CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS
6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
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6th Infantry Regiment [also called 7th Regiment] was assembled at Jackson, Mississippi, in
February, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Rankin, Quitman, Leake, Scott,
Copiah, and Simpson. The unit fought at Shiloh under General Cluburne and later
was assigned to Rust's, Tilghman's, and J. Adams' Brigade. For a time it served in Mississippi
and saw action in various conflicts in the Vicksburg area. It later joined the Army of Tennessee
and fought with distinction throughout the Atlanta Campaign, with Hood in Tennessee,
and in North Carolina. The regiment was organized with 649 officers and men, lost seventy-six
percent of the 425 engaged at Shiloh, and reported 30 casualties at Champion's Hill. On April 26, 1865, it
surrendered with about 60 men. The field officers were Colonels Robert Lowry and John J.
Thornton; Lieutenant Colonels R.R. Bennett, Thomas J. Borden, and A.Y. Harper; and Majors
W.T. Hendon and J.R. Stevens.
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