The 3rd Bn. Mississippi Infantry was at one time known as the 33rd and the 45th Mississippi Infantry. It was consolidated with the 32nd Miss. Infantry and after the lose of many of its men it was again renamed the 3rd Bn. Mississippi Infantry. Read the history of this unit on the Mississippi SCV page.

The list below was taken from the National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors System. You will find some men listed multiple times with various spellings.

Here is a list of the companies, their names and where they were raised.

Company A -- Duncan Riflemen (raised in Simpson County, MS)
Company B -- Insurgents (raised in Itawamba County, MS)
Company C -- Raymond Minute Men (raised in Hinds County, MS)
Company D -- Choctaw Rough & Ready Company (raised in Choctaw County, MS)
Company E -- McNair Rifles, aka Pike County Rifles (raised in Pike County, MS)
Company F -- Tippah Highlanders (raised in Tippah County, MS)
Company G -- Mississippi Volunteers (raised in Pontotoc County, MS)
Company H -- Capt. Roberts’ Company [27th AL Infantry] (raised in AL)
Company I -- Capt. Wright’s Company [27th AL Infantry] (raised in AL)
Company K -- Capt. Charlton’s Independent Company (raised in Hinds County, MS)

A book "The Third Battalion Mississippi Infantry and the 45th Mississippi Regiment: A Civil War History" has been written about this unit by Dr. David Williamson. It can be found at the publisher's site www.mcfarlandpub.com or Amazon.com.

Another book is being written by Robert Swinson. See his some of his work here.