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.