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Company Unknown

General

When his state seceded he left his seat in congress and accepted the command of the 13th regiment of Mississippi volunteers, participated in the campaigns of Virginia, and rose to the rank of brigadier in the confederate service. He commanded the 3d brigade of Early''s division, during the second day''s fight at Gettysburg, and fell while leading his men in the assault on the national/eft.
Contributor Bill CookDate added 6/11/2004

Company Unknown

3rd Lieutenant

George W. Bradley Enlisted Apr 1, 1862 at Lee's Mill, VA. Elected 2nd BVT Lieutenant Oct 15, 1862 and 3rd Lieutenant Oct 17, 1862. Detailed Jan/Feb 1862 to go for conscripts. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg and left in PA. Died of wounds July 10, 1863.
Contributor Joey HernandezDate added 8/30/2007

Company Unknown

2nd Lieutenant

Joseph L. Bradley Joined State Service Mar 1861 at Louisville, MS. BVT 2nd Lieutenant and 3rd Lieutenant. Killed at Malvern Hill July 1, 1862. during the Seven Days Battles.
Contributor Joey HernandezDate added 8/30/2007

Company Unknown

Major

I would like to know more about my relative, when did he join, wounded? what battles, when he left the service, address listed at time of enlistment
Contributor Bonnie J. JohnsonDate added 10/17/2013

Company Unknown

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Paula HoppingDate added 4/13/2015

Company Unknown

Private

enlisted in Capt. Daniel R. McIntosh's Company of the Mississippi Volunteers (seccessionists) for the Civil War and mustered into the service of the State of MS on April 27, 1861 in Quitman, MS, as a private. He mustered into the service of the Confederate States on May 12, 1861 in Corinth, MS as part of the 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. He was discharged in Union City,TN on June 12, 1861, because of disabilities.
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 9/8/2010

Company Unknown

Rank unknown

I have a photo titled 'Confederate Reunion at Kosciousko, Miss Sometime around 1904' W.M. Palmer, my gggrandfather, is identified by name and an arrow. Are there other copies out there with other men identified?
Contributor Billy FosterDate added 3/23/2011

Company Unknown

Lt. Colonel

Mackerness Hudson Whitaker was LT COL of the 13th MS.
Contributor Edward WelchDate added 7/10/2012

Company A

Private

Enlisted may, 1861, surrendered appomattox court house april, 1865
Contributor jesseHomepage fruittramp@yahoo.comDate added 6/18/2013

Company A

Lt. Colonel

Joined State Service Mar 1861 at Louisville, MS. Enlisted May 1861 at Corinth. Captain John Bradley was promoted to Major in June 27, 1862 and was wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland on September 17, 1862; went home on wounded furlough. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on July 2, 1863, the same day he received his fatal wound taking the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He was moved to Williamsport, Maryland during Lee's retreat, but died there of his wounds on July 28, 1863.
Contributor Joey HernandezDate added 8/29/2007

Company A

Private

James was born 31 Mar 1845 in Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi. The Post Office is at Louisville. He enlisted at Louisville 16 March 1863. He has 13 items in his archival file. His first fight was at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg [in that battle on the 2 & 3rd day], Chickamauga, He was in the fight in East Tenn during the Knoxville Campaign when he was seriously wounded at the Fort Sanders battle. His wounds were so serious he was listed as ab [ absent on detail] Taken from front line service to a support detail in the rear. He was captured 19 Oct 1864 at Strasburg, Virginia and exchanged 28 March 1865. James died 16 Jan 1920 in Hillsboro, Hill County Texas. He was the father-in-law of my 4th cousin 3 x removed. Buried in the Peoria city Cemetery, Hill County Texas. May God rest his soul. Company A was known as [The Winston Guards]
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 8/16/2025

Company A

Rank unknown

Looking for help with John A. Kirkpatrick of 13th inf Co A of Mississippi. Thanks
Contributor Christopher K HullDate added 6/1/2015

Company A

Private

1824-1900, Salem Cemetery, Tollison, MS
Contributor David M. KrebsHomepage www.krebsfamilygenealogy.orgDate added 5/3/2012

