45th Mississippi Infantry
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- Also referred to as the (Hardcastle's) 33rd Mississippi Infantry
- April 1862 - Organized by the increase of (Hardcastles's) 3rd Mississippi Infantry Battalion to a regiment and designated (Hardcastle's) 33rd Mississippi Infantry
- April-June 1862 - Corinth Campaign
- October 8, 1862 -
Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
- December 31, 1862- January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
- 1863 - Re-designated the 45th Mississippi Infantry
- June 1863 - Tullahoma Campaign
- September 19-20, 1863 -
Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
- September-November 1863 -Siege of Chattanooga
- November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
- 1863/1864 - Field consolidation with the 32nd Mississippi Infantry
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
- June 27, 1864 - Kennesaw Mountain
- July 22, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- July 24, 1864 - Reduced to a battalion and re-designated (Williams') 3rd Mississippi Infantry Battalion
DESIGNATIONS
- April-July 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 3rd Corps / Wood's Brigade
- July-August 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Hardee's/Buckner's Division / Wood's Brigade
- August-November 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Left Wing / Buckner's Division / Wood's Brigade
- November 1862-November 1863 - Army of Tennessee / 2nd Corps / Buckner's/Cleburne's Division / Wood's/Lowrey's Brigade
- November 1863-July 1864 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cleburne's Division / Lowrey's Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Aaron B. Hardcastle (Colonel)
- Richard Charlton (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Theodore A. Jones (Major)
- Charles P. Neilson (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Elisha F. Nunn (Major)
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 73, 136-137)