HISTORY and ROSTER OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS of AMITE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI 1861-1865 Transcribed by Linda McCain Stansell, June 1982 from one of two volumes of records of the Confederate Veterans of Amite Co MS Reunions Deposited in the Office of the Clerk of the Chancellory Amite Co. Courthouse, Liberty, Mississippi The Liberty Guards and Amite Rifles offered their services to the State of Mississippi in April, 1861 but as no call had been made for any company and the Bull Run fight had been made and won, many of the "Boys" thought the war would be over and the Amite County "Boys" would not have any part in it. In July, 1861, Captain NIX called a meeting of his company and reorganized a company for three years or the war; on the 25th day of July, 1861, this company left Liberty and was carried in buggies, wagons and carriages to Magnolia, from whence the company was carried by rail to Iuka, Mississippi, where the company went into camp about one mile west of Iuka on the 27th day of July, 1861. The company consisted eighty-eight men and officers at this time. On August 13th, 1861, COB POSEY mustered in the company and the Black Hawk Rifles into the Confederate service for three years or the war. The company drilled and carried all usages of war and performed all the duties of soldiers till September 15, 1861, Captain NIX of the Liberty Guards and Captain T. B. REID of the Black Hawk Rifles were ordered to Memphis, Tenn., where we joined Col. BONHAM's Regiment known as the 22nd Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers, the third Confederate Regiment enlisting for the War, the 22nd Miss. Regt consisting of ten companies, the Liberty Guards numbered as Company "E" and the Black Hawk Rifles as Company "G". After organizing the Regiment thoroughly in every respect after a few days spent in camp on the Race Track at Memphis, Col. BONHAM was ordered to Columbus, Ky. where the Regiment did not get off the cars, he was ordered to Fulton Station, Ky. at which place the Regiment drilled, cleared land, and all because soldiers indeed doing all kinds of service required of enlisted men. Sometime in October, 1861, the Long Rall was beaten, the Regiment fell into line and was rushed by rail to Maysville, Ky. to stop a raid from Paducah, Ky. of Yankees, but as Col. BONHAM had no such orders, the Regiment retired to Camp Beauregard 6 miles north of Fulton Station, where Gen. BOWEN assumed command and the camp went into winter quarters and each company built log huts, but on Christmas day, 1861, the command was ordered to march to State Line Station, whence the command (BOWEN's) went by rail to Bowling Green, Ky. On Feb'y 6, 1862, the whole Army moved south to Nashville, Tenn. This move was made because Forts Henry and Donaldson had fallen, leaving Gen. SIDNEY JOHNSTON's Army in such condition that GRANT could flank him; from Nashville, the whole army moved south forming a new line from Memphis east to Tenn. River on NE border of the State of Mississippi, BOWEN's Brigade first camped at Florence, Ala., thence west to Iuka, thence to Burnett, Miss. On the 3rd day of April, 1862 orders were to cook up three days rations and to be ready to march at a moments call. On the night of the 5th of April, 1862, the company camped in an old field lying between the ridges and as there had been a shower during the night, many of the boys found their sides wet when ordered into line before day on the 6th of April. Before the sun was up the battle of Shiloh had begun and BOWEN's command being on the reserve was moved from one position to another often times at double quick over hill and dale till about one o'clock, the Brigade was fired upon