On April 9, 1865 the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, surrendered to the Union forces under the command of General U.S. Grant. Approximately 28,356 Confederate soldiers were involved in the surrender, a number of them from the state of Mississippi. It is possible, and even probable, that some soldiers who were present on April 9^th were not included in the official list. Such is the case of John James Harrison Greer, Co. K, 17^th Mississippi Infantry. Though not listed in the official returns, he is shown as present in the muster rolls through March 17, 1865 and states on his Tennessee Confederate Pension Application that he was Paroled at Lee's Surrender at Apomatocks on April 9, 1865. His presence was attested to by J.T. Eason of Tate County, MS. There were, undoubtedly, other mistakes as well. There were three Mississippi Brigades at the surrender: Humphrey's, Davis's, and Harris's. Companies formed in Desoto County were in both Davis' (42^nd Mississippi, Companies B, C & D) and Harris' (17^th Mississippi, Co. I) Brigades. Others served in different companies or regiments.

Humphrey's Brigade

(Previously known as Barksdale's Mississippi Brigade. Brig. Gen. Barksdale was killed at Gettysburg, PA on July 2, 1863. Brig. Gen. Benjamin Humphreys was wounded in Sept. 1864.)

Officers:

G. R. Cherry, Capt. Com'd'g Humphreys' Brigade.

E. S. Butts, Capt. and A. A. and I. G.; Sam'l Frank, Capt. and A. Q. M.; J. O. Ramsaur, Capt and C. S.; W. L. Allen, 1st Lieut. and Ord. Officer.; J. W. Patterson, Surgeon Brigade.; T. F. Meritt, Ass't Surg'n 18th Miss. Reg't.; Wm. R. Gunn, Ass't Surg'n 17th Miss. Reg't. Rich'd O'Leary, Ass't Surg'n 13th Miss. Reg't.; H. D. Green, Ass't Surg'n 13th Miss. Reg't.; J. C. Spinks, Ass't Surg'n 13th Miss. Reg't.; Chs. T. Mann, Ass't Surg'n 18th Miss. Reg't.; W. W. Leggett, Ass't Surg'n 21st Miss. Reg't. ; Geo. H. Peets, Ass't Surg'n 21st Miss. Reg't.; R. L. Knox, Ass't Surgeon 17th Miss. Reg't.; Wm. H. Davis, 1st Lieut. Co. H, 13th Miss. Reg't. ; Benj. George, 1st Lieut. Co. L, 21st Miss. Reg't.; J. W. Gower, 1st Lieut. Co. D, 18th Miss. Reg't. ; James P. Clark, 2d Lt. Co. K, 18th Miss. Reg't.; C. McDonald, Chaplain 21st Miss. Reg't.

Staff NCO's:

Comm'y Serg't J. G. Metz; Courier S. Warren; Courier J. N. Ford; Q.-M'r Serg't N. B. Adams; Q.-M'r Serg't Jno. A. Hegney; Ord. Serg't J. I. Hudson.

Thirteenth Mississippi Regiment.

Co. A.

Corp'l S. D. Ragan; Privates R. H. Barrett; Jos. C. Beard; Chas. H. Hall, Jno. A. Kirkpatrick; Thos. Riddle, Baxter Quinn, J.H. Swatzel.

Co. C.

Privates R. T. Newcomb, J. L. McWilliams, B. H. McKelvin, J. M. Roberts, T. J. Watts. Musician Jno. Hunter.

Co. D.

Serg't T. J. Payne. Privates Garnett Adams, Jno. Maloy, Jno. F. Rowe, Jas. Smith, B. F. Wells.

Co. E.

Privates J. J. Crawford, Thos. J. Hearne, Elihu Bullock, S. P. Martin, Jas. Young, J. L. Price.

Co. F.

Privates H. P. Bolling, W. B. Radford, P. H. Simmons, R. F. Wilkenson.

Co. G.

Serg'ts D. C. Gavin, Jas. McLendon. Privates J. C. Calhoun, J. H. Barnes, N. B. Barnes, Jas. H. Carr, Francis H. Carr, Jno. D. Peel, Jas. Robertson, Wm. H. Scott, Dan'l Shorts.

Co. H.

