when the war ended. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 14, 1865. Parole gives residence as Newton County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. “T.M. Scanlan” filed a Confederate Pension application in Newton County, MS, in 1922, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Co. D, 13th MS Infantry, that he enlisted in Jan. 1862 in Newton County, MS, and that he served under Capt. Andrew Clarke and a Col. Clarke. He stated that he was not in active service when the surrender came because he had been shot in the knee at the Battle of Gettysburg, PA, on July 2, 1863. Elizabeth Murphy Scanlan filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1932, in which she stated that her husband (“Thomas Millington Scanlan”) served in two different military units. She said that he enlisted under Capt. J.C. McElroy and Col. W.B. Shelley [which could only be Co. D, 39th MS Infantry], but was discharged for being under age. He then enlisted into Co. D, 13th MS Infantry and was wounded at Gettysburg while service in that command. She said that he was never discharged, but simply on long-term medical leave. [Note: Some databases state that he was a Confederate soldier in Co. B (“Pinkney Guards,” raised in Newton County, MS), 8th MS Infantry, but he never served in that command and has no service records in same.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Nelson Seals (b. AL, ca. 1834-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1908) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1908, in which he stated that he was a servant for “Ben Seals,” a Confederate soldier in the “Ninth [AL] Cavalry (I think)” under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, “from 1861 to 1865 or to [the] surrender,” and that his command surrendered at Gainesville, AL, at war’s end. In answer to the question, “Were you ever wounded while in actual service?,” Servant Seals answered, “Yes.” In answer to the question, “Give date on which you received your wound,” he answered, “Don’t remember. [It was on a] Sunday P.M.” In answer to the question, “What place were you wounded?,” he answered, “Selma, Ala.” In answer to the question, “What is the nature of your wound?,” he answered, “shoulder, right one, dislocated.” [Note: There is insufficient data in the records to determine whether Servant Seals was wounded while serving in a military capacity or whether he was simply injured while serving his master.] No “Ben Seals” served in any of the various “9th AL” cavalry commands, but Servant Seals was unsure of his master’s command. There is too little information and there are too many “B. Seals” (and variant names) to confirm just whom Servant Seals served during the war. Southern Patriot! Burial site not found.
1st Lt. Anderson L. Sharp (b. AR, 1832-d. Perry County, MS, 1899), Co. F (“Capt. Stevens’ Company,” raised in Greene & Perry Counties, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1862, at Enon, Perry County, MS, at age 29. Present on a Sept. 1, 1862, “List of Officers of Steede’s Battalion Mounted Partisan Rangers, stationed on [the] Mississippi Sea Coast, to serve during the war.” Appears on an April 30, 1863, “Roster of Commissioned Officers of the 4th Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave.” Signed various forage and pay documents as “commanding Co. F.” On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was enlarged to become the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. 1st Lt. Sharp served in Co. D of this expanded command. Appears on a May 2, 1864, “Roster of Commissioned Officers of Ferguson’s Brigade,” with roster dated Montevallo, Shelby County, AL. Present on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. Resigned Feb. 7, 1865, and resignation apparently accepted, as per Special Order No. 31. List of company officers also shows resignation date of Feb. 7, 1865. [General Order No. 9, from 1865, apparently also relates to Lt. Sharp, but I cannot find the text of that order.] Resignation letter reads: “Headquarters, Miller’s Regiment Cavalry [i.e., the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry], In the field, Dec. 29, 1864. I Very Respectfully tender my immediate and unconditional resignation for the following reasons, to wit. I have a brother and other friends and relations in Co. A, Fourth Miss. Regt. Cavalry, Adams’ Brigade, Army of Miss., and my Company is reduced to 12 privates and noncom [i.e., non-commissioned] officers by desertion and I had rather be a private there than be a (sic) officer hear (sic). By accepting [my resignation] you will confer a great favor. I am Mr. Sec. [i.e., the Confederate Secretary of War] with much respect your obedient servant, A.L. Sharp, 1st Lt., Co. D, Miller’s Regt. Miss. Cav.” Lt. Sharp’s resignation was accepted by his regimental commander, his brigade commander, and his cavalry corps commander. However, Lt. Sharp has no service records in the 4th MS Cavalry, and, in fact, served till war’s end with the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 23, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a private marker.
Pvt. Benjamin F. Simmons (b. Perry County, MS, 1835-d. Forrest County, MS, 1908), Co. G (“Kennedy Guards,” aka “Capt. Julius B. Kennedy’s Company,” raised in Perry County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 17, 1861, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 26. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Wounded at the Battle of Perryville, Boyle County, KY, on Oct. 8, 1862, and captured (almost certainly while in hospital). Absent on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “wounded and left in Hospital near Perryville, Ky.” Physically exchanged aboard the Steamer Metropolitan a Vicksburg, MS, on Dec. 4, 1862. Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “wounded at Perryville & [now] in Perry County, Miss., on sick furlough, by Order [of] Post Surgeon, Jackson, Miss.” Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “[in] Hospital [at] Rome, Ga., since March 2, 1863, by Order [of] Surgeon.” Absent on Aug. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “in Hospital, Rome, Ga., since March 2, 1863, by order [of] Regimental Surgeon.” Captured at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, TN, on Nov. 24, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to notorious Rock Island, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Rock Island, IL, POW Camp ca. Dec. 5, 1863. Transferred for exchange from Rock Island, IL, POW Camp on unspecified date, but clearly late Feb. 1865. Physically exchanged on appr. Feb. 24, 1865, probably at City Point, VA, on the James River, several miles downriver from Richmond, VA. Admitted on Feb. 25, 1865, to Receiving and Wayside Hospital, Richmond, VA, and transferred the next day to Howard’s Grove General Hosptial, Richmond, VA. Furloughed for 30 days from Howard’s Grove General Hospital, Richmond, VA, on March 6 or March 8, 1865. Pvt. Simmons would have been on furlough when the war ended and has no war’s-end parole. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Simmons Cemetery, 31.05440 -89.26970, located at the end of a dirt road that branches off to the W from A.B. Simmons Road at a point on that road that lies appr. 7000 ft. from that road’s junction with Rockhill-Brooklyn Road, with a private marker. Mary Ann Simmons filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1923, in which she stated that her husband (“B.F Simmons”) was a Confederate soldier in the 27th MS Infantry. [Note: The B.F. Simmons under consideration here should not be confused with the B.F. Simmons of Co. K (“Brent Rifles,” raised in Pike County, MS), 38th MS Infantry (Mounted), who died in service at the Siege of Vicksburg, MS, in 1863.]
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Zachariah L. Skipper (b. Clarke County, AL, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1935) is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in Co. K (“King Guards,” raised in Wilcox & Clarke Counties, AL), 23rd AL Infantry, but he has no service records in that command or any other AL CS command. Only a Pvt. J. Skipper has service records in this command, and that “J. Skipper” is likely to be either Z.L. Skipper’s father (John W. Skipper) or an uncle or cousin. Additionally, “J. Skipper” has only a single record — a war’s end parole — indicating a very late-war enlistment. Had Z.L. Skipper enlisted when he said he did or been wounded like he said he was in his pension applications, there would be much more documentation in his military file. I do not believe that Z.L. Skipper was ever a Confederate soldier. Buried in the Sunrise Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.31.500 -89.21333, located on the W side of the intersection of Sunrise Road and Davis Road, Sunrise, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker that reads “McConnell’s Company, Bibb’s AL Regiment,” because the VA could not confirm his military service and, so, took the command he mentioned in his Confederate Pension applications and engraved that on his marker. Z.L. Skipper filed Confederate Pension applications in Perry County, MS, in 1905 & 1916, and in Forrest County, MS, in 1922 & 1924, in which he stated that he enlisted in Dec. 1863 at Thomasville (formerly Choctaw Corner), Clarke or Choctaw County, AL, and served under “Captain McConnell” and “Col. Bibb.” He also stated that he was wounded in the back at [the Battle of] Nashville, TN [Dec. 15-16, 1864]. He specified that he was “wounded across the lions” [i.e., loins]. He further stated that he was never discharged from his command and was in active service when the surrender came. In his 1905 pension application he stated that he enlisted on Feb. 1, 1864, into Co. K, 23rd AL, served under Col. Bibb and Capt. “Julias” [i.e., Julius] McConnel for “about 14 months,” that he was wounded on Dec. 16, 1864, at Nashville, TN, when he was “struck in loins by spent ball and shrapnel.” He stated that he was not with his command when it surrendered at Greensboro, NC, because he had been ill for about three months. These pension applications were rubber-stamped by the local pension boards because the local boards did not have access to actual military records. Z.L. Skipper was never a Confederate soldier.
Pvt. George Washington Smith (b. Perry County, MS, 1846-d. Perry County, MS, 1907), “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. Enlisted Aug. 26, 1864, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 17. Present on Aug. 20, 1864, company muster roll (to which roll Pvt. Smith was apparently added retroactively). No further information in his military file with this command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a private marker.
