1st
Mississippi Regiment Light Artillery
Contributed by
Dan
Edwards
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Chronology of Service
| May 1862 |
Assembled in
Jackson and organized regiment. |
| 26 May -- 27
July |
Assigned to
defense of Vicksburg |
| 1 Aug. |
Encamped at
Camp Parker at the Marshall Place |
| 26 Dec.-- 2
Jan |
Battle of Chickasaw
Bayou |
| Jan. -- April
1863 |
Remained in
defensive position at Chickasaw Bayou |
| 15 May |
Battle of Baker's
Creek, Wofford's Battery not engaged. |
| 18 May |
Wofford' Battery
took position to stop Grant's advance into Vicksburg. |
| 19 May |
Repulsed major
assault by Grant. |
| May -- 4 July |
Remained in
position under constant attack. |
| 4 July |
Vicksburg surrenders.
Given 15 day furlough and ordered to report to Camp Enterprise, subsequent
order to Demopolis, Ala. |
| November |
Remmants of
Regiment formed into Infantry Battalion under command of Major Jefferson
L. Wofford. |
| Feb. 1864 |
Regimental
headquarters shifted to Demopolis, Ala. |
| 12-14 July |
Battle of Harrisburg. |
| July - Aug. |
Part of regiment
in siege of Atlanta, sent back to Mobile on night of 4 August. |
| 9 Aug |
The train on
which Major Wofford and the battalion were traveling crashed between Montgomery
and Mobile: 4 killed, 16 injured from Company D. Other companies suffer
7 killed, 40 injured. |
| 23 Aug. |
Maj. Wofford
in command of regiment at Mobile. |
| 1865-Date uncertain |
Mobile Battalion
ordered to Fort Blakeley. |
| 9 April |
Garrison at
Blakeley captured by General Canby's forces after a period of fierce fighting.
Survivors sent to Ship Island. |
| 4 May |
General Taylor
surrenders. |
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Company
D (Wofford's Company)
ROSTER
| Capt. J. L.
Wofford |
Davis, L.M. |
Keasler, G.W. |
Sandifer, E.F. |
| Lt. H. M. Weaver |
Davis, E.L. |
Landfair, J.C. |
Sandifer, J.H. |
| Lt. A.M. Green |
Davis, G.W. |
Langford, Eli |
Sandifer, W.A. |
| Lt. Lee Webster |
Davis, J.D. |
Langford, Elijah |
Scott, Isaac |
| Lt. M.L. Cole |
DeLoach, S.R. |
Lawrence, John
H. |
Seitzler, Joe |
| Adams, F.C. |
Demorest, D. |
Lockhart, R.A. |
Shelton, H.M. |
| Allman, W.
R. |
Dempsey, Eli |
Lockhart, T.J. |
Sheppard, C.D. |
| Allman, William |
Dotson, B.F. |
Lockhart, W.A. |
Shine, W.D. |
| Ammons, John
A. |
Dotson, W.H. |
Lomax, C.H. |
Shipp, J.M. |
| Arnold, A.J. |
Dotson, W.T. |
Lovin, Bailey |
Siddon, J.D. |
| Arnold, Allen |
Eakin, M.R. |
Lowe, W.M. |
Slattery, M. |
| Arnold, F.P. |
Edmonson, Sam |
Lyon, R.M. |
Slouder, George |
| Ashcraft, Wm.
S. |
Ellis, James
M. |
Lyon, T.S. |
Spell, J.V. |
| Bachlelor,
D.C. |
Fatheree, W.J. |
Madden, John |
Spell, Thomas |
| Bailey, Albert, |
Fisher, Archie |
Mahoney, J.B. |
Sproles, E.
L. |
| Barnes, J.C. |
Fonville, Ed.R. |
Mahoney, Lem |
Sproles, Elijah |
| Barnes, James |
Foster, F.
Hardie |
Matthews, J.P. |
Sproles, H.F. |
| Barry, B.F. |
Fowler, L.Y. |
McCone, J.
G. |
Sproles, S.W. |
| Barry, I.G. |
Freeland, W.F. |
McDougal, J.S. |
Sproles, Sol. |
| Blackley, Robt. |
Gant, D.C. |
McGee, Wm. |
Sproles, W.L. |
| Boyett, J.R. |
Garnett, B.F. |
Melton, M.L. |
Sproles, W.R. |
| Boyett, Thomas |
Garnett, W.M. |
Middleton,
E.E. |
Stephens, J.W. |
| Broadaway,
W.M. |
Gilbert, Thomas |
Minga, H.F. |
Still, Hack |
| Buck, D.C. |
Green, Arthur |
Moore, J.W. |
Still, Haskell |
| Buck, Ed. H. |
Greer, Jerry |
Morris, A.B. |
Swain, J.A. |
| Buck, J.G. |
Greer, John |
Owens, J.H. |
Swain, S.R. |
| Buck, J.T. |
Guyon, Henry |
Parkinson,
B.F. |
Thomas, L.L. |
| Buck, W.H. |
Hamilton, J.
G. |
Parkinson,
E. |
Thomas, P.B. |
| Burg, Leo |
Harris, J.J. |
Parkinson,
J.T. |
Tillman, John |
| Burnam, S.F. |
Harrison, W.M. |
Parkinson,
Josiah |
Timmings, Mike |
| Burney, W.J. |
Heffner, C.C. |
Pate, Noah |
Tucker, A.S. |
| Burney, William |
Heffner, J.C. |
Patterson,
T.J. |
Walker, T.J. |
| Bush, C.R.M. |
Heffner, R.P. |
Pickett, S.R. |
Walton, R.
B. |
| Butterworth,
J.M. |
Herring, S.K. |
Pierce, J.C. |
Webster, W.M. |
| Butterworth,
Tho. |
Hewitt, R.Y. |
Pippin, F.P. |
Webster, Walton |
| Canteberry,
B.F. |
Hill, Jerry |
Pool, F.P. |
Weems, J.W. |
| Canteberry,
Henry |
Hillis, G.W. |
Price, G.W. |
White, H.E. |
| Carter, J.M. |
Horton, S.F. |
Price, J.R. |
Whitehead,
A. |
| Casey, C. |
Horton, T.J. |
Railey, Calvin |
Whitehead,
J.A. |
| Cooper, Martin
T. |
Houston, J.D. |
Rainwater,
Z.B. |
Williams, A.B. |
| Cooper, Sam |
Howard, T.L. |
Roane, John |
Williams, J.W. |
| Cotton, A.H. |
Hunter, P.H. |
Roberts, C.C. |
Williams, T.C. |
| Covington,
Wm.M. |
Hutchinson,
J.F. |
Robins, W.L. |
Williams, W.B. |
| Crabtree, Ed. |
Jayne, Marion |
Robinson, Thomas |
Wiltcher, C.A. |
| Crabtree, Sim. |
Johnson, G.W. |
Rogers, J.D. |
Wood, W.B. |
| Crenshaw, John |
Jones, J. D. |
Rogers, W.M. |
Wynn, John |
|
Jones, Willis |
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