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William C. Maxwell 1809-1871 Capt of Peach Creek Rangers

Jake3610 — 2013-01-23 19:47:37Z

Looking for any information on this family.
Descendants of William C. Maxwell

1 [1] William C. Maxwell b: Abt. 1809 in Alabama d: 12 Jan 1871 in Penola County, Mississippi
. +Mariah b: Abt. 1812 in Jackson County, Alabama
*2nd Wife of [1] William C. Maxwell:
. +Sarah b: Abt. 1808 in Tennessee
..... 2 Nancy A. Maxwell b: 1833 in Alabama d: 1895 in Franklin County, Tennessee
......... +John Brown
..... 2 Ellen E. Maxwell b: 1834 in Tennessee
..... 2 Louisa C. Maxwell b: 1835 in Penola County, Mississippi
..... 2 Catharine Maxwell b: 1836 in Penola County, Mississippi
..... 2 Elizabeth May Maxwell b: 1838 in Penola County, Mississippi
..... 2 Clarissa A. Maxwell b: 1840 in Penola County, Mississippi
..... 2 Susan Caroline Maxwell b: 15 Apr 1842 in Panola County, Mississippi d: 12 Sep 1900 in Tate County, Mississippi Burial: Old Salem Cem, Tate County, Mississippi
......... +William Jason Floyd b: 30 Sep 1829 in Gibson County, Tennessee d: 29 Apr 1911 in Tate County, Mississippi Burial: Old Salem Cem, Tate County, Mississippi
..... 2 Lucy S. Maxwell b: 1844 in Panola County, Mississippi
..... 2 John H. Maxwell b: 1847 in Panola County, Mississippi
......... +Helen E. Royall b: Abt. 1850 in Virginia

Re: Where is Camp Clear Springs in Mississippi 1862

RPoore1001 — 2012-12-18 01:51:30Z

Methuria,

According to this National Park Service website:
http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regi...

The 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was in the advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., May 18-30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12. Duty at Clear Creek till August. Expedition to Rienzi and Ripley June. Moved to Jacinto August 5, and duty there till September 18. March to Iuka, Miss., September 18-19.

So it looks like Camp Clear Springs was around Jacinto. But you have to realize that the men could have just made up the name as something they liked and that it has nothing to do with any permanent location in Mississippi.

Good luck with your research!

Ralph Poore
Boise, Idaho
Author of Poore Boys In Gray (http://amzn.to/HJkVOk)
Twitter: @ralphpoore

Re: Where is Camp Clear Springs in Mississippi 1862

Methuria50 — 2012-12-17 23:06:08Z

it could be Clear Creek I guess, I was looking at a list on ancestry.com and that's where I got the info showing his name, regiment, date of death and Camp Clear Springs, but perhaps that just meant the camp at Clear Creek. Thanks for your help. I also checked the burial list but didn't see anything similiar to Mathias' name, oh well, you're probably right about him not being identified.

Thanks anyway. Methuria

Re: Where is Camp Clear Springs in Mississippi 1862

RaymondSettle — 2012-12-17 22:39:42Z

Are you sure about it being Clear Springs. There was a Clear Creek Union camp just south of Corinth, MS. According to http://www.civilwarindex.com/armymn/4th_mn_infantry.html the 4th Minnesota was in the area at the time. There were some burials at the camp but they were disinterred and moved to the National Cemetery in Corinth. There is a listing of the burials at http://www.interment.net/data/us/ms/alcorn/corinthnat/index.... but I didn't see a Schindler. He could have been among the unknowns.

Where is Camp Clear Springs in Mississippi 1862

Methuria50 — 2012-12-17 17:55:17Z

I have a relative Mathias Schindler who died Aug 9 1862 in Camp Clear Springs, Mississippi (4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment). Does anyone know where Camp Clear Springs would be?

