| History of the 13th Mississippi C.S.A. |
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The Thirteenth Mississippi Infantry was organized at Corinth Mississippi
during May 1861.It was mustered into Confederate service there on the 23rd
May.The unit was quite large,containing slightly less than twelve hundred
officers and enlisted men when mustered into service.The unit was re-organized
at Yorktown,Virginia on the 26th April 1862.At the time the companies were
relettered in the order of of the date of organization.
More detailed information on the various
companies of the unit appear below.
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Like almost all Civil War units the Thirteenth Mississippi Infantry was
frequently known by an alternate designation derived from the name of its
commanding officer.Like the names below:-
William Barksdale's Infantry James W. Carter's Infantry Kennon McElroy's Infantry McHenry Whitteaker's Infantry Alfred G. O'Brien's Infantry Samuel Randal's Infantry John M. Bradley's Infantry Isham Harrison's Infantry George L. Donald's Infantry William H. Davis's Infantry Lowell Fletcher's Infantry |
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The regiment's original commanding officer,William Barksdale was promoted
to the rank of Brigadier-General from the 12th April 1862.He led his brigade
with distinction thereafter,particularly at Fredricksburg,Virginia in December
1862.Barksdale was mortally wounded at Gettysburg,Pennsylvania on the 2nd
July 1863,and he died the following day.
Soon after being mustered into Confederate service the Thirteenth Infantry was ordered to Virginia.There it joined the Army of the Potomac.In late 1861 the regiment was reported in the Department of Northern Virginia.The troops in this command were subsequently absorbed by the Army of North Virginia.The regiment served in that Army until the summer of 1863.As part of Longstreet's Corps the unit was moved west where it served in the Army of Tennessee and in the Department of East Tennessee.In the mid-summer of 1864 the unit joined the Army of the Valley District.It served in that Army until December 1864.The regiment then returned to service in the Army of North Virginia,serving in that Army for the remainder of the war.The list below identifies the specific higher command assignments of the unit. July 21st 1861 Sixth Brigade,First Corps.,Army
of the Potomac.
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| The thirteenth Mississippi
Infantry participated in a number of various types of engagement during
its career.
These are identified below :- 18th July 1861 Blackburn's Ford (Skimish) 21st July 1861 Manassas(Bull Run)Va.(Battle) 4th October 1861 Nr. Edwards Ferry Va. (Skimish) 22nd October 1861 Nr. Edwards Ferry Md. (Action) 4th April 1862 Howard's Mills Nr. Cockletown Va. (Skimish) 5th April 1862 Warwick Road Va. (Skimish) 5th April-4th May 1862 Yorktown Va. (Siege) 16th April 1862 Lee's Mills Burnt Chimneys Dam No1 Va. (Engagement) 4th May 1862 Yorktown Va. (Evacuation) 25th June-1st July 1862 Seven Days Battles Va. 29th June 1862 Peach Orchard(Allen's Farm) Nr. Fair Oaks Station Va.(Battle) 29th June 1862 Savage Station Va. (Battle) 1st July 1862Malvern Hill Crews Farm (Poindexter's Farm)(Battle) 16th August 1862-2nd September 1862 Campaign in North Virginia(Second Bull Run) 6th-22nd September 1862 Maryland Campaign 12th-13th September 1862 Maryland Heights Md.(Action) 13th-15th September 1862 Harper's Ferry W. Va.(Siege) 14th September 1862 Crampton's Gap South Mountain Md.(Detachment)(Battle) 16th-17th September 1862 Antietam Sharpsburg Md. (Battle) 26th October-10th November 1862 Operations in Loudon,Faquier and Rappahannock Counties Va. 11th December 1862 Fredericksburg Va. (Engagement) 12th-15th December 1862 Fredericksburg Va. (Battle) 27th April-6th May 1863 Chancellorsville Campiagn 1st-5th May 1863 Chancellorsville Va. (Battle) 3rd-4th May 1863 Salem Heights Salem Church Va. (Battle) 4th May 1863 Banks Ford Va. (Battle) 3rd June-1st August 1863 Gettysburg Campaign 1st-3rd July 1863 Gettysburg (Battle) 5th-24th July 1863 Retreat to Manassas Gap Va. 19th-21st September 1863 Chickamauga Ga. (Battle) 24th September-30th October 1863 Chattannooga Tenn. (Siege) 28th-29th October 1863 Wauhatchie Tenn. (Engagement) 4th November-23rd December 1863 Knoxville Campaign 17th November-4th December 1863 Knoxville Tenn. (Siege) 23rd November 1863 Fort Loundon and Saunders Knoxville Tenn. (Assaults) 16th-17th January 1864 Operations about Dandridge Tenn. 4th May-12th June 1864 Wilderness Campaign 5th-7th May 1864 Wildernes Va.(Battle) 8th May 1864 Alsop's Farm Spottsylvania Va. (Combat) 8th-21st May 1864 Spottsylvania Court House,Laurel Hill,Ny River,Fredericksburg Road Va. (Battles) 12th May 1864 Assault on the Salient Spottsylvania Court House Va. 22nd-26th May 1864 Operations on the line of the North Anna River Va. 26th-28th May 1864 Operations on the line of the Pamunkey River Va. 28th-31st May 1864 Operations on the line of the Totopotomoy River Va. 1st-12th June 1864 Cold Harbor Va. (Battles) 16th June-July 1864 Petersburg and Richmond Va. (Siege Operations) 22nd June 1864 Jerusalem Plank Road(Weldon R.R.)Va. (Engagement) 7th August-28th November 1864 Sheridan's Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley 16th August 1864 Cedarville,Guard Hill (Font Royal) Va. (Engagement) 2nd-3rd September 1864 Bunker Hill W.Va. (Action) 4th September 1864 Berryville Va. (Skirmish) 19th September 1864 Opequan Winchester Va. (Battle) 22nd September 1864 Fisher's Hill,Woodstock Va. (Battle) 19th October 1864 Cedar Creek,Middletown,Belle Grove Va.(Battle) December 1864-2nd April 1865 Petersburg and Richmond Va.(Siege Operations) 28th March-9th April 1865 Appomattox Campaign 9th April 1865 Appomattox Court House Va. (Surrender) |
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According to the paroles granted at Appomattox Court House fewer than ninety
members of the regiment surrendered there.
The list below shows the numbers surrendered by company
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