Tallahatchie Co., MS Confederate Muster Rolls; "Boys in Gray" THE CIVIL WAR This is some information that Tom Neely sent to me about some of the men who served. These were his uncles and grandfathers. Dillon, William Carrol was captured and imprisoned, the family still does not know when or where, but while in prison he contracted small pox and was released. He went home to see his wife and childen, but could not go into the house because of the disease. He died in 1863. Their place was called "Pine Hill Plantation", and was located about four miles from Oakland. When Captian Dillon died and the war ended they lost their land. Tom said his greatgrandmother never got over it. Holsouser, A.J.-served with Jeff Thompsons's Command, and wascaptured on June 1, 1862, in Memphis. He was imprisoned in Camp Douglas, Illinois until Sept. 30, when he was released upon taking the "Oath of Alleiance". Neely, John Thomas, brother of Pallas. Served with CoF 15th Ms. He lost his leg in the battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. He went home. Neely, Pallas A.J.-Served with Co L 5th Ms Calvary. He was captured on Dec 16, 1864 during the battle of Nashville. He was imprisoned at Camp Chase, ohio until March 31, 1865. He was released upon taking the "Oath of Allegiance". He went to work for thePeacock Sawmill company in Charleston. He then moved to Lake Country, Tennessee, where he drowned at age 30 in Reelfoot Lake. Tom states that his grandfather was only 6 months old when this happened. How ironic that someone could live though a war and then die an a swimming accident. Some of this roster came from the WPA files and some of it came from "A History of Tallahatchie County"-Compiled by Lillie Neely Henry. It is used with permission from her family. They felt as I do that Mrs. Henry would feel honored that we use some of her writings. She most likely took the rosters from the WPA files also. She had missed some, as is very easy to do when you are indexing those records, and sometimes the mocrofilm isn't clear. This material based partly on information in a booklet made by the Tallahatchie Chapter,Mississippi State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Organized November 21, 1958. The Military Roster was taken from the records of the Chancery Clerk's office at Charleston. Mrs. Lillie Neely Henry was Chancery clerk there. The booklet was Compiled by: Mrs. Lillie Neely Henry, Chancery Clerk at Charleston, Ms, and Edited by, Jean Conger May. The Mississippi Sun of Charleston Mississippi is listed as Publisher. "Tallahatchie County has seen her men serve in every war since its creation. Tallahatchie County's "Boys in Gray", served in the Mexican War, Spanish American War, two World Wars, the Korean Conflict, Viet Nam, and Persian Gulf War. No matter what the call, her men were always willing to serve their Country and County." "These pages are dedicated to those "BOYS IN GRAY", who served their Country. Because of men like these, we enjoy freedom today. The period of reconstruction in Tallahatchie County followed the Civil War, or as most people called it "THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES". One can not help but admire these men. The sacrifices, and deeds of valor are above and beyond what a normal person would do. These were extremely trying times. Their Faith and courage was stretched to the limit. When they returned home they found the County in confusion, broke and no government. The carpet baggers had ruled the County from the end of the war until 1875. They pillaged the homes, sold many homes for taxes, and wreaked havock throughout the county. But, in 1875 Tallahatchie County was redeemed. James A. Dogan, was the first democratic sheriff with an earnest desire to serve and save. The men of