Methuria

Re: Civil War Mississippi Marine Brigade (1st MMB)

Chip111151 — 2012-12-07 10:48:15Z

My Great Grandfather, Arthur Burbick enlisted in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Regiment. He was recruited into the MMB from a hospital in Louisville, KY. That was a common technique for recruitment. War weary soldiers were promised that they wouldn't have to march very far, would have a boat to sleep on, and meals cooked onboard. The purpose of the unit was to combat Confederate Guerrilla Units that were operating up and down the Mississippi River. The boats, mostly converted Steam Ships, would pull up on the bank and quickly drop Infantry, Calvary, and Artillery Units.

Re: Miller's Battalion 9th Mississippi Cav.

yarrowdt — 2012-11-05 03:51:17Z

Did you find the name of the members of 9th Mississippi Calvary? My ancestor, John Wesley Holleman, was of this group, but he survived the war. I would like to know the names of the rest of the group if you found it. There were indeed initially from Clarke County, Mississippi, a lot of them. Debbie Yarrow

Re: Yazoo Rangers

jscrews — 2012-10-30 22:56:00Z

Shawn, my gggrandfather was in Gartley's Rangers. As I understand it. Gartley formed and equiped a company ot Confederate Troops. Confederate troops elected their officers and they voted for someone else rather than Gartley so he decided not to participate. But they retained his name. Do not know early history. My ancestor was in another battalion at beginning of war, because of sickness he was sent home but jointed Gartley's. They did sentry duty along the Yazoo River. Main claim to fame was they occupied Haynes Bluff, North of Vicksburg, when Sherman tried to force his way up the road toward Yazoo City. He met such a withering fire that he turned around and went back. I think some of those guys were related. What was your ancestor's name. Regards, Jim Screws

grandfather

jjbatesville — 2012-10-09 18:56:45Z

any information on the 1st calvery roaster my grandfather

Re: 42nd Mississippi Infantry (CSA)

timothytate146 — 2012-07-15 05:40:11Z

Is R.W. Locke related to any Locke's in the Winona area? I have traced family back to James Mabry Locke > Grover Cleve Locke > Lillian Locke Stanley

Thanks,

Tim

Re: Daniel Pitts

jdtaylor491 — 2012-07-09 01:07:27Z

I found the document on Fold3.
Regards,
Jim

jdtaylor49@gmail.com

Re: Daniel Pitts

westjlittle — 2012-07-08 18:33:32Z

Thank you for responding. Is that document available on Ancestry? Where did you get the information.

Re: Daniel Pitts

jdtaylor491 — 2012-07-08 18:24:31Z

The Daniel Pitts who enlisted in Company D, 1st New Orleans Infantry was 19 when he enlisted on 25 March 1864. His enlistment document states that he was born in Jones County, Mississippi.
Regards,
Jim

jdtaylor49@gmail.com

Re: Daniel Pitts

RPoore1001 — 2012-07-08 00:18:30Z

You don't say if the pension is a Confederate or Union one or if you have copies of the pension.

Both pension files usually have more info on the soldier. Union files can have a number of documents including letters and other supporting documents that may help answer your questions.

You can obtain Confederate pensions from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/faq.php). Union pensions are available from the National Archives.

Have you checked the 1910 census for your ancestor? It asks if the person is a Civil War veteran and usually indicates which side.

Have you searched the Soldiers and Sailors database (http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.ht...)? It may help answer your questions.

Good luck with your research.

Ralph Poore
Boise, Idaho
Author of Poore Boys In Gray (http://amzn.to/HJkVOk)
Twitter: @ralphpoore

Message Board Post:

I have been researching Daniel Pitts born 1842 in South Carolina. He lived in Pontotoc at the time of the civil war. The records indicate that someone with the same name served with the Union in New Orleans. There is a pension document that was sourced in Mississippi. How can I verify that it is the same person? There is not location information. Is there a way to look up where the pension went?'

Daniel Pitts

westjlittle — 2012-07-07 22:12:57Z

I have been researching Daniel Pitts born 1842 in South Carolina. He lived in Pontotoc at the time of the civil war. The records indicate that someone with the same name served with the Union in New Orleans. There is a pension document that was sourced in Mississippi. How can I verify that it is the same person? There is not location information. Is there a way to look up where the pension went?'

