Major American, British and Spanish players in the American Revolution on the Gulf Coast.See: "Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution" by Kathleen DuVal, Random House, 2015
Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi, USA: Find a Grave
Under command of P. H. Sheridan at Corinth, MO, April 1862
Mixon Cemetery, Una, Clay County, Mississippi, USA: Find a Grave
Wikipedia =Corinth National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Corinth, in Alcorn County, Mississippi. Find a Grave
Wikipedia =Natchez National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Natchez overlooking the Mississippi River in Adams County, Mississippi. Find a Grave
Background=== USS Tyler , a 575-ton "timberclad" gunboat, was converted from the commercial side-wheel steamship A.O. Tyler, which had been built in 1857 at Cincinnati, Ohio. Acquired in June 1861 for the Army's Western Gunboat Flotilla, she was commissioned in September with officers provided by the Navy. One of the first Federal warships on the Western Rivers, Tyler saw extensive action on th...
History=From early on, Greenville’s Jewish population made significant contributions to the town’s progress. Former Greenville mayor Pat Dunne observed, “From cobbler to banker, merchant to plantation owner, the Jewish people helped to build a magnificent city here.” For much of the 20th century, Greenville had the largest Jewish population in Mississippi, with the most concentrated population ...
CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS === 19th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry ==19th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Oxford, Mississippi, in May, 1861, and soon moved to Virginia. The men were raised in the counties of Warren, Jefferson, Greene, Panola, Marshall, and was assigned to General Wilcox's, Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virgi...
The Battle at Farmington, Mississippi was fought on May 9, 1862 at Farmington, Mississippi. General Brag had 25,000 men. The Union had 12,000 tropops on hand and the Wisconsin 8th Infantry was ordered to draw the enemy out as to count their numbers and they withdrew to a swamp north of town. Wisconsin 8th reported 5 killed, 14 severly wounded, and 19 slightly wounded. Old Abe the Screaming Eagl...
CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS === 26th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry ==26th Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1861 at Iuka, Mississippi. Many of the men were from Prentiss, Itawamba, Tishomingo, Perry, and De Soto counties. The regiment moved to Tennessee and was one of the units captured at Fort Donelson. In this fight it lost 12 killed and 69 wounded of the 39 officers an...
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Newton, Mississippi. Find a Grave