Company A

Private

Farmer at New Prospect, MS. Age 22. Enlisted June 22, 1861 at Union City, TN. Reenlisted 2 yrs Apr 1862. Present Manassas through Malvern Hill. Wounded at Malvern Heights Sept 13, 1862. Furloughed home Sept 27, 1862. Absent sick Sharpsburg. Present on detail Fredericksburg. Captured Gettysburg July 2, 1863. Taken to Harrisburg, PA and Ft. Delaware. Took oath to US June 11, 1865 and released.
Contributor Steve ReagonDate added 12/30/2012

Company A

Corporal

Farmer at New Prospect, MS. Age 27. Married. Enlisted Sept 1861 at Enterprise, MS. Exchanged from 5th MS Infantry for T.J. Turner. Appointed Corporal Mar 10, 1864. Present Knoxville through Berryville. Absent sick Rockfish Gap through Cedar Run. Surrendered and paroled at Appomattox Apr 9, 1865
Contributor Steve ReagonDate added 12/30/2012

Company A

Private

Enlisted at 18 listing Webster, Ms. as his Post Office. Co. A 13th Regiment Winston Guard left Louisville Ms 13 May 1861 for Corinth Ms. where they rendezvoused on the 15th T.D. Wallace was disabled from wounds received at Gettysburg July 2, 1863 and was hospitalized July 14 at Camp Winder, Richmond Va. He returned to duty Aug 11 1863 and served until June 1864 when he mustered out.
Contributor Robert ThompsonDate added 4/6/2010

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Andrew PattersonDate added 10/23/2007

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Betsy ColeDate added 1/5/2006

Company B

Private

My GG Grandfather, Joseph Pearson Sanders was born June 1, 1831 in North Carolina. His home address, Isney, AL, MS/AL border, Choctaw & Washington County, AL (family records). He resided in Perry County, MS. His post office was Richton, MS, R.T.8. No.3. and was a bona fide resident of the State of Mississippi all his life (pension application). He served in the Confederate Army from May 1861 - April 1865. He enlisted as a Pvt. in the 13TH MS Infantry, Co.B (Co.C 1st yr), The Wayne Rifles, from Wayne County, MS. He transferred to Co.F, Lauderdale Zouaves from Lauderdale County, MS. (Co.G 1st yr) on Oct. 1, 1864. He ranked out as Pvt. He served in Brig. Gen. William Barksdale's Brigade who commanded the 13TH, 17TH, 18TH, & 21ST MS Infantry. BARKSDALE'S BRIGADE is part of THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VA, GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE - 1ST CORPS - LONGSTREET - IN McLAWS' DIVISION. The 13TH MS Infantry was organized in Corinth, MS on May 14, 1861, mustered into Confederate Service there on May 23, 1861, and reorganized at Yorktown, VA on April 26, 1862. The 13TH MS Infantry disbanded/mustered out at Appomattox Courthouse, VA on April 9, 1865 after the surrender of ROBERT E. LEE. The 13TH MS Infantry was involved in a number of major battles and skirmishes in between from Blackburn's Ford - 1st Masassas - Antietam - Frederickburg - Chancellorsville - Gettysburg to Appomattox. Joseph Pearson Sanders was wounded 2 times during the war. He was shot through the right arm and hip. At the Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1,1862 (severe wound) and Skirmish at Berryville, Sept. 4, 1864 (wound). (I do not know which wound occured first or where). He sustained other permanent wounds and injuries that would disable him from earning a support. He got a hernia from his hip wound and his hands frozen at Knoxville, November, 1863. His death certificate states that his occupation, he was a retired farmer. After the Civil War, JPS returned home to MS and married Mary (Polly) Everett in 1865. They had 8 children, only 5 lived. They homesteaded in Clark County, MS in the early 1870's. After Polly's death, somewhere between 1907-11, JPS went to live with his oldest son Jehu. JPS filed for his PENSION APPLICATION on July 15, 1916 and it was approved on Sept. 4, 1916. When his son Jehu died in 1917, JPS went to live at Beauvoir, Confederate Soldier's Home, The Last Home of Jefferson Davis, in Harrison County, Biloxi, MS on July 1, 1917 at the age of 86. JPS died on June 16, 1927 at Beauvoir at the age of 96. He is buried in the Confederate Cemetery at Beauvoir, not far from behind the tomb of the unknown soldier. NOTE: The name Joseph Pearson Sanders comes from Bible Records / Josiah P. Saunders is also shown on Military Records. My mother Osa OLA (Sanders) Grenier is a GGranddaughter to Joseph Pearson Sanders. Her Grandfather is Jehu Barry Sanders and her Father is William Dewitt Sanders. INFORMATION SOURCE: COPY OF APPLICATION FOR PENSION, DEATH CERTIFICATE, & FAMILY RECORDS, THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE 13TH MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY REGIMENT..... AS TOLD BY THOSE WHO WHERE THERE, BY JESS N. McLEAN, AND INTERNET SEARCH ON THE 13TH MS INFANTRY. SONS OF CONFEDERATE VERERANS PVT. WILLIAM M. CARNEY CAMP # 2088 ATMORE, AL. TRANSFERED TO STEPHEN R. MALLORY CAMP 1315 PENSACOLA, FL
Contributor JEFF GRENIERDate added 3/6/2009