by PRENTICE's Yankee Brigade and Company "E" being halted in a road suffered terribly, the company went into this battle with 68 men and had 33 men killed and wounded in this first baptism of fire; two, H. B. MACKIN and JOHN LEBOW were killed on the 7th. After the Battle of Shiloh the command moved to Corinth thence south to Tupelo, where the Army was reorganized and two Mississippi Brigades were formed - Gen. FEATHERSTON's consisting of the 3d, 22d, 31st, 33rd, 1st Miss Battalion and Battery and was made the Army of Miss. under Gen. VAN DORN. January, 1863 found this Army at Grenada after the unsuccessful battles at Corrinth and Iuka in Oct. 1862, and the battle at Baton Rouge Aug 5, 1862. The command had been on constant move in north part of the State, around and in Vicksburg in the Yazoo Delta, on the line of the I.C.R.R. and Jackson, Miss. Lt. Gen. PEMBERTON and Gen. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON in command. Gen. LIND as division commander succeeded by Gen. LORING. In May, 1863 GRANT had crossed the Mississippi River and was now in the rear of Vicksburg - Gen. PEMBERTON had moved out from Vicksburg and gave battle to GRANT, May 16, 1863 at Baker's Creek, and LORING's Division being as usual in reserve maneuvered almost the entire day and Pemberton ordered Gen. LORING to retire to Vicksburg, which LORING refused to do, passing through a gap of a very short distance of the two wings of GRANT's Army. LORING continued all night and till sundown on his retreat covering over 40 miles on this march in 24 hours reaching Jackson on or about the 20th of May, 1863, where Gen JOSEPH E. JOHNSON took command of an army to relieve PEMBERTON. About July 1st JOHNSON began his move and LORING's command was in the neighborhood of Bentonville east of the Big Black river when Vicksburg surrendered July 3d, 1863. JOHNSON then moved to Jackson, but being flanked he moved his command eastward. LORING camping at Newton Station through August 1863. From this place, he mached (sp) to Enterprise, thence to Meridian, thence to Demopolis, Ala. thence to Montevallo, Ala. thence joining JOHNSTON's Army at Resacca, Ga. May 15, 1864, where we got under fire a few minutes after we left the cars which had brought the command from Rome, Ga. A file closer in Co. C, was killed, in the charge made against our line we were hurried forward to support the attack but as the enemy were repulsed, the command retired to support a battery in a duel battle. Many of the batery (sp) and the orderly of Co. G was killed. The command then retired to rest for the night and a few minutes after stacking arms a conical shell fired by the enemy struck T. T. McELWEE killing him instantly and wounding Sgt. GEO. W. CAUSEY and R. W. ANDERS two fine comrades and true as steel. In falling back from Resacca, the next line was the New Hope line May 20. On June 14th where the Sharp Shooters of the enemy killed two of our boys. HENRY SMALLWOOD and A. D. DUNN serving only 1 month and the next line was at Kennesaw Mountain about June 20th met with no cassualties (sp) where we remained till July 3d, marching through Marietta, Ga. at night to a new line 5 miles south of Marietta, Ga. where on the 5th day of June the writer was captured. The army moving south towards Atlanta, and the regiment on July 20th was in the battle of Peach Tree Creek losing 9 killed, 3 wounded. When HOOD superseeded (sp) JOHNSTON he made his celebrated march north, the company and regiment was well in advance at all times bearing the burdens of war as carried on in a country that had been in the hands of the enemy. On November 30th, the battle Franklin, Tenn. was fought disastrously to HOOD's army but the Federals retreated to Nash- ville, during the