6th Mississippi Infantry
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- Also referred to as the 7th Mississippi Infantry
- August 1861 - Organized
- April 6-7, 1862 - Shiloh
- April-June 1862 - Corinth Campaign
- May 23, 1862 - Reorganized
- May 18-July 27, 1862 - Vicksburg Bombardments
- October 3-4, 1862 - Corinth
- April 29, 1863 - Grand Gulf
- May-July 1863 - Vicksburg Campaign
- May 1, 1863 - Port Gibson
- May 16, 1863 - Champion Hill
- July 1863 - Siege of Jackson
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
- July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
- July 28, 1864 - Ezra Church
- 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 15th (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with the:
- 15th Mississippi Infantry
- 20th Mississippi Infantry
- 23rd Mississippi Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- October 1861 - Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / Hardee's Division / Cleburne's Brigade
- October 1861-March 1862 - Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Hardee's Division / Cleburne's Brigade
- March-April 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 3rd Corps / Cleburne's Brigade
- April 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 3rd Corps / Martin's Brigade
- May-June 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Reserve Corps / Helm's Brigade
- June-July 1862 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana
- July-October 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Lovell's Division / Bowen's Brigade
- October-December 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Lovell's Division / Bowen's Brigade
- December 1862-January 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / (Loring's) 1st Corps / Rust's Division / Scott's Brigade
- January-February 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / Price's Division / Bowen's Brigade
- March-April 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Rust's Brigade
- April-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: John J. Thornton (Colonel)
- Enoch R. Bennett (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Thomas J. Borden (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Alfred Y. Harper (Lieutenant Colonel)
- William T. Hendon (Major)
- Robert Lowry (Major, Colonel)
- J.R. Stevens (Major)
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Notes
Sources
- Howell, H. Grady, Going to Meet the Yankees: A History of the "Bloody Sixth" Mississippi Infantry C.S.A.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 81-82, 97, 98, 106)