Confederate Regiments & Batteries > Mississippi
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1862
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| Spring | Organized at Port Hudson, Louisiana under the command of Major George Hoke Forney. It consisted of three Alabama companies and individual companies from Florida (Captain J. M. Johnson), Georgia (Captain Lee) and Tennessee (Captain Bartlett).Assigned to Rust’s Brigade, 3rd Military District, Department of Mississippi & East Louisiana. |
| October |
Battle of Corinth |
| Winter | Assigned to Tilghman’s brigade, Loring’s division |
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1863
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| April 29 |
Battle of Grand GulfThe battalion was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George Forney. |
| May 16 |
Battle of Baker’s Creek (Champion Hill) |
| June | Assigned to Johnston’s Army of Relief, Department of the West |
| July 4 |
Surrender of VicksburgPart of the battalion was captured. |
| 1864 | |
| March 24 | Moved to Virginia and assigned to Brigadier General Joseph R. Davis’ Brigade, Heth’s Division, Tird Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the WildernessLieutenant Colonel George Forney was killed. Major F. B. McClung was promoted to lieutenant colonel and took over the battalion. Captain A. M. O’Neal of Company A was promoted to Major. |
| May 10-21 | Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Sergeant Adolph W. Leslie of Company E was killed. |
| May 23-26 |
Battle of North Anna |
| May 28-30 |
Battle of Bethesda Church (Totopotomoy) |
| June 3 |
Battle of Cold HarborAdjutant W.J. Scott was wounded. |
| June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg |
| August 18 |
Weldon Railroad (Ream’s Station)Captain Mike Donahue of Company B was killed. |
| October 1 |
Fort Bratton |
| October 3 |
Squirrel Level Road (Jones’ Farm) |
| October 5 |
Hatcher’s Run (Burgess’ Mill) |
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1865
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| February 5-7 |
Hatcher’s Run |
| March 25 |
Fort Stedman |
| April 2 |
Hatcher’s RunMost of the battalion (along with its brigade) was captured. |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseOnly three officers and six enlisted men were still with Lee’s army to be surrendered. |