Tallahatchie County redeemed the County. A democratic government was established,and its affairs re-built. These men labored under circumstances more adverse than the people of the so-called depression of 1921- 1933. Yet with determination, their sacrafices and endurance, but most of all their FAITH in God, we now enjoy freedom." OATH TO THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA We solemnly swear that we will support the Constitution of the Confederate States of America and the Constitution of the State of Mississippi so long as we continue citizens there of and that we will faithfully discharge to the best of our abilities the duties of the office of members of the Board of Police of said County according to law. So help us God. James M. Duncan W.D.Roan Wm.R.Boothe E.B.Robinson 1861 Volunteer Soldiers, Confederate States Of America This is a list of the units in which Tallahatchie Co. soldiers served. The information has come to us from several different sources, some of which are listed below. Also some of the spelling of the names may not be the way you know them to be, but when they are taken from the State Census, We can not change them. 1st Mississippi Battalion 3rd Mississippi Regiment 15th Mississippi - Co."G" 30th Mississippi Infantry Ballentine's Regiment-CO I Blackhawk Rifles Carrollton Rifles Forrest's Calvary Graysport Grays Hudson Calvary - Carroll Co. Jackson's Calvary Jackson's Div.(VA) Longstreets Div. Millers Calvary Mississippi Devils Mississippi State Troops Ochachicamus Pettis Artillery Rayburn Rifles Robson's Rebels STANFORD'S BATTERY- Co. "B" 29th Mississippi Rutledges Artillery (Tenn) Tallahatchie Rifles Texas Calvary Tillatoba Grays Unknown Units Wards Battery Water Valley Rifles Wigfall Guards Yallobusha Rifles ROBSON'S REBELS Marshall,Jasper Arrendale, J.T. Marshall, M.P. Arrendale, R.J.P. Marshall, William Arrendale, W.G. McCartney, Robert Belsha, D.A. McCauley, James Birdsong, Henry McCrary, William Boyce, T. McDaniel, W.A. Burnett, Alex Miller, John Castleberry, Tobias Moore, J. Copar, C.G. Morris, William Cox, Henry Murphey, J.R. Cunningham, Wiley Neely, Allen Cunningham, William Dogan, Cade Newberry, A.J Love, Bellfield Noel, S.S. Dozier, William Peterson, James Dunn, Henry Patterson, James Dunn Pleasant Payne, George R. Eastridge, ______ Ferguson, John Peagram, George T French, R.O Rice, C.P. French, William Robson, Robert Fuller, W.B. Ross, Griffin Gerault, R.D. Scallions, George Gray, Francis Sherrill, Marvin Green, E Smith, J.T. Hariston, Lewis Smith, Stanford Harper, H.J. Smith, Thomas Harper, Robert Squires,Anderson Harreston, R.F. Tatum, J.W. Harris, James Teague, Issac Harris, John Terrill, G.W. Hicks, Richard Tremble, James Hobbs, James Williams, W.A.J. Hoskins, John Wilson, Henry Houston, J.H. Womble, Calvin Hunter, J.M. Womble, P.H. Johnston, Dan Young, D. Jones, Robert Ladly, Ed Laughlin, A.P. Little, Hampton Little, Thomas Payne, Joe BLYTHE RIFLES-15TH. MS. T.Alexander Dan Ayrnett J.M.Allen Joseph Allen T.H.Burkhalter C.P.Burkhalter George Burnett Liberty Byace James B.Craig Jerrald Clark J.T.Davis H.W.Davis M.S.Dority J.M.Folwell Sam Furgerson James Gates Thomas Gates W.P. Gray Rufus Hicks J.P.Heron J.C.Hudson J.M.Hutson .S.Hall G.W.Hinton R.M.Hall L.W.Hunter G.W.Kay James Luster William McFarland Phillip Miller __McEachen Thomas Neely William Priddy Thomas Stevens Allen Womble Richard Miller C.Montgomery Robert Parsons Wiley Turner W.A.Turner Francis Wardlaw Milton Wardlaw Pinkney Wardlaw George.W.Whitaker J.R.Wilks COMPANY "I"-BALLENTINE'S REGIMENT R.J.Clogston J.H.Dogan D.W.Dogan A.Dority A.C.Fonda R.B.Frazier J.E.French D.D.Hardin J.R.Lovell G.F.Lawrence George Little Thomas McGinnis J.McCarty R.T.Payne J.B.Peterson C.C.Pette W.E.Robitzsch A.J.Simpson Issac Smith J.K.Smith