1st Mississippi Sharpshooter Battalion
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- Also referred to as the
- 10th Mississippi Sharpshooter Battalion
- 20th Mississippi Sharpshooter Battalion
- 1862 - Organized
- (May 8, 1862?) - Companies A/B/D assigned from the 2nd Confederate States Infantry / Companies A/H/I respectively
- 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
- April 9, 1865 - Re-designated the 22nd (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with the:
- 1st Mississippi Infantry
- 22nd Mississippi Infantry
- (Hurst's/Drake's) 33rd Mississippi Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- January-February 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / Loring's Division / Rust's Brigade
- March-April 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd 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: James M. Stigler (Major)
- William A. Rayburn (Major)
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 41)
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 67-68, 69, 89, 109, 121)