Company B

Corporal

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Gayle HenningtonDate added 2/19/2004

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Christopher H. EzelleDate added 6/16/2013

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor NDate added 11/30/2023

Company C

2nd Sergeant

George Washington Acker was born in Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama in September 1839 to Lecil Bruton and Emeline Kennedy Acker. By 1850 he was living in Kemper County, Mississippi with his parents and six siblings. In 1860 he continued to live in Kemper County, Mississippi with his parents and seven siblings. In April of 1861 he mustered into “Captain Carter’s Company” of Mississippi Volunteers at DeKalb, Kemper County, Mississippi and in May of 1861 was enlisted as a Private into the Confederate Forces at Corinth, Mississippi. Carter’s Company became Company F and then C of the 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. He listed his occupation as “clerk”. He rose to the rank of 2nd Sergeant prior to his wounding and capture at Knoxville, Tennessee. In December of 1862 he was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia and in November of 1863 he suffered a wound at the Battle of Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee that resulted in the amputation of his entire left arm. He was left to be captured by Union forces and ultimately ended up at the Union POW camp at Rock Island, Illinois. From there he was exchanged in February 1865 via Lookout Point, Maryland. In March 1865 he as determined to be disabled and discharged from Confederate service. On September 18, 1866, he married Martha “Mattie” Ellis. They had 7 childeren; Blance Gray (1867-1935), Ella Frances (1871-1940), Etta Lecil (1872-1962), Maude A. (1877 – 1915), Augustus Albert (1877 – 1926), Harry Victor (1880 – 1946) and Emma Levi (1883 – 1964). Ancestry.com indicates that George and Martha had 22 grandchildren. In 1870 he was living with his wife and three children at Snow Hill, Wilcox County, Alabama and was working as a teacher. In 1880 he as living with his wife and six children in Kings, Dallas County, Alabama. He continued to live there until his death on February 8, 1901. His obituary indicated that he was very active in the local and state Democratic Party politics.
Contributor John GillDate added 3/23/2018

Company C

Private

Memeber of the 'Kemper Legion' militia,as of May 14, 1861, and taken into CSA service at Corinth, MS in June with the rest of the unit. Single, Student, 19 years old. Killed in Action at Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. No conclusive information was found on him at Ancestry.com. He may have been related somehow to Edward Warren Anderson also of Co. C, 13th Mississippi Infantry.
Contributor John GillHomepage john.waits.gill@gmail.comDate added 3/19/2019

