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35th Mississippi Infantry

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Company Unknown

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor JERALD CLARKDate added 3/23/2014

Company Unknown

Private

b. 29 Oct 1844 d. 23 Jan 1931 Buried, Livingston, Polk County, Texas. Looking for any info. Grave states PVT 35 Mississippi Inf. C.S.A. My Great Grandfather thru my Mother. Thank you.
Contributor Odia Katherine RoseDate added 12/15/2014

Company Unknown

Rank unknown

My GG Uncle, brother of Fletcher Toliver Perkins 14th MS Co G. Born 1835 Giles county TN. Captured and died at Camp Douglas IL of smallpox Nov 24, 1864 buried in Oak Wood cemetary, Chicago, IL. Son of Hugh M. Perkins
Contributor William N. PerkinsDate added 9/29/2010

Company Unknown

Private

James Madison was my Great Great Grandfather from Kemper County MS and is buried Highway 493 in Kemper County MS.
Contributor Bryan SwearingenDate added 7/12/2013

Company A

Corporal

Captured at Vicksburg, let go, then captured at Atlanta, GA. Sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois, until end of war.
Contributor Dianne EppsDate added 4/12/2008

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Gene ClaytonDate added 4/7/2012

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jason CollierDate added 5/24/2005

Company A

Private

Born April 1844, Kemper County, MS Died October 10, 1862. Possibly related to Battle of Corinth. His brother, Americus Mitchell Gill, served as a private in the 13th Mississippi Infantry and is listed there. A.M. Gill survived the war and is my Great Grand Father
Contributor John GillDate added 5/2/2013

Company A

2nd Lieutenant

Henry B Hudnall was the son of William Henry & Nancy Courtney Hudnall. He was born 15 Sep 1832 in Sumter SC and died 16 Aug 1912 in Blackwater MS. He is buried in the Blackwater Cemetery.
Contributor Pat FalenofoaDate added 8/25/2012

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor steve langHomepage http://www.myheritage.com/site-65404271/langs-upshur-county-txDate added 12/31/2014

Company A

Private

After further research, Reuben or Robert Lucky Lockler, left for home temporarily but came back and was indeed at Vicksburg and captured with that garrison. He was slightly wounded and then paroled later.
Contributor Jay LindseyDate added 3/6/2009

Company A

1st Lieutenant

Entered service with 'Barry's Guards' at Pleasant Ridge Academy, five miles south of De Kalb, Kemper county MS on February 26, 1862. 2nd Senior Lt. promoted to 1st Lt. July 1862. Fought in in the battle of Iuka (MS) September 1862. Wounded October 3, 1862 at the battle of Corinth(MS). Captured, and paroled and exchanged at seige of Vicksburg (MS) July 1863- November 1863. Wounded at Altoona Pass (GA) Early October 1864, and Franklin (TN) (reached the abatis) November 30, 1864. Wounded at battle of Fort Blakely (AL) April 2, 1865. Surrendered with 35th Mississippi Infantry Regiment and returned home to Kemper county, MS May 1865. He lost three brothers during the war.
Contributor Jim TrueDate added 5/17/2007

Company A

Private

Brother of James Nelson McCoy.
Contributor Jim TrueDate added 5/17/2007

Company A

Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Ronnie RanewDate added 11/11/2007

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Gene ClaytonDate added 4/7/2012

Company B

Rank unknown

I am sure that Willliam T. Gary was in the 35th, Company B. I just want to find out anything I can surrounding his service and how he was killed in the Battle of Atlanta.
Contributor RetootleDate added 3/13/2013

Company B

Private

1834-1872
Contributor George HillDate added 4/24/2016

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Lindsey BreckenridgeDate added 8/25/2012

Company B

Private

1843-1921
Contributor George HillDate added 3/5/2013

Company B

Captain

1840-1893
Contributor George HillDate added 3/5/2013

Company B

Private

1842-unknown Transfer from Company I, 24th Miss Inf in Dec 1863.
Contributor George HillDate added 3/5/2013

