24th Mississippi Infantry
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- Mid-1861 - Organized and mustered into Confederate service for the war
- December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
- June 1863 - Tullahoma Campaign
- September 19-20, 1863 - Chickamauga
- September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
- November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
- May-September 1864 - Atlanta Campaign
- May 14-15, 1864 - Resaca
- May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
- 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 - Carolinas Campaign
- March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- April 9, 1865 - Re-designated the 24th (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with the:
- 27th Mississippi Infantry
- 29th Mississippi Infantry
- 30th Mississippi Infantry
- 34th Mississippi Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- December 1861-March 1862 - Department of Middle and Eastern Florida
- April 1862 - Department of East Tennessee / Maxey's Brigade
- May-July 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 1st Corps / Detached (Maxey's) Brigade
- July 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Cheatham's Division / Maxey's Brigade
- July-August 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Cheatham's Division / Maxey's Brigade[1]
- November-December 1862 - Army of Tennessee / 2nd Corps / Anderson's Division / Powel's Brigade
- December 1862-September 1863 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Withers'/Hindman's Division / Anderson's/Walthall's Brigade
- September 1863 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Liddell's Division / Walthall's Brigade
- September 1863[2]-November 1863 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Hindman's Division / Walthall's Brigade
- October 1863-August 1864 - Field consolidation with the 27th Mississippi Infantry
- November 1863-February 1864 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cheatham's Division / Walthall's Brigade
- February 1864-April 1865 - Army of Tennessee / 2nd Corps / Hindman's/Anderson's/Johnson's/D.H. Hill's Division / Walthall's/Brantley's Brigade
- September 1864 - Field consolidation with the:
- 27th Mississippi Infantry
- 34th Mississippi Infantry
- December 1864-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with the 34th Mississippi Infantry
- Early 1865 - Additional field consolidation with the 27th Mississippi Infantry
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: William F. Dowd (Colonel)
- Clifton Dancy (Lieutenant Colonel)
- George M. Goven (Major)
- William L. Lyles (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Robert P. McKelvane (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- William C. Staples (Major)
- R.W. Williamson (Colonel)
Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Dennis, Frank, Kemper County Rebel: The Civil War Diary of Robert Masten Holmes, C.S.A.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 112-113, 115, 117, 118)