Company C

4th Corporal

Joshua H. Ball was taken into Confederate service in Corinth, Mississippi on May 14, 1861, for a 12 month term of enlistment. At that time he was reported as 17 years old, a student and his marital status was single. His home town was listed as DeKalb, Kemper County, Mississippi. Returns of the 13th Infantry Regiment provide the following information: 1862-04-26, Promoted to Corporal 1862-05-28, Sent home on sick furlough 1862-07-01, severely wounded, gunshot R Knee 1862-07-03, Admitted Chimborazo 1862-07-08, 40 days wounded furlough home 1862-08-01, wounded furlough 1862-09-14, wounded furlough, Maryland Heights 1862-10-01, wounded furlough 1863-11-29, Captured, Ft. Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee 1863-12-01, Captured, prisoner 1863-12-03, Prisoner, Louisville, KY 1863-12-15, Prisoner, Rock Island, IL 1864-03-01, Returned from Sick furlough (Co. A) 1864-05-06, Wilderness, wounded, L leg amputated (Co. A) 1864-08-28, Retired (Co. A) 1864-12-07, Assigned to Invalid Corp., retired to Lauderdale (Co. A) 1865-03-02, Transferred from Rock Island for exchange. 1865-03-15, paroled His record of engagements is as follows Manassas, July 21, 1861: AF Leesburg, Oct. 21, 1861: P Garnett’s Farm, June 27, 1862: P Savage Station, June 29, 1862: P Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862: SW Maryland Heights, Sept. 13, 1862: AW Sharpsburg, Sept. 17, 1862: AW Fredericksburg, Dec. 11, 1862: P Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863: P Gettysburg, July 2, 1863: P Gettysburg, July 3, 1863: P Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863: P Knoxville, Nov. 18, 1863: P Knoxville, Nov. 29, 1663: C Wilderness, May 6, 1864: AC Spottsylvania, May 8, 1864: AC Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864: AC Hanover Junction, May 22, 1864: AC Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864: AC To June 12, 1864: AC Petersburg, June 18, 1864: AC Petersburg, June 19, 1864: AC Petersburg, June 20, 1864: AC Petersburg, June 22, 1864: AC Charlestown, August, 1864: AC Berryville, Sept. 3, 1864: AC Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864: AC P=present and unhurt, W=wounded, SW=severely wounded, K=killed, A=absent without leave, AF= absent on furlough, AD=absent on detail, AS= absent sick, AW=absent wounded, AC=absent capture, AA=absent under arrest, C=capture, X=deserted, M=missing, PD=present detailed, MW= mortally wounded. Joshua Died on December 8, 1869, age 25 years, and is buried in the Mount Olive Cemetery, Liberty, Kemper County, Mississippi, USA. No information was found on Joshua in Ancestry.com other than his 1860 census record and his burial. The 1860 census showed no other family members listed with Joshua.
Contributor John GillDate added 6/14/2015

Company C

Private

Died 30 Jul 1862 at Richmond, VA of wounds received at Malvern Hill 1 Jul 1862
Contributor Bob ConnerHomepage http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24485855/familyDate added 12/19/2011

Company C

Private

The following was obtained from microfiche records at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Documents are secondary sources prepared on printed forms prepared by a 'Copyist' signing as H. Borbeck or H. Bonbeck. The form indicates, 'From copy (made in the M.S. Office, War Department, in March 1905)of an original record borrowed from the Director of Archives and History, Jackson, MS-M.S.938010.' Private. Enlisted 05/14/61, Corinth MS by Capt Walker for 12 months. Old Company F. Subsequently New Company C. 13th Regiment Mississippi Infantry. This Company was successively designated as Captain Carter's Mississippi Volunteers and as Captain Carter's Company, (Old) Commany F, and (New) Company C, 13th Regiment Mississippi Infantry. The 13th Regiment Mississippi Mississippi Infantry was organized in May, 1861, of companies which had previously been in the State service and was mustered into the Confererate service for twelve months. About April 26, 1862, the regiment was re-organized and the letters of all companies changed. Record of particpation in Engagements: 1) Manassas, July 21, 1861: Present. 2) Leesburg, Oct. 21, 1861: Absent Sick. 3) Leesburg, Oct. 22, 1861: Absent Sick. 4) Garnett's Farm, June 27, 1862: Present. 5) Savage Station, June 29, 1862: Present. 6) Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862: Absent without leave. 7) Maryland Heights, Sept. 13, 1862: Asbent sick. 8) Sharpsburg, Sept. 17, 1862: Absent sick. 9)Fredericksburg, Dec. 11, 1862: Captured. (appears on a Parole of Prisoners of War dated Office of the Provost Marshal General, Army of the Potomac, Camp near Falmouth, Va., December 11, 1862.)(Name appears as a signature to a Roll of Prisoners of War paroled until regularly exchanged and sent from Fort Monroe, Va., to City Point,Va. Roll endorsed: ' Rec'd from Capt.l Alexander Mann, 32d Inf, N.Y. Vol., One hundred & fourteen (114) Prisioners of War. City Pt., 18th Dec., 1862 - W. W. Roberts, Capt. Com(illegible) Post. Incomplete duplicate role is indorsed: 'All Exchanged. Confederates, Jan. 6th, City Point' 10) Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863: Present. 11) Gettysburg, July 2, 1863: Present. 12) Gettysburg, July 3, 1863: Present. 13) Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863, Present. 14) Knoxville, Nov. 18, 1863: Absent Sick. 15) Knoxville, Nov. 29, 1863: Absent Sick. 16) Wilderness, May 6, 1864: Present. 17) Spottsylvanian, May 8, 1864: Captured. Received as POW at Fort Delaware, DelAware, May 20, 1864, and released therefrom on June 11, 1865, after taking Oath of Allegiance to the United States. Americus 'Mack' Gill returned to Mississippi, married 10 years after the cessation of hostilities and had two sons, and four grandchildren.
Contributor John W. GillDate added 11/6/2011