night our company lost 2 killed and 1 wounded including Capt. W. G. WALKER, a brave man as ever wore a sword. HOOD pursued the Federals to Nashville and formed line about it and on the 15th of December our army was attacked by Gen. THOMAS and a part of the army giving away the Mississippi troops being flanked and nearly surrounded created a regular stampede, killed 1 - G. W. SHAW - Sgt. On request of Gen. HOOD, Gen. WALTHAL took charge of troops to check the pursuit of the THOMAS' Army and Gen. W. asked that his Army should be Mississippians consisting of FEATHERSON's Brigade and LOWNE's besides FORREST's Cavalry and it is a matter of history that he and his gallant Mississippians did well their part till they reached the Northern part of Alabama and at Tupelo, Miss. Many of the Co "E" who were sick & were furloughed and were never able to return to the Company. Some of the boys say that on this retreat that their feet was so bed being barefooted that stains of blood were left in the snow and slush and that MACK DUNN had his feet inclosed in cloths and that his trouser legs did not near reach his feet. In February 1865, the consolidation took place and the company was in the Bentonville, N. C. Battle. None of our boys were hurt. This battle was fought March 19th 1865 and in the surrender of JOHNSTON's Army April 18th, 1865. The remnant came home and commenced life, as the flower of life from 16 to 25 had been spent in the discharge of what we considered the duty to a call of our country, to obtain all the privileges of a free and liberty loving and through an overpowering force we accepted the inevitable and for over fifty years we have laid aside all animosity towards the North and we now in review recognize the government of the U. S. to be ours and were it not that age has incapacitated us we would "shoulder arms" to defend her against any foe who might think the Southern boys are whipped into sevirlity, would soon find in our boys that our fighting blood has been transmitted. Just a few days before the Liberty Guards left to go to Iuka, Mississippi the Flag purchased by citizens of Liberty and Amite County was presented to the company by Miss SIPPIE WALKER a sister of Captain W. G. WALKER in an address which glowed with patriotism and well wishes for each and every member of the company and was accepted Comrade HUGH MACKIN in brief speech. This flag was the Stars and Bars Flag with the stars representing the states of the Confederacy - made of silk with silver fringe. The company carried this flag with them to Iuka and when it became Co "E" 22nd Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers, but as Co "C" was the color company the flag of it became the regimental Flag - which was carried by HARRISON BAYLY of Co "B" and was lost at the Battle of Franklin, BAYLY being captured and carried to Camp Douglas where he died in February, 1865. The company Flag was left at Fulton Station but in some way it was sent to Jackson, Miss. and was taken possession by a Col. McKEE a Federal officer who in his oldage he notified Gen. WHEELER a brave Confederate General that he had a flag that had on it "The Liberty Guards April 29th, 1861" and the Adjutant of Amite County Camp No. 226 U. C. V. seeing a card from Gen. WHEELER immediately corre- sponded with him resulting in a Reunion at Memphis in June, 1904. Gen. WHEELER turning same over to T. J. COLE, a member of said Liberty Guards and JEFF sending same to the company at a reunion of Camp 226 at Bales Mill on July 4th 1901. The flag was placed in the hands of the Adjutant as the custodian. By direction of the company the Adjutant forwarded this flag to "Hall of Fame" in the Capitol at Jackson, Miss. where it now remains showing the valor