Corp'l J. C. Wells. Privates B. W. Davis, Wm. R. Gosa, Jno. H. Springer, Jno. C. Stewart, Jas. H. Waldrop.

Co. I.

Serg't Robt. B. Harrison. Privates G. W. Allen, J.J. Gober, J. L. Goff, W.J. Hines, J. B. Sanders, Noah Williams, J. B. Quinn. Music'n Jacob D. Murff.

Co. K.

Serg't E. H. Williams. Corp'l Jno. H. Cooper. Privates H. H. Alexander, H. F. Alexander, Jas. M. Bozeman, Wm. P. Barrett, Dan'l H. Barker, E.E. Edgar, I. F. Etheridge, J. W. Harper, Robt. T. Hancock, Chas. Jones, C. C. Matthews, R. B. McElroy, J. J. Mott, Jno. F. Strebeck. Music'ns Jno. A. Dubose, I. S. O'Leara, Jas. P. Parker.

Seventeenth Mississippi Regiment.

Ord. Serg't R. H. Bogan.

Co. A.

Corp'l R. D. Wood. Privates J. S. Henley, E.N. Henley, H.M. Sanders, W.L. Doss, Robt. Lawhorn. Serg't Sig. Corps G.W. Bowen.

Co. B.

Serg't Jno. W. Harris. Corp'l Chas. Nunally. Privates B. E. Grey, P. H. Fant, H. C. Corey, R. W. McClane, K. S. Holland, W. M. Abernathy, courier at Corps H'dq'rs.

Co. C.

Privates R. McCullough, L. Little, A. J. Seales.

Co. D.

Serg't A. F. Jones. Privates S. T. Burton, M. Lavelle, M. T. Parr.

Co. E.

Serg't L. M. Patton. Privates J. W. Hanna, M. V. Branch.

Co. F.

Privates Martin P. Ballard, John Carter, Wm. Ramey, W. H. McCandliss, W. P. Mothershed, W. M. Willoughby, Thos. H. Hurdle.

Co. G.

Privates Jas. Malone, L. F. Hill, Fox Moore, Shelby Richmond, Wm. Wilson, Jas. Pritchard, Jas. W. Moore, R. E. Whitten.

Co. H.

Privates J. Guy Kendall, Robt. Patton, Jno. D. Stone, Geo. W. Clark.

Co. I.

Privates Thos. Eason, Wm. E. Lee, Wm. Everton, J. L. Mason, L. W. McNeely, T. P. Nabors, Jno. W. Smith, W. E. Goin, F. L. Holloway, P. B. Jones.

Co. K.

Private Aaron B. Carter, Henry Calvin, Wm. Greer, Aaron Phillips, K. H. Chilcoate, Geo. P. Tankersley, Jno. D. Williams.

Eighteenth Mississippi Regiment.

Hosp'l Steward E. E. Baldwin. Comm'y Serg't C. L. Chambers.

Co. A.

Serg'ts Jas. Ware, N. E. Burnham. Corp'l J. R. Little. Privates F. S. Bouchillon, T. J. Butler, Jas. A. Copuland, A. Gay, Jno. G. Hays, Riley Harper, D. G. Keesh.

Co. B.

Corp'l W. L. Taylor. Privates J. M. Smith, J. M. Twiner, Wm. Penn.

Co. C.

Privates N. M. Sanders, G. H. Summers, N. Winkler.

Co. D.

Serg'ts W. T. Lipsey, Patrick Maher. Privates Wm. S. Brown, Cage J. Berry, A. E. Bosley, P. M. Cooper, A. C. Houston, J. L. Stinnett, Jas. Ryan, T. L. Cooper, Wm. White.

Co. E.

Private A. M. McClarty.

Co. F.

Privates S. H. Brister, Wm. Ross.

Co. G.

Privates T. T. Smith. H. Caldwell, T. D. Carr, Thos. Possett.

Co. H.

Privates Thos. G. Googer, E. G. Mumford, F. J. Wallace.

Co. I.

Privates Wm. Lewis, George Barrett.

Co. K.

Corp'l Chas. T. Russell. Private Moses Long.

Twenty-first Mississippi Regiment.

Comm'y Serg't Joseph Doll. Serg't Musician Henry Yoste.

Co. A.

Privates R. C. Clarke, Chas. M. Hay, Jno. A. Merritt, Edwin Owen, J. H. S. Miller, W. M. Crisp.

