1st Mississippi Infantry
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- 1861 - Organized
- February 12-16, 1862 - Fort Donelson
- February 16, 1862 - Surrendered at Fort Donelson
- Late 1862 - Exchanged
- Late 1862 - Field consolidation with the 4th Confederate States Infantry[1]
- January 1863 - Field consolidation with the 39th Mississippi Infantry
- May-July 1863 - Siege of Port Hudson
- July 8, 1863[2] - Surrendered at Port Hudson
- July 1863 - Paroled
- November 1863 - Exchanged
- November 1863 - Reorganized at Okolona
- 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
- April 9, 1865 - Re-designated the 22nd (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with the:
- 1st Mississippi Sharpshooter Battalion
- 22nd Mississippi Infantry
- (Hurst's/Drake's) 33rd Mississippi Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- December 1861-February 1862 - Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Clark's Brigade
- February 1862 - Department #2 / Fort Donelson / Johnson's Division / Davidson's Brigade
- October-December 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / Price's Corps / Maury's Division / 1st Brigade
- December 1862-January 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / 2nd Corps / Rust's Division / Thompson's Brigade
- January-July 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Beall's Brigade
- November 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Forney's Division / Unattached
- February-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: John M. Simonton (Colonel)
- Milton S. Alcorn (Major)
- Alexander S. Hamilton (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Thomas H. Johnston (Major, Colonel)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 68, 69-70, 121)