31st Mississippi Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Early 1862 - Organized by the increase of the 5th Mississippi Infantry Battalion to a regiment
• May 18-July 27, 1862 - Vicksburg Bombardments
• August 5, 1862 - Baton Rouge
• 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 - 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
• November 30, 1864 - Franklin
• December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
• February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • April 9, 1865 - Re-designated the 3rd (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with the:
  • 3rd Mississippi Infantry
  • 40th Mississippi Infantry

DESIGNATIONS

• August 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Breckinridge's Command / Clark's Division / Helm's Brigade
• September-October 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Helm's Brigade
• October 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Helm's Brigade
• December 1862-January 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / 1st Corps / Rust's Division / Thompson's Brigade
• January-February 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 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: Jehu A. Orr (Colonel)
• James W. Drane (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Francis M. Gillespie (Major)
• Marcus L.D. Stephens (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Harvey E. Topp (Major)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 76, 78, 119-120)