3rd Mississippi Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• 1861 - Organized
• April 3, 1862 - Biloxi [7 companies]
• April 4, 1862 - Christian Pass [3 companies]
• May 18-July 27, 1862 - Vicksburg Bombardments
• December 27-29, 1862 - Chickasaw Bayou
• 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 3rd (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with the:
  • 31st Mississippi Infantry
  • 40th Mississippi Infantry

DESIGNATIONS

• December 1861-January 1862 - Department #1
• June-July 1862 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana
• July-August 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 2nd Sub-District
• September-October 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 3rd Sub-District
• October 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
• October-December 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District
• December 1862-January 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Lee's/Maury's Provisional Division / Thomas' Brigade
• January 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Lee's Command
• January-April 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Maury's Division / Hébert'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: John B. Deason (Colonel)
• Samuel M. Dyer (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Robert Eager (Lieutenant Colonel)
• James B. McRae (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Thomas A. Mellon (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• William H. Morgan (Major)
• E.A. Peyton (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 74-76)