Mexican War
Company H Roster of
Vicksburg Volunteers
First Regiment of
Mississippi Volunteers
Contributed by Hugh LeBaron of Starkville, Mississippi [HLebaron@aol.com]
Extracted from National Archives Microfilm Series M - 863 Records of the Adjutant General's Office Compiled Service Records of the Mexican War
Compiled by J. Hugh LeBaron author of "Perry Volunteers in the Mexican War, First Regiment of Alabama Volunteers and the Mexican War Diary of Captain William G. Coleman" (Heritage Books, Inc., 2002)
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Company H - Vicksburg Volunteers Uniform: Red shirts worn outside white duck pants and black slouch hat Vicksburg Volunteers left Vicksburg in early July 1846 by steamboat bound for New Orleans. Left New Orleans on board the steamboat Alabama 26 Jul 1846 bound for Brazos Island, Texas, commanded by Colonel Jefferson Davis. Vicksburg Whig, 27 Oct 1846: "When I saw the place [Monterrey], every house . . . is a perfect fort of itself and was fortified; . . . every street was barricaded and ditched . . . . I cannot for the life of me see how we made such progress into the town as we did, without losing more men . . . "
Edward C. Allen, Private; 29 Feb 1847 Promoted to corporal Ervin Barefield, Private Daniel S. Bird, Private; 1 Sep 1846 Sick at Camargo, Mexico John J. Bobb; Elected 2nd Lt. of Company H; 6 Sep 1846 Resigned because of illness; [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 181A] Simeon Brown, Private Richard S. Burney, Private Stephen D. Carson, Private; 6 Sep 1846 - Physician, left at Camargo, Mexico to tend to sick volunteers; 6 Mar 1846 Discharged William Chaffin, Private John S. Clendenin, Corporal; 29 Jan 1847 Elected Captain Thomas J. Coe, Private Edward Cox, Private; 21 Jul 1846 Deserted in New Orleans, Louisiana George A Crump, Captain; 21 Dec 1846 Resigned at Victoria, Mexico; Nov 1846 Granted a 60-day leave of absence to Mississippi [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 197A] John Dart, Private Thomas J. Davidson, 1 Feb 1847 Discharged for disability at Monterrey, Mexico James C. Davis, Private; 20 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande Daniel Dunlap, Private Edward Dunn, Private; 11 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande James H. Dupree, Private; 1 Feb 1847 Discharged for disability at Monterrey, Mexico Samuel M Edwards, Private; 23 Feb 1847 Wounded at the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 209 Samuel Ferguson, Private; 18 Sep 1846 Discharged for disability at Monterrey, Mexico John Finch, Private; 8 Oct 1846 Discharged for disability at Monterrey, Mexico [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 218B] Robert Gregg, Private; 21 Sep 1846 Wounded at the battle of Monterrey, Mexico by fire from Fort Diablo Benjamin L. Groves, Private George Hackler, Private; 15 Sep 1846 Discharged for disability at Matamoras, Mexico James Hackler, Private; 20 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande Charles T. Harlan, Sergeant; 23 Aug 1846 Appointed Sergeant Major; served as a messenger for Colonel Jefferson Davis during the battle of Monterrey, Mexico; 24 Oct 1846 Discharged John A. Harris, Private [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 220A] William D. Harrison, Private; 23 Feb 1847 Killed at the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico William H. Harvey, Private Benjamin Hatton [Hathen], Private Sanford H. Hill, Private [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 176A] George W. Hise, Private; 12 Dec 1846 Dishonorably discharged Richard Hopkins, Private; Elected 2nd Lieut. Isaac Johnston,Private Andrew Kramer,Private Henry H. Lauel, Private; 4 Nov 1846 Promoted to Corporal; 23 Feb 1847 Wounded at the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 179A] John J. Locke, Private; 23 Feb 1847 Killed at the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico Armstrong Little, Private; 15 Nov 1846 Promoted to Corporal Hugh M. Markham, 2nd Lieut.; 19 Oct 1846 Resigned Humphrey Marshall, Private; 24 Jul 1846 Appointed Sergeant Major; 8 Oct 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande Francis M. Martin, Private; 11 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande Joseph Martin, Private Robert M. Martin, Corporal; 