MISSISSIPPI 20th INFANTRY REGIMIENT

Organized in the spring of 1861. Mustered into Confederate service for the war in June of 1861. Surrendered at Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862. Exchanged in April 1862. The ill and injured stayed longer. Consolidated with the 6th, 15th, and 23rd Infantry Regiments and designated as the 15th Infantry Regiment Consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina on April 9, 1865.

First Commander: Daniel R. Russell (Colonel)

Field Officers:

William N. Brown (Major, Lt. Colonel, Colonel)

William Mt Chaffield (Major)

Thomas B. Graham (Major)

Conrad K. Massey (Major)

Horace H. Miller (Lt. Colonel)

Walter A. Rorer (Major, Lt. Colonel)

Assignments:     

Army of the Kanawha (Sept. -Oct. 1861)

Floyd's Brigade, Dept. of Northern Virginia (Oct. 1861-Jan. 1862)

Floyd's Div, Central Army of Ky., Dept. # 2 (Jan-Feb. 1862)

McCausland's Brigade, Floyd's Div., Fort Donelson, Dept. # 2 (Feb. 1862)

3rd Sub-district, Dist. of the Mississippi, Dept. # 2 (July-Aug. 1862)

Baldwin's Brigade, Tilghman's Div., Last Corps, Dept. of Miss. and East Louisiana (Oct-1862-Jan. 1863)

Tilghman's Brigade, Loring's Div., Army of North Miss., Dept. of Miss & East Louisiana (Jan-Feb.1863)

Tilghman's Brigade, Loring's Div., 2nd Military' Dist., Dept. of Miss. & East La. (March-April 1863)

4th Military Dist., Dept. of Miss. and East Louisiana (April-May 1863)

Tilghman's Brigade, Loring's Div., Dept. of Miss and East Louisiana (May 1863)

Tilghman's -Reynolds'-Adams' Brigade, Loring's Div. Dept., of the West (May-July 1863)

Adams' Brigade, Loring's Div., Dept. of Miss. and East Louisiana (July 1863-Jan. 1864)

Adams' Brigade, Loring's Div. Dept. of Ala., Miss, and East La. (Jan-May, 1864)

Adams' Brigade, Loring's Div., Army of Miss. (May-July 1864)

Adams' Brigade, Loring's Div., 3rd Corps, Army of Tennessee (July 1864-April 1865)

Battles:

Fort Donelson (Feb. 12-16.1862)

Fort Pemberton (March 11, 13.16. and April 2. & 4.1863)

Vicksburg Campaign (May-July 1863)

Champion Hill (May 16, 1863)

Jackson Siege (July 1863) Meridian Campaign (Feb.-March 1864)

Atlanta Campaign (May-Sept., 1864)

Jonesboro (Aug. 3 1-Sept. 1, 1864)

Franklin (Nov. 30, 1864)

Nashville (Dec., 15-16, 1864)

Carolinas Campaign (Feb. -April 1865)

Bentonville (March 19-21, 1865)

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