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38th
Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Contributed by
Dan
Edwards
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Chronology of
Service
| 12 May 1862 |
Regiment Formed
at Corinth |
| 3-4 Oct. |
Battle of Corinth |
| Dec. |
Ordered to
Vicksburg, took up position on Snyder's Bluff. |
| 22 May 1863 |
Took position
on Jackson/Graveyard Road. |
| 28 May |
Repulsed major
attack. |
| 29 May -- 4
July |
defending position
and raising fortifications. |
| 4 July |
Vicksburg surrenders. |
| 11 July |
Regiment paroled
to Camp Enterprise until exchange. |
| Dec. |
Exchanged |
| Jan. 1864 |
Regiment consolidated
with 14th Inf. and 3rd Miss. Cavalry Regiments and reorganized as mounted
Infantry. |
| Feb. - June |
Executed various
duties in south Mississippi. |
| July |
Began Tupelo
Campaign, constant skirmishing. |
| 14 July |
Battle of Harrisburg |
| Aug.-Dec. |
Assigned to
Mabry's Brigade. Defending North Mississippi against Cavalry Raids. |
| 1 Dec. |
Major engagement
at Concord Church |
| 2 Jan. 1865 |
Skirimish at
Lexington, Skirimish at Verona and major engagement at Franklin with the
Osborne Expedition. |
| 18 Feb. |
Assigned to
Wirt Adams Brigade. |
| Feb. -- May |
Final Campaign
in Alabama during Wilson's raid. Last engagement at Sipsey Bridge. |
| 4 May |
General Richard
Taylor surrendered all forces in his department. The 38th was at Brewersville,
Ala. at that time. |
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Company
A (Holmes County Volunteers)
ROSTER
| Capt. W.L.
Keirn |
Edwards, Nick |
Lehr, Pink |
Stegall, Richard |
| Lt. J.S. Hoskins |
Ellis, Asa |
Lehr, Tom |
Smith, T.W. |
| Lt. John Clower |
Ellis, Ed. |
Levy, Issac |
Sawyer, Cullen |
| Lt. T.E. Dyson |
Eubank, Joe |
Long, William |
Swinney, John
w. |
| Ables, William |
Eubank, Leb. |
Mack, Peter |
Sorrells, Frank |
| Aldridge, James |
Eubank, Phillip |
Marks, Issac |
Sargent, John
M. |
| Aldridge, Tom |
Farr, E.R. |
Mathews, James |
Stigler, I.R. |
| Alexander,
L. |
Foose, D.N. |
McBride, Jeff. |
Schild, Abraham |
| Armstrong ,Robert |
Grantham, Otho |
McLean, J.N.
Jr. |
Spivery, W.D. |
| Austin, Robert |
Grantham, Rufus |
McLean, T.S. |
Siddon, Ira |
| Bailey, John
W. |
Gwin, C. V. |
McLellan, D.
E. |
Tate, Uriah |
| Baughn, Peyton |
Gwin, J.E. |
McLellan, John |
Tate, Enoch |
| Birge, John |
Gwin, S.D. |
McLellan, Tobe |
Taylor, Wallace |
| Boyett, William |
Hale, Allen
W. |
McNeer, J.L. |
Taylor, Joe |
| Brown, M. D. |
Hale, William |
McNeer, Martin |
Tolar, Abner |
| Carnathan,
I. N. |
Herron, ? ? |
Mehan, John |
Wade, H.S. |
| Clark, James |
Hester, Archibald |
Montgomery,
William |
Weldon, Bennett
M. |
| Clower, Green
B. |
Horton, George |
Morris, Frank |
Wilkins, Solomon |
| Coleman, J.
C. |
Hoskins, Erastus |
Morton, George |
Wigley, Warren |
| Cook, Sam |
Jackson, Tom |
Muirhead, James |
Wilson, E.A. |
| Cotton, John |
Jackson, W.P. |
Muirhead, W.
D. C. |
Willis, George |
| Cotton, William |
Jenkins, W.
Allen |
Nabors, George |
Williams, John |
| Cross, W.F. |
Jones, Joseph |
Nevel, Frank |
Woodall, Richard |
| Dew, Tom |
Jones, Seldon |
Odom, George |
- |
| Dew, William |
Kemp, C.T. |
Owen, John |
- |
| Dodd, John |
Kemp, E.G. |
Randall, James |
- |
| Dodd, W.S. |
Lansdale, J.S. |
Reeves, Ab |
- |
| Durden, W.W. |
Lehr, Dan |
Reynolds, Henry
A. |
- |
| Durham, A.
M. |
Lehr, Manse |
Richardson,
O. C. |
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The company suffered heavy
losses in the Battle of Harrisburg. Company losses are not available but
only 44 of 279 members of the 38th escaped death or wounds in the action.
Every field or line officer except one was either killed or wounded. Capt.
Hoskins lost his leg, Coporal James Aldridge KIA, Lt.Col. Keirn substained
severe injuries and never returned to active sevice, six others were also
wounded. A detachment of this company under Lt. S.D. Gwin fought at Chickamauga
and also substained heavy losses.
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