Seventh Regiment Mississippi Infantry

Seventh Regiment -- Infantry

Confederate States Army

Colonels -- Enos J. Goode, Hamilton Mayson, William H. Bishop, killed at Franklin

 

Company A, Franklin Rifles, Franklin County, mustered into state service 29 April 1861 at Meadville

Captain -- William J. Proby

 

Company B, Bogue Chitto Guards, Pike County, mustered into state service at Bogue Chitto 1 May 1861

Captain -- R. S. Carter, elected Major; J. M. Brister

 

Company C, Amite Rifles, Amite County, mustered into state service at Liberty 29 April 1861

Captain -- Benjamin F. Johns

 

Company D, Jeff Davis Sharpshooters, Marion County, mustered into State service at Holmesville 4 May 1861

Captains -- Hamilton Mayson, elected Lieutenant-Colonel; Henry Pope

 

Company E, Franklin Beauregards, Franklin County, mustered into State service at Meadville 4 May 1861

Captains -- Daniel H. Parker, 1861; D. S. Burch, 1862 -- 1865

 

Company F, Marion's Men, Marion County, mustered into State service at Columbia 10 August, 1861

Captain -- William J. Rankin

 

Company G, Goode Rifles, Lawrence County (no muster in date or location)

Captain - Enos J. Goode, elected Colonel; James M. Cannon

 

Company H, Dahlgren Rifles, Pike County, mustered into State service 22 August 1861

Captain -- Parham B. Williams

 

Company I, Covington Rifles, Covington County, enlisted 11 September 1861

Captain -- John T. Fairley

 

Company K, Quitman Rifles, Franklin County, mustered in at Brunckley's Ferry 26 August 1861

Captain -- N. L. Hoff





Third Regiment Mississippi Infantry

 

Third Regiment -- Infantry

Confederate States Army

Colonels -- John B. Deason, until reorganization; Thomas A. Mellon, wounded at Peachtree Creek; James M. Stigler, Third Consolidated, April, 1865.

 

Company A, Live Oak Rifles, Jackson County,mustered in at Ocean Springs, 18 September 1861

Captains -- James B. McRae, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel; E. A. Lewis, A. F. Ramsay, killed at Peachtree Creek; E. N. Ramsey.

 

Company B, Sunflower Dispersers, Sunflower County, mustered into State service 31 August 1861

Captain -- William H. Morgan

 

Company C, Downing Rifles, Hinds County, mustered into State service at Bolton, 9 August 1861

Captains -- Thomas A. Mellon, elected Major; William E. Ratliff

 

Company D, Chunkey Heroes, Newton County, mustered into State service at Pass Christian, 5 September 1861

Captain -- W. B. Johnson

 

Company E, Biloxi Rifles, Harrison County, mustered into State service at Biloxi 21 May 1861

Captains -- John D. Howard, John P. Elmer, Harry Knapp

 

Company G, Gainesville Volunteers, Hancock County, mustered into State service at Gainesville 13 July 1861

Captain -- John B. Deason, elected Colonel; Enoch E. McFadden

 

Company H, Shieldsboro Rifles, Hancock County, mustered into State service at Shieldsboro 29 June 1861

Captains -- Robert Eager, promoted; John V. Toulmi

 

Company I, John M. Sharp's Company, Yazoo County, mustered into State service at Benton, 30 August, 1861

Captains -- Samuel M. Dyer, elected Major at reorganization; Albert H. Johnson

 

Company ___, McWillie Blues, Copiah County, mustered into State service at Hazelhurst 17 August, 1861

Captain -- E. A. Peyton, elected Major

 

Company ___, Dahlgren Guards, Harrison County, mustered into State service at Pass Christian 4 September, 1861

Captain -- Ashbel Green

 

The nucleus of the regiment was the Shieldsboro Rifles and the Gainesbille Volunteers, which Captain Deason reported in camp at Shieldsboro under his command August 1, 1861.  The regimental field officers were elected September 15, 1861. Company I was assigned to the regiment October 14, 1861 at Pass Christian.

