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Generals of the Civil War
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The War for Southern Independence:
4th
Mississippi Regiment
4th
Mississippi Infantry,
Company C, Red
Invincibles
Contributed
by Dan Edwards
(See Copyright
Information below)
Contributed by John
J. Hansen Chronology
of Service
The 4th consisted of one
company (A) from Choctaw County; Company F of Calhoun
County; B, I, and K from Attala County; D, E, and H from
Carroll County; and companies C and G of Holmes County.
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12
Aug. 1861 |
Company
G enlisted in Durant. |
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17
Aug. |
Company
C enlisted in Emory. |
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11
Sept. |
Encampted
at Trenton, Tenn. |
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6
Feb. 1862 |
Under
Attack at Fort Henry, retreat to Fort Donelson. |
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13
Feb. |
Under
Attack at Ft. Donelson. |
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15
Feb. |
Regiment
makes sucessful breakout but ordered back to pits. |
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16
Feb. |
Garrison
Surrenders. Sent to P.O.W. Camp Chase, Ohio and
militarty prison at Indianapolis. 23 Holmes Countians
perish while there. |
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October |
Exchanged
at Ponchatoula, La. |
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Late
Nov. |
On
duty, Snyder's Mill on the Big Black River. |
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29
Dec. |
Repulse
main assault at Battle of Chickasaw Bayou |
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1863
29 Apr.- 4
May
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Marched
over 100 miles and fought the Battle of Port Gibson
during this five day period. |
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17
May |
In
Battle Big Black Bridge before Vicksburg, Col. Gee
captured. |
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18
May |
Engaged
at outer works before Vicksburg. |
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19
May |
Ordered
back to position near Riddle House. |
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22
May |
Withstood
major assault. |
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28
May |
Withstood
major assault. |
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29
May-4 July |
Under
Constant artillery and rifle fire. |
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4
July |
Vicksburg
Surrenders. |
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11
July |
Paroled
to exchange camp at Enterprise. |
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16
Oct. |
Exchanged |
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26
Nov. |
Arrived
Resaca, Ga., went into winter quarters. |
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15
Jan.-3 Apr. 1864 |
Involved
in several troop movements between Mobile, Meridan,
and Selma. |
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13
-15 May |
Engaged
at Resaca |
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19
May 1864: |
Engaged
as Cassville |
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25
May -28 June |
Engaged
at New Hope Church and Punkinvine Creek. |
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4
June |
Engaged
at Lost Mountain. |
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27
June |
Repulsed
major attack by General Smith's columns at Kennesaw
Mt. |
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4
July |
Engagement
at Smyrna. |
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9
July |
Engagement
at Vining's Station. |
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20
July |
Skirmishing
at Peachtree Creek. |
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23
July--26 Aug. |
Turner
Ferry Rd. on West side of Atlanta under almost
continous attack by artillery and sharpshooters. |
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4-6
Aug. |
Major
engagement at Turner Ferry Rd. positions. |
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27
Aug. |
Engagement
on the Chattahoochee. |
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1
Sept. |
Rearguard
for evacuation to Lovejoy Station. |
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3
Sept. |
Took
positions at LoveJoy Station, engaged enemy.. |
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5
Oct.: |
Engagement
at Altoona Creek. |
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13
Oct: |
Engagement
at Tilton |
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26-29
Oct.: |
Engagement
at Decatur, Ala. |
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20
Nov. |
Engagement
at Columbia. |
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30
Nov. |
Battle
of Franklin, suffered severe losses. |
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4
Dec. |
Engagement
at Overall Creek. |
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7
Dec. |
Battle
of Murfreesboro. |
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15
Dec. |
Battle
of Nashville. Very few escaped to go into winter
quarters at Tupelo. |
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1
Feb. 1865 |
Ordered
to Fort Blakeley, near Mobile. |
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9
April 1865 |
Remmants
of the Fourth surrendered and sent to Ship Island |
4th
Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Company
C (Red Invincibles),
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Capt.
W.C. Red |
Daniel,
Robert |
Kirkpatrick,
W. R. |
Tate,
Milton |
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1st
Lt. J.F. Alexander |
Daniels,
John |
Lomax,
Alf |
Thompson,
William |
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2nd
Lt. R.D. Meek |
Farr,
Ned |
McDougal,
Columbus |
Thompson,
Henry |
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3rd
Lt. J.J. Williams |
Gerrard,
? ? |
McLean,
William |
Walker,
Thomas |
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Ables,
Richard |
Gilliam,
Dr. William |
Nail,
Thomas, |
Walker,
James |
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Ables,
William |
Gilliam,
H.A. |
Nall,
Madison |
Walker,
George |
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Adair,
John |
Givin,
William |
Nelson,
Crawford |
Wallace,
William |
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Alexander,
S.G. |
Goolsby,
T.W. |
Nelson,
William |
Wallace,
Dudley |
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Alexander,
L.F. |
Goss,
John |
Opry,
Joseph |
White,
F.M. |
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Alexander,
Lycurgus F. |
Grindstaff,
John |
Penn,
Paul |
White,
Sam |
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Anderson,
John |
Guthrie,
Thomas |
Polk,
William |
Williams,
Joe |
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Barnett,
Frank |
Hamilton,
Hector |
Porter,
Prentiss |
Williams,
Alfred |
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Beall,
Watt |
Hampton,
B.W. |
Powers,
L.A. |
Williams,
Richard |
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Beard,
Thad |
Hampton,
Wade |
Railey,
Calvin |
Willis,
William |
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Boothe,
John |
Harris,
W. S. |
Red,
George |
Willis,
George |
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Browning,
Preston |
Harrison,
Joe |
Reed,
-- -- |
Wilson,
Dr. R.T. |
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Browning,
Jeff |
Hefner,
J.C. |
Reeves,
Joe |
Wilson,
William |
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Cade,
William |
Hewett,
T.E. |
Roach,
John |
Wilson,
Henry |
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Calhoun,
Arch |
Hewett,
W. H. |
Robbins,
George |
Wimberly,
Caleb |
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Cameron,
William |
Hollmes,
John |
Rogers,
Howison |
Wood,
Shimmey |
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Carter,
Warren |
Hosea,
O.f. |
Smith,
Hiriam |
Wood,
Thomas |
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Carter,
James |
Hubbard,
John |
Smith,
William |
Yager,.
John |
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Collins,
William W. |
Huffman,
Frank |
Snelson,
John |
Young,
Joseph |
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Cook,
Miles |
Johnson,
Miles |
Snipes,
James |
Young,
Joe |
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Cowey,
Joe |
Johnson,
John |
Snipes,
William |
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Capt. W. C. Red died
at home on 24 Jan. 1863. Succeeded by Capt. J.T. Alexander.
Lt. James Sullivan killed in command in August 1864 near
Atlanta. Lt W.J. Wallace succeeded Sullivan in command.
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Carroll County
Coordinator:
I am
John Hansen,
volunteer County Coordinator for Carroll County, Mississippi. I have
family lines from here and hence my interest in establishing as much
information as possible on early Carroll County History.
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