22nd Mississippi Infantry
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- Mid-1861 - Organized, mustered into Confederate service for the war
- April 6-7, 1862 - Shiloh
- May 18-July 27, 1862 - Bombardment of Vicksburg
- August 5, 1862 - Baton Rouge
- March 20, 1863 - Rolling Fork
- March 25, 1863 - Fore's Plantation
- May-July 1863 - Vicksburg Campaign
- May 16, 1863 - Champion Hill
- July 1863 - Siege of Jackson
- February-March 1864 - Meridian Campaign
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
- July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
- July 28, 1864 - Ezra Church
- July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
- November 30, 1864 - Franklin
- December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
- February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign
- March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- April 9, 1865 - Re-designated the 22nd (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with the:
- 1st Mississippi Sharpshooter Battalion
- 1st Mississippi Infantry
- (Hurst's/Drake's) 33rd Mississippi Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- September-October 1861 - Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / Bowen's Brigade
- October-November 1861 - Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / Bowen's Division / Bonham's Brigade
- November-December 1861 - Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / Bowen's Division / 1st Brigade
- December 1861-January 1862 - Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Bowen's Division / 1st Brigade
- January-February 1862 - Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Bowen's Division / 1st Brigade
- February-March 1862 - Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Crittenden's Division / Statham's Brigade
- March-June 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Reserve Corps / Statham's Brigade
- June-July 1862 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana / Breckinridge's Division / Statham's Brigade
- July 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Breckinridge's Division / Statham's/Smith's Brigade
- July-August 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Breckinridge's Command / Smith's Brigade
- September-October 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Lovell's Division / Bowen's Brigade
- October-December 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Rust's Division / Thompson's Brigade
- December 1862-January 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / 1st Corps / Rust's Division / Thompson's Brigade
- January-February 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / Loring's Division / Rust's/Featherston's Brigade
- March-April 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 5th Military District / Loring's Division / Featherston's Brigade
- April-May 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Featherston's Brigade
- May-July 1863 - Department of the West / Loring's Division / Featherston's Brigade
- July 1863-January 1864 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Featherston's Brigade
- January-May 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Featherston's Brigade
- May-July 1864 - Army of Mississippi / Loring's Division / Featherston's Brigade
- July 1864-April 1865 - Army of Tennessee / 3rd Corps / Loring's Division / Featherston's Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: D.W.C. Bonham (Colonel)
- Thomas C. Dockery (Major)
- James D. Lester (Colonel)
- Charles G. Nelms (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Martin A. Oatis (Major)[1]
- James S. Prestidge (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Frank Schaller (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ Spelled "Otis" on 22nd Consolidated page - likely same person, but which spelling is correct?
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 67, 109-110)