TENTATIVE. Pvt. John Smith (b. GA, 1825-d. Perry County, MS, 1905), Co. F (“Renovators,” aka “Capt. J.G. Wellborn’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Joseph Wyatt Denham’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry). Enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, at Quitman, Clarke County, MS, at age 37 (if I have the right man). Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent [at] hospital.” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital [on] Sept. 6th [1862].” Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “furloughed from Enterprise [Clarke County, MS] hospital.” Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick.” Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick.” Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” No further information in his military file with this command. [Note: Deliah (sic) [i.e., Delilah] Smith filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1913 & 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“John Smith”) enlisted in the early part of 1861 in Perry County, MS, into “Steed’s Battalion” served under Captains Joe Denham and John Gillis, and that he served until the close of the war. However, Delilah Smith was confused over her husband’s service (if he served at all), as he has not service records in the 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry, which became the 9th MS Cavalry (and in which command he also has no service records). Capt. Gillis commanded “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves, in which commands John Smith also has no service records. To be sure, there are either “J. Smith’s” or even “John Smith’s ” in these commands, but they do not seem to be the John Smith under consideration here. The only command in which a John Smith who could be the John Smith under consideration here served is Co. F (“Renovators,” aka “Capt. J.G. Wellborn’s Company,” and aka “Capt. Joseph Wyatt Denham’s Company,” raised in Jones County, MS), 7th (Terral’s) Battalion MS Infantry). I cannot, however, be absolutely certain that the John Smith in that company really is the John Smith under consideration here.] Buried in the McLaurin Cemetery, 31.16642 -89.20571, located at appr. 69 Rifle Range Road or appr. 1500 ft. E of that road’s junction with Jenkins Road, McLaurin, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Lemuel Dampier Smith (b. Simpson County, MS, 1844-d. Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, 1922), Capt. H.C. Gibson’s Unattached Company MS Cavalry, raised in Simpson County, MS. Enlisted on Nov. 14, 1863, at Westville, Simpson County, MS, at age 19 (though sometimes unreliable military records state that he was 17). Present or absent not stated on undated company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this probably local defense company. However, Pvt. Smith enlisted a second time, this time (also as a private) into Co. B (“Capt. J.C. Barnes’ Company,” raised in Covington & Simpson Counties, MS), Stubbs’ Battalion MS Cavalry, which seems to have been merged into Yerger’s Regiment MS Cavalry. Promoted to Quartermaster Sgt. (date of promotion not known.) No enlistment date/data, though he stated in his Confederate Pension application that he enlisted around Jan. 1864. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 17, 1865. Parole gives residence as Simpson County, MS. Southern Patriot! L.D. Smith filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1921, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Capt. J.C. Barnes’ Company of Stubbs’ Battalion of Adams’ Cavalry, that he enlisted about Jan. 1864 and served about 12 months or until the end of the war, and that he was in active service with his command when the final surrender came. [Note: Because they have the same name, some family researchers think that the Lemuel D. Smith of Co. B, 35th AL Infantry, is the same man as the Lemuel D. Smith under consideration here, but they are different men. The Lemuel Dampier Smith of Oaklawn Cemetery was in active service with Yerger’s MS Cavalry at the same time that the Lemuel D. Smith of the 35th AL Infantry was a POW at Camp Douglas, IL, POW Camp. Additionally, Lemuel Dampier Smith specifically stated that he served in J.C. Barnes’ Company of Stubbs’ Battalion all the way until war’s end. It is understandable that descendants would think that Lemuel Dampier Smith served in an AL command since he died in Birmingham, AL, but Lemuel Dampier Smith never served in the 35th AL Infantry or any other AL CS command.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Mat Smith (no age listed) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1930, in which he stated that he a servant to Col. John Smith, from the start of the war to the close of the war, that his master lived near Paulding and Sandersville, Jasper County, MS, when he enlisted, and that his master served until the final surrender. A Maj./Lt. Col. John F. Smith was an officer with the 8th MS Infantry, which had two Jasper County companies, but I cannot verify whether he was the “John Smith” whom Servant Smith served. Southern Patriot! Burial site not found.
2nd Lt./1st Lt./Capt. William H. Smith (b. possibly Coffee County, GA, year unknown-d. Forrest County, MS, year unknown), Co. I (“Capt. Marcellus L. Pritchett’s Company,” aka “Capt. John P. Patton’s Company,” and aka “Capt. William H. Smith’s Company,” raised in Coffee County, GA), 23rd GA Infantry. Enlisted into either State or Confederate service on Aug. 31, 1861, at Camp McDonald, Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA, at unspecified age, but would have enlisted into the company proper earlier in Coffee County, GA. Commission as 2nd Lt. in the Confederate Army dates to Aug. 31, 1861. Present for pay as 2nd Lt. on Oct. 31, 1861, at unspecifed location. Present as 2nd Lt. on Dec. 1861 Regimental Return, dated Yorktown, VA. Ditto on Jan. 1862 Regimental Return. Present as 2nd Lt. on Feb. 1862 Regimental Return, with station not specified. Present as 2nd Lt. for pay on May 7, 1862, at unspecified location. Present as 2nd Lt. for pay on July 21, 1862, at unspecified location. Present as 1st Lt. on a Sept. 30, 1862, “Roster of Officers of Gen. A.H. Colquitt’s Brigade,” with notation that he was commissioned a 1st Lt. on Aug. 18, 1862. Present as 1st Lt. on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present as 1st Lt. on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Inspection Reports shows Lt. Smith on duty at Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC, on Nov. 27, 1863. Present as 1st Lt. on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present as 1st Lt. for pay at unspecified location on Jan. 30, 1864. Present as 1st Lt. on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Signed as 1st Lt., commanding the company, for clothing and camp equipage for the “2nd quarter 1864” at unspecified location on unspecified date. Signed as 1st Lt., commanding the company, for stationery on May 6, 1864, at Fort Johnson, Charleston, SC. Present for pay as 1st Lt. on Aug. 23, 1864, at unspecified location. Served till war’s end. Surrendered (as Captain of Co. I, 23rd GA Infantry) at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private headstone that has “I 23 Ga” [i.e., “Co. I, 23rd GA Infantry, CSA”) inscribed on it. [Genealogy not found.]
Pvt. Joseph Calhoun Smylie (b. Copiah County, MS, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1926), Co. E (“Owen’s Scouts,” raised in Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, & Jefferson Counties, MS), Powers’ MS Cavalry. Late-war enlistee. No enlistment date/data. Known only from his war’s-end parole. [He stated in his Confederate Pension application that he enlisted in July 1864, in Copiah County, MS, when he would have been 17 years-old.] Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Copiah County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Joseph Calhoun Smylie (as “Joseph C. Smylie” and as “J.C. Smylie”) filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1920, 1921, & 1924, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in Power’s Regiment Mississippi Cavalry, that he enlisted in Copiah County, MS, “about July 1864,” that he served “about ten months” under Capt. John Cameron, and that he surrendered with his command at Gainesville, AL, at war’s end. Josephine McCollum Smylie filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1926, in which she did not state her husband’s (“Joseph Calhoun Smylie”) military unit, but correctly named his company officers.
Pvt. Charles H. Steelman [found as “C.H. Steelman,” “C.H. Stillman,” and “C.H. Stillmen” in the military records] (b. prob. Clarke County, MS, 1836-d. in service, Atlanta, GA, 1864), Co. F (“DeSoto Rifles,” aka “Capt. Cicero Columbus Ferrill’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 37th MS Infantry. Enlisted April 25, 1862, at DeSoto, Clarke County, MS, at appr. age 25/26. Present on April 30, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on June 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent since May the 26th [1862]; at home sick.” Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Dec. 1862 company muster roll states “deserted Dec. 31, 1862.” Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, but with notation “in arrest.” A note appended to the Dec. 1862 company muster roll and dated April 14, 1863, Haynes’ Bluff, Vicksburg, MS, states “has been tried and acquitted by the proper authority and is now serving on duty with his company.” A note appended to the Feb. 1863 company muster roll, dated May 9, 1863, Haynes’ Bluff, Vicksburg, MS, states “has been tried and acquitted and is now on duty with the company.” Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “[was] absent without leave from 15 Dec. to 29 Dec. 1863.” Feb. 1864 company muster roll states “deserted [on] Jan. 10, 1864.” No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Jake Alone Cemetery, 31.18336 -89.28660, located at the end of a dirt road that branches off to the E from Elks Lake Road at a point on Elks Lake Road that lies appr. 1200 ft. S of the junction of Elks Lake Road and Ollie Williams Road, Dixie, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
2nd Corp. John Franklin Steinwinder [found as “John F. Steinwinder” and “J.F. Stemwinder” in the military records] (b. Choctaw County, AL, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924), Co. C (“Brownrigg Warriors,” aka “Brownrigg Rifles,” and aka “Choctaw Warriors,” raised in Choctaw County, AL), 22nd AL Infantry. [Note: Like many AL commands, the 22nd AL Infantry is exceedingly poorly documented.] Enlisted Oct. 1, 1861, at Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL, at age 16 (just a few days shy of his 17th birthday). Present for clothing issue on unspecified day in March 1864 at unspecified location (but probably Dalton, Whitfield County, GA). On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in NC, the 22nd AL Infantry was consolidated with the 25th AL Infantry, the 26th & 50th AL Infantry (itself a consolidated command), and the 39th AL Infantry to form the 22nd Consolidated AL Infantry. Corp. Steinwinder served in Co. A of this consolidated command. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Maxie Methodist Church Cemetery, 30.97561 -89.19593, located on the SE side of the road on Maxie Church Road, appr. halfway between that road’s intersection with US Hwy. 49 and its intersection with Old US Hwy. 49 (about 1200 ft. distant from both roads), with both a private and a Confederate marker.
