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3d Mississippi Infantry

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This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Featherston's 3d Brigade, of Maj. Gen. William Wing Loring's Division, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Relief, Department of the West, and commanded by Col. Thomas A. Mellon and Maj. Samuel M. Dyer. [Refer to Edwin Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume I, pages 225 and 593; Volume II, pages 250 and 643; and Volume III, page 1151.]

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Confederate Headstones, Vicksburg National Cemetery

There are at least three known Confederates buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery, two of whom have graves designated by Confederate headstones.