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jim TrueDate added 5/17/2007

Company C

Private

Jacob 'Jake' Rosenbaum was mustered into state service on 4/13/1861 at DeKalb, Kemper Co., by R. O. Perrin. He was 18 years old, a printer, and lived near DeKalb in Kemper Co. He was unmarried. From 07/18/1861 to 8/20/1861 he was in a private hospital in Bristol, Tenn. On 07/01/1862 he as severely wounded at Malvern Hill in the Peninsula Campaign. He was granted would furlough for 40 days on 07/11/1862. The monthly returns show him to have been on continuous wound furlough through 05/01/1863. The 1905 summary of status shows the following: Manassas, July 21, 1861 Present- Leesburg, Oct. 21, 1861 Present- Leesburg, Oct. 22, 1861 Present- Garnett’s Farm, June 27, 1862 Present- Savage Station, June 29, 1862 Present- Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862 Severely Wounded- Maryland Heights, Sept. 13, 1862Absent Wounded- Sharpsburg, Sept. 17, 1862 Absent Wounded- Fredericksburg, Dec. 11, 1862 Absent Wounded- Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863 Present- Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 Present- Gettysburg, July 3, 1863 Present- Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863 Present- Knoxville, Nov. 18, 1863 Present- Knoxville, Nov. 29, 1863 Present- Wilderness, May 6, 1864 Present- Spotsylvania, May 8, 1864 Present- Spotsylvania, May 12, 1864 Present- Hanover Junction, May 22, 1864 Present- Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864 Present- To Cold Harbor, June 12, 1864 Present- Petersburg, June 18, 1864 Present- Petersburg, June 19, 1864 Present- Petersburg, June 20, 1864 Present- Petersburg, June 21, 1864 Present- Petersburg, June 22, 1864 Present- Charlestown, Aug. --, 1864 Present- At the battle of Berryville, Sept. 3. 1864, Jake was reported killed. The next entry reports: '09 08 1864, Jacob [?] Rosenbaum, Co. C, Pvt. - Pvt., “Jake,” buried at Confederate Burial Ground in Cemetery, Winchester in grave”#1300 September 8, 1864 at Winchester, Va.” Jakes' grave at Winchester is clearly marked in the Mississippi section the Stonewall Cemetery within the Mount Hebron Cemetery, 305 E. Boscawen St. Winchester, VA 22601 The cemetery's records do not have Jake's first name, Jabob, so his headstone merely says 'Rosenbaum'. Jake's grave marker is clearly marked as #38 in the Mississippi section of the cemetery. Jacob Rosenbaum was born in Alabama, the son of Caroline and Marx. He had seven brothers and one sister. Descendants of Jacob's siblings still survive and thrive in east central Mississippi to this day (2017) I am not related to Jacob Rosenbaum. Jake was 1 of 5 Jews known to served in the 13th Regiment and I wanted that story to be told here.
Contributor John W GillDate added 4/26/2014

Company C

Asst Surgeon

No family notes have been added.
Contributor John Presley SpinksDate added 8/23/2012

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Kelley ThomasDate added 3/18/2014

Company C

Captain

Capt. Enlisted at DeKalb, Kemper Co., Born in Kemper Co., Miss., 25 years old, a lawyer, lived near DeKalb, Kemper Co., single. On furlough for the Battle of First Manassas, He is shown as Present for all subsequent action including the two actions at Leesburg in October 1861, also all battles in the 1862 Peninsular Campaign, and then then Maryland Heights, Sharpsburg, and the first Battle of Fredericksburg. He was wounded at 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg May 3, 1863. Allowed wounded furlough beginning June 20, 1863 he was Retired to Invalid Corps, November 5,1864
Contributor John W GillDate added 4/5/2019

