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31st Mississippi Infantry
Company Unknown
Allen H. Brooks - Private
Allen was captured at Vicksburg. We do not know where he was sent nor when he was released. My cousin has copies of his Confederate Pension slips.
Contact Name: Doug Phillips
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Date Added: 7/22/2006

Company Unknown
Osborne Franks - Private
Osborne Franks died July 9, 1864 in a civil war hospital established in the old Brownwood Academy in LaGrange, GA. He is buried in grave # 13, Stonewall Confederate Cemetery, in LaGrange. He was the brother of my great grandfather Charles Allen Franks.
Contact Name: Janice Hale
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Date Added: 4/5/2008

Company Unknown
Andrew Jackson Holliday - Private
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Contact Name: Jason Parks
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Date Added: 10/9/2018

Company Unknown
John Dixon Monroe - Private
No comments
Contact Name: Jude Brand
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Date Added: 11/25/2015

Company A
Allen Beavers - Private
He was married to my 1st cousin 4 times removed, Elizabeth Ann Lindsey Beavers.
Contact Name: Mike Mackey
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Date Added: 12/31/2009

Company A
John Jefferson FlanaginRank Unknown
No comments
Contact Name: Sue F. Webb
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Date Added: 4/22/2006

Company A
Samuel B Miears - Private
Died at Battle of Franklin, Tennessee 30 November 1864. S.B. Miears was born 09 December 1826 in Alabama. He married Lou Emily Burke 09 October 1845. Parents were John Porter Miears and wife Martha Ann.
Contact Name: H. David Richardson
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Date Added: 5/8/2015

Company A
Davis G. Owen - Private
Orr's Guards. Died of Disease at home in Pontotoc 4-24-1864.
Contact Name: joe mercer
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Date Added: 6/16/2005

Company A
Henry Brackett Owen - Private
Captured @ Big Black River (Canton) 12-13-1863. Paroled after the war on 5-22-1865.
This unit fought mostly in the Jackson, Ms area.
Contact Name: Joe Mercer
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Date Added: 6/16/2005

Company A
John H. Owen - Private
Captured @ Champion's Hill. Paroled @ Camp Morton & died at home from disease 5-2-1864.
All Owen brothers were from Pontotoc & originally joined 6th BN Miss Inf (J.A. Orr).
Contact Name: Joe Mercer
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Date Added: 6/16/2005

Company A
Charles Mack Stanford - Corporal
Possibly buried with wife (Prudence 'Prudie' Polk) in McMinnimen Cemtery, Murray Coounty, OK (cemetery in very bad shape) death is 'prob' before 1898.
Contact Name: John D. Clifton
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Date Added: 8/27/2007

Company A
John Hayes Littleton Whitten - Private
This is my Great grandfather.
Contact Name: Patty Whitten Young
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Date Added: 4/9/2016

Company B
Henry Clay Avent - Captain
Upon enlisting in Choctaw County with the 6th (Orr’s) Battalion Mississippi Infantry, soon redesignated as the 31st Mississippi Infantry, Henry Clay Avent was elected 1st Lieutenant in B Company on February 28, 1862. Four months later on June 25th, 1862, he was promoted to Captain of his company. On April 4, 1863, he resigned his captaincy.
Contact Name: Robert Avent
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Date Added: 2/13/2009

Company B
Tilman Crowell - Private
Tilman was wounded at the Battle of Peachtree Creek, north of Atlanta, Georgia. He was shot on the right side. He later was transferred to Co. K, 8th Mississippi Cavalry. He died in 1913 and is buried at North Union Cemetery, Bellefountain, Mississippi.
Contact Name: Robert Crowell
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Date Added: 5/28/2011