Pvt./Musician Davis Oscar Summer [found as “David O. Summers” in the military records] (b. prob. Newberry County, SC, 1841-d. Newton County, MS, 1922), Co. H (“Defenders,” aka “Capt. William H. Hardy’s Company,” raised in Smith County, MS) and Field & Staff, 16th MS Infantry. [Capt. Hardy was the founder of the cities of Hattiesburg, Laurel, and Gulfport, MS.] Enlisted May 4, 1861, at Raleigh, Smith County, MS, at age 20. Present or absent not stated (but implied) on June 1, 1861, company muster roll. Present or absent not stated on Aug. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Present or absent not stated (but implied) on Dec. 1861 company muster roll, with notation “on Extra or Daily Duty in camp.” Ditto on Feb. 6, 1862, company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Wounded at the Battle of Sharpsburg, MD, on Sept. 17, 1862. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sick [actually, wounded] in General Hospital.” Admitted Nov. 5, 1862, to Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA, with “Gunshot wound in Abdomen” (surely his Sharpsburg wound). Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “wounded Sept. 17 [1862] & in General Hospital.” Appears on an undated “Register of [the] Medical Director’s Office, Richmond, Va.,” with notation “returned [to] duty [on] Feb. 13, 1863.” Other documents show that he was returned to duty from Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, Richmond, VA. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present as Musician on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present as Musician on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present as Musician on April 1864 company muster roll. Present as Musician on June 1864 company muster roll. Present as Musician on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. Present as Musician on Oct. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Also present as Musician on Oct. 1864 Field & Staff muster roll. Ditto on Dec. 1864 Field & Staff muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered and paroled at war’s end with Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse, VA, April 9, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. John Tally (b. St. Tammany Parish, LA, 1834-d. Perry County, MS, 1889), Co. A (“Capt. John J. Slocum’s Company,” raised in Washington Parish, LA), 9th Battalion LA Partisan Rangers. Enlisted July 8, 1862, at Covington, St. Tammany Parish, LA, at age 27. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on same day (at same unspecified location) where he was paid for 3 months and 24 days service and also paid $45.20 for use of his own horse (113 days @ 20 cents a day). No further information in his military file with this command. In Sept. 1864, this company became Co. A, 3rd (Wingfield’s) LA Cavalry, but Pvt. Tally has no service records in that command. [Note: There is a Pvt. John David Talley (1846-1926) who served in Co. B (“Tammany Guards,” aka “Capt. P.F. Mancosas’ Company,” raised in St. Tammany Parish, LA), Miles’ LA Legion (aka, 32nd LA Infantry), but he is not the same person as the John Tally under consideration here. John David Talley is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, LA, with marker type (if any) undetermined).] Pvt. John Tally of the 9th Battalion LA Partisan Rangers is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt./Corp. Benjamin Franklin Taylor (b. Choctaw County, AL, 1840-d. Forrest County, MS, 1928), Co. D (“Capt. Junius A. Law’s Company,” raised in Choctaw County, AL), Gee’s Battalion AL Artillery (aka, 1st Battalion AL Artillery). Enlisted March 18, 1862, in Choctaw County, AL, at age 21. Present on April 23, 1862, company muster roll. Present as corporal on June 30, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “promoted from private [on] June 4, 1862.” Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “present, sick.” Ditto on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Admitted April 30, 1863, to Post Hospital, Fort Morgan, Dauphin Island, AL, suffering from “vulnus” [i.e., a wound], but the exact nature of his wound is not specified. Returned to duty on May 21, 1863. Present on Feb. 28, 1863, company muster roll. Present on April 30, 1863, company muster roll. Present on June 30, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 29, 1864, company muster roll. Present on June 30, 1864, company muster roll. Captured on Aug. 8, 1864, at the end of the Siege of Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, AL [Aug. 3-8, 1864], the westernmost Confederate fort guarding Mobile Bay, and forwarded as a POW to New Orleans, LA. Admitted to St. Louis U.S.A. General Hosptial, New Orleans, LA, on Aug. 29, 1864, suffering from diarrhea, and “returned to duty” [i.e., returned to the general POW population] on Sept. 2, 1864. Forwarded from New Orleans to Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, arriving at the latter on Oct. 25, 1864. [Note: Conditions for Confederate POW’s on Ship Island were horrific.] Exchanged at Ship Island, MS, on Jan. 4, 1865, and returned to duty at Mobile, Mobile County, AL. Admitted Jan. 6, 1865, to Ross Hospital, Mobile, Mobile County, AL, suffering from chronic diarrhea [thanks undoubtedly to intentionally harsh conditions and purposely harsh treatment at Ship Island, MS, POW Camp at the hands of the Yankees], and was returned to duty, this time at Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, on Jan. 18, 1865. Captured at Battle of Fort Gaines, Mobile, AL, on April 9, 1865, and again forwarded as a POW to Ship Island, MS, POW Camp. Shipped for exchange from Ship Island, MS, POW Camp to Vicksburg, MS, via New Orleans, LA, on May 1, 1865. Physically exchanged at Camp Townsend, Vicksburg, MS, on May 6, 1865. Although the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South had just taken place at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, Corp. Taylor was paroled a second time just a few days later, on May 9, 1865, at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS. Parole gives his residence as Choctaw County, AL. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined. B.F. Taylor filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which he did not state his military command, but named some of his commanding officers, thus allowing me to identify his command. [Note: Some databases state that he was a soldier in Co. I (“Rudolph Volunteers,” aka “Capt. James G. Gilchrist’s Company,” and aka “Capt. George C. Freeman’s company,” raised at Rudolph Hill, Lowndes County, AL), 45th AL Infantry, but he has no service records in that command and never served in same.]
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. Hiram K./T. Taylor (b. prob. Lowndes County, AL, ca. 1834-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1913), as “H.K. Taylor” filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1912, and the same man, listed as H.T. Taylor filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1913, in both of which he stated that he enlisted in the spring of 1862 Lowndes County, AL, into Co. I [“Rudolph Volunteers,” aka “Capt. James G. Gilchrist’s Company,” raised in Lowndes County, AL], 45th AL Infantry, under “Capt. Killkrease” and “Col. Lampley” [Harris D. Lampley], that he was wounded in the ankle in 1864 at “Osyka, GA” [i.e., Resaca, GA], that bones in his ankle were broken, that his command surrendered in GA, but that, when the final surrender came, he had been absent about six months in hospital at Macon, GA, because of his wound. He stated that he was with the 45th AL except for one year, when he was transferred to Vicksburg, MS, where he served under Gen. John C. Pemberton. However, while Hiram Taylor correctly named the officers of Co. I and the 45th AL Infantry, he has no service records in the 45th AL Infantry — only a “reference envelope” (which refers to him as a private in Co. C) that would normally contain various cards with transcribed service info thereon. A note at the bottom of this “reference envelope” refers the researcher to the “45th AL Cavalry,” but no such command ever existed. The mystery of this note at the bottom of the reference envelope is cleared up when we find that Hiram Taylor was paroled at war’s end at Montgomery, AL, on May 13, 1865, at which time he claimed to have been a private in “Co. G, 45th Ala. Cavalry,” a non-existent command. I think that one or more of the other Taylors who actually served in the 45th AL Infantry was a relative of Hiram Taylor’s and Hiram used that relative’s service info for both his own war’s-end parole and for his subsequent Confederate Pension applications. Note, too, that the 45th AL Infantry never served at Vicksburg, MS. I do not believe that Hiram Taylor was ever a Confederate soldier. Burial site not found.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Joe Thompson (b. prob. AL, 1844-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1916) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he stated that he served in 1864 & 1865 as a servant to W.E. Thompson of Co. C, 3rd AL Cavalry, that a Lt. Dulaney was an officer of said Co. C, that the command surrendered near West Point, Lowndes County, MS, at war’s end, and that he (Servant Thompson) was never wounded while in service. Zack Chapman (a longtime acquaintance of Joe Thompson’s who had known him since before the war) signed an affidavit that stated “that he, the said Joe Thompson, went to war with his young master, Wadie Thompson, from Newton County, Mississippi, as a servant, and that he, the said Joe Thompson and the said Wadie Thompson, returned to Newton County about the same time, immediately after the surrender, and that, to the best of his judgment and recollection, Joe Thompson served about two years as a servant in the Civil War.” Southern Patriot! Pvt./4th Sgt. W.H. Thompson did serve in “”Capt. Josiah Robins’ Company of Mounted AL Volunteers,” aka “Capt. John W. Volty’s Company,” raised in Wilcox County, AL, which became Co. C, 3rd AL Cavalry. The regiment was organized at Tupelo, MS, and had a number of MS volunteers, like W.H. Thompson. Servant Thompson’s burial site has not been located.
Pvt. John Hearn Thompson (b. [possibly Carroll County] GA, 1847-d. Forrest County, MS, 1921), Co. A (“Reynold’s Company,” raised in Clarke & Lauderdale Counties, MS), 1st (McNair’s) Battalion MS Cavalry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864). Enlisted Aug. 30, 1864, at Brandon, Rankin County, MS, at age 17. Absent on Sept. 14, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “absent on furlough since Sept. 6th [1864].” No further information in his military file with this very short-term command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Barlow Cemetery, 31.39530 -89.16220, located on the E side of 138 Herchenhahn*** Road, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined, but said to be buried in an unmarked grave.
5th Sgt./3rd Lt. John McCallum Thompson, Sr. (b. possibly Perry County, MS, 1838-d. Perry County, MS, 1891), Co. G (“Kennedy Guards,” aka “Capt. Julius B. Kennedy’s Company,” raised in Perry County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted as 5th Sgt. on Sept. 17, 1861, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 23. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Jan. 23, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “in Hospital at Ringgold [Catoosa County], Ga., [since] Jan. 5, 1863, by order [of] Regimental Surgeon.” Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Elected 3rd Lt. on Feb. 20, 1863 (according to a pay receipt while in hospital in Nov. 1863). Present as 3rd Lt. [i.e., Jr. 2nd Lt.] on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “promoted to Brevet 2nd Lieut. [on] March 20, 1863.” Present as [Jr.] 2nd Lt. on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Was boarded [for unspecified reason] at Polk Hospital, Rome, GA, from Oct. 28, 1863, to Nov. 27, 1863, 32 days @ $1 per day, which stay was paid for by J.M. Elliot, A.Q.M. (which is highly unusual in my experience). Paid for two months’ service by this same J.M. Elliot, A.Q.M., on Nov. 6, 1863, assuredly at Polk Hospital, Rome, GA, though this is unstated on pay receipt. Paid by J.M. Elliot, A.Q.M., again, this time on Nov. 22, 1863, for one month and 8 days’ service as 2nd Lt., with pay again surely being received in Polk Hospital, Rome, GA. Absent as 3rd Lt. on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “on furlough for 24 days from Feb. 4, 1864.” Leave was granted via “Special Order 33/1, Dept. & Army of Tennessee,” dated Feb. 2, 1864. Paid for one month’s service as 2nd Lt. on June 9, 1864, probably in the vicinity of Marietta, Cobb County, GA, W.G. Beanland, A.Q.M., Brigade Quartermaster for Walthall’s Brigade, in which brigade the 27th MS Infantry (and Lt. Thompson) were then serving. No further information in his military file, but also no notice of AWOL or desertion in any records. He may have become a supernumerary officer (and, thus, simply sent home) when the 27th MS Infantry was consolidated with other MS regiments to become the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry on April 9, 1865, in NC. Southern Patriot! Buried in the McCallum Cemetery, 31.23718 -89.20154, located appr. 1200 ft. NNW of the northern terminus of Misty Lane, McCallum, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt./1st Lt./Capt. Benjamin Frankin Tingle (b. Monroe County, GA***, 1835-Forrest County, MS, 1910), (Old) Co. G/(New) Co. F (“Lauderdale Zouaves,” aka “Capt. Kennon McElroy’s Company,” raised in Lauderdale County, MS), 13th MS Infantry. Enlisted possibly as early as Jan. 1861 at age 25. Present not stated but implied on May 23, 1861, company muster roll, taken at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS. June 30, 1861, company muster roll states “transferred to Co. E [on] June 13 [1861].” [Note: Pvt. Tingle’s new company was (Old) Co. E/(New) Co. D (“Newton Rifles,” aka “Capt. Montgomery Carlton’s Company,” raised in Newton County, MS), 13th MS Infantry.] Present on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1861 company muster roll. Feb. 1862 company muster roll states “discharged [on] Jan. 15, 1862, & paid on final papers.” However, other dates for his discharge are given in various documents — Jan. 6, 1862, at Leesburg, VA; Feb. 1, 1862 (on an historic “Record” of the regiment, made at Richmond, VA, on March 1, 1865; and, Feb. 6, 1862 [when discharge was approved at the Brigade level). On his discharge paper, Capt. Carlton wrote “He has suffered considerably from Rheumatism during the fall & winter. Has been faithful in [the] discharge of dutys (sic) when able & his discharge is recommended.” Regimental Surgeon A. Anderson wrote “[I] find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of Rheumatism and am of the opinion that he will not be able to discharge the dutys (sic) of a soldier [during] the balance of his enlistment. Therefore recommend him to be discharged from the service.” No further information in his military file with this command. However, B.F. Tingle was not yet done serving his new nation. He enlisted a second time, this time as 1st Lt. B.F. Tingle of Co. I (“Southern Rights,” aka “Capt. Benjamin Franklin Tingle’s Company,” raised in Newton County, MS), 6th (Balfour’s) Battalion MS Infantry^^^. Enlisted May 3, 1862, at Union, Newton County, MS. Promoted to captain shortly thereafter. Resigned his captaincy on Aug. 19, 1862, at Camp Pleasant, near Vicksburg, MS, because of “physical disability.” The attending doctor, P.L. McCormick, Assistant Surgeon for the 6th Battalion MS Infantry, stated that Capt. Tingle was suffering from “Chronic Conjunctivitis, together with Chronic diarrhea,” and concluded that “Capt. Tingle will never be able to perform the duties of his office efficiently and that it would be beneficial to the service to accept his resignation.” His resignation was accepted on Sept. 23, 1862. Carried as “present” on the Oct. 1862 company muster roll, but this is likely a clerical error. Southern Patriot! Benjamin Franklin Tingle filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1908, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 13th MS Infantry and the 6th Battalion MS Infantry. [***Note: Birth county/state taken from his CS Army discharge paper.] [^^^Note: After Capt. Tingle resigned, the 6th Battalion was enlarged to become the 46th MS Infantry.] Buried in the Tingle Cemetery, exact location not found, Red Hill, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined.