of the Amite County "Boys", as well as the love and true patriotism of the women of Amite County. The Liberty Guards, Company "E", 22nd Miss. Regiment Captain S. J. W. NIX Wounded-Battle Shiloh-April 6, 1862 Resigned June, 1863 Died-November, 1865 - Murdered First Lieutenant GEO. P. GARDNER Resigned-April, 1862 Died 1901 Second Lieutenant W. G. WALKER Promoted-June 1862 Promoted Captain March 1863 Wounded-Battle Franklin Third Lieutenant ALVEY H. DAVIS Died at Union City, Tenn. Dec. 11, 1861 O. S. DAVID W. HURST Jr. Transferred to 33rd Miss. promoted as Adjutant and committed suicide about the year 1869 or 1870 3rd Sergeant W. T. COMBES Elected to 3d Lieutenant after serving as O. S. till April 1863 3d Sergeant DAVID WALL Died at Camp Beauregard-Dec 11, 1861 (pneumonia) 4th Sergeant A. L. VAN NORMAN 1st Corporal J. W. LEA Phiced on the Color Guard and drilled as such - Wounded in the groin at Battle of Shiloh April 6, 1861 (?) and died in wagon on April 7, 1861 (?) 2nd Corporal W. A. TARVER Promoted to Sergeant Elected Lieut at reorganization in 1865 Died in the '70s 3rd Corporal J. M. LEA Promoted to Orderly Sergeant- Nov 2, 1861; promoted to Lieutenant April 8, 1862; died in Arkansas 188__ 4th Corporal W. J. MARSALIS Wounded Battle Shiloh Discharged June 28, 1862 Died 1914 Privates in Liberty Guards Co. "E" 22nd Miss. Reg't. 13 R. W. ANDERS Wounded at Resacca, Ga. May 1864 A successful farmer w'd at Resacca Died June 7, 1906 14 R. L. ANDERS Wounded at Shiloh April 6, 1862 Wounded at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864 Died at daughter's, November 20th, 1914 - 79 yrs old 15 A. H. AVERY Died August 25, 1863 16 J. P. BROWN Killed at Baton Rouge August, 1862 17 M. BRAVERMAN Wounded at Shiloh April 6, 1862 Discharged June 28, 1862 - a German He was a dentist-supposed to be dead 18 WM. BROWN Discharged May 10, 1863-a substitute in his place-a planter of considerable means and a man whom every one respected-died 1912 19 JOE BROWN 20 JOHN M. BONDS Died about 1870 21 GEO. W. CAUSEY Sgt. - wounded at Resacca, Ga., died 22 ISAAC L. CAUSEY Killed at Baton Rouge August 5, 1862 23 DR. J. D. CAULFIELD Died August 5, 1862 24 J. B. COLE Wounded at Franklin Nov. 30, 1864, died 1902 25 T. J. COLE Infirmary Corps, died in Gloster, 1914 26 S. J. COBB Fell on guard duty and broke an arm at Fulton and discharged Dec. 1, 1861 27 T. J. COBB A fearless man, with good discretion and was made a sergeant July 1864, died of ptomaine poison Oct, 1905 28 J. G. COX Discharged Sept 1st, 1861- killed Battle Franklin 29 WM. L. DAVIS Was treasurer Amite County till death 1881 30 CHAS. E. DAVIS Wounded at Shiloh, made Adj. Gen. last year of the war, elected circuit clerk in 1866 and continued in office most of his life, died June 6, 1897 31 C. V. H. DAVIS Promoted to Adjutant 1862-killed at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864-carrying the flag 32 J. W. DICKEY Elected Surveyor; a first class citizen, quit company 33 J. M. DUCK Wounded at Shiloh-died in the 1870's 34 H. S. DUCK 35 D. M. DUCK Transferred from 33d Miss Regt-Jan 10, 1863, died June 26, 1901 36 E. M. DUCK Transferred from 33d Miss Regt Jan 10, 1863, died Aug. 25, 1863 37 W. M. DUNN Enlisted Jany 3d 1863-taught school-County Supt of Education of Franklin County for several years 38 A. D. DUNN Enlisted May 4, 1864-killed at New Hope, Ga. June 14, 1864 39 J. C. DUNN Died in Memphis of measels-Sept 28, 1861 40 D. M. DUNN Missing after Battle of Shiloh 41 O. H. DOBBYNS Killed at Battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862 42 D. M. DYE 43 J. M. EVERETT Discharged 44 J. M. FORMAN Accidentally shot himself 1867 45 J. M. GAYLE Wounded at Shiloh-discharged Dec 12, 1862, elected Circuit Clerk during balance of the