Company B
James D Fox - Private
Military record from State Archives in Jackson, MS states that James D. Fox enlisted
on Sept. 19, 1863, Choctaw Co. Miss. in Co. B 31 Regt. Mississippi Vols. (Infantry)
by Maj. Parker for 3 yrs or the war. Served as Pvt.
(Probably enlisted from the Fame Community and Sarah and the children went to
Bankston to be with her parents Joseph Henderson & Frances Williams, who had moved
from Oktibbeha Co before 1860.)
Fell out sick on retreat from Carrolton, Miss. and was taken home by Capt. Trumbo
Curndy State Troop.
Issued 1 S. rifle, 1 cart. box, 1 bayonet, strap belt, 36 cart. & 45 caps.
Appears on Co. muster rolls: Aug. 31, 1864 to Feb 29, 1865.
Last paid by Major Jones to March 1, 1864.
Absent without leave since Jan. 18, 1865
Contact Name: Gerald Fox
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Date Added: 12/16/2009

Company B
Isaac Henry Latham - Private
(Born - 28 January 1830)
(Died - 19 March 1865 in Camp Chase Prison, Columbus, Ohio)
(Father - James Lewis Latham)
(Mother - Nancy Janes Eustace)
(Married - Margaret Indiana McLarty on 16 Feb 1854 in Mississippi)
Contact Name: David Lewis
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Date Added: 9/17/2006

Company B
James Lewis Latham - Private
(Born - 10 October 1805 in North Carolina
(Died - Abt. 1870 in Mississippi
(Married - Nancy Jane Eustace)
Contact Name: David Lewis
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Date Added: 9/17/2006

Company B
Thomas E. McDade - Private
Looking for any info about what might have happened to him or who his parents were. Thank you.
Contact Name: Kenn McDade
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Date Added: 3/28/2004

Company B
Bartholomew William Mims - Private
No comments
Contact Name: Kim Denison Collins
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Date Added: 7/27/2009

Company B
Allan Spencer Philley - Private
No comments
Contact Name: Warren Southers
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Date Added: 2/7/2007

Company B
David N Quinn - Private
David Nicholson Quinn was my gg-grandfather and was buried in the Old Shady Grove Cemetery in Webster Co., Mississippi. His two brothers, John O Quinn and Charles J Quinn [who were also in the Civil War] and a sister, Melvina E Quinn Crumby, were also buried there.
Contact Name: Sherry Jones
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Date Added: 12/31/2012

Company B
Howell Best Shelton - Private
A little update on the posting from two years ago...HBS was captured at Champion Hill, MS and died the day he was paroled from Fort Delaware, July 4, 1863. Burial unknown.
Contact Name: John-Ross Bryan
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Date Added: 5/15/2006

Company B
James Russell Starnes - 3rd Lieutenant
(Born - 05 Sep 1829 in Mississippi)
(Died - 24 Dec 1894 in Webster Co., Mississippi)
(Father - Jacob Starnes
(Mother - Jane Hadley Russell
(Married - Flora Bell Cameron or Dora?)
Contact Name: David Lewis
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Date Added: 9/17/2006

Company C
William Green Andrews - Private
Rank in, Drummer. Rank out at surrender, Drum Major. Received pension.
Contact Name: Mike Jones
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Date Added: 9/24/2015

Company C
John William McCullars - Private
Died in December of 1907. Buried in Tyler, Texas
Contact Name: George Lewis
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Contact Homepage: guldrseuss
Date Added: 5/15/2014

Company C
Johathan Shockley Spence - Private
Jonathan was born 11 Apr 1847 in the Eastern Division of Chickasaw Co. Miss. He enlisted as Pvt on 1 Apr 1862 at age 15. He Served in the Brigade commanded by Rust, L. Herbert and Featherston. Fought at Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Jackson, Atlanta Campaign and with Hood in the Winter Campaign in Tennessee. He died 11 Dec 1930 at Admore, Carter Co. Oklahoma and buried in that town's Roise Hill cemetery.
Contact Name: Phillip Thomas
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Date Added: 12/24/2021

Company C
Peter M. Wingo - Private
No comments
Contact Name: Mike Rogers
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Date Added: 7/23/2005

Company D
Thomas Dixon BrownRank Unknown
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Contact Name: Charles Moses
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Date Added: 8/16/2008

