AMITE COUNTY RANGERS
COMPANY   K
44th MISSISSIPPI REGIMENT

Company K was organized in the last days of Oct. 1861 and rendezvoused at Minors Quarters near Natchez 11-14-1861. Left there 1.1.1862 going to Memphis on the Mary E, Keene boat where the company remained two weeks; from thence went to Columbus, Ky. on the John Simonds Steamboat where Company joined Blythes Batallion as Company K afterwards known as the 44th Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers.

Captain W. L. Huff
Ist Lt.  James E. Jagers
2nd Lt. D. W. Wilkinson, promoted to Capt.  Killed New Hope Church 5.31.64
3rd Lt.  J. D. Roberts
Ord.  Sgt.  John H. Hines
2nd.  Sgt.  G. G. Longmire died 1914
3rd.  Sgt.   L. G. Sleeper, promoted to Lieut.  Died of wounds, Jonesboro
4th.  Sgt.   Wm. Belding
5th.  Sgt.  Wm..  Cobb, promoted to Lieut.  Died prisoner of war.
lst Corp.  S. H. Gunter
2nd Corp.  S. G. Dixon
3rd Corp.  John Henegan
Privates:  E. H. Anders
G. W. Anders wounded Perryville, Ky. and left on the field
W. H. Anders
W. W. Anders
George Anders
John Alldred
A. Bradley lost limb Atlanta, Ga. 7.8.1864
Tom Belding Captured Missionary Ridge, Tenn.  Died prisoner of war.
Willis Bird
Tom Bird
G. Harrison Butler died 12.23.1916
 Jas. Butler  died 1906
 Tim Collins
 James Cook
 H. R. Causey Color Bearer, promoted to Lieut.
Garnet Causey died 1917
Chas. Caston killed at Shiloh
Joe B. Caston Died 1901
James A. Caston  died measles, Enterprise, Miss.
Parker Duff
J. H. Dixon died Tullahoma, Tenn.
S. R. Dixon died since war
T. J. Dye died since war
Harney Duff died since war
J. W. Eady
B. F. Fulton
Jack Forman
Dan Frey     deserted army at Memphis, Jan. 1862
Hol Germany
J. F. Gunter
Van Huff     died since war
Kenner Harvey     died Columbus, Ky., 1862
A. P. Holbrook     died in prison
C. C. Harris     missing in action
J. D. Hoff     Died in Hospital
Billy James
Ed Jones     captured at Missionary Ridge, TN
Robert Kemp     promoted to Lt.  Killed at Atlanta 7-22-64
D. E. Kelley     died 1914
Gus Lusk     killed at Shiloh
Larkin Lusk     died of measles, Enterprise, Miss.
R. G. Longmire     died since war
Van Longmire     killed at Battle Resaoa, Ga., 1864
Noble Lattimore     captured at Shiloh
Jim Maxey     died in hospital
A. D. Mayhall
Wm. Markham     killed at Battle Atlanta, 7.22.1864
Dan McDaniel     died at Island
John McDaniel     died since
Wm. McMillan     died in Tennessee
Doug. McMillan     died since war
N. T.  McDowell   killed at Chickamauga, Tenn.
Thos.   L. McGehee
J. B. Nelson
J. M. NeSmith
R. D. Patterson     killed at Battle of Chickamauga
R. D. Porter     buried at Marietta, Ga.
H.C.  Perkins         captured at Missionary Ridge
Hiram Reynolds   died in prison, Missionary Ridge
King Ratcliff          killed at Shiloh
Dennis Rardon      prisoner of war Nashville
George Rice        died in hospital, Jackson, Tenn. 1862
D. Roberts
A. J.  Roberts
James  Roberts
James Robinson
John Robinson      died Columbus, Ky.
D. Sprick
Rufus Bytes
J.  N. Short         died in prison Missionary Ridge
Ed. C. Sharp
Tip Shaw          died  in prison Missionary Ridge
W. S. Talbert     died  1908
Chas. Tosh       died  in prison Missionary Ridge
R. B. Thompson
C. F. Thompson         died  since war
R. S. Thompson    died   at Chattanooga
Elijah Thompson   died  in hospital
N.S. Wilkinson
William Wilkinson   died  since war
M.  J. Whittton
T. J. Wilkinson   died   in prison Missionary Ridge
William Whitaker   died  1912
B. W. Whitehead    killed at Atlanta 7.22.1864
J.,Whitshead
Dan Weis   missing in action
T. H.Whittington     died 1904
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Ben W hittington     killed at Shiloh
George C. Longmire
Hatch Rogers         killed Atlanta
George Hazlewood         killed in raid in Kentucky 1862
Winston  Wilkinson     died since war
John Rawlinson           died Columbus, Ky. 1862
 



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