2nd Mississippi Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• May 10, 1861 - Organized with 11 companies
• July 21, 1861 - Bull Run
• April-May 1862 - Siege of Yorktown
• April 6, 1862 - Reorganized
• May 31-June 1, 1862 - Seven Pines
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - Seven Days Battles
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• August 28-30, 1862 - Bull Run
• September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
• September 17, 1862 - Antietam
• July 1-3, 1863 - Gettysburg
• July 14, 1863 - Falling Waters
• October 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
• May 5-6, 1864 -The Wilderness
• May 8-21, 1864 - Spotsylvania Courthouse
• May 23-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• August 18-22, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
• February 5-7, 1864 - Hatcher's Run
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• May-June 1861 - Harpers Ferry
• June-July 1861 - Army of the Shenandoah / Bee's Brigade
• July-October 1861 - Army of the Potomac / 2nd Corps / Bee's/Whiting's Brigade
• October 1861-March 1862 - Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / 2nd Corps / Forces near Dumfries [Whiting's Command] / Whiting's Brigade
• March-June 1862 - Army of Northern Virginia / Whiting's Division / Whiting's Brigade
• June 1862 - Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Whiting's Division / Whiting's Brigade
• June-July 1862 - Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Whiting's Division / Whiting's Brigade
• July-September 1862 - Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Whiting's/Hood's Division / Whiting's/Law's Brigade
• December 1862 - Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Unattached / Davis' Brigade
• December 1862-February 1863 - Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / French's Command / Davis' Brigade
• May 1863 - Department of Southern Virginia / Davis' Brigade
• May 1863 - Department of North Carolina / Davis' Brigade
• May 1863-April 1865 - Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Heth's Division / Davis' Brigade

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William C. Faulkner (Colonel)
• John A. Blair (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Bartley B. Boone (Lieutenant Colonel)
• John H. Buchanan (Major)
• David W. Humphreys (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• John M. Stone (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Hankins, Samuelk W. Simple Story of a Soldier
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 71-72)