During the five years of the Civil War, the lives and fortunes
of Mississippians, indeed all Southerners, would change forever. While
Amite County had little strategic military value, it lay within the overland
route between Baton Rouge and Jackson. The courthouse in Liberty survived
the war unscathed, but the Female Seminary in the town and a few of the
prominent homes were burned by passing Union troops. The area's farms and
livestock helped feed the armies that moved through, and many local sons
enlisted to fight in one of the eleven companies formed in the surrounding
area.
Rosters found in the Amite County Courthouse
in Liberty, Mississippi. Transcribed and published by Albert S. Casey
in Vol. III of History of Amite County, Mississippi.
Compiled by Lt. Col. Powell A. Casey, Miss
Frances Powell Otken and Dr. Albert S. Casey. As published in pages 242-260
in Vol III of Casey's History of Amite County, Mississippi.
Jennifer Payne
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