Pvt. Ezekeil [sic; i.e., “Ezekiel”] Stafford Travis [found as “Ezechial S. Travis” in the military records] (b. Perry County, MS, 1841-d. Forrest County, MS, 1941), Co. G (“Kennedy Guards,” aka “Capt. Julius B. Kennedy’s Company,” raised in Perry County, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted sometime in 1861 (exact date not given, but Pvt. Travis stated Oct. 1861 in a Confederate Pension application) at age 19, but was discharged [almost certainly medically] at unspecified location on Dec. 17, 1861. [Pvt. Travis gives discharge location as Pensacola, FL, in a Confederate Pension application.] This loyal Southron regained his health and re-enlisted into the same company and regiment on Jan. 7, 1863, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 21. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “at home on 40 days furlough from Feb. 8, 1864.” On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in the Carolinas, the 27th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 24th MS Infantry, the 29th MS Infantry, the 30th MS Infantry, and the 34th MS Infantry to form the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry. Pvt. Travis served in Co. G of this consolidated command. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! E.S. Travis filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1916 & 1926, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “27th MS,” that he originally enlisted in Oct. 1861, and that he was discharged from his first company because of “sore eyes.” Buried in the Carter Family Cemetery (not the same as, but adjacent to the Carterville Baptist Church Cemetery), 31.320280 -89.246510, located on the E side of Carterville Road, appr. halfway between that road’s intersection with Cedar Street and its intersection with Gandy Street, Carterville, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
Pvt./4th Sgt. John Anderson Travis [found as “John A. Travis” in the military records] (b. Jasper County, MS, 1844-d. Forrest County, MS, 1936), Co. H (“Jasper Blues,” raised in Jasper & Lauderdale Counties, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted at Claiborne, Jasper County, MS, on Sept. 12, 1861, at age 17. Jan. 1862 Regimental Return states “[absent] on sick furlough from Jan. 28th [1862] to Feb. 17th [1862].” Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in Hospital [at] Chattanooga [Hamilton County, TN].” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “nurse at Hospital [at] Chattanooga [Hamilton County], Tenn. [since] 23 Aug. 1862 [on] order of Surgeon.” Ditto on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Detailed by Gen. Bragg on unspecified duty [but clearly as hospital nurse at Chattanooga, TN] on Feb. 28, 1863, by Special Order No. 53/1 [with text of S.O. not found.] Absent on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “”nurse in Hospital [at] Chattanooga [Hamilton County], Tenn. on order [of] Gen. [Braxton] Bragg since 28th Sept. 1862.” Present as nurse on an April 30, 1863, hospital muster roll for Newsom Hospital, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, with notation that he was “attached to hospital” as a nurse on Aug. 31, 1862. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Paid on Oct. 9, 1863, at Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL, for 30 days’ commutation of rations (i.e., issued money for food) at 32 cents per day while on sick furlough from Oct. 9, 1863, to Nov. 7, 1863, with pay totaling $9.93. Paid four months’ salary on Nov. 19, 1863, at unspecified location, but probably Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL, while on sick furlough. Feb. 1864 company muster roll states “absent without leave [and] was dropped from the roll [on] Feb. 1, 1864; deserted.” However, an unissued/unclaimed pay voucher from “1864 May” would have paid him “for commutation of rations whilst on furlough from the 20th day of December 1863 to the 28th day of April 1864,” so it would appear that he was given nearly five months’ [sick?] furlough on Dec. 20, 1863, and would not have been AWOL until after April 28, 1864. No further information in his military file with this command. On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in the Carolinas, the 27th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 24th MS Infantry, the 29th MS Infantry, the 30th MS Infantry, and the 34th MS Infantry to form the 24th Consolidated MS Infantry. And, indeed, 4th Sgt. John A. Travis, rather than being a deserter, served in Co. G of this consolidated command. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Arthur Tucker (b. 1847-d. 1925) has a VA Confederate marker that indicates that he served in Co. E (“Capt. A.A. Hall’s Company,” raised in Leake County, MS), 1st (Denis’) Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves, which became Co. B, 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves on Sept. 3, 1864. However, Arthur Tucker has no Confederate service records in any MS CS command and specifically not in either of the two MS CS commands in which he stated that he served. Arthur Tucker filed a Confederate Pension application in Perry County, MS, in 1906, in which he stated that he enlisted in June 1863 in Leake County, MS, into Co. E of the 33rd MS Cavalry, where he served under “Capt. Alex Hall” and “Col. Denny.” He stated that he served two years and was with his command at the final surrender. He filed a Confederate Pension application in Neshoba County, MS, in 1909, in which he stated that he enlisted in Leake County, MS, in June 1864 into Co. E of the 1st MS Cavalry, where he served under “Capt. Hall” and “Col. Dennis.” He stated that he served about 12 months and was with his command at the final surrender. He filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which he repeated the information he gave in his 1909 Neshoba County application. For his 1916 application, a Guinton Mooney (found as “Pvt. Quixton Mooney” in the military records of the 1st [Denis’] MS Cavalry Reserves) stated that he had served in that command with Arthur Tucker. The only problem with Arthur Tucker having served in either the 33rd MS Cavalry or the 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves is that there never was a 33rd MS Cavalry and no Tuckers whomsoever ever served in the 1st (Denis’) MS Cavalry Reserves. When “Mrs. M.A. Steele” applied for a VA marker for Arthur Tucker, the VA could not confirm his MS CSA service because he never served. However, the VA stated that his service in “Co. E” of the “1st Miss. Cavalry” was verified via “U.S.N.” on March 26, 1940. I do not know what “U.S.N.” could be (perhaps the United States Navy?), but the USN could not have found any service records for Arthur Tucker in any MS CS command because, as stated, he never served in any MS CS unit. I do not believe that he was ever a Confederate soldier. Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with a Confederate marker.
Pvt. Samuel Richard Tucker (b. Clarendon County, SC, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, 1914), (Old) Co. E/(New) Co. G (“Tolson Guards,” aka “Capt. George W. Ryan’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 8th MS Infantry. Enlisted June 14, 1862, at Pollard, AL, a few days shy of his 17th birthday. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “in hospital at Sparta [White County], Tenn.” Absent on Feb. 28, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “sick in hospital at Sparta [White County], Tenn.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Absent on June 1863 company muster roll, with notation “sick in hospital [at] Bridgeport [Jackson County], Ala.” Paid at Atlanta, GA, probably in hospital, on July 4, 1863, for two months’ service ($22 @ $11 per month). Received clothing issue (coat, pants, socks, and shoes) same day and place. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Paid for two months’ service on Sept. 30, 1863, at unspecified location but almost certainly Atlanta, GA, and almost certainly while in hospital, as he was paid by the same person (B.F. Bomar) this time as he was on July 4, 1863. Feb. 1864 company muster roll states “deserted Feb. 24, 1864.” “Name appears as signature to an Oath of Allegiance to the United States, subscribed and sworn to at Chattanooga, Tenn.,” with oath dated March 5, 1864, and residence given as Jasper County, MS, and with further notation “rolls of Rebel deserters released on Oath of Amnesty at Chattanooga, Tenn.” No further information in his military file with this command. Lethia E. Tucker filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“Samuel R. Tucker”) was a Confederate soldier in the 8th MS Infantry. She also stated that he served with this command until war’s end and surrendered with his command at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865. However, she was misinformed about his service, as he definitely deserted on Feb. 24, 1864, and never returned to his command. Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. BURIAL SITE NOT VERIFIED. Francis Vance (b. Londonderry, Ireland, 1838-d. Perry County, MS, 1900). Martha Vance filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1932, in which she did not state her husband’s (“Francis Vance”) military unit, but stated that he enlisted in Newton County, MS, into Capt. William Thames’ Company (aka, Co. B), which also featured 1st Lt. J.C. McElroy and 2nd Lt. William Graham. These officers and their presumed command could not be identified. Neither does Franics Vance have any service records in any MS CS command whatsoever. I do not believe he was ever a Confederate soldier. Burial site not found.