Ross, Nash, Murrell, Lazarus - Adams Co, MS & Highland Co., Ohio

laurie1401 — 2012-05-23 15:25:36Z

Lucretia Lazarus,
born approx 1816, in Adams Co. MS.,
She was daughter of William Lazarus, b.1788,S.C., and Mary Polly (Martin) Boots (1790-1850)....

Lucretia first married, Dec. 24, 1834 to Charles S. Murrell, in Adams Co. MS - they had one child, F. Murrell, b. 1836.

She married second, Sept. 29, 1838 to Jesse Nash, in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana - they had one child, W. J. Nash, born 1844 (W.J. = William Jesse perhaps).

She married third, Feb. 16, 1848 to John Wesley Ross, in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana - they had one son, J.W. Ross, born Sept. 1849.

John Wesley Ross, died, Dec. 13, 1849 in Avoyelles Parish, of yellow fever. He was a pilot or capt. of a River boat.

John Wesley Ross, was born in Highland County Ohio, May 20, 1809. He traveled up and down the Mississippi River piloting assorted steamboats.

John was son of St. Clair Ross and Rebecca St. Clair Eakins-Ross, (of Newtown Stewart, Tyrone Ireland.)

Lucretia was Johns third wife, as he was her third husband.

John had only two other children, both by first wife Eliza; Morgan St. Clair Ross (also a river boat captain) and Abbott Quincy Ross, (river boat captain and inventor).
Both were born, raised and lived in or around Highland County/Brown County Ohio.

While John was away piloting his steamship, his youngest son, Abbott Quincey, still too young to be on his own, lived with his grandfather St. Clair Ross, until he became of age and went off own his own and married.

I do know through family history, that the Ross's back in Ohio were aware that John had married Ms. Lucretia Nash of Red River.....but what i do not think any of the Ross's back in Ohio knew, was that John had fathered a third son, J.W. Ross, born 1848, only months before he died.

It is unknown whether John was buried in LA, or if he was taken back to Ohio.

Lucretia, i found on the 1850 Census, living back at home
with her parents, Wm Lazarus, Polly Lazarus.
Her name is listed as S. Ross, S being mistranscription of "L".
Her children are listed as:
F. Maonell (14 yrs old) (mistranscription for Murrell)
J.W. Ross (1 yr old)
W. J. Nash (6 yrs old)

I have not been able to find any other info
on Lucretia, or her Murrell, Nash, or Ross sons.

By the time the civil war started(and progressed), all three boys would have been within enlistment age, but i've found no evidence of any of their possible enlistments.

It is also highly possible that the family could have been lost in the mid 1850s yellow fever epidemics that overtook so much of MS, especially the Natchez area, where they lived with Lucretia's parents, William and Polly Martin Boots-Lazarus.

I would like to establish a link for this son J.W. Ross,
(and his brothers, W.J. Nash and F. Murrell) back to their families.

It hurts my heart to think that they or their descendants (if they lived long enough to have any) perhaps have no idea where they came from.

Any leads would be appreciated. Maybe someone can think of something i haven't already tried.

Re: 6th MS Infantry Co B

RPoore1001 — 2012-03-11 03:57:28Z

I did a quick search on the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html) and found L.D. Rhodes.

This means there is a muster roll for him. You can order a muster roll either from the National Archives (http://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/index.ht...) or from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (http://mdah.state.ms.us/).

You also can get pension files from the state archives.

Good luck with your research!

Ralph Poore
Author of Poore Boys In Gray

Re: 6th MS Infantry Co B

morlando411 — 2012-03-11 01:37:18Z

I know I'm pretty late to this party :) but I was wondering if anyone had information on the Rhodes who served. My 3x great grandfather was 2nd Lt. Lewis David Rhodes. I think I'll look into this book as well.

