Served in Company K, 22nd Inf., Mississippi as Pvt

Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 5/1/1862 as a Private. On 5/1/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. TN 11th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) (Estimated date of enlistment) Sources used: - Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records Residence was not listed; 21 years old. Enlisted on 3/23/1861 as a Private. On 3/23/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. MS 22nd Infantry He was transferred out on 4/9/1865 at Smithfield, NC On 4/9/1865 he transferred into "K" Co. MS 22nd Cons Infantry He was Surrendered on 4/26/1865 at Durham Station, NC Other Information: born 9/21/1839 in North Carolina died 3/5/1930 in Dallas, MS Buried: Clear Creek Baptist Cemetery, Oxford, MS Sources used: - Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records - Mississippi Confederate Grave Registry

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Unit Details:

22nd Infantry Regiment, organized at Iuka, Mississippi, in August, 1861, contained 38 officers and 597 men present for duty in November. Its members were from the counties of Jefferson, Amite, Lafayette, Hinds, De Soto, and Issaquena. After fighting at Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Corinth, the unit was assigned to Rust's and Featherston's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It participated in various conflicts during the Vicksburg siege and for a time was stationed at Jackson. Continuing the fight under General Featherston, it was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and later in North Carolina. The regiment lost 13 killed and 34 wounded at Baton Rouge, had 21 killed and 64 wounded at Peach Tree Creek, and totalled 93 officers and men in December, 1864. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels D.W.C. Bonham, James D. Lester, and Frank Schaller; Lieutenant Colonels Charles G. Nelms, James S. Prestidge, and H.J. Reid; and Majors Thomas C. Dockery and Martin A. Oatis.