Co. D.

Privates Chas. Anderson, Jas. Miller, Jno. A. Wisner, Andrew Sullivan, W. Phares, L. Wailes, H. C. Morain, H. A. Taylor.

Co. E.

Privates W. P. Roberts, H. Fitzgerald, S. Hayslip, O. C. Combs, Wm. Will, A. C. Nelson, D.C. Hastings, Karl Kothe.

Co. F.

Privates R. H. Clark, Sam'l Sewell, Tobias Polk, Elijah Jackson, Jno. C. Crump, David Carter.

Co. G.

Private S. B. Robinson.

Co. H.

Privates Wiley Day, T. M. Davidson, H. T. Grant, Jas. Flowers, Thos. G. Parks, R. F. Spears.

Co. I.

Privates Wash. Spells, David Hawkins, Wm. H. Johnson.

Co. K.

Privates Jas. Kimbrough, B. G. Murrah.

Co. L.

Privates Jas. Lowrie, R. D. Odum.

Davis' Brigade

(Commanded by Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Davis, nephew of President Jefferson Davis.)

Officers:

Jos. R. Davis, Brig.-Gen.

J. J. Evans, Capt. and A. A. G.; R. C. Wortham, 1st Lieut. and Ordnance Officer; J. S. Rice, Maj. and Q. M;, Robt. Henderson, Capt. and A. C. S.; L. P. Cooper, Capt. and A. Q. M.; A. A. Bartlett, Capt. Co. F, 1st Confederate Batt.; Jas. A. Conner, Adj't 26th Miss. Reg't.; M.D. McNeely, 1st Lieut. and Ensign 42d Miss.; E. J. Phillips, 2d Lieut. Co. F, 1st Confederate Battalion.; D. C. C. Rodgers, 2d Lieut. Co. A, 11th Miss. Vols.; G. F. Cole, 2d Lt. Co. C, 11th Miss. Vols.; Isaac W. Anderson, Ass't Surg. 1st Confederate Batt.; T. D. Witherspoon, Chaplain 42d Miss. Reg't.; Joseph Marlar, 2d Lieut. Co. D, 26th Miss.; Jas. J. Holt, Surgeon 2d Miss. Reg't.; J. T. Stanford, 1st Lieut. Co. K, 11th Miss.; W. M. Bryant, Surg. 26th Miss. Reg't.; T. J. Caldwell, Ass't Surg. 26th Miss. Reg't.; B. F. Ward, Surg. 11th Miss. Reg't.; E J. Mears, 1st Lieut. Co. K, 4th Miss.

First Mississippi Artillery.

Serg't Jno. S. Halt.

First Confederate Battalion.

Hos. Steward, W. F. Barron; Privates Wm. Conner, Co. C.; H. Monnie, Co. B.; Jno. Phillips, Co. F.; J. D. Eulom, Co. E.; E. Purcell, Co. E..

Second Mississippi Regiment.

Hos. Steward J. M. Cox; Qr. M. Serg't J. M. Cayce.

Co. B

Privates B. F. Cann, A. Talbutt, R.T. Cooper, W. M. Cochran, J. B. Eubanks, J.A. Norton.

Co. C

Privates C. C. Kea, R. M. Roberts, P. G. Braddock, Jas. Weems.

Co. E

Privates H. McCullough, Frank Ford.

Co. G

Privates P. McConnally, Jno. Dillard.

Co. H

Privates Jno. Helms, C. C. Cuthbert.

Co. K

Private Robt. Harlan.

Eleventh Mississippi Regiment.

Serg'ts W. H. Fox, Co. G. Courier at Div. H'd Q'rs, W.G. Elkin, " Act'g Brig. Com. Serg't; Ord. Serg't Jas. Morley; Private W. B. Barker, Co. F. Clerk Brig. H'd Q'rs.

Co. D

Private W. H. George.

Co. E

Privates L. Sweis, G. W. Norwood.

Co. F

Private A. Brown.

Co. G

Privates T. H. Franklin, P. Femandey.

Co. I

Private R. C. Sorten.

Co. K

Serg't N.M. Bobbitt; Privates Geo. Reeves, Jno. Kea, Joe Dennis.

Twenty-sixth Mississippi Regiment.

