23rd Mississippi Infantry
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- Also referred to as the 2nd Mississippi Regiment and the 3rd Mississippi Regiment
- Mid-1861 - Organized as the 2nd Mississippi Regiment
- November 19, 1861 - Designated as the 23rd Mississippi Infantry
- February 12-16, 1862 - Fort Donelson
- February 16, 1862 - Surrendered
- April 1862 - Exchanged
- December 5, 1862 - Coffeeville
- 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 - 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 - Carolinas Campaign
- March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- April 9, 1865 - Re-designated the 15th (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with the:
- 6th Mississippi Infantry
- 15th Mississippi Infantry
- 20th Mississippi Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- February 1862 - Department #2 / Fort Donelson / Johnson's Division / Davidson's Brigade
- December 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana Army of West Tennessee / 1st Corps / Tilghman's Division / Baldwin's Brigade
- December 1862-January 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / 1st Corps / Tilghman's Division / Baldwin's Brigade
- January-February 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / Loring's Division / Tilghman's Brigade
- March-April 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Loring's Division / Tilghman's Brigade
- April-May 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 4th Military District
- May 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Tilghman's Brigade
- May-July 1863 - Department of the West / Loring's Division / Tilghman's/Reynolds'/Adams' Brigade
- July 1863-January 1864 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Adams' Brigade
- January-May 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Adams' Brigade
- May-July 1864 - Army of Mississippi / Loring's Division / Adams' Brigade
- July 1864-April 1865 - Army of Tennessee / 3rd Corps / Loring's Division / Adams' Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Thomas J. Davidson (Colonel)
- John R. Duvall (Major)
- George W.B. Garnett (Major)
- Moses McCarley (Lieutenant Colonel)
- W.E. Rogers (Major)
- Joseph M. Wells (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
Regiment Statistical Information
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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 67, 109-110)