Pvt. Hampton Wade [found as “Hampton W. Waide” in the military records] (b. [possibly Clarke County] MS, 1825-d. Eastabutchie, Jones County***, MS, 1904), Co. B (“McLain Rifles,” aka “Capt. William W. Wier’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 37th MS Infantry. Enlisted ca. Feb. 22, 1862, in Clarke County, MS (probably at Enterprise), at age 26. Present or absent not stated (but presence implied) on March 8, 1862, company muster roll when the company was mustered into State Service at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS. Present on May 7, 1862, company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “in arrest [with the] Brigade Provost Guard.” Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. Susan Wade filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1910 & 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“Hampton Wade”) was a Confederate soldier in the 37th MS Infantry. [***Note: Sources dispute just where he died, but his widow, in her 1910 Confederate Widow’s Pension application, stated that he died at Eastabutchie, Jones County, MS, in 1904.]
Pvt./4th Corp./3rd Corp. George Irvin Wainwright (b. Clarke County, MS, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1905), Co. B (“Enterprise Guards,” aka “Capt. R. Stuart Wier’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 14th MS Infantry. Enlisted ca. April 18, 1861, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at appr. age 18. Present on June 8, 1861, company muster roll, when the company was mustered into Confederate service at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS. Present or absent not stated on June 30, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Jan. 1, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “[at] Russellville [Logan County], Ky., sick.” Appears on a “Register of Payments to Discharged Soldiers,” with date of discharge given as March 24, 1862. Absent on Nov. 31, 1862, company muster roll, which states “left at Russellville [Logan County], Ky., sick [and] now in 37 Miss. Regt. Co. B.” Dec. 1862 company muster roll states “transferred to 37 Miss. Regt.” No further information in his military file with this command. Enlisted as 3rd Corp. on March 8, 1862, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, into Co. B (“McLain Rifles,” aka “Capt. William W. Wier’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 37th MS Infantry. [Note: The Captains Wier/Weir of the two companies in which Corp. Wainwright served were somehow related.] Present on May 7, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “reenlisted from Co. B, 14 Miss. Regt. to serve 2 years from 8 June 1862.” Present as 4th Corp. on June 1862 company muster roll. Present as private on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “Hospital.” Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863 [where he signed his name as “George I. Wainright” (sic)]. Absent on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave.” Reported to Parole Camp at Demopolis, Marengo County, AL, after Nov. 14, 1863 (exact date not specified, but before Feb. 28, 1864). Absent on Dec. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “absent without leave from 24 Dec. [1863].” Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Parole Camps [at] Demopolis [Marengo County], Ala.” Reported to Parole Camp, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL, after April 1, 1864. Absent on an April 30, 1864, muster roll for “Co. B, 2nd Detachment of Paroled Prisoners [i.e., Confederates captured, paroled, and released from Vicksburg] at Demopolis, Ala.,” with notation “absent without leave.” Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. Admitted March 1, 1865, to Way Hospital, Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, “wounded,” and furloughed for an unspecified number of days. [Note: Pvt. Wainwright was almost certainly wounded during Hood’s Middle TN Campaign of late 1864, either at the horrific Battle of Franklin, TN (the high-water mark of Southern courage!), Nov. 30, 1864, or at the Battle of Nashville, TN, Dec. 15-16, 1864.] Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled (as a private) at Meridian, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Clarke County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery (aka, Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg City Cemetery, and Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery), 31.32580 -89.29780, 420 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with both a VA-issued Confederate marker and a private marker that has his Confederate service inscribed thereon (“B 37 Miss. R.,” which means “Co. B, 37th MS Infantry Regiment”).
Pvt. Edward Jackson Wall (b. Newton County, MS, 1839-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), (Old) Co. F/(New) Co. G (“Tolson Guards,” aka “Capt. George W. Ryan’s Company,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 8th MS Infantry. Enlisted July 13, 1861, at Buckley’s Store, Jasper County, MS, at age 21. Present on Oct. 18, 1861, company muster-in roll when the company was mustered into Confederate service (having already been in State service). Present on Dec. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 3, 1862, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, for pay. Feb. 1862 company muster roll states “received a furlough from the 5 to the 20 Feb. [1862] and [Feb.] 21st [1862 was] reported absent without leave and on the 26th [Feb. 1862 was reported as] a deserter.” Present on April 1862, company muster roll, with notation “reported [as a] deserter on the 26 February [1862] and restored [i.e., forgiven] by order [of] Gen. Jones [on] April 23 [1862].” Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave.” Present on Feb. 28, 1863, company muster roll. Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll, with notation “on bridge guard.” Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Absent on Feb. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “absent with leave by order of Gen. [Joseph E.] Johnston.” Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present for clothing issue [shoes, socks, and jacket] on Sept. 3, 1864, at Macon, GA, with notation “going to the front & is in need.” Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 12, 1865. Parole gives residence as Newton County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Joseph Waller (b. Pike County, AL, 1843-d. Forrest County, MS, 1924), Co. D (“Enterprise Tigers,” aka “Capt. Whitman C. Turner’s Company,” raised in Clarke County, MS), 37th MS Infantry. Enlisted March 7, 1862, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS, at age 18 (though military records give age as 17). Present on April 30, 1862, company muster roll. Present on June 1862 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender in NC at war’s end, the 37th MS Infantry was consolidated into a battalion of four companies and designated the 37th Battalion MS Infantry. Pvt. Waller does not have a war’s-end parole with this consolidated command. However, I think it is somewhat possible that the “Pvt. T. Waller” of Co. H (“Jasper Avengers,” raised in Jasper County, MS), 37th MS Infantry, who is known only from his war’s-end parole (issued at Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, on May 14, 1865) is actually Pvt. Joseph Waller, with the “T.” in Pvt. T. Waller’s name simply being a transcription error for an abbreviated “J.” in Pvt. Joseph Waller’s name. Pvt. T. Waller’s residence is given on his parole as Jasper County, MS. Pvt. Joseph Waller is buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker, inscribed “United Daughters of the Confederacy,” and which gives Pvt. Waller’s unit as “Co. D, 37th Miss. Regt.” Joe Waller filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1920, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the 37th MS Infantry, that he lived in Clarke County, MS, when he enlisted, and that he had been on a leave of absence of some 25 days when the final surrender came and, thus, was not with his command when it surrendered in NC. Sarah Waller filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1924, in which she did not state her husband’s (“Joe Waller”) military unit.
Pvt. Kendrid Monroe Watkins (b. AL, 1834-d. Jones County, MS, 1876), Co. K (“Kemper Fencibles,” aka “Capt. William Augustus Love’s Company,” and aka “1st Lt. Henry James Gully’s Company,” raised in Kemper County, MS), 43rd MS Infantry (aka, “the Camel Regiment”). Enlisted May 11, 1862, at DeKalb, Kemper County, MS, at age 27. Present on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll. Oct. 1862 company muster roll states “discharged Sept. 7, 1862” (almost certainly for disability). Southern Patriot! Buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.42906 -89.35756, located at 1180 Eatonville Road, Forrest County, MS, with both a private and a Confederate marker.
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. Henry Clay Watlington (b. Yazoo County, MS, 1849-d. Forrest County, MS, 1935), is listed in some databases as having been a Confederate soldier in “Co. A, 18th MS Cavalry,” which could mean either Co. A (“Capt. Mitchell’s Partisan Rangers,” raised in Marshall County, MS), 18th (Chalmers’) Battalion MS Cavalry (aka, 18th Battalion MS Partisan Rangers), or, Co. A (“Capt. Wimberly’s Company,” raised in Marshall County, MS), 18th MS Cavalry, but he has no service records in either command. In fact, the only “Wadlington” (or similarly-named soldier) in either of these 18th MS Cavalries is a Pvt. W. Wadlington of Co. I (“Capt. Love’s Company,” raised in Attala County, MS), 18th MS Cavalry. I do not believe that Henry Clay Wadlington was ever a Confederate soldier, as he has no service records in any MS CS command. Henry C. Watlington filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1922, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “State Militia,” that he enlisted in “Feb. or March 1865,” in Yazoo County, MS, “near Benton,” that he served under Capt. George M. Powell and 1st Lt. Rufus Middleton, and that he was mustered out at war’s end at Benton, MS, but, again, he has no service records to support these statements. Buried in Roseland Park Cemetery, 31.33780 -89.31080, located at 802 W 7th Street (at the intersection of W 7th Street and Rawls Avenue), Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined.
Pvt./Sutler William G. Weatherford [found as “W.G. Wetherford” in the military records] (b. Lauderdale County, MS, 1846-d. Forrest County, MS, 1926), Co. H (“Capt. Cole’s Company,” raised in Noxubee County, MS), 2nd MS Infantry (State Troops) (30-days, 1864). Enlisted Aug. 27, 1864, at Macon, Noxubee County, MS, at age 17. Present on Sept. 16, 1864, company muster roll, with notation “appointed sutler [on] Sept. 8 [1864].” No further information in his military file with this very short-term command. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Sunrise Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.31.500 -89.21333, located on the W side of the intersection of Sunrise Road and Davis Road, Sunrise, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: Some databases state that W.G. Weatherford was a soldier in “Co. H, 2nd MS Cavalry,” but he never served in any of the various “2nd MS” Cavalry commands (regiments and battalions) and has no service records in any of them; in fact, he himself, in his Confederate Pension application, stated that he served in the infantry and not the cavalry.] W.G. Weatherford filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1921, in which he stated that he was a Confederate soldier in the “2nd Infantry.” Mrs. W.G. Weatherford filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1926, in which she did not state her husband’s (“W.G. Weatherford”) military unit.
Pvt. John D. Wedgeworth (b. Neshoba County, MS, 1842-d. Forrest County, MS, 1916), “Capt. Gillis’ Company Independent MS Cavalry” (raised in Perry County, MS), which became Co. E, 3rd Battalion MS Cavalry Reserves. Enlisted Aug. 29, 1864, at Augusta, Perry County, MS, at age 22. Present on back-dated Aug. 20, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Columbus, MS, on May 16, 1865. Parole gives residence as Perry County, MS. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt./4th Corp./2nd Corp./Sgt. William Franklin Wedgeworth (b. Neshoba County, MS, 1840-d. Forrest County, MS, 1917), Co. A (“Capt. Abner C. Steede’s Company,” raised in Jackson County, MS), 17th (Steede’s) Battalion MS Cavalry. Enlisted May 14, 1861, in Perry County, MS, at appr. age 21. Appears on a June 30, 1863, “Muster Roll of a detachment of soldiers on Guard Duty at Enterprise [Clarke County], Miss.” Present as 4th Corp. on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. On Dec. 24, 1863, Steede’s Battalion was augmented to became the 9th (Miller’s) MS Cavalry. Capt. Abner C. Steede’s Company continued as Co. A in this enlarged command. Appears as corporal on a March 20, 1864, “Report of officers and enlisted men of Brig. Gen. Ferguson’s Command on detached service,” dated Madison Station [Madison County, MS], with notation “detached [by] Col. Earle” on March 15, 1864, “to work at station “Canton [Madison County, MS].” Appears as corporal on a March 30, 1864, “Report of officers and enlisted men on detached service in Ferguson’s Cavalry Brigade,” with notation “detached March 15, 1864,” on order of “Maj.-Gen. [Stephen Dill] Lee for an “indefinite” period of time to work at station “Canton [Madison County, MS].” Present as 2nd Corp. on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered as a Sgt. at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, on May 22, 1865. Notation on parole gives residence as Greene County, MS. Southern Patriot! Catherine A. Webster [not “Wedgeworth”] filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1926, in which she did not state her husband’s (“W.F. Wedgeworth”) military unit. Buried in McDonalds Cemetery, with the only known directions for same being “0.5 miles N of Morriston Road,” Morriston, Forrest County, MS, with marker type (if any) undetermined.