Company C

Private

05 14 1861 “Alf,” enlisted at Corinth by J. W. Carter. Born in Va., Physician, lived near Battlefield, Newton Co., Miss. single, 24 years old. 06 16 1862 “Alf,” admitted to Chimborazo hospital,“pneumonia.” 06 24 1862 “Alf,” returned to duty. 01 26 1863 “Alf,” detailed to Medical Department. 08 28 1864 “Alf,” “deserted to the cavalry, joined from desertion.” was not returned under General Order No. #3'
Contributor John W GillHomepage jDate added 4/5/2019

Company C

Private

Thomas J Wootan enlisted in the Kemper Legion state militia on April 13, 1861, was subsequently taken into the 13th Miss. Inf. Regt. at Corinth, MS He was mortally wounded at the 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg (Virginia) on May 3, 1863 and died of his wounds on May 6, 1863. He also is listed as being present at the actions at Leesburg, Virginia on October 21, and 22, 1861. At the time of his induction he listed his occupation as farmer, unmarried and 22 years of age. His mother, Susan J. R. Lloyd applied for his unpaid wages. CSA documents describe him as 5' 11' tall, that he had dark eyes, complexion and hair. His mother's affidavit stated he was unmarried and had no children at the time of his death.
Contributor John W GillHomepage john.waits.gill@gmail.comDate added 4/5/2019

Company C

Private

Isaac Yates was mustered into 'Kemper Legion' of the Mississippi Militia on May 14, 1861. Along with other Mississippi Militia units they were inducted into Confederate States service at the Union City, Tenn. training center on June 4, 1861. He had been born in North Carolina and lived near Big Oak in Kemper County, Miss. He was present for the Battles of First Manassas (July 21, 1861), Garnett's Farm (June 27, 1862) and Savage Station (June 29, 1862). He was killed in action at the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 2, 1862. His older brother, Hiram Yates, served with the Co. G, 35th Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States Army. Hiram survived the war and died in 1915
Contributor John W GillDate added 4/5/2019

Company D

3rd Corporal

Was a Confederate Sergeant in Company D, 13th Regiment, Infantry, Mississippi, for 'The War between the States.' May 17, 1861 in Corinth, MS at the young age of 19, John mustered into the Confederate States Army as a Private along with 4 of his brothers-- William T., Robert M., Samuel M., and David L. John’s company was organized in 1861 in Decatur, Newton County, MS and was referred to as the “Newton Rifles.” Montgomery Carleton was the Captain of his company and Col. William Barksdale commanded it. John’s brother, Robert M. Patterson, was 1st Sergeant of the company when John enlisted. He was engaged and fought in a continuous series of battles including: 1st Manassas, Leesburg, Garnett’s Farm, Savage Station, Malvern Hill, Maryland Heights, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg 1st & 2nd day, Gettysburg 2nd & 3rd day, Chickamauga, Knoxville, Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Horseshoe, Hanover Junction, Cold Harbor June 3 & 5th, Petersburg June 21 & 22, Charlestown, Rockfish Gap and Cedar Run.
Contributor Terrie MadlerDate added 1/14/2016

Company D

Private

My great grandfather, David Simpson Young, signed into the Newton Rifles along with his older brother, Jesse W. Young. Jesse was later wounded at Sharpsburg and went home, but Grandpa fought on until he was wounded and captured at the peach orchard at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. He spent almost 2 years at Fort Delaware until he was released in 1865.
Contributor Johnnie H. NetherlandDate added 5/21/2012

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Gerald JonesDate added 5/3/2009

Company F

Corporal

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Contributor flnative52Date added 4/22/2012

Company F

Private

Price and James kids later married, making me.
Contributor Gerald JonesDate added 5/3/2009

Company G

Private

James was born in Lowndes Co Ala.22 Nov 1833. He enlisted in [Old Co I] which became [New] Co G 13th Regiment Miss. Infantry. known as [ Secessionist] Enlisted at age 27 in Capt D. R. McIntosh's Co. at Corinth Miss. on 12 May 1861. Travel to rendezvous is 207 miles. James suffers from rheumatism and is out sick for most of the first year. His first fight is at Manassas 21 July 1861. He is our sick for some time & Jan 1863 finds him back in his unit. He is engaged at Gettysburg on the 2nd & 3rd of July 1863. Chickamauga is his last fight because of his illness. He is permanently detailed as a shoemaker for the Company. He is paroled 9 April 1865 and dies in June 1880 in Lincoln Co. Miss. We are related by a distant marriage.
Contributor phillip thomasDate added 1/22/2020