Hos. Steward D. T. Price.

Co. A

Private A. C. Reid.

Co. B

Privates A. McRually, J. F. Keith, J. H. Conner.

Co. D

Serg't R.J. Pickett; Private W. H. Clarke.

Co. F

Private J. Fields.

Forty-second Mississippi Regiment

Co. D

Private Jno. Carmichael.

Co. F

Private S. W. Lowry.

Co. H

Private E. E. Brown.

Co. I

Corp'l W. F. Harlan; Private L. Allen.

Harris' Brigade

(Commanded by Nathaniel Harrison Harris. Formerly known as Posey's Brigade.)

Officers:

N. H. Harris, Brig. Gen'l.

W. R. Stone, Capt. and A. A. A. G.; W. M. Harris, 1st. Lt. and A.D. C.; W. C. Nelson, Lt. and Ord. Officer; J. M. Patridge, Maj. and Com'y of Sub.; H. J. Henesey, Maj. and Q. M.; W. C. Connell, Capt. and A. C. S.; Andy T. Owens, Capt. and A. Q. M.; D. W. Ducie, Capt. and A. Q. M.; R. W. Phipps, Col. 19th Miss. Reg't.; A. A. Lyon, Surg. 19th and 48th Miss. Reg'ts. ; Wm. F. Schwing, Capt. Co. D, 19th Miss. Reg't. ; W. J. Wall, Capt. Co. H, 19th Miss. Reg't.; D. Bowen, Capt. Co. I, 19th Miss. Reg't.; J. P. Rogers, Capt. Co. L, 48th Miss. Reg't.; B. F. McClellan, Capt. Co. F, 48th Miss. Reg't.; N. S. Walker, Capt. Co. E, 48th Miss. Reg't.; J. J. Brett, Capt. Co. D, 48th Miss. Reg't.

John B. Ginn, Ass't Surg. 16th Miss. Reg't.; T. G. Clarke, Ass't Surg. 12th Miss. Reg't.; George Bennett, 1st Lt. Co. G, 48th Miss. Reg't.; F. H. Duquercron, 1st Lt. Co. L, 48th Miss. Reg't.; P. G. Felters, 1st Lt. Co. K, 16th Miss. Reg't.; W. S. Agnew, 1st Lt. Co. K, 19th Miss. Reg't.; J. J. Cox, 1st Lt. and Ensign 19th Miss. Reg't.; H. Jay Wilkins, 1st Lt. Co. I, 48th Miss. Reg't.; J. R. Green, 1st Lt. Co. A, 48th Miss. Reg't.; P. A. Walker, 2d Lt. Co. B, 16th Miss. Reg't.; Chas. J. Lewis, 2d Lt. Co. I, 48th Miss. Reg't.; W. L. Stephen, 2d Lt. Co. D, 19th Miss. Reg't.; L. M. Hardy, 2d Lt. Co. A, 48th Miss. Reg't.; L. B. Lester, 2d Lt. Co. G, 19th Miss. Reg't.; Alex. A. Lomax, Chaplain 16th Miss. Reg't.

Twelfth Mississippi Regiment

Staff NCOs:

John Dillon, Co. A, detailed as Ord. Serg't.; T. A. Baldwin, Co. A, Forage Master Div. H'd Qrs.; Elleck Epperson, Co. C, Hospital Steward.; J. Durr, Co. C, detailed with A. and I. G., A. N. V.; Jas. McBrean, Co. E, Ambulance Driver; Private F. H. McMurry, Co. F, Wagon Master; Private W. H. Hamilton, Co. K, Commissary Serg't.

Co. A

Privates J. T. Lancaster, Jno. Miller, John Mapp, P. A. Mullen, O.H. Spence.

Co. B

Privates H. D. Harbin, F. D. Keen, C. H. Foote.

Co. C

Privates C. D. Fox, J. W. Maxwell, J. N. Johnson, E. M. Pepper, J.W. Williamson.

Co. D

Privates F. M. Bowie, S. Farmer, Z. H. Hardee, J. M. Harris, G. W. Jones, J. C. Martin, A.M. Martin, W.S. Leach, E.P. Saunders, M.M. West, D.C. Woods, C.H. Thomas.

Co. E

Serg't Geo. Baker; Privates C. Monighan, Jno. McMurray.

