1st MS Regt Co A DeSoto County MS

1st Mississippi Regiment, Co. A
Walker Reserves

Submitted by Tim Harrison

Organized in April 1861 for three years or the war. The First Regiment was completed in August 1861 and ordered into camp of instruction at Iuka, MS. The field officers were elected 10 September, 1861. The First was one of the four regiments sent by Governor Pettus to Kentucky to reinforce Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston. Camp near Hopkinsville, Ky., October 17, 1861. Regimental officers included: John M. Simonton, Colonel; A. S. Hamilton, Lt. Col.; and T. H. Johnson, Major. Company A was formed in Marshall County, MS, though it included some me from DeSoto County, mostly the Olive Branch area. Company officers when organized were:

Captain – George Mosely
1st Lt – Isaac K. Snoddy
2nd Lt. – Oliver F. Eddins
3rd Lt. – James M. Glenn

The company was captured at Fort Donelson, TN in February 1862. After their parole, the company was at Port Hudson, LA were they were captured a second time in 1863. Once again paroled, the company was in the Army of Tennessee under General Joseph Johnston and John B. Hood, taking part in the Georgia campaign and the battles at Franklin and Nashville, TN. Afterward the joined General Johnston in North Carolina and were present at the surrender.

The names of men from DeSoto are in italics.

John C. Rietti, in his book, Military Annals of Mississippi Confederate (p. 19), lists the following members of Company A:

Mosely, George – Captain
Snoddy, Isaac K. – 1st Lt.
Eddins, Oliver F. – 2nd Lt.
Glenn, James M. – 3rd Lt.
Anderson, Arnold – 1st Corporal. Appointed 3rd Sgt Aug. 28, 1861.
Howard, Robert J. – 2nd Cpl.
Dean, Samuel T. – died Oct. 26, 1861.

Privates:
Boyd, Charles J.
Boyd, James A.
Brown, Fontaine E.
Black, Andrew S.
Beasley, Thos. J. – died Oct. 28, 1861
Beasley, Barnett – died Oct. 26, 1861
Ballen, E. W.
Crenshaw, Nat. B. – Appointed 4th Sgt
Crutcher, Elbert J.
Crook, James L.
Dean, Robert J.
Eddins, Wm. L.
Eddins, L. G.
Falkner, L. G. – Appointed 2nd Sgt
Fletcher, George H.
Goodrich, Robert
Glitzsman, Aaron
Howard, Thadeus M.
Hughey, Wm. H.
Harraway, Robert E.
Martin, Leander H.
Matthews, Julius L.
Moseley, James F.
Mosely, Thomas P.
Moseley, Wm. H.
Moseley, Tully E.
Matthews, John R.
McCargo, Robert P.
McCrory, William F.
Nesbitt, Samuel
Nesbitt, Thos. J. – Appointed 4th Sgt
Neblett, Bug. A. – Appointed 1st Sgt
Payne, George F.
Proctor, Thomas A.
Rodman, Wm. D.
Robertson, Wm. L.
Smylie, John
Snoddy, Isaac R. – Elected 3rd Lt.
Scruggs, Wm. H.
Thompson, James
Wilson, James C.
Whitfield, Napoleon V.
Walton, George F.

The National Park Service’s Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System listed the following members of Company A:

Last Name	First Name	Company	Rank_In	Rank_Out
Alexander	Squire	A	Teamster	Teamster
Alley	William D.	A	First Sergeant	First Sergeant
Anthony	Virgil J.	A	Private	Private
Arnold	Anderson	A	Sergeant	Sergeant
Ballen	Edmand W.	A	Private	Private
Bealew	E. W.	A	Private	Private
Beasley	Barnett	A	Private	Private
Beasley	Thomas J.	A	Private	Private
Black	A. T.	A	Private	Private
Boyd	Charles J.	A	Private	Corporal
Boyd	James A.	A	Private	Sergeant
Brouough	David	A	Private	Private
Brown	Fontain E.	A	Private	Private
Burdett	Ruben C.	A	Corporal	Corporal
Burdine	G.F.	A	Private	Private
Clarke	Samuel L.	A	Private	.
Collins	Samuel	A	Private	Private
Colson	Henry T.	A	Private	Private
Conner	James F.	A	Private	Private
Conner	William	A	Private	Private
Covington	James R.	A	Private	Private
Covington	Thomas W.	A	Private	Private
Crenshaw	Napoleon B.	A	Private	Private
Crook	James L.	A	Private	Private
Crook	Joseph L.	A	Private	Private
Crutcher	Elbert J.	A	Sergeant	Private
Davis	Walter S.	A	Private	Private
Dean	Robert J.	A	Private	Private
Dean	Samuel F.	A	Corporal	Corporal
Desmond	Daniel	A	Private	Private
Dill	John H.	A	Private	Private
Durrum	George M.A.	A	Private	Private
Eddings	Joseph A.	A	Private	Private
Eddins	E. F.	A	Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Eddins	O. J.	A	Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Eddins	Oliver F.	A	Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Eddins	William G.	A	Private	Sergeant
Eddins	William L.	A	Private	Private
Edins	J.	A	Private	Private
Elbert	Oliver	A	Quartermaster Sergeant	Quartermaster Sergeant
Enis	Hugh	A	Private	.
Falkner	Leander G.	A	Sergeant	Second Lieutenant
Faulkner	L.J.	A	Sergeant	Second Lieutenant
Fletcher	George H.	A	Private	Private
Ford	J. A.	A	Private	Private
Fugler	James J.	A	Private	Private
Galvin	Michael	A	Private	Private
Garth	James C.	A	.	.
Garth	William H.	A	.	.
Gillham	Richard	A	.	.
Gillzman	Aaron	A	Private	Private
Gleitzman	A.	A	Private	Private
Glenn	D.C.	A	Second Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
Glenn	J.M.	A	Sergeant	Brevet Second Lieutenant
Glenn	James M.	A	Sergeant	Brevet Second Lieutenant
Glitzman	Aaron	A	Private	Private
Goff	Thomas	A	Private	Private
Goodrich	R.C.	A	Private	Private
Goodrich	Robert	A	Private	Private
Graydon	Henry A.	A	.	.
Hall	William B.	A	Private	Private
Haraday	R. E.	A	Private	Private
Haraway	Robert E.	A	Private	Private
Hardy	George M.	A	Sergeant	Sergeant
Hardy	Robert C.	A	Private	Private
Harper	Pinckney R.	A	Private	Private
Harriway	R. E.	A	Private	Private
Henry	Colbert M.	A	Private	Private
Herrington	Martin A.	A	Private	Private
Howard	I. J.	A	Corporal	Third Lieutenant
Howard	James R.	A	Corporal	Third Lieutenant
Howard	Robert J.	A	Corporal	Third Lieutenant
Howard	Thaddeus M.	A	Private	Private
Howell	Bracket	A	Private	Private
Howell	Bracket O.	A	Private	Private
Huey	W. H.	A	Private	Private
Hughes	W. H.	A	Private	Private
Hughey	William H.	A	Private	Private
Hull	W. H.	A	Corporal	Corporal
Ingram	E.N.	A	Private	Private
Ingram	Eben N.	A	Private	Private
Johnson	Samuel H.	A	.	.
Johnson	W.A.	A	Private	Private
Johnston	James	A	Private	Private
Johnston	W.H.	A	Private	Private
Jones	W.J.	A	Private	Private
Kelly	William J.	A	Corporal	Corporal
Kimball	Francis A.	A	Private	Private
Lenard	James R.	A	Private	Private
Leonard	James	A	Private	Private
Lofton	Thomas A.	A	.	.
Martin	Felix A.	A	Private	Private
Martin	James S.	A	.	.
Martin	Leander H.	A	Private	Private
Matthews	John R.	A	Private	Private
Matthews	Julius L.	A	Private	Sergeant
McCargo	Robert P.	A	Private	Corporal
McClory	W.F.	A	Private	Private
McCrory	William F.	A	Private	Private
McDonald	Trissey	A	Private	Private
McGaha	William M.	A	Private	Private
McLee	A.T.	A	Private	Private
McNudy	W.	A	Private	Private
McRae	James M.	A	Private	Private
McRae	W.A.	A	Private	Corporal
McRae	William H.	A	Private	Corporal
McRorey	W.F.	A	Private	Private
Morris	Thomas	A	Private	Private
Morris	Thomas A.	A	Private	Private
Mosby	J. F.	A	Private	Private
Moseley	George M.	A	Captain	Captain
Moseley	James F.	A	Private	Private
Moseley	Thomas P.	A	Private	Private
Moseley	Tulley E.	A	Private	Private
Moseley	William H.	A	Private	Private
Mosley	J. L.	A	Private	Private
Myers	A. J.	A	.	.
Nabors	Harrison K.	A	Private	Private
Neber	Harrison K.	A	Private	Private
Neblitt	Eugene A.	A	Private	Private
Nesbett	Eugene A.	A	Private	Private
Nesbett Jr.	Samuel	A	Private	Private
Nesbit	Samuel	A	Private	Private
Nesbitt	Thomas J.	A	Private	Private
Nolton	Daniel	A	Private	Private
Owings	Benjamin F.	A	Private	Private
Patterson	Nathan S.	A	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Patton	H. N.	A	Private	Private
Payne	George F.	A	Private	Private
Powell	Samuel	A	Private	Private
Prescott	J. A.	A	Private	Private
Procter	P.H.	A	Private	Private
Proctor	Thomas A.	A	Private	Private
Reed	W.M.	A	Private	Private
Reed	William	A	Private	Private
Reed	William E.	A	Private	Private
Robertson	William M.	A	Private	Private
Robinson	John D.	A	Private	Private
Rodman	William D.	A	Private	Sergeant Major
Rogers	David C.C.	A	Third Lieutenant	Third Lieutenant
Scruggs	William H.	A	Private	Private
Simmons	T.J.	A	Private	Private
Smith	James C.	A	Private	Private
Smylie	John	A	Private	Private
Snoddy	Isaac R.	A	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Stewart	Charles E.	A	Private	Private
Stewart	Charles M.D.	A	Private	Private
Stuart	C.E.	A	Private	Private
Theral	Thomas B.	A	.	.
Therrill	Ellick J.	A	Private	Private
Thompson	James	A	Private	Private
Turner	Silas	A	Private	Private
Walton	George F.	A	Private	Sergeant
Walton	James C.	A	Private	Private
Wells	William J.	A	Private	Private
Whitfield	Napoleon V.	A	Private	Corporal
Wilkes	Joseph A.	A	Private	Private
Williams	Robert	A	Private	Private
Worthington	Ed.	A	Private	Private
Baldwin	H.C.	A,D	Private	Private
Matthews	Jacob H.	A,G	Private	Private

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DeSoto County Coordinator: Tim Harrison

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