Re: Roster of 6th Miss Regt, Co. E

cmoore1658 — 2012-03-09 13:34:15Z

Thank You! Instant results!
The 1911 UCV Reunion Registration yielded J R Morgan in the 23rd Miss, Co. E. In re-checking the roster of the 23rd, they have a James W Morgan, but not James R. They were from Tippah County, which makes sense.
Now I still wonder why his tombstone says 6th Miss.
You have a very nice blog. Thanks!

Re: Roster of 6th Miss Regt, Co. E

RPoore1001 — 2012-03-09 01:45:48Z

I had a similar problem documenting the service of my great grandfather for my ebook Poore Boys In Gray. Yet I was able to find enough secondary evidence to confirm his service.

Rather than make a long list here of places to look, I would suggest you go to my blog http://pooreboysingray.wordpress.com. Look particularly at two posts, "Pension files stand in for missing military records" and "Records on the Internet help confirm family lore."

"Records on the Internet" includes a link to the 1911 reunion in Little Rock of the United Confederate Veterans. If he attended, then there would be a registration form for him in which he stated the unit he served in. You can look it up on the database and also order photocopies of the forms.

Good luck with your research!

Ralph Poore
Boise, Idaho

Roster of 6th Miss Regt, Co. E
cmoore1658 (View posts) Posted: 8 Mar 2012 6:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Morgan
I'm seeking documentation that James Randolph Morgan served in the 6th Mississippi Regiment, Company E. This is inscribed on his tombstone, but I haven't been able to find his name in rosters or muster records. He was also referred to as J.R. or Randy Morgan. He claimed to have been within a few yards of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh at the moment the General was mortally wounded. He was born in Tippah County in 1845. He was a member of UCV Camp 542 after the war, and received a Confederate pension in Arkansas, but the pension documents don't mention the regiment, nor Mississippi. Could he have been in another regiment that was later consolidated with the 6th?

Thank You

Roster of 6th Miss Regt, Co. E

cmoore1658 — 2012-03-08 18:24:39Z

I'm seeking documentation that James Randolph Morgan served in the 6th Mississippi Regiment, Company E. This is inscribed on his tombstone, but I haven't been able to find his name in rosters or muster records. He was also referred to as J.R. or Randy Morgan. He claimed to have been within a few yards of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh at the moment the General was mortally wounded. He was born in Tippah County in 1845. He was a member of UCV Camp 542 after the war, and received a Confederate pension in Arkansas, but the pension documents don't mention the regiment, nor Mississippi. Could he have been in another regiment that was later consolidated with the 6th?

Thank You

Re: Photos of Mississippi Confederate Soldiers Needed for New Book

geneingram1942 — 2012-01-09 05:26:14Z

Hello Jeff,
My name is Gene Ingram and I have a post war photo of my Great-Grand Fathers first cousin, Capt Julius Joyner, Co. E 37 Miss. Inf. it was taken from a tintype so It may be pre- war, also there is a photo of a soldier marching a company of veterans in a Memphis reunion parade in 1924, that is believed to be him, it is a large photo, I think I can get it reduced. My Great Grand Father's pictures were all destroyed in a fire, He was Pvt. Loverd Ingram, Co. D 42nd Miss. Inf.
I have 26 Confederate ancestors, most from Mississippi, Gen. N.B. Forrest's wife, Mary Ann Montgomery, family is my mothers family, 7 of her and my mother's cousins were from Ponotoc, MS..
Let me know were to send photos.
Gene
geneingram1942@gmail.com please respond with email.

Re: Photos of Mississippi Confederate Soldiers Needed for New Book

geneingram1942 — 2012-01-09 05:09:41Z

Hello Mr. Wells,
I have tried 3 times to contact you, maybe this time I will do it. My name is Gene Ingram you sent me a reply to my family post, a few months ago about the diary of you GGGrand Father, Capt Robert Locke, my GGrand Father, Loverd ingram was in it. I am the one that made up the booklet of Capt. Lockes records from the National Archives and gave it to your grandmother, MS. Mammie Wells. I would love to get
a transcription of the diary. You can email me direct at geneingram1942@gmail.com, I hope this goes through this time.
Thank you,
Gene

Re: Civil War Mississippi Marine Brigade (1st MMB)

hawkshibley — 2012-01-07 03:55:41Z

My great grand uncle was trans. to the MMB from an infantry unit. Name was Orrin D. Hawkins. Born in NY and sometime before the civil war moved to illinois.