Co. F

Private H. F. Mangum.

Co. G

Privates H. M. I. Munce, E. Crissey, P. O'Brien.

Co. H

Serg't G. W. McCormick; Privates W. W. King, A. K. King, J. M. King, E.J. Carmichael, S. Strickland.

Co. I

Privates H. B. Davis, S. A. Montgomery, J. S. Moore, T.P. Sprawls.

Co. K

Corp'l Wm. Brown, Jr.; Privates W. W. Dent, W. K. Donegal, A.S.W. Howland.

Sixteenth Mississippi Regiment

Co. A

Privates Henry Folz, David Hutter, John Maples, Mus'n Daniel Packer.

Co. B

Serg't F. M. Grubbs; Privates H. R. Gibson, J. C. Ware.

Co. C

Serg't J. B. Yates; Privates J. G. Blackwell, G. S. Evans, W. G. Smith, A.J. Terry, Mus'n C. Slay.

Co. D

Private James Wilson, Mus'n James Cambet.

Co. E

Com'y Serg't Brig. W. T. Tyler; Mus'n P. J. Frederick, Privates T. Ragan, R.J.R. Bee.

Co. F

Privates Charles A. Adams, G. Ellis, G. W. Irwin, J. C. Evans, T. H. Green, R. J. Lightsy, J.J. McRaney, J.R. Rambe, H. Smith, T.L. Smith, J.B. Smith, W.C. Smith, A. Langham, W.M. Morgan, C. M. McCurdy, John Hughey, T.L. Chandler.

Co. G

Corp'l J. A. Sheilds; Private Henry Dry.

Co. H

Serg't J. M. Rogers; Privates J. T. Boykin, R. R. Boykin, J. R. Boykin, L. D. Boykin, J. W. Boykin, W. R. Bolling, T.L. Boyd, A.A. Floyd, S.W. Hardy, R.H. Noblin, D.O. Summers.

Co. I

Serg't Joseph Adams; Mus'n W. H. Hartwell; Private Steven Fletcher, courier for Gen. Harris.

Co. K

Serg't G. G. Howell; Privates W. H. Davis, T. S. Denton, A. J. Denton; Courier J. A. V. Feltus, Private Jacob Hildebrand; Mus'n Gabe Kann, P. R. Leatherman, W. T. Agnew, T. T. Rabie, J.D. Stocket, J.F. Therrell, R.A. Varnell, G.A. Walker, J.H. Walker, J.L.G. Patterson; Hos. Steward E. A. Robinson.

Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment

Serg't-Major John E. Burrage; Hosp. Steward W.J. McNeill; Ord. Serg't S. D. King; Q.M. Serg't W. P. Meaders; Com's'y Serg't H. L. Alexander.

Co. A

Corp'ls C. D. Wells, G. W. Jones, T. P. Hughes, J. A. Taylor, Privates J. M. Burt, W.J. Bateman, S. H. East, J. T. Forestell, T. B. Gore, W. R. Gathright, Z. W. Goodwin, W.E. Harper, T.C. Harper, John Nutt, H.S.A. Pool, E. Prince, A. Stewart, W.S. Thompson, G.L. Wiggins. Co. B.

Co. B

Serg't W. E. Mooney; Corp'ls W. C. Correthers, A. W. Arnold; Privates H. S. Correthers, J.W. Harrison.

Co. C

Privates C. Leary, Dan'l Lane, T. Shanahan, W.L. Stevenson.

Co. D

Serg't W. H. Terry; Corp'ls W. S. Price, B. F. Adair; Privates G. W. Allen, J. M. Gilbert, W.S. Humphreys, A.L. Trimble, A.B. Wilkinson.

Co. E

Serg't W.S. Thurlkill; Corp'l W. H. Lunday; Privates W. Allbright, W. H. Cromwell, W. M. Furr, J. C. Furr, J. D. Johnston, J. N. Lowrey, J. M. Morgan, E. M. Pickens, F.A. Ross, T.G. Spears, W.R. Siglar, C.W. Stearnes, J.L. Thurlkill, G.H. Williams, Thos. Nagle.

