33rd Mississippi Infantry

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John was 21 years old. He enlisted in Neshobe County Misissippi on 15 March 1862. Enlisted by Capt Booth for three years. record is thin. He was the husband of my 3rd cousin 4 x removed. He died 8 Sept 1911 in Forest, Scott County Mississippi.

Joseph P Simmons Joined the 33rd at Cumberland Church in Neshoba County Mississippi , in the summer of 1863 he said his commander was Harper , Joseph was in his seventies when he applied at got a pension. The Pension papers show a Company a but it may be a C not realy sure.

He was my GGG Uncle. Buried Ebeneezer Baptist Church Liberty, MS under CSA headstone.

Please see this link: http://www.angelfire.com/ms3/davidg33/coB.htm

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Owen has five cards in his archival file. He was 32 years old when he joined as a Pvt. Co C 33rd Regt Miss, Vol's. Enlisted by Lieut. A.B. Hardcastle at Vicksburg, Miss. on 13 ov. 1861. In June of 1862 he is assigned extra duty as a Wagonneer. In June of 1863 he is assigned extra duty by order of Gen. Hardee. That duty is not explained. He is captured at the Battle of Stones River on 11 Jan 1863 and sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago Ill. Pardoned on 3 April and sent to City Point for exchange. Arriving at City Point on 10 April 1863. I realize the dates above conflict a bit , but have no explination. Data copied from official records as is.

Enlisted as a Private on 30 April 1862 at the age of 29. Surrendered on 26 April 1865 at Greensboro, NC.

Enlisted as a 5th Sergeant on 5 May 1862 at the age of 22. Detailed as Hospital Steward on 6 July 1862. Detailed as Division Hospital Steward on 15 November 1863 by order of General Polk. Surrendered on 26 April 1865 at Greensboro, NC. (Click homepage for image)

Enlisted as a Private on 22 March 1862 at the age of 26. Detailed as teamster on 15 June 1863 by order of General Johnston.

Enlisted as a Private on 30 April 1862 at the age of 23. Detailed as teamster on 1 August 1863 by order of General Johnston.

Enlisted as a Private on 4 May 1862 at the age of 31. Elected as 2nd Sergeant. Killed on 30 November 1864 at Franklin, TN while acting as color bearer.

Enlisted as a 3rd Sergeant on 22 March 1862 at the age of 28. Reduced to ranks. Absent sick from April 1863 through August 1864.

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Survived the war and is buried in Old Pearl Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Neshoba County, MS. Lived to be 91.

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My Grandfather 1840-1915 from Barnes, Leake county MS.Wounded at or near Corinth MS 1862 surrendered Peach Tree GA

In Confederate Army of Civil War. Mississippi Infantry. Died in military of Typhoid. Was in Company F, 33 Regiment. Enrolled in Civil War February 22, 1862 at Carthage, Mississippi

Enlisted with brothers; Malakiah, Ransom and Solomon. He died while on furlough on or about 21 March 1863.

Enlisted with brothers; Levi, Ransom and Solomon.

Enlisted with brothers; Levi, Malakiah and Solomon.

Enlisted with brothers; Levi, Malakiah and Ransom.

Andrew Jenkins Presley enlisted in Capt. R.J. Hall's Company in January 1862. He spent the last 13 months of the war as a POW at Camp Douglas, Illinois. Jenks had two brothers that also served during the Civil War. Elias H. Presley served with the 2nd Arkansas Infantry CSA, and Rausel C. Presley was a member of the 39th Mississippi Infantry.

James Z Stephens was my grandfather (3 times removed). He was wounded at Big Shanty (near Kennasaw Mountain/Atlanta). I have a sword reputed to have come from him.