DID NOT SERVE MILITARILY, BUT SUPPORTED THE CONFEDERACY ECONOMICALLY. William Henry Wedgworth/Wedgeworth (b. Abbeville County, SC, 1808-d. Perry County, MS, 1894) was paid $22.50 by the Confederate Commissary Dept. on Dec. 1, 1863, at Handsboro [now Gulfport], Harrison County, MS, “for 1 Six Ox Team [for] 3 days at $7.50 per day Hauling Corn Impressed in Perry County [MS].” Southern Patriot! Buried in the Wedgeworth Family Cemetery, 31.27900 -89.21829, located appr. 300 ft. SE of the intersection of Old River Road and Riverview Drive, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Washington Peyton Weldy [found as “W.P. Weldy” in the military records]
(b. Perry County, MS, 1838-d. Perry County, MS, 1877), Co. A (“Copiah Horse
Guards,” raised in Copiah County,MS), Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry.
Enlisted Jan. 19, 1862, at Pass Christian, Harrison County, MS, 24. Present on
Jan. 19, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “brought 1 horse into service.”
Present or absent not stated on Feb. 1, 1862, company muster roll. On Sept. 14,
1863, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry was enlarged to become the 4th MS
Cavalry. Pvt. Weldy served in Co. A (“Copiah Horse Guards”) of this expanded
command. Present on June 30, 1864, company muster roll. Served till war’s end.
Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the Central South at
Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with famed Confederate
General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville, AL, on May 12,
1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Perry County, MS. Southern
Patriot! Buried in the Burkett Cemetery (aka, Gabriel Burkett Cemetery), 31.30670 -89.27830, located on the E side of the road at 1301 James Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: Pvt. W.P. Weldy appears on an inexplicable June 1865 (sic — the war was already over!) company muster roll for (New) Co. B, 46th MS Infantry (formerly the 6th {Balfour’s} Battalion MS Infantry), with notation “this company was formerly Co. A, 4th Regiment MS Cavalry,” but I can find no documentation that this company was, in fact, ever part of the 4th MS Cavalry. I think this is simply a clerical error.]
(Rev.) Pvt. George Washington Westerfield (b. Autauga County, AL, 1844-d. Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers Home, Biloxi, Harrison County, MS, 1920), Co. E (“Pettus Rebels,” aka “Capt. A. Reed’s Company,” raised at Louisville, Winston County, MS), 5th MS Infantry. Enlisted ca. July 31, 1861, at Louisville, Winston County, MS, at age 17. The regiment was mustered into Confederate service on Oct. 18, 1861, at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS. Absent on Oct. 18, 1861, company muster roll, with notation “absent on furlough, sick.” Discharged on Dec. 2, 1861, at Warrington, Escambia County, FL, “by reason of inability to perform Military duty.” No further information in his military file with this command. However, this brave young Southron recovered his health and enlisted a second time, this time as a private in Co. D (“Fort Donelson Avengers,” aka “Capt. Thomas F. Holmes’ Company,” raised in Winston County, MS), 35th MS Infantry. Enlisted in Winston County, MS, on March 3, 1862, at age 18. Absent on June 30, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent, sick.” Ditto on Oct. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 30, 1863, company muster roll. Surrendered and paroled at the end of the horrific 47-day Siege of Vicksburg, MS, on July 4, 1863. Present on Oct. 31, 1863, company muster roll, with notation that he had reported to camp on Oct. 23, 1863. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1864 company muster roll. No further information in his military file with this command. Buried in the Green’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 31.35750 -89.24917, located on the W side of the road at 607 Chappell Hill Road, Petal, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker. [Note: G.W. Westerfield’s father, Casparus Westerfield (1819-1882) was the Confederate Depot agent in Winston County, MS, for much of the war.]
(Dr.) Pvt. Erastus W. Wheeler (b. Jasper County, MS, 1840-d. Jones County, MS, 1900), Co. H (“Jasper Blues,” raised in Jasper & Lauderdale Counties, MS), 27th MS Infantry. Enlisted Sept. 12, 1861, in Claiborne County, MS, at age 21. Present on June 30, 1862, company muster roll. Absent on Nov. 1, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “sick in Hospital at Ringgold, Ga.” Absent on Dec. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “Nurse in Hospital at Ringgold, Ga., [since] Aug. 23 [1862] by order [of] Surgeon.” Pvt. Wheeler was also serving as a Ward Master at this hospital. Ditto on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. Detailed as a nurse at Bragg Hospital, Ringgold, Catoosa County, GA, during the entire month of March 1863. Present again with company on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Captured at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN, Nov. 24, 1863, and forwarded as a POW to Nashville, TN, then to Military Prison, Louisville, KY, and, finally, to Rock Island, IL, POW Camp, where it was official Yankee policy to starve Confederate POW’s in order to render them unfit for field service upon exchange. Arrived at Rock Island, IL, POW Camp on Dec. 5, 1863. Transferred for exchange from Rock Island, IL, POW Camp via New Orleans, LA, beginning on May 3, 1865. Confined at New Orleans, LA, on May 17, 1865. Transferred to the Commissioner for Exchange at an unspecified location (probably Camp Townsend, Vicksburg, MS) from New Orleans, LA, on May 23, 1865. As the war was already over in this part of the Confederacy, Pvt. Wheeler served till war’s end. Southern Patriot! Buried in the Chappell Cemetery, 31.35940 -89.25810, located on the E side of Leeville Road, approximately halfway between that road’s intersection with Chappell Hill Road and its intersection with Green’s Creek Drive, with a private marker on which is inscribed “Enlisted as a Confederate Soldier April 4, 1861. Served 4 years.” [Note: Whoever provided the information for the inscription on Pvt. Wheeler’s marker was in error; he enlisted on Sept. 12, 1861, and not on April 4, 1861.] [Note: Some databases state that “Pvt. Erastus W. Wheeler” served in the Seven Stars Artillery of Copiah County, MS, but that soldier is actually Erastus Benjamin Wheeler and not the Erastus W. Wheeler under consideration here.]
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Silas Wheeler (b. prob. Lawrence County, MS, 1838-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1917) filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1912, and in Jeff Davis County, MS, in 1917, in which he stated that he served a soldier named Jackson Burkett for one year and three months, from 1862 to the end of 1863, that he (Servant Wheeler) was living in Lawrence County, MS, when his service began, that Burkett served in “Co. A, 2nd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Miss. State Troops,” that George Wilson was the company’s captain, which served under Gen. [Joseph E.] Johnston, and that he (Servant Wheeler) was never wounded while in service. And, in fact, Pvt. Andrew Jackson Burkett served in Co. A (“Capt. George Washington Wilson’s Company,” raised in Lawrence County, MS), 2nd (Quinn’s) MS Infantry Minute Men (State Troops). Servant Wheeler was a Southern Patriot!
SERVICE NOT VERIFIED. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Robbert (sic) Whitfield (b. unknown, 1845-d. Forrest County, MS, unknown year) is said by some family researchers to be identical to the Pvt. Robert Haywood Whitley (b. Tipton County, TN, 1845-d. Monroe County, MS, 1890) of Co. K (“Enfield Rifles,” aka “Enfield Riflemen,” and aka “Capt. John B. Sale’s Company,” raised in Monroe County, MS), 27th MS Infantry, but they are two different men. Genealogy not found for Robert/Robbert Whitfield. Buried in the Glendale Cemetery (aka, Hickory Grove Cemetery), 31.362741 -89.305078, located on the E side of 2311 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a private wooden marker. [Note: Some researchers state that Co. K, 27th MS Infantry, was Lt. John S. Lanier’s Company, but this is not so. Lt. Lanier did enlist Robert Haywood Whitley, but he did so not as a company officer but as Acting Assistant Adjutant General (and Enrolling Officer) of Gen. Polk’s command. Lt. Lanier never had his own company.]
Pvt. John Childress Whitsitt [found in the military records as “J. Witset”] (b. Sumter County, AL, 1847-d. prob. Hinds County, MS, 1917), Co. K (“Capt. O.Y. Neely’s Company,” raised in Kemper County, MS), 1st (Foote’s) MS Cavalry (30-days) (State Troops) (1864). [Note: This command is often mis-labeled as an infantry command, but it was, in fact, a cavalry command.] No service records exist for most of the men in this command. However, Pvt. Whitsitt stated (in his Confederate Pension applications) that he enlisted into this command in 1864 in Kemper County, MS, when he would have been 16 or 17 years of age. Served appr. 3 months (according to his Confederate Pension applications) and was transferred into Co. B (“Farmer Boys,” aka “Capt. Abner M. Jack’s Company,” aka “Capt. George W. Oden’s Company,” raised in Kemper & Winston Counties, MS), 35th MS Infantry. Served till war’s end. Captured at the Battle of Fort Blakely, Mobile, AL, on April 9, 1865, and forwarded as a POW to Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, arriving there on April 15, 1865. Transferred for exchange from Ship Island, MS, POW Camp, via New Orleans, LA, to Vicksburg, MS, beginning on May 1, 1865. Physically exchanged at Camp Townsend, Vicksburg, MS, on May 6, 1865. Southern Patriot! John C. Whitsitt filed Confederate Pension applications in Perry County, MS, in 1905 and Forrest County, MS, in 1916 & 1917, in which he stated that he enlisted in 1864, in Kemper County, MS, into Capt. O.Y. Neely’s Company of Col. Henry Foote’s Regiment State Militia, that he served in said command for three months, that he was then transferred into Co. B, Capt. George Odom’s Company, 35th MS Infantry, whose colonel was W.S. Barry, and that his command surrendered at Blakely, AL, at war’s end. In 1915, C.A. Jackson swore out an affidavit attesting to J.C. Whitsitt’s service in Co. B, 35th MS Infantry. A.C. Hardin and John Jackson swore out similar affidavits in 1916. Most movingly, however, is a letter written in support of John C. Whitsitt’s pension application by one of his former company officers — Lt. James G. Felton of Co. B, 35th MS Infantry:
“Eupora, Miss.
