John M. Simonton Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Colonel
John M. Simonton
Birth Date:	June 17, 1830
Birth Place:	Lawrence County, Tennessee, US
Death Place:	Jackson, Mississippi, US
Branch:	Confederate States Army Mississippi State Troops
Serviceyears:	1861 - 1865
Rank:	Colonel
Commands:	1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Battles:	American Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson Siege of Port Hudson

John M. Simonton was an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War^[1] and a state senator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1859 to 1869.^[2] He was President of the Mississippi Senate from 1865 to 1869.^[3]

During the Civil War, Simonton was Colonel of the 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment.^[4] He was captured during the Battle of Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, during the siege of Port Hudson in 1863, Simonton was reassigned to command a consolidated Alabama regiment, later resigning his commission for health reasons. In 1864 he became a Colonel in the Mississippi State Troops.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colonel John M. Simonton of Co. I, 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment in uniform with sword / W.L. Troxell, photographer, S.W. corner of Fourth and Locust Streets, St. Louis, Mo.]. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
2. Book: A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. Robert. Lowry. William H.. McCardle. October 14, 1891. R.H. Henry & Company. 9780788448218 . Google Books.
3. Web site: Historical and Statistical Information. ms.gov. 10 February 2024.
4. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. . 1908 . The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2 . Mississippi Department of Archives and History . 525–530 .
5. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. . 1908 . The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2 . Mississippi Department of Archives and History . 926 .