Re: 42nd Mississippi Infantry (CSA)

d_ernsberger — 2012-01-03 18:47:12Z

I am very familiar with LeGrand Wilson. How can I get a copy of your transcribed document? I have "The Confederate Soldier" and found it valuable in the writing of my book- Also For Glory - see my website www.AlsoForGlory.com

I know you would enjoy my book -- It covers from June 25th when the 42nd crossed the Potomac heading north to July 14 when they crossed back to Virginia. I know you would enjoy having the names of the men in each company from 6/25/63 through 7/14/63. Don Ernsberger ernscave@aol.com

Re: Photos of Mississippi Confederate Soldiers Needed for New Book

championhilz1 — 2012-01-03 17:20:57Z

I would love to see the photo of Major R. W. Locke who served in the 42nd Mississippi Infantry. Could you send copies to my work email at: jeff@commarts.net? If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly at: jeff@commarts.net.

Thanks very much,

Jeff Giambrone

Re: Photos of Mississippi Confederate Soldiers Needed for New Book

twells8804 — 2012-01-03 02:53:19Z

I have the photo of my Great Great grandfather Maj. R.W. Locke, who commanded Com. D of the 42nd Mississippi at Gettysburg. He lived in what is now Senatobia and I have post war photos of him in front of his house in Tate County.

Re: 42nd Mississippi Infantry (CSA)

twells8804 — 2012-01-03 02:49:13Z

yes I've transcribed it and mad a PDF copy of the original that I've burnt to DVD. He formed Company D with his friend LeGrand Wilson in 1862 after serving in the 1st Missisippi army in Pensacola.Much of his diary is in the book, "The Confederate Soldier" by LeGrand J. Wilson. Along with several photos of him as well. He was hit by artillery on July 1st when they were the first to engage Union forces as his unit and one other were sent out as "skirmishers". After the battle he was promoted to Maj. and was one of two officers to survive the fight. He lost nearly his entire unit on day 3 at picketts charge, as he said in his diary, "I feel better, had fight today-our Regt. literally cut to pieces. I hear of Co "d" there are but 8 men to be found". so out of 100 men only 8 survived.

Re: 42nd Mississippi Infantry (CSA)

d_ernsberger — 2012-01-02 06:35:00Z

In my book on the 42nd Mississipi at Gettysburg I have him listed as---
Captain Robert Locke 28 yr old enlisted Grenada 5/14/62 W-breast by shell fragment 7/1 (later Major)

Have you transcribed the diary? _ I am always looking for Gettysburg Campaign Diary segments - Don Ernsberger
ernscave@aol.com

Re: Photos of Mississippi Confederate Soldiers Needed for New Book

RPoore1001 — 2011-12-29 03:39:23Z

Jeff,

Contact Jess McLean at Jessmclean2@verizon.net. His book The Official Records of the 13th Mississippi Infantry (http://members.tripod.com/civil_war_13th_miss/index.html) has a number of photos of the soldiers of that unit.

Ralph Poore
Boise, Idaho

Photos of Mississippi Confederate Soldiers Needed for New Book
Champ9218 Posted: 28 Dec 2011 4:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
My name is Jeff Giambrone, and I am an historian from Clinton Mississippi who is working on a book for Arcadia Press about Confederate Soldiers from Mississippi. I am looking for photographs of Mississippi Confederate soldiers for use in my book. I need pre-war, wartime, and post-war images of Mississippi Confederates, and for use in the book, they need to be at least 300 dpi in resolution. I can be reached by email or by phone at: 601-953-3194.