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Fredrick L. Oden JrDate added 3/29/2004

Company B

Private

1829-1901 Buried Hickory Cemetery, Hickory, Newton County Ms. He was in confederate hospitals at Marion & Lauderdale Springs Ms. Discharged in January of 1864 for leg infection. He married Nancy Virginia Holdcroft 1857 in Newton County.
Contributor Maxey BaucumDate added 1/12/2009

Company B

Private

Buried in Antioch Baptist Church Ceme. in Kemper Cty, MS.
Contributor Jay LindseyDate added 6/2/2008

Company B

Private

Buried in Wahalluk Cemetery, Wahalluk, Kemper Cty, MS.
Contributor Jay LindseyDate added 5/29/2008

Company B

Private

A.J. Townsend, was from Kemper County, Mississippi. He was known as 'Jack' Townsend. http://www.kemper.msgen.info/military/civil_war/35th_ms_regiment_co_b.htm Other Informaiton: Frank Townsend (black Confederate - served with him). Frank received a pension and lived in DeKalb after the war. http://www.kemper.msgen.info/african/african.htm
Contributor Jeremy TownsendDate added 4/17/2012

Company B

Private

Seek info. on William Webb 35th Ms. Infantry...prisoner Camp Chase Ohio...appears to have been sent to Pt. Lookout Md., near war's end
Contributor joe webbDate added 12/25/2006

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Bob ConnerHomepage http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24485855/familyDate added 3/28/2014

Company C

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Betty Wilson CharltonDate added 4/17/2009

Company D

Private

Samuel was captured 12/04/62 at Water Valley, Mississippi. He was imprisoned at Alton, Illinois where he died of small pox on 2/07/1863.
Contributor Robert MillerDate added 4/25/2007

Company D

Private

1835-1900
Contributor George HillDate added 11/29/2014

Company D

Private

1830-1877
Contributor George HillDate added 11/29/2014

Company D

1st Lieutenant

Enlisted as 2nd Lt, promoted to 1st Lt 19 Jan 1864. Captured at the Battle of Vicksburg and parolled
Contributor Bob ConnerHomepage http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24485855/family?fpid=1749763101Date added 12/18/2011

Company D

Private

KIA on 10/4/1862 at Corinth, MS. Son of William James Eaves and Elizabeth Hyde.
Contributor Jay LindseyDate added 4/9/2013

Company D

Private

Buried in Wahalluk Cemetery in Kemper County, MS.
Contributor Jay LindseyDate added 6/2/2008

Company D

Private

'Fort Donelson Avengers' Please click my home page link for more info on this individual.
Contributor David ThompsonHomepage http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tthompsondth&id=I0032Date added 1/24/2006

Company D

Private

John was born in 1841 He only has 2 archival cards which are of poor quality. He enlisted 31 March 1862 when the Regiment formed. He served under officers named Ashford's and Woodruff. His unit fought at Corinth, Vicksburg, Atlanta Campaign, Nashville and Mobile. He survived the invasion and died 20 Oct 1917 in Calhoun county Miss. We are related via distant marriage.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 4/3/2019

Company D

Private

William H. Moore was my great grandfather. He was born in Pitt Co. NC and died in Carroll Co. MS.
Contributor bobby Moore Date added 8/23/2010

Company D

Private

Asa and Joseph Robertson were brothers. Asa was killed Oct 7 1862 after Corinth - according to family notes. Joseph survived the war having been captured three times. He was parolled twice, including Vicksburg but spent 4 months in prison at Camp Chase, Ohio after Nashville battle Dec 1864.
Contributor John CrippsHomepage www.johncripps.comDate added 11/11/2014

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor John CrippsHomepage www.johncripps.comDate added 11/11/2014