war-was murdered in Texas about 1880 46 W. R. GREER A substitute for P. L. MARSALIS-June 6, 1863-killed at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864 47 B. G. GOODWIN A substitute for WM. BROWN-May 10, 1863-quit May 16, 1863 48 T. B. GILLIS Murdered in Summit 1904-fine soldier 49 JOHN S. GRAVES A good soldier-died in Gloster 1915 50 M. B. GILLESPIE A native of Virginia-died in N.O. about 1885 51 W. H. GRIFFIN Wounded at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864-fine soldier, County Surveyor and Representative 52 D. C. GODWIN Transferred to Cavalry-w'd at Shiloh, dead 53 H. L. HANKS wd at Franklin Oct 30, 1864 died about 1868 54 R. M. HANKS Enlisted Jany 3, 1863-P.O. Rockport, Texas 55 CHAS. F. HARRELL Enlisted May 1864, died in 191_ 56 R. M. HARDY Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862 57 J. D. HARRELL Wounded at Shiloh and at Corrinth. Died in McComb- September 1914 58 WM. E. HOOD Transferred to 33d Miss. Regt. 59 JOHN H. HUCKEBEE J. M. HERREGIN 60 JNO. J. LAVINE Detailed in blacksmith shop-went to New Orleans after war 61 W. J. LEA 62 CHAS. E. LEA Joined Jany 3, 1863, studied Law after the war and became a promiment attorney in Greensburg, La. Died of consumption 1897 63 JOHN T. LONGMIRE Moved to Pelahatchie, after the war died 1911 64 T. H. LUSK Taken prisoner near Natchez in fall 1864, confined at Rock Island-took oath of Allegiance, joined Yankee Army, went west against Indians and discharged in spring 1866-at Gilbert, La. now 65 T. M. JACKSON Died Oct 26, 1861-Fulton Station, Ky. 66 W. H. JACKSON Died Feby 16, 1862 at Nashville, Tenn. 67 F. M. JENKINS Died March 24, 1862 at Iuka, Miss. 68 HENRY JENKINS Died Oct. 28, 1861 at Fulton Station, Ky. 69 D. W. JACKSON Wounded at Shiloh, discharged Sept 8, 1862, joined a cavalry company, died 1911 70 H. B. MACKIN Color Bearer for company-a practicing lawyer from Natchez, killed Battle Shiloh Apr. 7,1862 71 P. L. MARSALIS Wounded at Shiloh- transferred to cavalry June 10, 1862, a teacher nearly all his life-at McComb now 72 J. F. MERCER at Beauvoir now 73 JOHN MONTGOMERY Died sometime in 1870s 74 WM. H. MONTGOMERY Died Oct, 1898-lived in Zion Hill 75 MONROE MORGAN Killed Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1862 76 T. H. MORRIS Died April 2d, 1865, a chronic case 77 F. W. MYERS Joined Jany 3, 1863, died 1908, consumption 78 M. S. MYERS Joined Jany 3, 1863, living now at McComb 79 T. T. McELWEE Killed at Resacca, Ga. by a shell May 15, 1864 80 S. H. McELWEE Taken prisoner near Natchez in fall 1864, confined in Rock Island prison, took the Oath of Allegiance, joined Yankee Army went west against Indians-dead 81 S. H. McMANUS Quit 82 O. W. McGEHEE Joined October, 1861, died of wound received at Peach Tree Creek-July 20, 1864 on August 13, 1864 at Macon, Ga. 83 GEO. A. McGEHEE Made a Corporal Oct. 1861-a Sergeant July 1863-arm broken at Battle Shiloh April 6, 1862, flesh wound at Battle Corrinth- Oct. 3, 1862 captured 5 miles south of Marietta, Ga., July 5, 1864, released from prison- "Camp Douglas" June 11, 1865, a farmer, school teacher, County Supt. of Ed. from 1890 to 1908, Assessor of Amite from 1908 to 1912-Adjutant of Amite County Veteran Camp UCV No. 226 84 WM. NEIL Killed at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864 85 M. V. B. NEWMAN 86 J. W. NEWTON Died consumption, December 20, 1861 87 J. M. NEYLAND Made a corporal-July 1863 88 J. N. NEYLAND Died at Iuka, March 20, 1862 89 L. J. NEYLAND Killed at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864 90 J. G. PARSONS Company commissary-died at home 1900 91 J. C. PRIME Killed at Shiloh, April 6, 1861 92 H. E. POINDEXTER A musician, belonged to band- Editor of the Liberty Herald for years-died 93 SAM RATCLIFF