Company D
Peter May Cobb - Private
Buried in Parker Bapt Church Cemetery, Calhoun Co., MS
Contact Name: Martha Lackey
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Date Added: 5/20/2010

Company D
William Watson Cobb - Private
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Contact Name: Martha Lackey
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Date Added: 5/20/2010

Company D
Thomas L. McAdams - Private
No comments
Contact Name: Martha Lackey
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Date Added: 5/20/2010

Company D
Stephen Bennett Morgan - Corporal
Buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Community of Reid, Calhoun County, MS. Paroled at Vicksburg, MS on 7July 1863. Surrendered in Greensboro, NC 26 April 1865.
Contact Name: Anthony W. Morgan
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Date Added: 7/25/2013

Company E
Hugh A. Cameron - Private
(Born - Abt. 1839 in Alabama)
Contact Name: David Lewis
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Date Added: 9/17/2006

Company E
Silas Mercer Dobbs - Lieutenant
Lt Dobbs was born 29 July 1830 Pickens Co, Al Wounded Peachtree Creek Ga 1864. Wounded by friendly fire near Franklin Tn 20 Nov 1864. Died from wounds 20 Dec 1864. Gravesite unknown.
Contact Name: Jay Cassady
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Date Added: 3/17/2017

Company E
Charles H. Dudley - Private
(Born - Abt. 1821)
(Died - 10 Jan 1865 in Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio)
(Father - Ignatius Dudley)
(Mother - Sarah Holland)
(Married - Virlinda Warren in Mississippi)
Contact Name: David Lewis
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Date Added: 9/17/2006

Company E
Charles Hudson Dudley - Private
He's buried in grave 741 at the Camp Chase prisoner of war camp in COlumbus, OH.
Contact Name: Doyle R. Calvi
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Date Added: 10/10/2005

Company E
James Jacob Dudley - Sergeant
(Born - Abt. 1838)
(Died - July 1864 at Lost Mountain, Georgia)
(Father - Ignatius Dudley)
(Mother - Sarah Holland)
Contact Name: David Lewis
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Date Added: 9/17/2006

Company E
Thomas Benton Dudley - Sergeant
(Born - Abt. 1842)
(Died - 15 Aug 1923 in Mississippi)
(Father - Ignatius Dudley)
(Mother - Sarah Holland)
(Married - Georgia Johnson in Mississippi)
Contact Name: David Lewis
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Date Added: 9/17/2006

Company F
George Washington Bishop - Private
No comments
Contact Name: David Bishop
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Date Added: 12/16/2007

Company F
John M Bishop - Private
No comments
Contact Name: David Bishop
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Date Added: 12/16/2007

Company F
Asa Henry Edge - Private
No comments
Contact Name: Diana Hopper
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Date Added: 3/25/2012

Company F
William Madison Jobe - Private
William Madison Jobe as captured at Columbia, Tennessee during the retreat from the Battle of Nashville. The 31st Mississippi was part of the force led by Waltham to hold back the federal troops while the confederate army retreated to Mississippi. As a prisoner, Jobe was sent to Camp Chase, a POW camp in Columbus, Ohio. There he died of pneumonia on April 17, 1865.
Contact Name: Mike Mackey
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Date Added: 8/2/2009

Company F
King Lemuel Lindsey - Private
Lem Lindsey, J T Mackey, and William Jobe were first cousins and all joined F Company on May 2, 1862. Their mothers were sisters: Henrietta Harder Lindsey, Zilphy Harder Mackey Rice, and Mary Harder Jobe.
Contact Name: Mike Mackey
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Date Added: 8/2/2009

Company F
James Tyre Mackey - Sergeant
J T Mackey was my great-great-grandfather
Contact Name: Mike Mackey
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Date Added: 8/2/2009

Company F
John Wesley McNutt - Private
No comments
Contact Name: David McNutt
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Date Added: 10/16/2012

Company F
James Privett - Sergeant
No comments
Contact Name: Joseph Privett
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Date Added: 1/17/2006