S.S.Starnes A.R.Turner P.D.Turner J.A.Wilks E.M.Womble WIGFALL GUARDS Paul Aiken Henry Allison R.C.Crump Leonard Crisswell David Davidson Thomas Harper Joseph Tribble Jacob Newberry Thomas Price John Stanton John Thomas Thomas Terrill H.C.Terrill John Beck G.W. Tribble James Taylor George Taylor L.D.Williams James Williams A.W.Whitaker PETTIS ARTILLERY James M Brewer W.R.Crisswell J.F.Gates ___Edwards James Goodwin Harper Newson Samuel Young MILLERS CALVARY John McFarland Charles Harper L.S. Harper OCHACHICAMUS E. Griffith Charles Hurd W.C. Pegram J.B. Palmer YALLOBUSHA RIFLES B. England George W.Reed Jasper Moore H.P. Walton J.D.Walton M.J.C.Williams WARDS BATTERY James H. Abbott James Arbuckle A.J. Allen J.S. Ashcroft B.F.Avent S.C.Barnes Durrett Barnes J.M.Bloodworth T.J.Burgess T.F.Bryans L.N.Betterton Christopher Cox W. Crenshaw Mack Chandler A. Elliott J.J.Crump Allen Gentry William Laughlin G.W. Higgins Cullen McMullen G.M.Cox H.W. Gibson P.B. Denson Joe Driscal James Fillin Michael Hines Thomas Herrington Turner Havens D.W. Harris James Holeshouser Ben Jenkins Wesley Lawrence F.W.Merrin Wm.Lott C.J.F. Meriweather Daniel Morris D.G. Morris Millington Neal Newton Orr John Powell John Flynn J.E. Reddin David Richards Ben Sturdivant Henry Simmons G.L. Sharkey John J. Tapley J. Townsend C.W. Wilkins Moses Williams William C.Martin George Whitlock William Worley R.F. Williams William Kendall William Weatherby Wesley Powell Joe Priddy STANFORD'S BATTERY James Brewer John Brooks Ben Duncan George W. Lamkin S.P. Lacock John Martin 1ST. MISSISSIPPI BATTALION Paul Aiken L. Crisswell Robert Crump L. H. Davis J.M.D.Murray A.C.Terrell ROBSON REBELS CO. "B" 29TH. MISSISSIPPI T.A. Cock H.T. Cocke Wilkin Cocke R. Hobson J.O.B. Jolley A.G.Mooney William Quarles Robt. Toole Tobias Toole 3RD. MISSISSIPPI REGIMENT Thomas Alexander Thomas Hunter Christopher O'Neal Mac O"Neal MISSISSIPPI STATE TROOPS G.S.Adams W.H.Adams J.L. Allen A.N.Bell E.H. Bemis F.R. Bailey W.J. Noles William Bowles S.T.Brunson A.K. Bell A.S.Burkhalter Isaac Burkhalter A.C. Burkhalter John Blythe G.P. Boone Robert Blythe W.T. Burdenshaw James Curry L.V. Crisswell J.W. Condry Samuel Dowing B.M.Duke J.M. Duke Zeb Ellett John Elliott W.R. Ferguson Reuben Fleming Moses Fowler Miles Goodwin J.C. Guy William Gwartney J.W. Haden Joel R. Harrel H. Harris James Henderson Arthur Henson R. Henson James Hutson Simeon Jolley Anthony King R.P Lawson R.E. Lee J.D. Love Alex McMullen Smith Murphy R.H. Parsons J.W.Parsons Jerry Parsons J.J. Parker J.L. Parker Alex Pattison E.G. Porter H.P. Powers G.E. Roberson H.L. Reewolla S. Rhodes David Ross J.A. Ross Willis Shaw R. Smith J.C. Stevens Orney Sullivant J.W. Tanner M.L.Tanner John Taylor Henry Terry J. Thomas L. Towns J.A.J. Thronton J.C.Turner R.H.Turner J.W. Welch David White H.L.White Henry Wiggins J.W. Williams T.D.Wilkins Joshua Nelson MISSISSIPPI DEVILS, Panola County- James Mooney; WATER VALLEY RIFLES- Thomas Belsha; JACKSON DIV.(VA.)- W.B.Marshall; HUDSON CALVARY-Carroll Co.) --L.A. Collier; RUTLEDGES ARTILLERY(TENN.) --James Turner; CARROLLTON RIFLES-- J.T. Newton; BLACKHAWK RIFLES --A.S. Pate;> GRAYSPORT GRAYS ---Issac Parker; TEXAS CALVARY --David E. Miller; CO. "G" 15TH. MISS. --D.S. Watson, S. Watson; CO. UNKNOWN- W. Edwards, G. Edwards, Dr. Starnes, W. Renfroe, Emmet Clopton, (in Va.), Frank Farley (in Va.), Richard Priddy(in Va), Nathan Bellas, Thomas Bellas, Nathan Stark,___Davis, John Roper, L.P. Sutton, H. Ruth, Dr. William Carr,Robert Clopton(in Va.), John Walton, __Breakham, James Aiken LONGSTREETS DIV.- --W.W. Warner, J. Rapjohn; FORREST'S CALVARY --Thomas Dennis: Pallas Abram Jones Neely JACKSON'S CALVARY --Miles Haden USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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