History
Tippah County in the Civil War
This is the manuscript of the Civil War section of
Andrew Brown's book, History of Tippah
County, Mississippi; The First Century.
Parts
of it were cut out when the book was
published. There is also a section on officers
who served from Tippah County.
Southern
Sentinel Accounts of the Civil War in Ripley
Battles
Forrest at Bryce's (Brices')
Crossroads -This
is chapter one of the book Confederate Wizards of the
Saddle, by Bennett H. Young published in 1914.
Units
Morphis' Independent
Company of Scouts, Mississippi Cavalry
Roster of the Morphis'
Independent Company of Scouts, Mississippi Cavalry
formed in New Albany.
1st
Partisan Rangers/7th Miss. Cavalry
Roster of the 1st Partisan
Rangers/7th Miss. Cavalry.
1st Battalion
Mississippi Infantry Army of 10,000
Roster of the 1st Battalion
Mississippi Infantry Army of 10,000 taken mainly
from the Soldiers and Sailors system with
biographical data added.
2nd Mississippi
Infantry Regiment Roster of the 2nd Mississippi
Infantry.
- 2nd Mississippi Facebook Page
Michael Brasher's 2nd Miss. page. Michael is
the expert on the 2nd Miss. and is writing a
book on the regiment. His roster and history
is a must read.
- Diary of Maj. John
H. Buchanan
Diary of Maj. John H. Buchanan, Co. B 2nd
Mississippi Infantry, July 4, 1861 - July 9,
1862 with additional information about John and
the 2nd Mississippi added by the transcriber.
- Diary
of Augustus L.P. Vairin
Diary of Old Ord, Sgt.
A.L.P Vairin, Co. B 2nd Mississippi Infantry,
1861-1865. Edited by Andrew Brown, Tippah County
historian.
- Simple
Story of a Soldier
Written by Samuel W. Hankins of Co. E 2nd
Mississippi Infantry and later a 1st Lt. of
Cavalry. He enlisted as a boy of 16 and served
the duration of the war. He was from Itawamba
County, MS.
- Letter
from
David J. Hill
This letter from David J.
Hill of Co. B 2nd Miss. was written to Gen. R.R.
Dawes of the 6th Wisconsin which engaged the 2nd
Miss. in the railroad cut at Gettysburg on July
1st 1863. Gen. Dawes had found the wounded
color bearer of the 2nd on the field of the
charge on July 4th. The color bearer was
Sgt. Christopher Columbus Davis of Co. D 2nd
Miss. Gen. Dawes wishes to know if he
survived and David is able to tell him.
- 2nd
Mississippi
State Cavalry
Roster of the 2nd Mississippi State Cavalry.
This data comes mainly from the Soldiers and
Sailors system with biographical data added. Co.
A was commanded by Capt. Sol Street and known as
"Citizens Guards" of Tippah County.
Col
Street -- Confederate Partisan Leader
Article by Andrew Brown published in the
Journal of Mississippi History.
Captain Sol Street
"Sketches of this
Dashing Leader and his Company," published
in the Southern Sentinel August 9, 1894.
2nd
Mississippi
Partisan Rangers (Ballentine's)
Roster of
the 2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers (Ballentine's)
taken mainly from the Soldiers and Sailors system
with biographical data added.
3rd
Bn.
Mississippi
Infantry
Roster of the
3rd Bn. Mississippi Infantry taken mainly from the
Soldiers and Sailors system with biographical data
added. Also known as the 45th Mississippi
Infantry.
32
and 45 Miss. Consolidated Flag Abstract
This flag was
recently found and Robert Swinson has written
a 45 page abstract of this unit. Rob is
writing a book and requests any information on
the unit and its men.
10th
Mississippi Infantry
Roster of the 10th
Mississippi Infantry taken mainly from the
Soldiers and Sailors system with biographical data
added.
Life
Story of Rev. James Knox Polk Newton
Autobiography
of Private James K. P. Newton, Co. K 10th Miss.
Infantry, Forrest's Cavalry, 15th TN Cav. and 2
Miss. Cavalry.
17th
Mississippi Infantry
Roster of
the 17th Mississippi Infantry.
18th
Mississippi
Cavalry Regiment
Roster
of the 18th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment taken
mainly from the Soldiers and Sailors System with
biographical data added.
19th Mississippi
Infantry
Roster of the 19th Mississippi
Infantry. Diary of Lt. George
D. Norris, Co. B 19th Miss. Infantry
This diary is dated March 24 -
June 27, 1862. Lt. Norris died June 30, 1862 from
wounds received at Frazier’s Farm VA.
23rd Mississippi
Infantry Regiment
Roster of the 23rd Mississippi
Infantry Regiment.