James was about 39 years old when he enlisted at Grenada Miss. on 15 Apr 1862 for 3 years or the war. July 1864 he is reported missing at the battle of Peach Tree near Atlanta, Ga. He is with Featherson's Brigade. Taken POW to Nashville. Tenn and on to Louisville, Ky. Then to Camp Douglas in Chicago. Illinois. He was released 17 June 1865 after "Swallowing the Yellow Dog" He is described as fair skin, light hair, blue eyes and 5ft 9 inches tall: Remarks Duck Hill, Mississippi

(Born - 24 Nov 1832) (Died - 16 Nov 1912) (Father - Elijah Bingham) (Mother - Betty Elizabeth Morrow)

(Born - 01 Mar 1835) (Died - 29 Apr 1921) (Father - Elijah Bingham) (Mother - Betty Elizabeth Morrow)

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My Great-Great Grandfather

(Born - 19 May 1834 in Tennessee) (Died - 02 May 1889 in Choctaw Co., Mississippi) (Married - Martha Ann Latham on 26 Nov 1863 in Mississippi)

(Born - 08 Jun 1844 in Mississippi) (Died - Camp Douglas, Illinois) (Father - Nathaniel Poe) (Mother - Sarah Taylor)

(Born - Abt. 1835 in Mississippi) (Died - Abt. 1904) (Father - Stephen Eliza Poe) (Mother - Nancy Ringo) (Married - Sarah Clementine Pryon)

(Born - 25 Oct 1842 in Mississippi) (Died - Jul 1864) (Father - Nathaniel Poe) (Mother - Sarah Taylor)

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James M. Tinnon entered service on March 22, 1862 from Choctaw Co. He was Capt. of Co. G ('The Davis Guards') which was organized at Oakley on April 1, 1862. The Co. had an original enrollment of 84 officers and men. He served for the duration of the war, including the Atlanta Campaign. He was a resident of Beauvoir Soldiers Home from 1914 until his death on Dec. 12, 1931, just days short of his 102 Birthday. He is buried at Beauvoir.

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'Jack' Beardain was from Pope, Ms Andrew Jackson Bearden was born on March 14, 1840 in Georgia. He enlisted in the Thirty-third Infantry, Co. I on April 7, 1862 at Grenada, MS. He was 22 years old. After the war he married Martha Jane Burns and lived the remainder of his life in Panola County, MS. He is buried at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Pope, MS. His second wife applied for a Confederate widow's pension in 1910.

Abel Cansler was 33 when he enlisted as a private on 7 March 1862 in Panola County. On 6 April 1865, 19 days before the final surrender, Master Sergt- A.T. Cansler was ordered to Lincolnton , North Carolina 'on business of the quartermaster' by Captain L.W. Lawsbea.

John M. Covington was born in 1828 in Jefferson Co. AL. He is listed on the muster rolls of the Thirty-third Infantry, Co. I. He died after 1870. His first wife was named Clementine and his second wife was Mary Musselwhite.

ENLISTMENT DATE 7 MAR 1862, EURECK BY W.B. JOHNSON. CAPTURED AS PRISONER OF WAR AT NASHVILLE, TENN (MUSTER ROLLS JUNE 30 1864-FEB 28-1865) DEC 16 1864 APPEARED ON A ROLL OF PRISONERS OF WAR AT NASHVILLE TEN, CAPTURED BY THE FORCED UNDER MAJ GEN THOMAS, COMMANDING DEPT OF CUMBERLAND AND FORWARDED TO CAPT S E JONES A.D.C. LOUISVILLE KY, DEC 20, 1864 ROLL DATED HEADQUARTERS DEP OF THE CUMBERLAND OFFICE PROVOST MARSHAL GEN NASHVILLE TENN 12/20/1865/ WAS AT MILITARY PRISON LOUISVILLE KY 01/2/1865 AND DISCHARD 01/04/1865 TO CAMP CHASE. RECEIVED AT 01/6/1865 OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATED, SUBSCRIVED AND SWORN TO AT CAMP CHASE, OHIO 06/12/1865 PLACE OF RESIDENCE PANOLA CO MISSISSIPPI, DARK COMPLEXTION, LIGHT HAIR, BLUE EYES, 5FT 5 AGE 38

He served from March, 1862 until April 1865, with the exception of a recuperation period. At the end of the war, when the 33rd was combined with the 22nd Infantry Regiment, he was promoted to Sergeant and was with General Johnston's troops at the surrender at Bennett Place, NC.

Began war in Company K. Worked way up through the ranks and finished war at surrender in N.C. as lieutenant colonel.

Died 16 April, 1864.

Killed in Action: 17 June, 1864, Pine Mountain, GA; Private, 33rd Mississippi Regiment, Co. K, Amite County Defenders; Josiah was listed as a substitute for his father, Wilford Zachariah Lea.

Private, 33rd Mississippi Regiment, Co. K, Amite County Defenders; discharged.

wounded in Battle of New Hope Church