Oct. 22, 1904
[To] Mr. J.C. Whitsitt
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Dear old Friend,
I was somewhat surprised to get your letter, but never was I more delighted to hear from any one than I was to hear from you. I have always had the warmest feeling for you & the highest regard for your brave and gallant service as a soldier while in my company. John, I am proud of you as a man & as a fellow comrade and I am glad to be able, from my own observation and experience, to recommend you to any that may be concerned as one who is worthy of respect and honor as a confederate soldier for the gallant services that you rendered while in the army. I can say further that you were in my company all the while & that no more gallant or brave man ever came under my observation.
(signed) Your friend,
J.G. Felton
Lieut.,
Co. B, 35th Regt. Miss.”
Pvt. Whitsitt’s burial site has not been found, but is likely to be in Hinds County, MS.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Emanuel A.D. Williamson (b. prob. Smith County, MS, ca. 1836-d. unknown location, possibly Forrest County, MS, bef. 1923), Co. A (“Yankee Terrors,” aka “Capt. William Watkins’ Company,” raised in Smith County, MS), 8th MS Infantry. Enlisted May 4, 1861, at Raleigh, Smith County, MS, at age 25. Presence not stated but implied on Oct. 1, 1861, company muster roll (taken at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS). Present for pay and mustering into Confederate service on Oct. 18, 1861 (at Enterprise, Clarke County, MS). Present on Dec. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll. Present on April 1862 company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 31, 1862, company muster roll, with notation “absent sick in Hospital at Chattanooga [Hamilton County, TN].” Absent on Oct. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “absent sick [at] Atlanta, Ga.” Appears on a Nov. 1, 1862, hospital muster roll for Medical College Hospital, Atlanta, GA, with reason for admission not stated. “Appears on a List of furloughs granted from Headquarters, Military Post, Atlanta, Ga., upon Certificate of Examining Board, approved by the Surgeon of the Post,” with notation that furlough was granted on Jan. 5, 1863. Paid Jan. 8, 1863, at Atlanta, GA, for commutation of rations while on 30-day medical furlough. Absent on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “sent to Hospital [at] Atanta, Ga., [on] Aug. 1, 1862, & not returned.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll. Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Paid (40 days x $0.33 per day = $13.20) Nov. 8, 1863, at Montgomery, AL, for commutation of rations while on 40-day sick leave from Oct. 5, 1863, to Nov. 13, 1863, with reason for sick furlough not stated. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Admitted Oct. 12, 1864, to Stonewall Hospital, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL, with reason for admission not stated, and still a patient in same hospital on Nov. 15, 1864. Served till war’s end. On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender at war’s end in NC, the 8th MS Infantry was consolidated with the 5th MS Infantry, the 32nd MS Infantry, and the 3rd Battalion MS Infantry to form the 8th Consolidated Battalion MS Infantry. Pvt. Williamson served in Co. E of this consolidated command. Surrendered at war’s end with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of the South at Greensboro, NC, on April 26, 1865, and paroled at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Southern Patriot! Susan Williamson (and also as “Susan William Robinson”) filed Confederate Widow’s Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1923 & 1930, in which she stated that her husband (“Emanuel Williamson”) was a Confederate soldier in the 8th MS Infantry.
Pvt. John M. Williamson (b. AL, 1830-d. Forrest County, MS, 1902), (Old) Co. K/(New) Co. C (“Lawrence Rifles,” aka “Capt. Robert J. Bowen’s Company,” raised in Lawrence County, MS), 12th MS Infantry. Enlisted March 20, 1861, at Brookhaven, Lawrence County, MS, at age 32. Presence not stated (but implied) on May 15, 1861, company muster roll, taken at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS, when the company was called into the service of the State of MS. Presence not stated (but implied) on May 23, 1861, company muster roll, taken at Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS. Presence not stated (but implied) on Aug. 31, 1861, company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1862 company muster roll, with notation “sick in camp.” Present for pay at unspecified location at Richmond, VA (possibly while in Winder Division Hospital), on June 2, 1862. Admitted to Winder Hospital, Division 5, on unspecified date with unspecified medical complaint, and returned to duty on Oct. 3, 1862. Present on Dec. 1862 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll, with notation “detailed as Ordnance guard for [the] Regiment since 20th Oct. 1862.” Present on April 1863 company muster roll, with notation “detailed as Ordnance guard [since] 20th Oct. 1862.” Present on June 1863 company muster roll. Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Oct. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. Present on April 1864 company muster roll. Present on June 1864 company muster roll. Absent on Aug. 1864 company muster roll, with notation “on Furlough since 8th Oct. [should read “8th Aug.”] 1864.” Present on Oct. 1864 company muster roll. Present on Dec. 1864 company muster roll. Served till war’s end. Surrendered and paroled at war’s end with Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse, VA, April 9, 1865. Southern Patriot! S.A. (Sallie) Williamson filed a Confederate Widow’s Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1916, in which she stated that her husband (“J.M. Williamson”) was a Confederate soldier in the 12th MS Infantry. Buried in the McLaurin Cemetery, 31.16642 -89.20571, located at appr. 69 Rifle Range Road or appr. 1500 ft. E of that road’s junction with Jenkins Road, McLaurin, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
Pvt. Willis R. Windham*** [found as “Willis Windham” and “Willis Windom” in
the military records] (b. prob. Covington County, MS, 1834-d. Forrest County,
MS, 1911), Co. A (“Copiah Horse Guards,” aka “Capt. James M. Norman’s
Company,” raised in Copiah County,MS), Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry.
Enlisted Jan. 19, 1862, at Pass Christian, Harrison County, MS, at appr. age 27/28.
Present or absent not stated (but presence implied) on Feb. 1, 1862, company
muster roll, which has notation “brought into service 1 horse valued at $170.”
Transferred at some point prior to May 27, 1862, into Co. B (“Terrall Dragoons,”
raised in Copiah County, MS), Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry. Present or
absent with his new company not stated on the May 27, 1862, company muster
roll. On Sept. 14, 1863, Stockdale’s Battalion MS Cavalry was enlarged to become
the 4th MS Cavalry, with the “Terrall Dragoons” becoming Co. B of this expanded
command. [Pvt. Windham is found as “W. Windham” in the military records for
this expanded command.] Present on July 1, 1864, company muster roll. Served
till war’s end. Surrendered at the general surrender of Confederate forces in the
Central South at Citronelle, AL, on May 4, 1865, and physically paroled with
famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry forces at Gainesville,
AL, on May 12, 1865. Notation on parole gives his residence as Covington
County, MS. Southern Patriot! Martha E. Windham filed a Confederate Widow’s
Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1911, in which she stated that her
husband (“Willis R. Windham”) was a Confederate soldier in Capt. Norman’s
Company of the 4th MS Cavalry, serving also under Col. Stockdale. [***Note:
This man is consistently referred to as “Willis W. Windham” in family
genealogies, but his tombstone reads “W.R. Windham” and his wife referred to
him as “Willis R. Windham” in her pension application. I cannot account for the
difference in the middle initial in these various sources. I believe his name to be
“Willis R. Windham.”] Buried in the Quick Cemetery, 31.37580 -89.29690,
located on the NW corner of the intersection of Monroe Road and Travis Road,
Glendale, Forrest County, MS, with a private marker.
BURIAL SITE NOT FOUND. GENEALOGY NOT FOUND. Confederate Servant Fred Yates (b. prob. Choctaw County, AL, ca. 1833-d. prob. Forrest County, MS, after 1913) filed a Confederate Pension application in Forrest County, MS, in 1913, in which he stated that he lived in Choctaw County, AL, when he began serving Captain Alfred Yates of Co. G, 23rd AL Infantry, that he served Capt. Yates from 1861 to 1865, and that he was with his master at Mobile, AL, at war’s end. [Note: Capt. Alfred Yates only served from Oct. 5, 1861, until he resigned his captaincy on Aug. 22, 1862, due to a severe injury.] Burial site not found.
END OF LIST OF FORREST COUNTY CONFEDERATE VETERAN BURIALS
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POSSIBLE FORREST COUNTY CONFEDERATE VETERANS WHOSE STATUS AS VETERANS HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED:
ANDERSON CEMETERY:
Pete Anderson, ????-????
H.F.G., ????-????
J.T. Hudson, ????-????
BATSON CEMETERY:
Lewis Cass Batson, 1848-1928
Elisha J. Bond, 1796-1865
BENNETT CEMETERY:
William Isaac Bennett, 1802-1884
BROOKLYN CEMETERY:
James R. Curtis, ????-1945
Alvin Fillingame, 1849-1934
Nathan Lambert, 1794-1863
John L. McGrew, 1847-1928
John Isaac McLendon, 1850-1916
Benjamin Franklin Perkins, 1832-1905
BROWN CEMETERY:
Arthur J. Martin, 1829-1914 [no genealogy found]
George E. Smith, 1847-1900 [no genealogy found]
CAMERON CEMETERY
Elmer Cameron, ????-????
Uriah Lee, 1812-1889 [not the same man as the Uriah Lee who filed Confederate Pension applications in Forrest County, MS, in 1918, 1923, & 1924]
“J.S.,” ????-????
Isaac D. Carter, 1845-1906 [mislabeled on findagrave as L.D. Carter and misidentified in family genealogies as “Levi D. Carter.” Initial on headstone is an “I.” and not an “L.”]
CARTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY:
S. Clande Evans, ????-????
Edgar W. Anderson, 1849-1914
CHAPPELL CEMETERY:
Hugh Buchanan, 1806-1888
L. Nathaniel Lee, 1809-1890
Daniel Porter Myers, 1850-1927
William Allen Travis, 1815-1899
Ross Wedgeworth, 1847-1924
DIXIE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY:
Gene D. DuBose, ????-????
