CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS
7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
- Overview:
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7th Infantry Battalion was organized during the early spring of 1862 near Quitman,
Mississippi. After participating in the conflict at Corinth the unit was assigned to Hebert's
Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured when Vicksburg fell. After the exchange only 15
officers and 116 men were present. The battalion then served in Mackall's and Sears' Brigade,
was prominent throughout the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter
operations in Tennessee, and aided in the defense of Mobile. It reported 65 casualties at Corinth,
50 during the siege of Vicksburg, 72 at Kenesaw Mountain, and 9 at the Chattahoochee River . Few were included
in the surrender in May, 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels L. B. Pardue and
James S. Terral, and Major Joel E. Welborn.
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