Men
of the 1st and 23rd Miss. Inf. buried at
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
These men died of disease in Hopkinsville, Ky.
during the winter of 1861/1862 and are buried in
Riverside Cemetery there.
Officers of the 3rd
(23rd) Mississippi
Newspaper article -- List of
officers as published in the Southern Sentinel
Jan. 22, 1885.
Officers Surrendered
at Ft. Donelson
Officers of the 1st, 3rd (23rd)
and 4th Miss. surrendered at Ft. Donelson Feb. 16,
1862.
Death of Capt. A.J.
Gibson
Obituary and an account of the
service of Capt. Andrew Jackson Gibson Co. A 23rd
Miss. Infantry.
The
23rd Mississippi at the Battle of Nashville
Major G.W. Garrett's
first hand account of the 23rd's part in covering
Gen. Hood's retreat from Nashville.
26th Mississippi
Infantry
Roster of the 26th Mississippi
Infantry.
32
and 45 Miss. Consolidated Flag Abstract
This flag was recently
found and Robert Swinson has written a 45 page
abstract of this unit. Rob is writing a book and
requests any information on the unit and its men.
Some companies of the 26th which were not captured
at Ft. Donelson were put into the 32nd until the
26th was exchanged and reorganized. The men of the
26th were then ordered back to the 26th.
32nd Mississippi
Infantry Regiment
Tommy Lockhart's muster roll
including service records of all the men!
Roster
of
the 32nd Mississippi Infantry
Roster compiled from
Tommy's list above, the Soldiers and Sailors
system, Tippah Co. Historical and Genealogical
Society publications, cemetery records and user
submissions. Contains some biographical
information.
32
and 45 Miss. Consolidated Flag Abstract
This flag was recently
found and Robert Swinson has written a 45 page
abstract of this unit. Rob is writing a book and
requests any information on the unit and its men.
34th Mississippi
Infantry Regiment
Muster roll of the 34th
Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Notice
--
David Boone has published a new book "Honor Without
a Stain" on the 34th Mississippi Infantry. To obtain
a copy email him at dbboone@hotmail.com!
John
Henderson Freeman Diary
Link
-- John was in Co. I 34th Mississippi
Infantry. Many men of his company are
mentioned.
Lafayette
Rogan Diary
Lafayette Rogan was a
2nd Lt. in Co. B 34th Miss. Infantry and was a
prisoner at Rock Island, Ill. prison when this
diary was written.
Men
of the 34th who became Galvanized Yankees
Enlisted men of the 34th
who were captured at Lookout Mt., TN were taken to
Rock Island, IL prison. Some of these men were
recruited into the Union Army to go west to fight
Indians. This is a partial list of these men who
became known as "Galvanized Yankees".
1889
reunion
at Byhalia Mississippi.
Newspaper article --
This article mentions the flag of the 34th
Mississippi being at the reunion and tells a
little about the flag bearer who carried this flag
in many battles, Zophar Ferrell of Benton County.
It was taken from the Ashland Register
printed 1 Aug. 1889.
Casualties
of
the 34th at Perryville, KY
Newspaper article --
List of the killed and wounded at Perryville by
Maj. A.T. Mason as published in Ashland, Benton
Co. Feb. 8, 1896.
Other
units with Tippah County men
Also contains a list of
men who fought from other states but later lived
in Tippah County.
National Databases
Soldiers and Sailors System
National Park Service
Soldiers and Sailors system. Search for a soldier
or a regiment. Read Crute's unit histories.
Official Records
No serious study of the
American Civil War is complete without consulting
the Official Records. Affectionately known as the
"OR", the 128 volumes of the Official Records
provide the most comprehensive, authoritative, and
voluminous reference on Civil War operations. This
is a link to the eHistory site where you can read
and search these volumes.
Mississippi in the Civil War
Message Board
Message Board
This is an interesting
board and is a good place to ask any questions you
may have. Several real experts frequent the board
and they are a very helpful group.
Cemeteries and Burials
List
of Confederates buried in Union County
Confederate Graves
From
Tippah and surrounding areas. This is a new
listing compiled in October 2008.
Mississippians
Buried in Union Cemetery, Leesburg VA
Mississippians buried in a mass grave in
Union Cemetery, Leesburg VA.
Mississippians
Buried
in
Hollywood
Cemetery,
Richmond
VA
Mississippians listed in: Register of the
Confederate Dead, interred in Hollywood Cemetery,
Richmond VA (1869). In the USGenWeb Archives.
Rowland Cemetery, Benton Co., MS
Mississippi Casualities
A list of men from the 2nd, 19th, 23rd, 32nd and
34th found in cemeteries outside of
Mississippi. Most are in cemeteries of Federal
prisons.