DIXIE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY:
???? Brown, ????-????
EDMONSON CEMETERY:
???? Edmonson, 1819-1892
ENTREKIN CEMETERY:
Guy Hutching, ????-????
GILLIS CEMETERY (AKA, GILLIS FAMILY CEMETERY):
Zachariah Taylor Gillis, 1847-1890
GLENDALE CEMETERY:
J.W. Campbell, 1847-1921
John T. Clearman, 1848-1927
W.S.G., ????-????
R.B. Hinton, ????-????
William Lamberth (sic), 1848-1923
???? Love, ????-????
Peter A. Pouncey, 1824-1900
Roman Deal Sobecki, ????-????
William P. Sumrall, 1849-1902
GRANNY BOUNDS CEMETERY:
John “Jack” Anderson, 1797-1865
Isaac Dearman, 1823-1870
James Alfred Smith, 1836-1863/1864 [said to have been killed by carpetbaggers]
GREEN’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY:
J.H. Arnold, 1849-1912
John Burks, ????-????
John T. Camp, 1848-1927
Joseph L. Frost, 1847-1922
Pressley M. George, 1839-1906 [female?]
W.R. Kelly, ????-????
Jim Lowe, ????-????
James Riley McMurry, 1850-1932
Rev. J.F. Mitchell, 1849-1937
Malcolm Lee Patterson [William Lee Patterson?], ????-????
Henry B. Purser, 1850-1924
M.D. Smith, ????-????
William M. Sutton, 1850-ca. 1928
OAKLAWN CEMETERY:
T.A. Adams, ????-????
Levi Alexander, 1840-1923
Anderson B. Allen, 1847-1908
Ensign [given name] S. Barnes, 1846-1922 [b. Massachusetts]
E.C. Batchelor, 1849-1942
F.P. Beaumont, 1833-1909 [prob. b. NY]
John Bennett, ????-????
Isaac M. Boney, 1850-1910
Luther S. Brown, 1850-1898
S. Burr, 1842-1917
D. Caldwell Calhoun, 1850-1932
William Renwick Cochran, 1849-1936
John Ally Conner, ????-????
John E. Crahan, ????-????
Martin Crahen, ????-????
Dan Donegan, 1845-1901
William J. Fowler, 1850-1918
John Duncan Galbreath, 1824-1898
M. Geiger, 1850-1915
James P. Glenn, 1850-1902
Evans Hall, 1845-1919
Gabe C. Hawkins, 1850-1943
Arthur Vernon Hays, ????-1926 [Infant?]
Dave Johns, ????-1943
J.O. Johns, ????-????
Bennett Keys, ????-1905 [Infant?]
Edward Wadsworth Lane, 1850-1918
Luther Morgan Lawless, 1850-1919
Dewitte Clinton Lea, 1849-1918 [not DeWitt C. Lee, Co. K, 11th MS Inf.]
Arthur T. Matthews, 1850-1912
C.U. McInnis, ????-????
D.D. McInnis, ????-???? [Not the same as Duncan Donald McInnis who is buried in the same cemetery]
Kenneth McInnis, 1848-1920 [Not the same as Kenneth McInnis, 7th MS Infantry, who died during the war.]
M.B. McInnis, ????-????
K. McLendon, 1838-1906
Benjamin P. McLeod, 1817-1890
Thomas D. Moore, 1846-1918
(Dr.) David B. Morris, 1850-1913
George W. Mullinnix, 1850-1937
George Nassar, ????-????
Jesse M. Pace, 1850-1917
(Rev.) J.S. Parker, 1850-1914
John King Pickett, 1848-1912
W.A. Pickett, ????-????
James F. Polk, 1847-1915
Alfred G. Pool, 1850-1909
Owen E. Reedy, 1846-1918 [b. NY; prob. living in NY in 1860]
Sterling Brown Rich, 1827-1902
James Rooney, 1849-1906
W.A. Roper, ????-????
E.A. Sanford, ????-????
Martin P. Sennett, 1817-1901 [b. PA]
W.P. Smith, 1850-1940
William Edmund Thrash, 1850-1910
P.T. Tidbet, 1831-1895 [Can’t really decipher name on stone. “Tisdale”?]
Albert J. Triggs, ????-????
Mike William, 1849-1954 [might just be his first and middle name]
HIGHLAND CEMETERY:
Samuel Bivens Webb, 1850-1943
HILLCREST CEMETERY:
Thomas Jefferson Andress, 1849-1934
HOOD CEMETERY [a lost cemetery]:
Sam Boyce, ????-????
Bob Hood, ????-????
George Hood, ????-????
Elijah Lee, 1793-1873
Stephen Lee, 1822-????
Bill Patterson, ????-????
Alex Quick, ????-????
J.E. BOUNDS MEMORIAL CEMETERY:
B.L.D., ????-????
JAKE ALONE CEMETERY:
Thomas J. Clark, 1847-1904
Willis B. Jones, 1843-1916
JONES CEMETERY:
George Gilpin, ????-????
William Graham, 1818-1872
William Franklin Loftin, “Jan. 24, 1938” [Infant?]
KELLY SETTLEMENT CEMETERY:
Edward Arthur Kelly, ????-1906
Warren Kelly, 1844-1924
Harrison Watts, 1837-1900
MCCALLUM CEMETERY:
George B. Hartfield, 1849-1933
John McCallum, 1809-1873
MCDONALDS CEMETERY:
Hugh C. McDonald, 1799-1871
Peter McDonald, 1830-1870
MCLAURIN CEMETERY:
Frank Arnold, 1845-1902
James Eli Barron, 1849-1937
W.H. Bullock, ????-????
Alexander S. Eldridge, 1847-1924
Doyle Fillingame, ????-????
Jessie Fillingame, ????-???? [Woman?]
William C. Fillingame, Jr., 1821-1904
Oscar Grantham, ????-????
Don Mason
Stephen D. Patrick, 1849-1911
J.N. Snowden, ????-????
Jack Williams, ????-????
John M.Williamson, 1830/1833-1902
J.M. Williamson, 1833-1902 [Pvt. John M. Williamson, 5th AL Infantry?]
MILL CREEK CEMETERY:
James Henry Bounds, 1850-1924
Henry W. Davis, 1848-1902
MINERAL SPRINGS CEMETERY:
Stephen Elazer Hart, 1845-1916
John Rawdon, ????-????
MORRISTON CEMETERY:
Daniel McDonald, 1840-1924
J.D. McLemore, ????-????
S.T. McLemore, ????-????
M.B. Morris, ????-????
Buck Scott, ????-????
Sam Scott, ????-????
MOUNT VERNON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY:
Jimmie Gordon, ????-????
NEWMAN CEMETERY:
Jake Garris, ca. 1834-1901
OLD ENON BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY:
Thomas Simmons, 1843-???? [possibly died in 1860]
OLD LEEVILLE CEMETERY:
William Henry Hodges, 1848-1933
Henry Solomon Lee, 1850-1908
OLD MYERS CEMETERY:
William David McKenzie, 1817-1872
PETAL CEMETERY:
J.R. Baggett, 1826-1906
Robert M. Clark, 1848-1924
Calvin Elias Deas, 1816-1901
PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY:
John Matthew Woodard, 1850-1938
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY:
Wiley M. Copeland, 1848-1927
C.L.D., ????-????
James Warren Dossett, 1848-1920
Joel Lafayette “James” Quick, 1849-1900
Oliver Christian Rhodes, 1812-1889
QUICK CEMETERY:
William C. Blackwell, 1849-1919
RIVERVIEW CEMETERY (MIXED BLACK & WHITE CEMETERY?):
Dell Bointh, ????-????
Henry Dixon, 1836-1892
Ned Donaldson, ????-1841
“T. Jay F.,” ????-????
Jessie Fairley, ????-1944
W. Green, ????-“May”
???? Hardy, ????-????
???? Hollaway, ????-1908
George W. Hopkins, ????-????
Joseph Issac (sic), 1847-1938
Robert Johnson, ????-????
Dave McGee, 1836-1901
Mose McLain, ????-????
Brad Nix, Sr., ????-1938
J.H. Rose, ????-????
Alpho Sc—–, ????-????
Tom Sims, ????-????
Dobson Smith, ????-????
Rudy Smith, ????-????
Eddie Trigg, ????-????
Mose ????, ????-????
J.H. Watts, ????-????
Sammy E. Wrencher, ????-????
Willie Wrencher, ????-????
ROSELAND PARK CEMETERY:
Thomas Edward Burran, ????-1944
Andrew Jackson Clark, 1847-1924
Charles L. Cox, ????-1926 [Infant?]
John J. Dobbins, 1849-1922
Simeon B. Easterling, 1850-1924 [father, with same name, served]
George F. Gibson, Jr., ????-1920
Charles Clay Martindale, 1840-1917 [prob. Pvt., Co. G, 46th NY Inf.]
(Rev.) John Watkins Moseley, Sr., 1828-1921
John W. Perry, 1846-1918 [prob. Yankee soldier]
T. Carey Spence, ????-????
J.S. Turner, 1849-1924
William C. Williams, 1850-1831
???? Williamson, ????-1848
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CEMETERY (AKA, CLARK CEMETERY):
???? Tatum, ????-????
???? Farris, ????-????
Alcie McCullum, ????-????
SAINT PAUL CEMETERY:
???? Buchanan, ????-????
SEAL CEMETERY:
F.L. Davis, ????-????
Revel Harrell, ????-????
Bruenett Johnson, ????-???? [prob. a woman]
Calvin Johnson, 1848-????
G.A. Johnson, ????-????
M.M. Johnson, ????-????
T.J. Johnson, ????-????
Tommy R. Johnson, ????-????
Wilburn Johnson, ????-????
John E. Lee, ????-????
Elmer Morse, ????-????
Luther Morse, ????-????
Olon Morse, ????-????
James A. Seal, 1843-1895
Herman Ray Smith, ????-????
Eli L. Yates, 1848-1931
SIMMONS CEMETERY:
Thomas Andrew Boone, 1844-1932
George Franklin Simmons, 1835-1902
SUNRISE CEMETERY:
George Edward Anderson, 1846-1923
Lloyd Garrard, ????-????
R.B. Garrard, ????-????
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END OF FORREST COUNTY CONFEDERATE VETERAN BURIALS REPORT
Respectfully submitted, November 23, 2017, by Jim Huffman, Adjutant, Gainesville Vols, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 373, Pearl River County, MS