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13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment

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pushed the Mississippians back and Barksdale was mortally wounded. The 13th Regiment took heavy casualties during this battle, and many wounded men were left behind in field hospitals when the Confederates retreated. The Regiment suffered a 34% casualty rate at Gettysburg. The Regiment was then sent
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in September, Barksdale's brigade seized the heights around the town of Harper's Ferry, leading the Union garrison to surrender. The 13th then fought at the
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on April 9, 1865. At the time of the surrender, only 4 officers and 81 men of the 13th Regiment remaining, from an original strength of 1,200.
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The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume 31, Serial 54
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In the spring of 1864, the regiment rejoined the Army of Northern Virginia in the eastern theater, taking part in the
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The regiment spent the winter in camp in Virginia, then re-enlisted for 3 years in April, 1862. During the
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on November 29, where Col. McElroy of the 13th was killed. The Union officer defending the fort, Captain
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Col. William Barksdale, promoted to brigadier general 1862, killed at Gettysburg, 1863.
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The 13th Regiment was formed on May 14, 1861, from volunteer companies assembled at
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The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2
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and was present at the final surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at
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Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Mississippi
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The Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project
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Henry Rowland, Company A, 13th Mississippi Infantry, holding a
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in Georgia in September. In Tennessee, the 13th fought at the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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Carter, killed at Gettysburg. 404:, physician and public health advocate. 283:, the Regiment was assigned to General 564: 562: 560: 558: 556: 554: 552: 550: 548: 546: 15: 639:United States War Department (1895). 615:"13th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry" 609: 607: 343:, where they took part in the bloody 7: 656:Hammerson, Michael (January 2004). 725:1861 establishments in Mississippi 658:"Herbert Roland, 13th Mississippi" 202:13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 161:Battle of Spotsylvania Court House 19:13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 14: 360:Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse 697: 685: 72: 54: 36: 287:'s brigade. The 13th fought at 491:Company G, "Secessionists" of 1: 520:Guards" of Lauderdale County. 498:Company H, "Spartan Band" of 268:under the brigade of General 44:Confederate States of America 396:Supreme Court of Mississippi 756: 309:Battle of Chancellorsville 136:Battle of Chancellorsville 569:Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). 214:Army of Northern Virginia 429:Lt. Col. John M. Bradley 356:Battle of the Wilderness 305:Battle of Fredericksburg 266:First Battle of Bull Run 156:Battle of the Wilderness 131:Battle of Fredericksburg 116:First Battle of Bull Run 484:Company F, "Lauderdale 394:, Chief Justice of the 345:assault on Fort Sanders 297:Battle of Harpers Ferry 206:Confederate States Army 80:Confederate States Army 426:Lt. Col. M.H. Whitaker 380:Appomattox Court House 274:Battle of Ball's Bluff 241: 238:Springfield Model 1842 222:Appomattox Court House 151:Battle of Fort Sanders 619:National Park Service 432:Lt. Col. A.G. O'Brien 372:Battle of Cedar Creek 364:Battle of Cold Harbor 337:Battle of Chickamauga 235: 171:Battle of Cedar Creek 166:Battle of Cold Harbor 146:Battle of Chickamauga 349:Orlando Metcalfe Poe 316:Battle of Gettysburg 307:in Maryland. At the 246:Corinth, Mississippi 141:Battle of Gettysburg 324:Andrew A. 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Index

Confederate States of America
Mississippi
Confederate States Army
Infantry
Regiment
American Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run
Seven Days Battles
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Fort Sanders
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Cedar Creek
William Barksdale
Confederate States Army
Mississippi
Army of Northern Virginia
Eastern theater of the American Civil War
Appomattox Court House

Springfield Model 1842
Corinth, Mississippi
William Barksdale
US Congressman
Fire-eater

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