Thanks very much,

Jeff Giambrone

Photos of Mississippi Confederate Soldiers Needed for New Book

Champ9218 — 2011-12-28 16:31:43Z

My name is Jeff Giambrone, and I am an historian from Clinton Mississippi who is working on a book for Arcadia Press about Confederate Soldiers from Mississippi. I am looking for photographs of Mississippi Confederate soldiers for use in my book. I need pre-war, wartime, and post-war images of Mississippi Confederates, and for use in the book, they need to be at least 300 dpi in resolution. I can be reached by email or by phone at: 601-953-3194.

Thanks very much,

Jeff Giambrone

Re: Civil War Mississippi Marine Brigade (1st MMB)

David Peters — 2011-12-14 03:33:48Z

My 4th great-uncle George B. Parsons was a trooper Calvary with 9th Pa. "Lochiel" Cav. and was transferred the MMB and promoted to Sgt. His was by occupation a "boatsman and blacksmith", he grew up in the Susquehanna River town of Duncannon. Pa. above Harrisburg. It makes sense he would be transferred to the MMB given his civilian occupation and Cav. experience. After his term of enlistment was up he reenlisted in the 21st Pa. Cav. and died a short while later, while the regiment was in camp.

Re: Civil War Mississippi Marine Brigade (1st MMB)

David Peters — 2011-12-14 03:33:43Z

Captain Reno, Lieutenant Kidd and/or Lieutenant Cary

mdavkit — 2011-11-12 20:08:45Z

Does anyone recognize these officers' names as being associated with a Mississippi unit? I have pension applications and this is the only regimental information provided. The pensioner lived in Randolph, Pontotoc County, MS at the time of his enlistment.

Re: 42nd Mississippi Infantry (CSA)

RPoore1001 — 2011-11-03 14:10:43Z

I hope you will publish the diary to help other researchers.

Ralph Poore
Boise, Idaho

Re: 42nd Mississippi Infantry (CSA)
twells8804 Posted: 2 Nov 2011 8:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames:

I have the diary of my great great grandfather Maj. R.W. Locke was was commander of Company "D" of the 42nd and survived the entire war. He was one of only a dozen men from the unit to do it.

Re: 42nd Mississippi Infantry (CSA)

twells8804 — 2011-11-02 20:09:01Z

I have the diary of my great great grandfather Maj. R.W. Locke was was commander of Company "D" of the 42nd and survived the entire war. He was one of only a dozen men from the unit to do it.

1st MMB Orrin Hawkins

hawkshibley — 2011-11-01 14:55:33Z

My great grand uncle Orrin (Orin) Hawkins was in the 91st ILL Inf for two months, then trans. to the Mississippi Marine Brigade. He was from New York and at some point moved to Illinois where he raised his family. Eventually lived in Peoria where he is buried with wife Joanna.

Re: MS 33rd, Co. F, Leake Rebels Presley Groves

jenniferhsrn — 2011-10-07 02:51:33Z

Presley had a brother John C. who was also in the civil war.

Re: Miller's Battalion 9th Mississippi Cav.

brentleywaller — 2011-09-13 05:45:59Z

9th Mississippi Cavalry (Miller’s)

(formerly 17th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry, aka Steede’s Battalion Mounted Partisan Rangers, & aka the Lovell Rangers)

(from Dunbar Rowland’s "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898"; company listing courtesy of H. Grady Howell’s "For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand’)

COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 17TH BATTALION MS CAVALRY:

Company A -- Steede’s Company (raised in Jackson County, MS)

Company B -- Poitevent’s Company (raised in Hancock County, MS)

Company C -- Evans’ Rangers (raised in Harrison County, MS)

Company D -- Miller’s Company (raised in Clarke County, MS)

Company E -- Mayers’ Company (raised in Harrison County, MS)

Company F -- Stevens’ Company (raised in Green & Perry Counties, MS)

COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 9TH MS CAVALRY:

Company A -- Steede’s Company (raised in Jackson County, MS)

Company B -- Miller’s Company (raised in Clarke County, MS)

Company C -- Mayers’ Company (raised in Harrison County, MS)

Company D -- Stevens’ Company (raised in Green & Perry Counties, MS)

Company E -- Chickasaw Mounted Guards (raised in Chickasaw County, MS)

Company F -- Mann’s Company (raised in Monroe County, MS)

Company G -- Jenning’s Company (raised in Jasper County, MS)

HISTORY OF THE 17TH BATTALION MS CAVALRY:

Major -- Abner C. Steede.