Company D

Private

Robert J. (John) Self was born in S. C., was in Winston Co., Miss., by mid-1850s, joined the 'Ft. Donelson Avengers' at Louisville, Miss., March 1862. Assigned as a teamster, was at the fall of Vicksburg, signed his parole paper, went on to fight again and was captured Oct 5, 1864, at Altoona, Ga., was a prisoner of war at Louisville, Ky., Camp Douglas, Ill., and Point Lookout Md, and wound up as far as documented when he was in March 1865 furloughed for 60 days from Chimbarazo Hospital #2, near Richmond, Va. suffering chronic rheumatism. He is listed in census of 1880, West Rd., Holmes Co., Miss.
Contributor Susie JamesDate added 12/15/2005

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor garvis wellsDate added 6/27/2012

Company D

Captain

'Fort Donelson Avengers' Please visit my homepage posted here. It details info on Company D, with emphasis on my ancestor. There is also a link at the bottom of the page for info on the 20th and a different ancestor.
Contributor David ThompsonHomepage geocities.com/tthompsondthDate added 1/21/2006

Company D

Private

Born 17 May 1839. Lived in Winston Co, Mississippi. In March 1862 he joined 35th Infantry Regiment Mississippi, Company D, Fort Donelson Avengers (raised in Winston County, MS). He died 15 June 1863 from effects of wounds received at Vicksburg, MS and is buried at Soldier's Rest Cemetery.
Contributor Robert ThompsonDate added 1/24/2012

Company D

Private

James A. Whitehead was captured after Corinth at Coffeeville Mississipi. He died at Alton Ill prison 03/15/1863. A memorial marker is placed at the Whitehead family cemetery in Winston County, Mississippi.
Contributor William WhiteheadDate added 11/29/2009

Company E

Private

1845-1913 Enlisted in March 1862. Lost his right leg at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Moved to Leon County, Texas in 1869. Lived there the rest of his life
Contributor George HillDate added 9/17/2013

Company E

Corporal

1828-1919
Contributor George HillDate added 9/27/2009

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor George HillDate added 9/27/2009

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Michael WrightDate added 6/30/2009

Company E

Private

My GG Grandfather. Born April 8th, 1845 in Winston County, MS. Later moving to Neshoba County. Enlisted May 6th, 1862. Captured in the assault on Fort Blakeley, AL April 9th 1865. Paroled May 4th 1865. Died on Dec 3, 1925 and buried in Philadelphia, MS.
Contributor Christopher TurnerDate added 8/23/2011

Company E

Captain

My g.g.g. grandfather was killed during the Vicksburg seige. His son, my uncle, Thomas B. Walsh, burried his father and went on to fight at the Battle of Franklin.
Contributor Tish ParkerDate added 8/8/2008

Company F

Private

Enlisted in the same unit as his older brother and just as his older brother, was KIA at Corinth
Contributor Bob ConnerHomepage http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24485855/familyDate added 12/18/2011

Company F

Private

KIA - First Battle of Corinth 26 Feb 1862
Contributor Bob ConnerHomepage http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24485855/familyDate added 3/28/2014

Company F

Colonel

Mustered in as Captain, May 22, 1862. Paroled as POW, Major at Greensboro, NC, May 1, 1865. Family lore says he was a Colonel???
Contributor Tom BakerDate added 12/20/2007

Company F

Private

John, a Tennessee native living in Noxubee County, MS, was enlisted at Camp Priceville near Tupelo, MS, on July 6, 1862, by William S. Barry for a period of 3 years. He was Killed in Action at the Battle of Corinth on Oct. 4, 1862.
Contributor Stephen OubreDate added 7/27/2011

Company F

Major

Regimental Surgeon
Contributor Stan ParkesDate added 4/29/2012

Company F

2nd Lieutenant

File # M232 Roll 29
Contributor Earline C. StewartDate added 5/15/2008

Company F

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Vallie ColeDate added 4/10/2026

Company G

Private

Mustered in at Palo Alto, Clay County, Mississippi
Contributor Neil AshtonDate added 12/25/2011

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Scott RoseDate added 10/7/2005

Company G

Private

John was my GGG-Grandfather. His middle name was probably actually William. The H is probably due to a typo somewhere down the line.
Contributor Scott RoseDate added 10/7/2005

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Scott RoseDate added 10/7/2005