Glenwood Cemetery, Thomaston, GA
Confederate
Cemetery,
Forsyth,
GA
Myrtle
Hill
Cemetery, Rome, GA
Rock
Island
Federal Prison
Chattanooga
Confederate Cemetery
McGavock
Cemetery, Franklin, TN
Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN (Camp Morton)
Alton,
IL Prison
Confederate
Mound,
Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL (Soldiers/Sailors who
died at Camp Douglas)
Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, TN.
Confederate
Veterans
Buried
in Lamar Co., TX.
Warrenton
Cemetery, Warrenton, VA (Manassas
Casualities)
Confederate
Burials
in
Lynchburg, VA
Resaca,
GA Confederate Cemetery
Tippah
County Cemeteries
Benton
County
Cemeteries
Mississippians
buried at Bardstown Kentucky
Mississippians
buried in Winchester City Cemetery TN
Tishomingo
County Confederate Burials
Southern Cross of Honor
The
Southern
Cross
of Honor
In the late 1890's and early 1900's, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy awarded the Southern
Cross of Honor medal to ex-Confederate soldiers who
were members of the United Confederate Veterans in
recognition of their devotion to the southern
cause. See a picture of the cross and list of
names of a few men known to have received it.
Oath, Parole, Letters, Diary -
Have you ever wondered what your
ancestor signed when he took the oath of
allegiance or was paroled? You can
find out below.
C.D.
Hallowell
Oath
of Allegiance
Oath of Allegiance of Calvin D. Hallowell of
Marshall Co., Miss. dated 27 July 1865.
J.O.
Kelly Oath of Allegiance
Oath of Allegiance of John Oliver Kelly of Tippah
Co., Miss.
Parole
Parole of Calvin D. Hallowell, Co. G Ballentine's
2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers dated 16 May 1865.
Mississippians
paroled at Appomattox
Southern Historical Society papers listing the names
of men from Mississippi who were surrendered and
paroled at Appomattox.
Hallowell
Civil
War Letters
Letters to Sarah Emily Hallowell from her husband
Calvin and her brother-in-law Albert L. Hollowell
during the war.
John
Jones Civil War Letters
Letters home from John Jones, Co. K 34th Miss.
Infantry during the war.
Dr. Albert H.
McAllister Letter
Letter written by Dr. A.H.
McAllister to his sister-in-law and her children
upon finding out that John J. McKinney had died.
John and Albert were in Co. E 2nd Mississippi
Partisan Rangers together and Albert was married
to John's sister.
Letters
by David R. Childers
Letters written by David Richard Childers to
his niece during the Civil war.
A.O.
South Letter
Letter written by A.O. South of Co. F 2nd Miss.
Infantry after the battle of First Manassas
Letters
of
James I. and brother Samuel M. Brewer
Letters written by James I. Brewer of Co. K 34th
Miss. Infantry and Samuel M. Brewer, University
Greys Co. A 11th Miss.
Letter
of
Capt.
William S. Patterson Stewart to wife Elizabeth
Letter written by Capt. Wm. Stewart of Co. I, 1st
Bn. Miss. Infantry 28 Sept. 1862 from Bardstown,
Ky.
Memorandum Book of William J. Rogers
Diary of William Josiah Rogers, Co. E 13th
Tennessee Infantry 2 June 1862 - 25 May 1863.
Diary
of Capt. Robert I. Hill
Robert I. Hill was Captain of Co. B 23rd Mississippi
Infantry. His diary covers the period of August 1861
to June 10th 1862. It tells of the hardships of his
company from formation to the battle of Ft. Donelson
where his regiment was taken prisoner. He is not
impressed with "no-general Pillow."
William Malachi
Stark Letter
Letter from William M. Stark to his sister Jane
following the Battle of Atlanta.
Diary
of
Judge
Orlando Davis
Diary of Judge Orlando Davis in which he recorded
Federal visits to Ripley.
Letter
by
Mrs.
Cole of Ripley
Mrs.
Cole writes of the suffering inflicted by the
Yankees on the people of Ripley.
Letter
by Robert Graves Smith
Robert
writes to his grand niece in 1932 giving a history
of the Robert W. Smith family and an account of
the Smith's service in the Civil War.
Letter by Mrs. E.J.
Beach to her parents in Georgia
Letter
describes the effect of war on New Albany
Citizenry.
Partial
Obituary
of Dr. M. F. Rogers
Dr. Rogers served as a lad of 13.
Experiences
of
I.N. Rainey in the Confederate Army
Isaac Nelson Rainey served in Co. A 7th Tenn.
Cavalry. This company was Gen. Wm. H.
Jackson's escort company. They rode with Gen. N.B.
Forrest and were at the surrender with him. Nelson
wrote this in his 81st year for his grandchildren.
Galvanized Yankee
Late in the war
Confederate prisoners were offered freedom and
promised that they would not have to fight the
south if they would enlist in the Union Army.