Died on retreat from Nashville, Dec, 1864 94 PETER RATCLIFF Elected Sheriff Amite County during the war was discharged; continued as Sheriff till his death in 1869 or 1870 95 ISRAEL ROGERS Died in the 1870s 96 TIMOTHY ROGERS Killed at Battle of Corrinth Oct. 3, 1862 97 HENRY SMALLWOOD An Englishman-killed on the New Hope line in Georgia, May 29, 1864 98 H. CLAY SHAW Discharged; joined Co. "K" 33d Miss. 99 GEO. M. SHAW Made a corporal 1862-made a Sergeant 1863-Killed at Nashville, Tenn. Dec 16, 1864 100 R. H. SMITH Died at home on furlough August 22, 1862 101 JOHN STEWART Wounded at Shiloh-discharged July 1862, joined Co. "B" 33rd Miss. Regt. 102 J. M. STEWART Transferred to 33rd Miss. Regt Jan 10, 1863, a helpless invalid for many years (Rheumatism), died 19__ 103 A. L. TARVER Wounded at Shiloh 104 T. I. TARVER Wounded at Shiloh, died in La. 1915 105 MIKE TARVER Died of smallpox April 1862 106 N. B. TATE Made Orderly Sergeant July 20, 1864, a merchant in Osyka for several years, Wd at Peach Tree Creek, died 189_ 107 JOHN TEBOW Made a corporal Oct. 1861, Killed Shiloh Apr. 7, 1862 108 A. WILL UNDERWOOD Elected 2d Lieut. March 20, 1862, wounded at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864, captured and carried to Johnson's Island and released in June 1865-lives now in Houston, Texas 109 A. S. UNDERWOOD Made a corporal-1864-at Generette, La. 110 JAS. M. UNDERWOOD Quit-died in the 1890's 111 A. J. VANKORMAW Killed at Shiloh-April 6, 1862 112 W. L. VARNADO Wounded at Shiloh-Assessor Pike County 113 F. M. VARNADO Transferred to 33d Miss. Jany 10, 1863 114 ABEL WALL Died in Arkansas in the 1870s 115 W. R. WALKER Lives in Pike County 116 J. E. WALKER Moved to Dardanelles, Ark. was an officer, suicided-1880 117 J. J. WESTBROOK Lives East of Baton Rouge 118 WM. WEATHERSBY Died of wounds rec'd at Shiloh April 11, 1861 119 LOUIS O. WEATHERSBY wounded at Shiloh-discharged July 1862, died at Sister's in La. 1911 120 EWING SEALE Wounded at _____, lives in McComb 121 WM. H. WEBB Transferred from Co. "K" 33d Miss. July 1864, was Commissary Sgt. for Brigade-served as Assessor and Circuit Clerk for many years 122 W. L. WHITTINGTON Accidentally shot off a finger 123 J. M. WHITTINGTON Was captured and with JOHN E. WALKER was confined in prison at Delaware and released on June 15, 1865 124 C. C. WHITTINGTON Killed at Battle of Corrinth- Oct. 3, 1862 125 H. M. WHITTINGTON Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862 126 J. P. WILLIAMS Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862 127 WM. WOOD He and wife a Beauvoir-1917 128 DR. S. C. YOUNG Promoted to Asst. Surgeon 1862 129 E. T. YOUNG Quit, but he says went in the hospital service Battles in which Co. "E", the Liberty Guards participated Shiloh April 6th and 7th, 1862 went in battle with 68 - 35 killed and wounded Corrinth October 3d and 4th 1862 - had two killed - two wd. The Regiment captured the Lady Richardson a 30 pound Parrot gun used in the seige of Port Hudson, but did not fall into the hands of the Federals at the surrender of Port Hudson Baton Rouge - August 5, 1862 - two killed Baker's Creek May 16th 1863 - Loring's Division on reserve Vicksburg Siege June and July - 1862 - Jackson, July, 1863 Georgia Campaign Resacca May 15, 1864 - New Hope May 20, 1864 - Kenesaw Mountain June, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864 - Franklin, Tenn. Nov. 30, 1864 - Nashville, December 15, 1864 - with JOHNSTON and HOOD from May 15 to close of war April 1865 - was in the battle at Franklin and Nashville In the reorganization in which I. A. JENKINS became Captain known as Co "E" 22d Miss. - February 1865 - W. A. TARVER was elected 2d Lieut. - W. M. DUNN, M. S. 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