Company G
William Jefferson Evans - Private
1837-1887 Enlisted March 1862. Wounded at the Battle of Peachtree Creek 20 July 1864. Left leg had to be amputated.
Contact Name: George Hill
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Date Added: 1/29/2014

Company G
Calvin Huckabee - Private
1842-1877
Contact Name: George Hill
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Date Added: 6/29/2021

Company G
Ezekiel Huckabee - Private
1836-1902
Contact Name: George Hill
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Date Added: 6/29/2021

Company G
Howell Best Shelton - Private
I am a direct descendant of Howell Best Shelton who I believe died of wounds sustained in the Battle of Vicksburg, MS on July 6, 1863. If anyone has any information on this man, please feel free to contact me. I would love to visit and share stories!!
~John-Ross Bryan
Contact Name: John Bryan
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Date Added: 5/17/2004

Company H
William McKinny Balch - Private
b. 12 Dec. 1841, d. 7 Feb. 1914
Contact Name: Jeffrey Buchanan
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Date Added: 11/28/2009

Company H
Joseph M Cole - Private
KIA Battle of Franklin Tennessee 30 Nov 1864
Contact Name: Bob Conner
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Date Added: 12/19/2011

Company H
Edward Thomas Conner - Private
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Contact Name: Bob Conner
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Contact Homepage: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24485855/family?fpid=12104534202
Date Added: 3/28/2014

Company H
William M Conner - Corporal
Enlisted as Private, Promoted to Corporal 23 Jun 1863, killed in the Battle of Peachtree Creek, near Atlanta, GA 20 Jul 1864
Contact Name: Bob Conner
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Date Added: 12/18/2011

Company H
William M Faulkner - Private
William M. Faulkner is my great-great grandfather. He enlisted in Co. H on March 13, 1862, at Persimmon Springs, MS. He signed up for 3 years or until the end of the war. On November 23, 1862, he was at the hospital on the Ole Miss campus in Oxford, MS. He served under Col. J. A. Orr.
Contact Name: Sharon Fortner Wright
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Date Added: 2/14/2017

Company H
William A. Henley - Private
This is my great-grandfather, W.A. Henley. He is buried at Sapa Cemetery in Eupora, MS. He was born in Choctaw County around 1840.
Contact Name: Kathy Hill
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Date Added: 1/25/2011

Company H
Darious Gandy Johnson - Private
Darious joined Orr's Battalion Miss. Vols at Percimon Springs Miss. on 13 March 1862. This became Co H 31st Regt. Miss. Infanry. He has 15 cards in his file and they show that he was sick most of the war, having been left in the hospital twice by surgeons certificate.
Contact Name: Phillip Thomas
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Date Added: 9/9/2015

Company H
John Calvin Leopard - Private
J.C. Leopard died May 16, 1862 in Saltillo Mississippi. The cause of death was measles. He enlisted on March 13, 1862 in Persimmon Springs Mississippi under Col. J.A. Orr.
Contact Name: Heather Leopard
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Date Added: 11/28/2009

Company H
William L. McMahon - 4th Corporal
Enlisted 18 Mar 1862 at P. Springs, MS by COL Orr. Was appointed from ranks Sept 1863 to 4th Corporal. Was wounded at Peach Tree Creek near Atlanta on 20 July 1864.
Contact Name: Betty J. Copeland
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Date Added: 12/24/2009

Company H
Thomas H MiddletonRank Unknown
Rumor has it that Thomas was wounded & lay with the dead for 8 days before he was discovered still alive.
How/Where would this be proven/disproven?
Contact Name: Fred Bonnett
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Date Added: 5/3/2017

Company H
George Washington Naron - Captain
No comments
Contact Name: Bob Conner
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Date Added: 3/28/2014

