CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS
12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
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12th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861. The men
were from the counties of Hinds, Adams, Lawrence, Copiah, Warren, Panola, Claiborne, Yazoo,
Jefferson, Holmes, and Calhoun. Ordered to Virginia, it was assigned to General Rodes',
Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade. The regiment participated in the various campaigns
of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the
long Petersburg siege south of
the James River, and saw action around Appomattox. It was mustered into
Confederate service with 1,013 men and lost 41 killed and 152 wounded at Seven Pines. The unit sustained 225
casualties at Gaines' Mill and
Grayser's Farm, 59 in the Maryland Campaign, and 64 at Chancellorsville. It took 305 effectives to
Gettysburg and surrendered with 1 Assistant-Surgeon and 53 enlisted men. The field officers
were Colonels Richard Griffith, Merry B. Harris, Henry Hughes, and William H. Taylor;
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Thomas; and Majors James R. Bell, John R. Dickins, and W.H.
Lilly.
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