Company G

Private

David Thomas Hewlette (Hulet) David Hulet, Private of Captain G L. Donald''s Company (G) of the 13th regiment of Miss. Vols, born in Harris Co. in the State of Georgia aged 35 years, Six feet 2 inches high, fair complexion, gray eyes, light hair, and by occupation a farmer, was enlisted by Capt. Eckford at Union City Tenn on the 5th of July 1861 to serve 10 months & 7 days and is now entitled to a discharge by reason of not being included in the Conscript Act. The said David Hulet was last paid by Capt. Turner to include the 30th day of June 1862 and has pay due from that date to the present date - 14th day of August.
Contributor John DavisDate added 9/17/2004

Company G

Private

born 01-27-1830, died 01-24-1918, enlisted 07-08-1861, discharged 04-09-1865, buried in Macedonia Cem., George Cty., Ms.
Contributor Jimmy TrussellDate added 8/5/2010

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Linda J. RussellDate added 8/24/2006

Company G

Private

Green was born in 1825 in Georgia. The 1860 census has him at 31 years old in Attala Co. Mississippi. The Post Office is at Multon Springs, He has 21 items in his archival file. He enlists 4 Aug 1862 at Brookhaven by Major Clark. Capt. McIntosh's Company. 9 May 1863 he suffers gunshot wounds to both thighs [flesh] and is in the hospital at Howards Grove at Richmond Va. returns to duty 29 July. He is captured in a skirmish at Berryville, in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Sent to Camp Chase in Ohio. Released 10 June 1865 after swallowing the Yellow Dog. He is described as having Dark hair, Dark Complexion, Hazel eyes and 5 foot 11 inches tall. he is 36 years old. The 13th was in the thick of the fight at every turn. Some of the Battles: 1861 Manassas, Seven Days, Savage Station, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg Siege, Captured in the skirmish at Berryville during the Shenandoah Campaign.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 11/16/2023

Company H

Private

The name is William Lewis Gideon Ellard. (1833-1892) I don't know why the long middle name. I am not an expert, but research suggests the 13th was part of the Army of Northern Virginia and was one of the most battle tested in the war. He served under William Barksdale and survived Barksdale's charge @ Gettysburg, which killed most involved, including Barksdale. I believe his company to have been nicknamed "the Spartan Band". They were present at 1st Manassas, Seven Days Battle, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Fort Sanders, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Cold Harbor, Cedar Creek, and probably surrendered @ Appomattox Courthouse. He enlisted in 1861 and survived the war and is buried in Oddfellows Cemetery in Okolona, Ms.
Contributor Stuart EllardDate added 1/6/2026

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Clifton HendersonDate added 6/17/2018

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Michael TurnerDate added 8/28/2008

Company H

Private

Enlisted 2 May 1861. Survived the war and returned to MS where he married Martha Jane Sugg and raised his family. Buried in Midway Cemetery in Calhoun Co.
Contributor Debbie BrasfieldDate added 4/11/2009

Company H

Private

Captured at Battle of Sailor's Creek, 3 days before surrender at Appomattox. Died October 1910. Buried Cascilla, Tallahatchie county, Mississippi.
Contributor Ken AllisonDate added 1/2/2015

Company H

Private

Will and brother, Charles Wesley Kendall served in the MS 13; another brother, James Asberry Kendall served in the MS 24th Infantry.
Contributor Ruth KendallDate added 2/4/2010

Company H

Captain

Teacher/Farmer. Enlisted 3/23/1861. Promoted to 1st Lt. 10/9/1862, to Cpt 12/11/1862. Captured at Knoxville, 11/29/1863, sent to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. Died of smallpox 1/29/1864.
Contributor Jayson MixonDate added 7/12/2010

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor James HawkinsDate added 5/25/2008

Company H

Private

Benjamin was born in Tennessee. The 1860 census finds him in Division 1, Chickasaw Co. Miss. He is 30 years old, and the Post Office is at Sparta. He has 13 items in his archival record. He enlists at Sparta on 23 March 1861 in Capt. Wesley Mellard's Company of Vol's. [Spartan Band] He travels 130 miles to Corinth Mississippi where he is mustered into Confederate Service on 2 May 1861 and is in Capt. William H Worthington's Company. He is involved in two battles: 1st Manassas and Leesburg, Va. He is medically discharged 21 Jan 1862 suffering from Chronic Rheumatism. He died 20 Nov 1919 at Cairo, Clay County, Mississippi and is buried in the Cairo - Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cem in that town. He is the father-in-law of my 2nd cousin 3 x removed. May his soul be at rest.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 1/17/2024

