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Dabney was my great-great-grandfather. He was a member of Hughes' Battalion, the 4th Mississippi Cavalry. Dabney served a very short time in the war. He enlisted June 7, 1862 and died Nov 7, 1862 in East Feliciana, Louisiana, of unknown cause. His Civil War records describe him as 32 years old, 6 feet tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, and occupation as farmer. Dabney's widow, Matilda Ashley Terry, died just six months after him. They left six orphaned children ages 1 through ten.

He enlisted 1n 1861 and was discharged at the Surrender, buried in Pipkins cemetery, Avent, Ms.

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born 09-01-1833, death unknown. enlisted 06-04-1861, discharged 05-04-1865 buried in Merrill Cem. George Cty., Ms.

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Co. B was also known as the 'Copiah Horse Guards'.

Captain Graves was born 15 November 1830; died 3 October 1862 in the Battle of Corinth.

He was an M.D.

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He went by S.D. McDonald.My 4th great - grandfather.

I have a headstone application that says that Peter was a member of this unit. I have also obtained service records, but I'm not sure if this is the right man because, according to a list of headstone registrations, there is another man of the same name in the same unit, but he's from Simpson County. So the service records may be his instead.

I also have headstone and pension applications which state that Peter was in the 3rd MS infantry. According to information on both headstone applications, they both must be referring to him. However, the only service records I could obtain for the 3rd was for an 'N.J. Smith' who died in a hospital on July 24, 1864, in Macon of wounds sustained July 20th during the Battle of Peachtree Creek, so this is not my relative since he survived the war. I've seen the muster rolls for this unit, and there is nobody else listed that could be him.

Nimrod 'Peter' Smith, Sr. is buried in Steep Hollow cemetery, located in Pearl River County, Mississippi. His headstone just says 'Confederate States Army'. No specific unit is listed.

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GG Grandfather, James Hodge Yawn's, brother. Tranferred to 46 MISS INF

James Hodge (Jim) Yawn, one of five of my GG Grandfathers who served, was born in Henry Co Ala 12MAR1836 and appears on the Covington Co census of 1850. He enlisted 19JAN1862 in Pass Christian, Miss. He married Sarah Elizabeth Lee (1844-1931) in 1860. His first son, born in 1862, was named James Terrell Yawn after Capt Vernon Terrell, so I assume he served in the Terrell's Dragoons detatchment. Archive cards indicate Co A,B & Stockdale's Btn. He is on Forrest's 2nd Division Cavalry list of wounded JULY1864, Harrisburg. He named another son Thomas Stockdale Yawn after the Lt Col, 4 MISS CAV. He is listed on the Co B final roster in 1865.In 1870, he appears on the Rapides Parish census and was a major participate in the Colfax battle/massacre of 1873 (Grant Parish). He died of unknown causes 15DEC1883 in Rapides Parish and is burried in the Venus-Cherina Cemetery, Ball, Louisiana. He has a Confederate veteran tombstone which reads: JAMES H. YAWN,CO B, 4 MISS CAV, C S A. He enlisted in the Cavalry with his younger brother, Pvt Cornelius Jorden Yawn, who was later transferred to Co B 46 MISS INF then discharged by the brigade surgeon at Camp Pleasant 11OCT1862. They were the sons of Willis Jackson Yawn and Louisa Odom of South Carolina, great grandsons of Major Archibald Odom, NC Militia, and GG Grandsons of Pvt. Henry Bramlett Virginia Militia, American Revolution.

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Robert was born Dec. 1845. He has three CMR's in his file. He enlisted 31 Aug 1863 at age 18 in Co F 4th Mississippi Cavalry. He served honorably until the end of the war. His home was in Rankin Co. Miss. He is a distant relative by marriage on my Gandy family line.

Marlin was born in Alabama in 1842. He has 3 cards in his archival file. This unit was formed in late 1862 by combining Hughes' and Stockdale's Battalion of Cavalry. It is thought that at some point they separated back to separate Battalions. They served their entire time in Mississippi and East Louisiana and the command passed thru 11 different commanders beginning with Thomas R Stockdale, CC Wilbourn's Cavalry and 9 others. The 4th fought in over 50 skirmishes in the war. Their final assignment was on 18 Feb 1865 as Stark's Brigade, Chandler's Division, Forret's Cavalry Corps, Alabama,

He enlisted 2 Aug 1862 at College Hill, Lafayette Co. Miss. Capt. A.C. McKissack's Co Hughes' Regiment Partisan's. Marlin died after 1880 and his gravesite is unknown. He was the father-in-law of my 4th cousin 3 x removed.

buried in Macedonia Cemetery, George County, Ms.

His wife Henriette Darden joined the Daughters of the Confederacy 1919. I still have her certificate iised to he on membership into the Jefferson County chapter.

Daniel was born in Lexington, KY in 1838. He was not wounded during the war. He died in 1899 in Oxford, MS.

Edward was born in Jackson, MS in 1846. He was not wounded in the war. He became the 1st Chancellor of the University of Mississipi in 1889. He died in Jackson, MS in 1917.

Served entire war with 4th Mississippi Cavalry. Surrendered as part of LtGen Nathan Forrest's Cavalry Corps. Returned home to become successful businessman in Gloster, Mississippi. Buried in Gloster.

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