Company G

2nd Corporal

James Has 23 cards in his archival file. He enlisted 20 April 1862 in Lauderdale, Mississippi at age 23.In Dec. 1863 he is listed as 2nd Corporal. He is captured and released 3 times. 1st, Do not know where he was captured but was Paroled 13 Oct. 1862 at Bolivar Tenn. 2nd Captured at Vicksburg Miss on 4 July 1863. and paroled. 3rd. Captured at Nashville Tenn. and sent to Camp Douglas in Chicago,Ohio. Paroled on 19 June 1865. He was from Kemper County Miss. He and his family moved to Smith County Texas. He was the husband of Euphenia Armintha Thomas, my 3rd cousin 4 x removed.
Contributor phillip ThomasDate added 6/19/2016

Company G

Private

My great-great-grandfather, was captured at Kennesaw Mountain, apparently prior to the Battle, and was held at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL until mid-June, 1865.
Contributor Evan HerringDate added 1/14/2010

Company G

2nd Lieutenant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor CalebDate added 1/21/2018

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Ken WilliamsDate added 4/11/2005

Company H

Corporal

John Gibbons Harper died at Vicksburg in 1863
Contributor Tom JonesDate added 4/2/2010

Company H

Captain

Survived the war and practiced law in Columbus, MS. Also became a MS State Senator.
Contributor Frank H BurrisDate added 2/21/2015

Company H

Private

Henry survived the war and settled Saline County, Arkansas where he married and raised a large family.
Contributor Dwight JohnsonDate added 4/4/2009

Company H

Sergeant

Andrew Richey was a Sargent in the 35th Mississipi Infantry Company "H". He was killed at Corinth Mississippi 2 Oct 1862. Enlisted 1 Mar 1862.
Contributor Patrick CliftonDate added 11/21/2020

Company H

Corporal

Not my relative, but after taking a picture of his head stone and posting it to Find-a-Grave - I have become responsible for that information.
Contributor Marshall BautistaHomepage https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172635118/benjamin-f-stoneDate added 6/9/2018

Company H

Corporal

Church originally signed up with the 14th Mississippi, Company G, but was severely injured and discharged from service. A few months later Church recovered and rejoined with the 35th Mississippi Infantry, Company H.
Contributor Ken WilliamsDate added 7/16/2014

Company I

4th Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Brit BarnettDate added 9/7/2007

Company I

Private

Killed in action, Battle of Atlanta, November 2, 1864, buried at CSA cemetery in Atlanta. My great grandfather.
Contributor Bill CadeDate added 6/11/2026

Company I

Private

Enlisted in the same unit as his younger brother and just as his younger brother, was KIA Sep 1863
Contributor Bob ConnerHomepage http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24485855/family?fpid=1749763101Date added 12/18/2011

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Clark HallDate added 12/21/2009

Company I

Private

1 Of 6 brothers who served from the family of David McMillin, of Louisville Mississippi.
Contributor JAMES F. JOHNSONDate added 9/2/2006

Company I

Private

Born 1835 in Buncombe County, N.C. Died April, 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh, TN. Brother of my 3rd great-grandmother, Margaret Richardson Cagle.
Contributor Dede StaffordDate added 3/1/2010

Company I

Private

Buried in Center Ridge Methodist Cem. in Winston County, MS.
Contributor Jay H. LindseyDate added 2/24/2010

Company K

Private

Wiley was in Corinth in 1962, and then Vicksburg beginning January 1863. He wrote letters from Vicksburg, Greenwood, and the Blind Asylum Hospital in Jackson, Ms. and the Texas Confederate Hospital, Quitman, Ms., where he died on July 29, 1863. I have copies of those letters. He was from Oktibbeha and Choctaw counties.
Contributor Roland LewisDate added 10/11/2014

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Christopher W. LyonsDate added 3/26/2010

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Christopher W. LyonsDate added 3/26/2010

Company K

Other

Researching Perkins, Blankenship, Ray/Wray
Contributor aeasterDate added 7/27/2011

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