Co. F

Serg't Jas. A. Ward; Privates S. L. Clark, Jno. Conkle, J. Crow, J. W. Dunn, J. N. Hill, J. W. Hardy, A. Holland, J. M. Jurdon, W.J. Johnston, M.C. King, J. Lawhorn, J.M. Lawrence, J.C. Pate, J.W. Vankannon.

Co. G

Serg'ts M. M. Caldwell, F. S. Cooper; Corp'l J. M. Lee; Privates D. Archibald, A. N. Bishop, L. Bishop, C. A. Bryans, W. W. Dobson, J. M. Goodnight, J. F. Jones, D.L. McClure, R.R. Robinson, J.D. Sloan, L.W. Stogner, J.M. Stogner, J.W. Williams, J.W. Kyle.

Co. H

1st Serg't H. C. Fields; Privates Chas. Bagby, J. C. Hood, W. J. Hays, J. F. Graves, W. Kidd, R.G. Perkins, W.V. Wynn.

Co. I

Serg't W. Haynes; Corp'ls C. S. Taylor, H. C. Wallace; Privates J. T. Austin, J. M. Hawkins, J. O. McCoy, W. T. McCoy, Jno. Mabray, J.N. McClusky, D. Odell, J.N. Shaw, J.A. Stewart, B.G. Wallace, T.G. Stout.

Co. K

Serg'ts D. F. Ragan, G. C. Bruton; Corp'ls A. T. Holmes, J.J. Rice, J. S. Cunningham; Privates E. E. Blythe, S. B. Barton, R. W. Bell, J. W. Gallaway, J. D. Kirk, W.G. Leonard, J.M. Lytal, J.S. Pratt, W.H. Pratt, G.H. Snow, F.Y. Turner, R.M. Turner.

Forty-Eighth Mississippi Regiment

Serg't-Major William Smith; Q. M. Serg't G. W. Platt; Ord. Serg't J. R. Denkee; Hos. Steward G. M. Witherspoon; Com's'y Serg't C. S. Mason.

Co. A

Serg't W. S. Hardy; Corp'l Fleming Brown; Privates G. W. Coward, Pat. Hennesy, J.J. Page, D. Brosneham.

Co. B

Serg't E.G. Randle; Privates B. L. Adams, J. B. Carter, J. L. Patrick, A. D. Parkerson, J.M. Scroggins, J.J. Townsend.

Co. C

Privates J. J. Robertson, Thos. J. Milford, Thos. R. Watson, Sam. Wells, O.M. Seay, J.M. Shackleford, Jack Holliday, W. Gardener, John F. Alexander.

Co. D

Serg'ts Jas. P. Barr, P. G. Brett, Jas. L. Parker; Corp'l John A. Mounger; Private A. W. Aven, Wm. G. Boland, W. F. Brett, J. G. Hill, W.B. Hendrix, Jas. B. Mounger, Thos. J. Newan, J.C. Spears, Jas. R. Weaver, F.W. Spears.

Co. E

Privates James Brown, James Saunders, E. L. Salmon.

Co. F

Corp'l John W. Elliott; Privates Geo. S. Clarke, B. F. Hewin, Perdue Holt, Edw. B. Mitchell, Pinkney M. Perkins, Cleve Rowan, Levi E. Sidon, Robert C. Strong, Francis H. Foote.

Co. G

Serg'ts Frank N. Hammett, Frank W. Anderson; Privates Tim Mahoney, John B. Weller.

Co. H

Corp'ls J. D. Laughlin, E. Briggs, J. H. Hammett; Privates H. C. Downing, C. Fryer, D. D. Gibson, N. B. Clark, E.J. Davidson, John Haszinger, T.G. Powell, C.T. Robinson, T.J. Stephenson.

Co. I

Serg'ts George Weeks, James Hoffman, Jr.; Privates William Hopkins, Dan'l Turner,

Co. L

Serg'ts S. Pierce, J. J. Culpeper; Privates L. Cooper, G. W. Critz, B. F. Cooke, W. B. Edwards, A. G. Gartin, J. D. B. Gartin, B.J. Gartin, G.A. Jacobs, J.B. McCreight, W.H. Nichol, A. McSween.

Johnston Artillery (unassigned ) Virginia Volunteers.

Private J. F. Leigh, Mississippi.

Poague's Battalion, Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia

Jno. N. Yeargain, 2d Lieut. Richard's (Miss.) Battery P. A. C. S.