Source: Hemphill, Marie M., Fevers, Floods and Faith, (Indianola
MS),
Sunflower County Historical Society,
1980, p. 67-68
"Organized 9 September 1861, the company
was mustered into service at Camp Clark, Bay St. Louis, by 1st Lt Charleston
Hurst. Originally designated as Company "E", it became Company "B" when
attached to the Mississippi Infantry. Company "B" fought at Shiloh and
Fort Pemberton, and participated in the sinking of the Cairo on
the Yazoo by the first successful launching of a floating land mine." Ms
Hemphill includes a narrative of this event as well as the action at Brown's
(or Browning's) Bar on the Yazoo River near Shell Bluff Plantation. Click
on blue highlighted names for link to burial information. Use your
"Find" option.
OFFICERS
| SURNAME |
GIVEN |
RANK |
| Morgan |
William H. |
Captain |
| Westbrook |
P. H. or V.H.? |
2nd Lt |
| Poindexter |
Charles R. |
3rd Lt |
PRIVATES
A- H
| Allan |
A. |
| Barbarry |
J.S. |
| Bartlette |
J.N. |
| Blanchard |
J.M. |
| Blythe |
R.B. |
| Cain |
James. |
| Carr |
J.M. |
| Cavanaugh |
M. |
| Clark |
M. B. |
| Coleman |
J.B. |
| Cook |
S.C. |
| Croftland |
James |
| Davis |
J.E.M. |
| Davis |
J.W. |
| Davis |
N.J. |
| Elliott |
C. |
| Farler |
W.W. |
| Farrar |
W. |
| Ganganio |
A. |
| Garnett |
J.W. |
Gleason
or
Gleeson |
John |
| Green |
H.N. |
| Hargrove |
W.M. |
| Heathman |
J.M. |
| Heathman |
L.D. |
| Hilliard |
Thomas |
| Johnson |
J.R. |
|
J-P
| Jones |
J.M. |
| Keaton |
W.R. |
| Keller |
R.L. |
| Kinney |
E.F. |
| Land |
J.T. |
| Langston |
J.T. |
| Larry |
J.L. |
| Lawrence |
W. |
| Lawson |
W. |
| Lynchard |
W. |
| Lyons |
C. |
| Martin |
R. |
| McAllister |
Dave |
| McBride |
C.M. |
| McIlhenny |
M. |
| McTate |
A.J. |
| Miller |
F.M. |
| Miller |
J.N. |
| Moore |
J.H. |
| Moorhouse |
Charles |
| Norris |
Add |
| O'Bannion |
William |
| O'Neill |
J.P. |
| O'Neill |
M. |
| Parradine |
J. |
| Pettigrew |
Jasper |
| Pierve |
C.F. |
| Poindexter |
J.B. |
|
P-W
| Portwood |
A. |
| Ramey |
Laird |
| Ricks |
G. |
| Richardson |
B.G. |
| Ritter |
A.W. |
| Sanders |
J.W. |
| Sanders |
L. |
| Scott |
J.E. |
| Scott |
G.W. |
| Scroggins |
G. |
| Smith |
H.J. |
| Stark |
M.P. |
| Stewart |
W.D. |
| Stoll |
G. |
| Sturkey |
E.B. |
| St. Clair |
James |
| St. Piere* |
James |
| Tackett |
J.L. |
| Taylor |
W.M. |
| Thomas |
G.W. |
| Thompson |
L.H. |
| Whitman |
Thomas |
| Wilkinson |
J.L. |
| Williams |
J.R. |
| Wricker |
A. |
| Youngblood |
S.W. |
| Zancher |
C. |
*1st Lt James Pierce |
No unit designation is ever mentioned
in Ms Hemphill's book; however A Military History of Mississippi
by Dunbar Rowland includes a description of the 22nd Mississippi Infantry
which discusses some of the river expeditions on the Sunflower River. It
is likely this is the regiment to which the Sunflower Dispensers were attached.
See also: Mississippi
Units by County of Origin
1861-1865
Mississippi
in the
War
Between the States
1861-1865
Civil
War Pension Records
Where
to obtain
Service
Records and Pension Applications
*
* * * * * * *
Sons
of Confederate Veterans
Brig.
Gen. Benjamin G. Humphreys
Camp
#1625, Indianola, Mississippi
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