11 Oct 1846 Discharged Frederick Mathews, Private; 21 Sep 1846 Wounded at the battle of Monterrey, Mexico; hit in the head by grape shot which fractured his skull and the wound was believed to be mortal; 29 Jan 1847 Discharged at Monterrey, Mexico John F Mattingly, Private; 3 Oct 1846 Discharged for disability at Matamoras, Mexico David H. McClure, Private; 25 Sep 1846 Discharged for disability at Matamoras, Mexico Thomas H. McGaughey, Private; 5 Oct 1846 Discharged at Monterrey, Mexico William H. McKinney, Private; 31 Mar 1847 Promoted to Corporal [[[[See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 174A] Theodore McMorrough, Musician Moses McMurray, Private; 11 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande Robert McNair, Musician Adam McWillie, Private Horace H. Miller, Sergeant; 8 Jan 1847 Appointed Sergeant Major Robert L. Moore, 1st Lieut.; 23 Feb 1847 Killed at the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico; wounded in the leg while leading the Vicksburg Volunteers against the Mexicans and sought protection in a ravine; there the Mexicans found him and he met with a brutal and horrible death; his body was found after the battle and it was pierced repeatedly; he was stripped of his clothes and money William M. Moore, Private; 11 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande Phillip Muldoon, Private Andrew J. Neely, Private Albert M. Newman, Private Avery Noland, Private; 21 Sep 1846 Wounded at the battle of Monterrey, Mexico William Norworthy, Private; 12 Jul 1846 Deserted at Vicksburg, Mississippi Elijah A. Peyton, Private; 2 Dec 1846 Discharged at Monterrey, Mexico John C. Peyton, Private; 24 Sep 1846 Died at Matamoras, Mexico John J. Poindexter, Corporal; 29 Jan 1846 Elected Lieutenant William C. Porter, Sergeant [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 212A] Henry F. Raim, Private; 6 Sep 1846 Discharged for disability at Camargo, Mexico Patrick Reardon, Private; 23 Feb 1847 Killed at the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico Hugh Riley, Private [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 182B] Benjamin F. Roberts, Private; 21 Sep 1846 Wounded at the battle of Monterrey, Mexico; 24 Oct 1846 Discharged at Monterrey, Mexico Mitchell M. Roberts, Private William D. Robinson, Private; 20 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande John Ross, Private; 16 Sep 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande R. Ross, Private Benjamin F. Sanders, Private; 29 Feb 1847 Promoted to Sergeant Joseph Schmaling, Corporal; 10 Oct 1846 Promoted to Sergeant [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 190B] Richard D. Shackleford, Private George W. Shaffer, Private; 11 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande Joseph Shannon, Private Samuel Shaw, Private [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 175A] Joseph Sillers, Private; 11 Oct 1846 Discharged for disability at Monterrey, Mexico Charles E. Smedes, Private; 28 Sep 1846 Discharged for disability at Monterrey, Mexico [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 178A] John Smith, Private James W. Stevenson, Private [See 1850 Census of Warren County, Miss., page 200B] James E. Stewart, Private; 12 Oct 1846 Promoted to Corporal; 23 Feb 1847 Wounded and made prisoner at the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico; 2 Mar 1847 Exchanged; 6 Mar 1847 Elected Lieutenant John Straugh, Private; 12 Oct 1846 Discharged for disability at Monterrey, Mexico Charles Strouse, Private; 9 Oct 1846 Discharged for disability at Matamoras, Mexico James M. V. Steele, Private; 11 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande Joseph P. Tunnell, Private; 21 Sep 1846 Killed at the battle of Monterrey, Mexico John E. Vandivure, Private; 10 Nov 1846 Died at Monterrey, Mexico William W. Wadsworth, Private; 20 Aug 1846 Discharged for disability at the mouth of the Rio Grande Thomas White, Private; 23 Feb 1846 Died from wounds at the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico John M. Williams, Private; 5 Oct 1846 Died at Cerralvo, Mexico Rufus R. Williamson, Private; 17 Sep 1846 Discharged for disability at Matamoras, Mexico William Winans, Private Augustus Wood, Private |
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