Company I

Private

Hockaday was born 2 May 1840. He died of wounds suffered at Gettysburg during the fighting on July 2, 1863. He is my great,great,great grandfather's nephew.
Contributor Gary BristerDate added 12/24/2005

Company I

Private

Newton Nash was killed July 2, 1863 at the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg.
Contributor Weldon NashDate added 6/22/2008

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Lee FrederickDate added 9/11/2009

Company K

Private

This looks interesting. If anyone has information about James Pinckney Breazeale, confederate veteran, I would love to hear from you. He was my great-grandfather, and would most likely have fought with a Louisiana unit. He came from Neshoba County, Mississippi, moving to Louisiana a year or so before the war. After the war, he settled in Attala County, Mississippi, where he lived until his death in 1910. I can not procure a record for him, but the Daughters of the Confederacy always place a flag on his grave every year. No one knows his unit, but it is believed he was in a cavalry unit.
Contributor Jimmy BreazealeDate added 6/30/2008

Company K

Private

Born in Georgia in 1835. Died in Corinth, Mississippi in 1875.
Contributor George HillDate added 7/19/2010

Company K

Private

Entered Camp of Instruction - September 8 1862. Enlisted November 29 1862 Fredricksburg, Va. Age 18. July 2 1863 Gettysburg, Peach Orchard brother Richard M Beeson KIA. Brother William Curtis Beeson wounded and captured. April 6 1865 Captured at Harpers Farm, Saylors Creek Va. Released at Point Lookout, Md. June 23 1865.
Contributor David TibbsDate added 9/9/2009

Company K

Private

Enlisted May 14 1861 Corinth, Ms. Age 20. July 2 1863 Killed at Gettysburg, Peach Orchard July 2 1863. Buried on the battlefield. Brother John P Beeson present. Brother William Curtis Beeson wounded and captured.
Contributor David TibbsDate added 9/9/2009

Company K

Private

Enlisted March 19 1861 (State Service) May 14 1861 Corinth, Ms Co. H reorganized April 26 1862 to Co. K. Age 22. July 2 1863 Gettysburg, Peach Orchard. Wounded in leg and captured. Paroled at DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, New York Harbor (not dated). At Gettysburg brother John P Beeson present. Brother Richard M Beeson killed and buried on the battlefield. Reappears on Muster Roll March-April 1864. Paroled at Talledega, Al. June 20 1865.
Contributor David TibbsDate added 9/9/2009

Company K

Private

Buried at Eastview Cemetery, Anson County, Wadesboro, NC.
Contributor Julie BentonDate added 10/31/2013

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Billy KingDate added 2/27/2007

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Laura WallaceDate added 9/24/2022

Company K

Corporal

I currently stand as a member of the Military Order of the Stars & Bars as well as the Sons of Confederate Veterans. William Finley was also a Chaplain. Death 18Sept1902 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Name: William F. Gillespie Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: Mississippi Regiment Name: 13 Mississippi Infantry Regiment Name Expanded: 13th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Company: K Rank In: Corporal Rank In Expanded: Corporal Rank Out: Corporal Rank Out Expanded: Corporal Film Number: M232 roll 15
Contributor charles gillespieDate added 10/30/2015

Company K

2nd Corporal

Granville was 32 years old when he enlisted 30 March 1861 at Corinth, Miss. In Capt. S J Randell's Co. Miss. Vols. { Pettus Guards] which became Old Co H and then Co K of the 13th Regiment Infantry. He was detailed as Color Guard. Fought at Manassas on 21 July 1861 and Leesburg Va. 21 Oct 1861. He was wounded and detailed as hospital nurse. Sent to Lauderdale Springs as Ward Master at Hosp. He had been shot in the knee at the battle of the wilderness on 3 May 1863. Detailed as Hq clerk and then detailed in Commissary Dept at Enterprise, Miss. Discharged 20 Apr 1865. Married 1853 and buried at Rose Hill Cem. beside his wife at Meridian, Lauderdale Co. Miss.
Contributor phillip thomasDate added 9/6/2019

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Paul McElroyDate added 2/17/2009

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