9th Mississippi Sharpshooter Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the 9th Mississippi Sharpshooter Battalion

• Summer 1862 - Organized
• September 17, 1862 - Munfordville
• December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
• February 13, 1863 - Rover
• June 1863 - Tullahoma Campaign
• September 19-20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
• September-November, 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee
• May-September 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • May 14-15, 1864 - Resaca
  • May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
  • July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
• September 1864-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation at various times with the:
  • 10th Mississippi Infantry
  • 44th Mississippi Infantry
• November 30, 1864 - Franklin
• December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
• February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • April 9, 1865 - Re-designated the 9th (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with the:
  • 7th Mississippi Infantry
  • 9th Mississippi Infantry
  • 10th Mississippi Infantry
  • 41st Mississippi Infantry
  • 44th Mississippi Infantry

DESIGNATIONS

• September-November 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Right Wing / Withers' Division / Chalmers' Brigade
• November 1862-November 1863 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Withers'/Hindman's Division / Chalmers'/Anderson's Brigade
• November 1863-April 1865 - Army of Tennessee / 2nd Corps / Hindman's/Anderson's/Johnson's/Hill's Division / Anderson's/Tucker's/Sharp's Brigade

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William C. Richards (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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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 85, 86-87, 89)