38th
Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Contributed by
Dan Edwards
See Copyright
Information below
Chronology of Service
| 12 May 1862 |
Regiment
Formed at Corinth |
| 3-4 Oct. |
Battle of
Corinth |
| Dec. |
Ordered to
Vicksburg, took up position on Snyder's Bluff. |
| 22 May 1863 |
Took position
on Jackson/Graveyard Road. |
| 28 May |
Repulsed major
attack. |
| 29 May -- 4
July |
defending
position and raising fortifications. |
| 4 July |
Vicksburg
surrenders. |
| 11 July |
Regiment
paroled to Camp Enterprise until exchange. |
| Dec. |
Exchanged |
| Jan. 1864 |
Regiment
consolidated with 14th Inf. and 3rd Miss. Cavalry Regiments and
reorganized as mounted Infantry. |
| Feb. - June |
Executed
various duties in south Mississippi. |
| July |
Began Tupelo
Campaign, constant skirmishing. |
| 14 July |
Battle of
Harrisburg |
| Aug.-Dec. |
Assigned to
Mabry's Brigade. Defending North Mississippi against Cavalry Raids. |
| 1 Dec. |
Major
engagement at Concord Church |
| 2 Jan. 1865 |
Skirmish at
Lexington, Skirmish at Verona and major engagement at Franklin with the
Osborne Expedition. |
| 18 Feb. |
Assigned to
Wirt Adams Brigade. |
| Feb. -- May |
Final Campaign
in Alabama during Wilson's raid. Last engagement at Sipsey Bridge. |
| 4 May |
General
Richard Taylor surrendered all forces in his department. The 38th was at
Brewersville, Ala. at that time. |
Company A (Holmes
County Volunteers)
ROSTER
| Capt. W.L.
Keirn |
Edwards, Nick |
Lehr, Pink |
Stegall,
Richard |
| Lt. J.S.
Hoskins |
Ellis, Asa |
Lehr, Tom |
Smith, T.W. |
| Lt. John
Clower |
Ellis, Ed. |
Levy, Issac |
Sawyer, Cullen |
| Lt. T.E. Dyson |
Eubank, Joe |
Long, William |
Swinney, John
w. |
| Ables, William |
Eubank, Leb. |
Mack, Peter |
Sorrells,
Frank |
| Aldridge,
James |
Eubank,
Phillip |
Marks, Issac |
Sargent, John
M. |
| Aldridge, Tom |
Farr, E.R. |
Mathews, James |
Stigler, I.R. |
| Alexander, L. |
Foose, D.N. |
McBride, Jeff. |
Schild,
Abraham |
| Armstrong
,Robert |
Grantham, Otho |
McLean, J.N.
Jr. |
Spivery, W.D. |
| Austin, Robert |
Grantham,
Rufus |
McLean, T.S. |
Siddon, Ira |
| Bailey, John
W. |
Gwin, C. V. |
McLellan, D.
E. |
Tate, Uriah |
| Baughn, Peyton |
Gwin, J.E. |
McLellan, John |
Tate, Enoch |
| Birge, John |
Gwin, S.D. |
McLellan, Tobe |
Taylor,
Wallace |
| Boyett,
William |
Hale, Allen W. |
McNeer, J.L. |
Taylor, Joe |
| Brown, M. D. |
Hale, William |
McNeer, Martin |
Tolar, Abner |
| Carnathan, I.
N. |
Herron, ? ? |
Mehan, John |
Wade, H.S. |
| Clark, James |
Hester,
Archibald |
Montgomery,
William |
Weldon,
Bennett M. |
| Clower, Green
B. |
Horton, George |
Morris, Frank |
Wilkins,
Solomon |
| Coleman, J. C. |
Hoskins,
Erastus |
Morton, George |
Wigley, Warren |
| Cook, Sam |
Jackson, Tom |
Muirhead,
James |
Wilson, E.A. |
| Cotton, John |
Jackson, W.P. |
Muirhead, W.
D. C. |
Willis, George |
| Cotton,
William |
Jenkins, W.
Allen |
Nabors, George |
Williams, John |
| Cross, W.F. |
Jones, Joseph |
Nevel, Frank |
Woodall,
Richard |
| Dew, Tom |
Jones, Seldon |
Odom, George |
- |
| Dew, William |
Kemp, C.T. |
Owen, John |
- |
| Dodd, John |
Kemp, E.G. |
Randall, James |
- |
| Dodd, W.S. |
Lansdale, J.S. |
Reeves, Ab |
- |
| Durden, W.W. |
Lehr, Dan |
Reynolds,
Henry A. |
- |
| Durham, A. M. |
Lehr, Manse |
Richardson, O.
C. |
- |
The company suffered heavy losses in the
Battle of Harrisburg. Company losses are not available but only 44 of 279
members of the 38th escaped death or wounds in the action. Every field or
line officer except one was either killed or wounded. Capt. Hoskins lost
his leg, Coporal James Aldridge KIA, Lt. Col. Keirn sustained severe
injuries and never returned to active sevice, six others were also
wounded. A detachment of this company under Lt. S.D. Gwin fought at
Chickamauga and also sustained heavy losses.
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