They were sent out west to fight Indians
instead. Those who accepted were called
"galvanized Yankees" and since this freed a
Union soldier to fight the south were generally
considered traitors.
James
D.
Rowland
James
D.
Rowland and information on his daughter who
lived to be 103 and died in 1969.
Matthews Family
Civil
War
Account of Robert J. W. Matthews
Robert Joseph Walker Matthews wrote this account of
his service in Co. E 12th Miss. Infantry, Sardis
Blues. Robert was the son of Samuel and the nephew
of Joseph W. Matthews, Gov. of Mississippi from 1848
- 1850.
Matthews
Family
Letters These letters
were written by the Matthews family immediately
after the war and tell of conditions and race
relations in Mississippi in reconstruction
times. This is the family of Joseph W.
Matthews, governor of Mississippi 1848 - 1850.
War Stories
Interesting
Civil
War Stories
If you have an interesting Civil War story, please
submit it. These stories should be true.
War
Reminiscences
In 1894, the Southern Sentinel published these
three articles on the Civil War in the Tippah
County area.
Tennessee
Civil War Sourcebook
Newspaper articles from Tennessee Newspapers during
the Civil War
Pension Applications
Tippah
County
Pension applications - 1916
John
L. Aldridge
John was a resident of Prentiss County when he
applied for a pension. He enlisted from Tippah
County in Co. G 23rd Mississippi Infantry.
Charles
P. Dickerson
Charles was a resident of Chickasaw County when he
first applied for a pension. He enlisted from
Tippah County in Co. A 23rd Mississippi Infantry.
James
R.
Hamilton
James R. Hamilton was a resident of Eustace
Henderson County Texas when he applied for a
pension. He enlisted from Tippah County near
Corinth in Co. H 31st Mississippi Infantry.
John Waverly Smith
John Waverly Smith was a resident of Grand Junction,
Hardeman County, TN when he applied for a pension.
He first enlisted as a private in the 13th TN
Infantry, was wounded and out of service for six
months, the transferred to the 18th Miss. Cav. and
was a Captain in Co. D. He later became Lt. Col. of
the 18th.
Marion Skipworth
Marion Skipwith Smith was a resident
of Grand Junction, Hardeman County, TN when he
applied for a pension. He served as a private
in Co. D 18th Miss. Cavalry.
Widows
Pension
application of Emily F. Gay
Emily was the widow of John Wiley Gay, Co. I 9th
Miss. who died July 28, 1909 in TX.
Maps
Civil
War
era
map of Tippah County
Links to Confederate pages in Tippah and
Nearby Counties
Confederate
Links
New
Albany
Grays CSA (Co. K, 21st Regt. Miss.
Volunteers)
23rd
Mississippi Infantry (Sharpshooters) New
Albany
Tishmomingo
County - The Civil War
Alcorn
County
- Civil War
Northeast
Mississippi
Museum Association
Tippah County Historical and
Genealogical Society
Tippah
County Historical and Genealogical Society
The main source of
published information on Tippah County is the Tippah County
Historical and Genealogical Society.
All of the county records that are online are
the result of their work. They have published
two volumes of Heritage books and have them for
sale along with a great CD packed with county
information. There is also a county
history book by Andrew Brown which has been
republished. Andrew Brown is the author of
the Civil War history online here. The
society donated his original manuscript for
these chapters of his book. Profits from
the sale of books and the CD go to make more
information available. Visit their
site and see what they have to offer.
Researchers Page
Researcher
Form
Use this form to
submit the Tippah County Confederate you are
researching. It is a great way to make contact
with others researching the same soldier.
Read
the Researchers Page
Read the
researchers page and see is someone is
reseaching the same soldier as you.
Genealogy
Homepages
The
following genealogy home pages contain information
on at least one Tippah County Confederate. You
will find more information on his line there than
on these pages. If you have a page with a Tippah
County Confederate listed and would like me to add
a link to it, please email me.
Steven
Rutherford -David
Flynn, James McCullough, John Lemon, Robert Walker,
Thomas Franklin, William Williamson RUTHERFORD, P.W.
CAVINESS
Randy
Howald Texans in the Civil
War, Cunningham and Hughes families
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Walter Fred Cox, Jr.
July
27, 1942- June 11, 2006
This site was created and
maintained with great pride from 1997
until his death in June of 2006, by Walter Fred Cox.
His
dedication
and
insight
in
preserving
and
making
available
Tippah
County
History
will
forever
be
appreciated
by fellow researchers.
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Melissa
McCoy-Bell
Tippah County
Confederates Coordinator
Jeff Kemp
MSGENWEB State Coordinator
Denise Wells
MSGENWEB Asst. State Coordinator
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Page updated May 27, 2020
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Individual submissions remain the property
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