Roll of Charley Clark's Rifles,Company A, 12th MS Infantry Regiment, CSA |
Members of Company A were from both Union Church, Jefferson County and from neighboring Copiah County. My family names are in blue. Number of Members in Company: 105 John J. McLean, Captain John D. Fairley, 1st Lieutenant Thomas C. McNair, 2nd Lieutenant John M. Gillis, 3rd Lieutenant James M. Freeman, 1st Sargeant John James McLean, 2nd Sargeant Allen F. McLean, 3rd Sargeant Edward A. Buckley, 4th Sargeant W. A. Cato, 5th Sargeant W. B. Buckelew, 1st Corporal James N. Clark, 2nd Corporal John R. Henderson, 3rd Corporal A. J. Short, 4th Corporal Josiah Garrett, my g-grandfather Jacob Garrett Evander Carmichael Daniel Washinigton McCormick Duncan Franklin McCormick B. L. Applewhite Davis Applewhite J. Applewhite G. L. Applewhite R. R. Applewhite Daniel Coleman S. J. Calender James F. Torry John N. Pritchard Robert Stewart Thomas P. Stewart W. R. Nevils Francis McQueen Davis Erwin C. C. Erwin Hezekiah Erwin Pitt M. Littleton D. H. Guice H. S. McCallum John A. Galbreath Elijah Mullins William Mullins A. J. Moore James R. Ray David Smith Henry P. Boaden Frederick Bessonett Daniel C. Stanton A. J. Davis W. L. Cheshire B. F. Robinson Jacob Holden S. D. Smith James A. McCugal Aaron W. Brown Goldsberry Robinson W. J. Kelly Robert H. Watson G. M. Guess J. W. Prescott Green Hill R. B. Thedford Franklin Allen B.B. Headrick D. D. Brown Thomas Keaton R. W. Radford S. J. Guelmanot Will Barrister Pearse Irving J. L. Vaughn John D. Trout William Otto T. B. Casey J. M. Zackery W. King A. Kemp Z. L. Davis B. Shorefew Lowery Devlin C. C. Carpenter T. J. Hamilton H. C. Strickland Thomas James Alex David B. Hyman Augusta Cobb G. B. Adville Will H. Clark John Patterson Charley Shub George Andings James Odouvell Isaac Clark Abraham Shon Elijah Short Ferdinand Krauss W. W. Newsome D. P. Fairley William Ferguson James C. Herring Parous Glover Nathaniel Watson John Baker James Leonard |
Yorktown Siege Seven Days Battles Seven Pines Mine Run Chancellorsville Wilderness Campaign Petersburg Spotsylvania Fredericksburg ...and others. |
Battles in Which the MS 12th Infantry Regiment Took Part |
Flag of Company A, 12th MS Infantry Regiment |
This flag was sewn and presented to Co. A, Charley Clark Rifles, by the ladies of Union Church, including my g-grandmother, Flora Carmichael Garrett. |
Thanks so much to Buddy Engelhorn for sharing this photograph. |
"Mississippians Who Surrendered at Appomattox Southern Historical Society Papers, VOL. XV" Published by the Society, 1887 "Paroles of the Army of Northern Virginia Surrendered at Appomattox C. H., VA April 9, 1865 to Lt. Gen. U. S. Grant, Commanding Armies of the United States" 12th MS Regiment Company A (also known as Co. H) Sgt. D. W. McCormick Pvt. W. W. King Pvt. A. K. King Pvt. J. M. King Pvt. Evander J. Carmichael Pvt. S. Strickland |
Josiah Garrett, David Garrett, Jacob Garrett Jefferson County, MS, mid-1920's |