No rolls. The battalion is mentioned in the official records of date February, 1863, when Capt. William Wren was ordered to dismount Maj. Steede's Battalion and organize, if possible, two full and efficient companies, February, 1863. April, 1863, 171 present, 474 absent; attached to Gen. John Adams' command, Jackson. Fourteenth Infantry and Steede's Battalion only troops left at Jackson, May 3, 1863. United with Richardson's Cavalry at Brookhaven and ordered to operate against Grant's supply trains, May 5. In June, with Gen. John Adams' command at Yazoo City. July 30, with Cosby's Brigade, Jackson's Division Cavalry. November, 1863, 260 present.

The battalion was a part of the Ninth Regiment, with Ferguson's Brigade, in the Atlanta campaign, 1864.

The dismounted men of Ferguson's Brigade were sent for temporary service to Mobile under Major Steede, Seventeenth Mississippi Battalion, from camp at Carthage about 5th or 10th of December, 1864. Reported March 10, 1865, Steede's Mississippi Cavalry Battalion, Maj. Abner C. Steede, attached to McCown's Missouri Brigade, French's Division, in or about Mobile.

See also Ninth Regiment Cavalry.

HISTORY OF THE NINTH REGIMENT MS CAVALRY:

Colonel -- Horace H. Miller. Lieutenant-Colonel -- E.J. Sanders. Major -- Abner C. Steede. No rolls.

In the Atlanta campaign the companies were commanded as follows:

Captain Miller.

Captain Stevens.

Captain Brown.

Captain Mayer.

Captain Brock.

Captain Mayer.

Captain Thomas Flourney; Second Lieutenant George W. Davis.

Captain C. A. Jennings and First Lieutenant Allen, Company G, were wounded near Kenesaw Mountain.

This regiment was formed by the consolidation of Steede's Battalion and Sander's Tennessee Battalion, under the command of Col. Horace H. Miller, formerly of the Twentieth Infantry, which was mounted during the Vicksburg campaign. The Ninth Regiment was in camp at Madison Station, February, 1864, and a portion was sent by Gen. S. W. Ferguson on a reconnaissance toward Jackson, where Sherman's army was passing through to Meridian, "which duty was promptly and efficiently accomplished," said Ferguson. "This command did not rejoin me until February 14." The regiment is not enumerated in the organization of Gen. S.D. Lee's Cavalry Corps, February 20. It is listed Ninth Mississippi, Col. Horace H. Miller, in Ferguson's Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry, Army of Mississippi, in the Atlanta campaign. The scout company of the brigade was Capt. Thomas C. Flournoy's company of this regiment. The regiment is mentioned as on the picket line near Kenesaw Mountain, June 26, 1864. Casualties, June 9, 3 killed, 4 wounded. Casualties, June 9-24, 2 killed, 14 wounded. In September it is listed in Ferguson's Brigade with Eleventh and Twelfth Mississippi, and Second and Fifty-sixth Alabama. Ferguson's Brigade, in the fall of 1864. was transferred to Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry and was in Wheeler's battles during Sherman's march to Savannah and siege of that city. (See Twelfth Battalion.) January 31, 1865, Capt. Benjamin Stevens commanding, in Ferguson's Brigade, Iverson's Division, Wheeler's Cavalry.

A portion of the regiment was in the Mississippi district in March, 1865, and was assigned to the command of Col. W. B. Wade, in Forrest's Cavalry. March 15, all officers and men of Ferguson's Brigade, including Col. H. H. Miller's Regiment, now rendezvousing at Shubuta, ordered to report to Maj .-Gen. W. T. Martin at Carthage, Ala. "Colonel White of the Ninth," and a number of officers and men were reported among the captures of Wilson's troops at Selma, Ala., April 2, 1865. Ferguson's Brigade was part of the escort of President Davis in Georgia, April, 1865.

