7th Mississippi Infantry Battalion explained

7th Mississippi Infantry Battalion should not be confused with 7th Mississippi Infantry Regiment.

Unit Name:7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry
Dates:1862 – 1865
Type:Infantry
Size:Battalion
Battles:American Civil War

The 7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry was a unit in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, formed of volunteers from southern Mississippi. The Battalion was organized at Quitman, Mississippi, in May 1862.[1]

History

In September 1862 the 7th Battalion was mobilized and under General Martin E. Green took part in the Battle of Iuka.[2]

The 7th Battalion participated in the Second Battle of Corinth and the Siege of Vicksburg, where it was captured along with the rest of the Confederate garrison. After being reorganized at Enterprise, Mississippi, and placed under the command of General Claudius W. Sears, the battalion took part in the Atlanta campaign and Hood’s Tennessee campaign. The remnants of the 7th Battalion were ordered to Mobile, Alabama in February, 1865, and surrendered on April 8th, 1865 after the Battle of Spanish Fort.

Casualties reported by the 7th Battalion include 65 at Corinth, 50 at Vicksburg, 72 at Kennesaw Mountain, and 9 at the Chattahoochee River.

Commanders

Officers of the 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry:

Notable members

Organization

Companies of the 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Battle Unit Details 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry . US National Park Service . 14 January 2024.
  2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. . 1908 . The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2 . Mississippi Department of Archives and History . 573–576 .
  3. Book: Bynum, Victoria E. . 2003 . The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War. University of North Carolina Press . .