Thirty-Eighth Regiment Mississippi Infantry

Thirty-Eighth Regiment

Confederate States Army

Mounted in 1864 by Order of General Polk

Company A, Holmes County Volunteers, organized 15 March 1862
Captains -- Walter L. Keirn, John S. Hoskins

Company B, Van Dorn Guards, of Claiborne County, organized 19 March 1862
Captain -- R. C. McCay

Company C, Hancock Rebels, of Hancock County, organized 8 March 1862
Captain -- D. B. Seal

Company D, Wilkinson Guards, of Wilkinson County, organized 1 April 1862
Captain -- James H. Jones, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel 14 July 1864

Company E, White Rebels, raised in Lawrence County (Silver Creek), organized 1 May 1862
Captain -- James F. White

Company F, Johnston Avengers, raised in Copiah County, organized 3 May 1862
Captain -- Leander M. Graves

Company G, Wolf Creek Marksmen, raised in Attala County, organized 1 May 1862
Captain -- J. M. Dishman

Company H, Price Relief, raised in Hinds, Madison, & Newton Counties, organized 12 May 1862
Captain -- William M. Estelle

Company I, Columbia Guards, of Claiborne County, organized 20 March 1862
Captain -- F. W. Foxworth

Company K, Brent Rifles, of Pike County, organized 26 April 1862
Captain -- Preston Brent, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel

   The companies had their rendezvous at Jackson, MS and Fleming W. Adams was elected Colonel.  Ordered to Corinth, arriving a few days before the evacuation, May 29, when they joined in the retreat toward Tupelo.

James Madison Polk

James Madison Polk and his wife, Icy Jane Stewart

 

   James Madison Polk, 05 May, 1849 -- 29 September,1914, born in Lawrence County Mississippi. James was the son of Joel Luke Polk, born in South Carolina, and grandson of Luke Polk, also born in South Carolina. His great grandfather, Luke Polk, Sr. was a Revolutionary  War soldier.  James Madison served as a private in Company I, "Covington Rangers", Seventh Mississippi Infantry Regiment in the Civil War.  His first taste of battle was with James Chalmers at the Battle of Shiloh and his final engagement was the Battle of Franklin, where he was captured and ended the war in a Union prison camp.

   Following the Civil War, he married Icy Jane Stewart, (in 1867) and they had five children, four boys and a daughter. He went into farming and became a relative large landowner in the Mt. Carmel area of Mississippi.  Active in community affairs he was instrumental in helping organize Jefferson Davis County in 1904 and served as one of its first county supervisors.

   James had three older brothers who also served in the Civil Was.  They served with the "White Rebels", organized at Silver Creek, Mississippi, and became part of the 38th Mississippi Infantry Regiment and fought at Iuka, Vicksburg, Harrisburg, among other sites.

Coming out of the darkness

It has been a while since this site went dark.  I thought it had been about a year, but looking at the last post date of January 2014, I realized it has been almost two years of darkness.  Hopefully the chaos of my life is getting better organized and I can devote more time to the Boley Creek Rebels, also known as the Gainesville Volunteers and Hancock Rebels.  These were two companies of Confederate soldiers organized at Gainesville, Mississippi and Hobolochitto, Mississippi (now Picayune, Mississippi).
As an officer and board member of the Pearl River County Historical Society I have been very active in getting a local history museum up and running. The museum is now open, on a limited basis, and I should have more time to devote to other pursuits.
I must warn everyone though, my posts will not be exclusive to the Boley Creek Rebels.  My wife's great grandfather fought with the Seventh Regiment Mississippi Infantry and I will follow his path through the war from Shieldsboro, Mississippi to Franklin, Tennessee.  He was captured at the battle of Franklin and spent the remainder of the war in a Union prison camp.  And yes, the Seventh was camped with the Third at Shieldsboro before being deployed to Shiloh as part of Bragg's troops.
Check back often to see how the light is filtering into the darkness of the Boley Creek Rebels.

Jerry