April 9, 1865, Colonel Miller, commanding Ninth, at Coffeeville, Ala., ordered to report at Demopolis. His command was used as scouts at the front toward Mobile, until the capitulation, May 4.

the answer is clarke county MS

Civil War USCT US 3rd Calvary

GIFickling1 — 2011-09-04 15:20:47Z

Looking for ancestors of Charles Cochrane, Union Veteran,
US 3rd Calvary, Company K. Died in Thomasville, GA about
1908. Landowner.
Born in Limestone, Alabama about 1831.

Re: Columbus, MS military hospital - units?

1_cwright — 2011-08-06 17:10:37Z

One of the military hospitals was in the First Baptist church on 7th St. N. I am sure someone would glad to give you a tour.

The cemetary is Friendship Cemetary on 4th St. S. It is where Memorial Day was started.

Re: Chatman's Mississippi Regiment

LMCFARLAND3652 — 2011-07-10 01:14:30Z

not able to located anything on Footnote, Ancestry or online.

Re: Chatman's Mississippi Regiment

RPoore1001 — 2011-07-08 22:16:22Z

William B. Poore or Poor

Re: 38th Cavalry Soldier

LMCFARLAND3652 — 2011-07-06 15:34:04Z

Service records for William J Beard, Co. B 38th MS Cavalry mentions he was released from the Alton Prision on March 12, 1863. If you would like a copy of this, please email me at:
vjmccauley@gmail.com (not related)

Vicki McCauley

Re: Chatman's Mississippi Regiment

LMCFARLAND3652 — 2011-07-06 14:51:37Z

May I ask his name ?

Re: 37th Regiment, Robert Snell

LMCFARLAND3652 — 2011-07-06 14:26:46Z

In his military records it lists for July 28, 1864 that he is missing on the battle field - that is the last entry for him.
From June 12th - July 24th ('64) he was a patient in the Osmuglee Hospital in Macon, GA. If you would like a copy of this info, please email me at the address below.

Vicki McCauley
vjmccauley@gmail.com

37th Regiment, Robert Snell

sandrasnell50 — 2011-05-19 02:15:24Z

My gggrandfather, Robert Snell, was a soldier in the 37th Regiment, Company I, from Lauderdale County, MS, also known as "The McLemore Guards." I'm told he fought in the Atlanta Campaign and died somewhere in GA. I'm looking for any info. about him-where he died, was buried, etc.

Joseph Black - Co H 42 AL - Died at Corinth Mississippi

nr4evans — 2011-04-11 18:42:49Z

I am looking for information on Joseph Black. He was a private in the Confederate service the 42nd AL Co H Moore's Brigade. He was reported killed between Oct 3-5 1862 at the Battle of Corinth. This Jossph apprently had a wife named Nancy who filed a death claim Feb 25, 1864.

I am trying to determine if he is an ancestor if mine, son of Jospeh and Mary (Polly) White Black. Joseph was b. abt 1832 either in Mobile or Choctaw AL. Is there a way to find out if he is buried at Corinth or other service records to show is place of birth?

Any information would be most helpful. The original family story only says he died in service of the Confederacy in the TransMississippi Dept. I cannot find him in the 1860 Census in AL or Miss so far.

Thank you in advance.

Re: Civil War Mississippi Marine Brigade (1st MMB)

T_Buchanan25 — 2011-03-06 18:08:33Z

I also have Carnagey family members that were located in the Georgetown, Pennsylvania area. I would love to see a picture of William Carnagey born in February 1755.

Mississippi 2nd Infantry Batallion Co. C

markgritz61 — 2011-01-13 17:53:44Z

I am searching for more information on my GGGrand father, Frank Rouleau. He was a French Canadian who enlisted with the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Company C. in Columbus Mississippi on July 18, 1861. He was captured at the battle of Chancellorsville on April 29, 1863, then swore an oath to the Union. I am really trying to figure out how a 25 year old man from Canada ended up fighting for Mississippi. He ended up living the rest of his life in Philadelphia. Any help or insight would be apprciated.