Scott County in the Civil War
900 men from Scott County went to war for the Confederate States of America. This was a significant percentage of the adult males of Scott County.
Military Units from Scott County |
Company |
Nick Name |
Mustered |
Officers |
Co. F, 5th Battalion, Infantry |
Lake Rebels |
24 Aug 1861 |
William L. Towne, B. M. Milton, G. W. Smith, J. C. Curry |
Co. K, 5th Battalion, Infantry |
East Mississippi Greys |
23 Jul 1861 |
A. Y. Harper, J. B. Beeman, W. T. Hendon, B. F. Bickman, D. G. Cooper, Floyd Hardee, Marcus L. McDonald |
Co. H |
Morton Pine Knots |
5 May 1861 |
Thomas F. Pettus, Robert W. Payne, G. S. Pickel, J. H. Barbee |
Co. H |
Forest Guards |
11 May 1861 |
T. B. Graham, J. S. B. Harris, O. R. Eastland, J. W. Sharp |
Co. F, 36th Regiment |
Hillsboro Rebels |
24 Feb 1862 |
Thomas J. Denson, John R. Owen, A. T. Murrell, W. J. Summers, A. J. Archer, William Archer, Patrick Henry, James N. Denson |
Co. C, 39th Regiment |
Johnson Avengers |
26 Mar 1862 |
M. V. Collum, J. H. Barbee, S. J. Waite, W. M. Ludlow |
Co. K, 2nd Regiment Cavalry |
Mississippi Body Guards |
25 Mar 1862 |
J. L. Harris, John Gaddis, Thomas J. Burks, J. P. Harris, J. A. Tabb, N. A. Welsh |
Co. G, 28th Regiment Cavalry |
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J. M. Smith |
Co. D, 1st Battalion |
Minute Men Scott County Rebels |
5 Jul 1862 |
J. M. Hall, H. O. Porter, Joshua Spires, W. H. Copeland, D. L. Walters |
Co. F, 20th Regiment Infantry |
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E. R. Stirling, S. P. Sedberry |
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