21st Mississippi Infantry Regiment ( English 21st Mississippi Infantry Regiment ) - was one of the Mississippi infantry regiments of the Confederate Army during the Civil War in the United States . The regiment went through many battles of the civil war in the east from the Seven-Day Battle to surrender at Appomattox , as well as several battles in the west, fighting at Chikamoga and near Chattanooga.
| 21st Mississippi Infantry Regiment | |
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 Mississippi State Flag (1861 - 1894) | |
| Years of existence | 1861 - 1865 |
| A country |  KSA |
| Type of | Infantry |
| Number | 684 people (Apr 1862) 200 people (Sep 1862) 424 people (June 1863) |
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Formation
The 21st Mississippi was formed from companies A, B, C, D and E, sent from Mississippi to Virginia Manassas in the fall of 1861. These companies were consolidated into the 1st Mississippi Battalion, and Captain became the major and commander of the battalion. On September 21, a company of Captain Green and a company of Captain Dudley were added to the battalion. The companies were brought into the regiment, led by Colonel Benjamin Humphries.
The companies of the regiment were recruited mainly in the districts of Warren, Hinds, Clayborn, Lafayette , Tallahatchi , Madison , Holmes and Union .
Battle Path
In the fall, the regiment was included in the 7th brigade of the Boregar army along with the 13th, 17th and 18th Mississippi regiments. On November 9, he was sent to Leesburg, where the brigade was led by General Richard Griffith . On March 9, 1862, the brigade was taken to Rapidan, and on April 7 they were sent to the Virginian Peninsula and placed near Yorktown.
The regiment was not actively involved in the battle of Seven Pines , although it suffered some losses. During the Seven Day Battle, the brigade was ordered to chase the enemy along the York River Railroad, and on June 29 it came under artillery fire, during which General Griffin was killed and the brigade was led by William Barksdale . July 1, the regiment participated in the battle of Malvern Hill, where he had to build under the fire of foot and naval artillery; Major Moody was injured at this time. In the evening, the regiment participated in an attack on federal positions, during which Lieutenant Colonel Brandon was seriously wounded and captain Brooks took command of the regiment. The regiment lost 23 people killed and 83 wounded in this battle. A total of 32 dead and 119 wounded were lost during the Seven-Day Battle.
The Barksdale brigade did not participate in the North Virginia campaign , but was involved in the Maryland one: it crossed the Potomac River with Leesburg, came to Frederick, and then, along with the entire Mac Lowes division, was sent to participate in the siege of Harpers Ferry. During the siege, the regiment participated in the assault on the Maryland Heights on September 12–13. He did not participate in the battle in the South Mountains on September 14, and on September 15 was transferred to Sharpsberg, and arrived there on the morning of September 17, when the battle of Entityam had already begun. By the beginning of the battle, the regiment totaled 200 people and was commanded by Captain John Simms. The regiment was involved in the final attack of the Mac Lowes division in the northern part of the battlefield, where he lost 3 people killed and 56 wounded.
On November 18, the brigade was sent to Frederiksberg. When the battle of Fredericksburg began on December 11, the 21st Mississippi was deployed in a rifle chain on the banks of the Rappahanok River and on the whole day delayed the crossing of the federal army, firing at the builders of pontoon bridges. The right wing of the regiment (Rota “A” of Lieutenant Walcott, Rota “C” of Lieutenant Lengfield, Rota “N” of Lieutenant Brian, Rota “F” of Captain Fitzgerald and Rota “G” of Captain Dudley) took command under the general command of Major Moody from 04: 00 noon was kept under the most severe fire of federal batteries. Lieutenant Brian died at this time. The remaining companies, under the command of Colonel Hemfries, were in the city and covered the 17th Mississippi Regiment. When the federal army managed to cross the river, a battle ensued in Fredericksburg itself. Captain Green was killed in these battles. The remaining companies managed to hold out until seven in the evening. In the battles near Frederiksberg, the regiment lost 8 people killed, 25 wounded and 13 prisoners.
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On October 28, 1863, Lt. Col. Moody received the rank of colonel and led the regiment [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Bruce S. Allardice, Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register, University of Missouri Press, 2008 p. 277
Literature
- Pfanz, Harry. Gettysburg, The second day. - Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1987 .-- 601 p. - ISBN 080781749x .
- Sears, Stephen W. Chancellorsville. - Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996 .-- 221 p. - ISBN 0-395-87744-X .
- Rowland, Dunbar, Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898, Nashville TN: 1908