Company H
Tilman Newton RossRank Unknown
Tilman and his brother William T. Ross joined the 31st Infantry Regiment Volunteers on March 13, 1862. Tilman was severely wounded in the battle of Baton Rouge, LA on August 5, 1862 (camped on Comite River). It appears that he was recruited by Col. J.A. Orr and paid by Major Cargill. After he recovered (we know he lost sight in one eye) he was transferred (with William T. Ross) to D company, 8th Regiment Cavalry until the end of the war. We believe this happened towards the end of 1863. After the war he married Nancy Emiline Scott. They had 11 children and lived in Choctaw County MS along with his father, David Ross who was born in Laurens County, SC 1800. Tilman and family moved to Coe, LA. He died in 1904 and is buried at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery near Church Point, LA. He is my great grandfather.
Contact Name: Richard Ross
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Date Added: 4/20/2009

Company H
William T. RossRank Unknown
See notes on Tilman Newton Ross, same unit.
Contact Name: Richard Ross
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Date Added: 4/20/2009

Company H
Malon N WoffordRank Unknown
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Contact Name: Barbara Morris
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Date Added: 11/11/2010

Company I
Elijah Thomas DendyRank Unknown
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Contact Name: Michael H. Nunn
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Date Added: 3/15/2011

Company I
James W Drane - Lt. Colonel
Have done a study of this person as he is my Great Great Grand Father.
Contact Name: James W. Drane
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Date Added: 4/15/2010

Company I
David Denton Fox - Private
No comments
Contact Name: Bob Conner
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Date Added: 3/28/2014

Company I
Martin L Reed - 2nd Lieutenant
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Contact Name: Stephen Moyers Woodard
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Contact Homepage: Givem Tha Cold Steel Boys
Date Added: 11/4/2015

Company I
Oliver P Reed - Private
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Contact Name: Stephen Moyers Woodard
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Contact Homepage: Givem Tha Cold Steel Boys
Date Added: 11/4/2015

Company I
Hobart Doane Shaw - Sergeant
Born 16 Apr 1835 in Philadelphia, the son of Oliver Abbott Shaw and Ann Aylette Brooke Shaw. Died May 1909 in Carrollton, Miss. Enlisted 11th Regiment, Co. K, Carroll County, Miss. Transfered to 31st Miss Inf, Co. I, Carroll County, Miss as a Sgt. in 1862 where his brother in law, Capt. James Drane served. By the end of the war, Shaw was a Sgt. Major. The 1860 census lists his profession as 'lawyer.' In 1880, 'clerk in store.' He was present at the unveiling of the Confederate monument in Carrollton, Miss. in 1905 with members of the 11th Miss. Infantry.

It is possible that Hobart was wounded and out of action for several months following the battle of Peachtree Creek, as I cannot find pay records for him during that time. He returned to action later that year, and pay records resumed.

Contact Name: Paul H. Shaw
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Date Added: 5/27/2011

Company K
Thomas Calvin Bell - Private
No comments
Contact Name: Caryn
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Date Added: 3/22/2004

Company K
John B Caldwell - Private
Looking for any information on John 'Bully' Caldwell born approx. 1815 in South Carolina and moved to Miss. between 1848 & 1855. Served in the Miss. 31st Infantry Company K.
Contact Name: Henry Breaux
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Date Added: 7/20/2009

Company K
James B W Holmes - Private
Enlisted as a Private on 12 May 1861 at the age of 27.
Died on 4 February 1863.
Contact Name: Eric Stone
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Date Added: 7/16/2010

Company K
William G Holmes - Private
Enlisted as a Private on 19 March 1862 at the age of 29.
Died at home in May 1864 while on sick leave.
Contact Name: Eric Stone
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Date Added: 7/16/2010

Company K
Lawson Newberry McCraw - Private
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Contact Name: Robert Stanley
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Date Added: 1/29/2006

Company K
Samuel G McCraw - Private
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Contact Name: Robert Stanley
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Date Added: 1/29/2006

Company K
William James Wages - Private
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Contact Name: Richard Wages
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Date Added: 3/17/2010

Company K
Jefferson P. Willis - Private
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Contact Name: Joseph Privett
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Date Added: 1/17/2006

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