OFFICERS & MEN
7th Regiment Mississippi Infantry
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![]() | Sgt. William J. Bass Company G - 7th. Regiment Company C - 11th./17th. Arkansas Mounted Infantry Born: 10/8/1843, Mount Carmel, Covington County, MS Died: 10/19/1916, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS Note: Also served briefly with the 38th. Miss. Cavalry and in the Conscript Office at Mount Carmel, MS. Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS |
![]() | Lt. James Ellison Bates Company C Born: 04/03/1823 Amite County, Ms. Died: 03/17/1898, Amite County, Ms. Buried; Richard Bates Cemetery, Amite County, Ms. |
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Lt. Robert C. Bethea Company E Born: 12/15/1832 Died: 12/11/1913 Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Summit, Pike Co., Ms. |
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Pvt. Albert Lanier Buckley Company G 7th Regiment Mississippi Infantry Company A 2nd. Regiment(Quinn's) Miss. Inf. (State Troops) Born: 03/23/1822 Lawrence County, Ms. Died: 10/14/1909 in Cherokee County, Tx. Buried: West Shady Grove Cemetery, Cherokee County, Tx. |
![]() | Pvt. Elijah Burt Company D Born: August 1825, Marion County, Mississippi. Died: April 28, 1912 Buried; Bay Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Lamar County, MS SOURCE: Descendent April Dianne Gonzales Barr |
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Pvt. Young Poindexter Butler Company C Born: 01/13/1841 Died: 05/07/1862 of Disease Buried: Butler Short Cememetery, Amite County, Ms. |
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Pvt. John King Byrd Sr. Company I Born: 12/24/1832 Mississippi Died: 07/26/1905 Covington County, Ms. Buried: Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Covington County, MS |
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Pvt. William T. Calvert Jr. Company A NOTE: Killed in the first charge at Murfreesboro/Stones River |
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Pvt. Benjamin Franklin Campbell Company D Born: Feb. 22, 1825 Lenoir, North Carolina Died: Apr 16, 1899 Buried: Union Hall Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln Co. Miss. |
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Pvt. Marshll Bryant Carraway Company A Born: 02/11/1837 Amite County MS. Died: 06/23/1896 Buried: Adams Methodist Church Cemetery, Auburn, Lincoln County, Mississippi |
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Major Edward Brady Carruth Sr. Acting Commissary of Subsistence Company C Born: 9/16/1831 Pike County, Ms. Died: 11/13/1913 Austin, Travis County, Tx. Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Tx. |
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Pvt. Richard R. Chaddick Chaddick, Richard R. Pvt. Company C Born: 1832, Amite County, Ms. Died: 05/03/1900 Turkey Creek, La. Buried: Chaney cemetery, Bayou Chicot, La. |
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Lt. John Daniel Cooper Company G Born: 1828(Age 32 in 1860 census) Lawrence County, Ms. Died: 10/04/1864 in CSA Hospital, Macon, Ga. Buried: Old Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Ga. |
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Captain Thomas Samuel Cotten Company A NOTE: Grave registration info is from the MDAH Buried: Grave #1, Lot #7 W/2, Block 3. Cedarlawn Cemetery, Jackson MS. Source: Reggie Duncan |
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Capt. Augustus Fred Davis Company K Born: 07/30/1840 Died: 04/22/1897 Buried: Roxie Town (a.k.a. Union Baptist Church) Cemetery, Roxie Town, Franklin County, Ms |
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Pvt. David Davis Company F Born: 1830 Marion County, Ms. Died: 1909 Marion County, Ms. Buried: Clear Creek Church Cemetery, Marion County, Ms. |
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Pvt. Jeptha Norton Forbes Companies D & F Born: 1/5/1841 Mississippi Died: 4/16/1929 in Ardmore, Carter, Ok. Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Love County, Oklahoma |
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Pvt. William James Ford Company I Born: March 4, 1843 Died: February 17, 1917 Buried: John Ford Cemetery, South of Columbia, MS. Note: Image courtesy of Mrs. Annelle Saucier. To view the original full size color image CLICK HERE |
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Pvt. Edward James Forman Jr. Company K Born: 1843 Died 08/10/1914 or 1922 Buried Talbert Cemetery, Amite, Miss. Source: Richard Forman |
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Lt. Jobe/Jobias Mathis Foxworth Company D Born: 4/19/1841 Marion County, Ms. Died: 2/28/1916 Marion County, Ms. Buried: Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Marion County, Ms. |
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Pvt. Revena Gillespie Garner Company I Spouse: Rebecca Roberts Born: 6/2/1846 Covington County, Ms. Died: 3/27/1920 Jefferson Davis County, Ms. Buried: Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson Davis County, Ms. |
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Dr. Edward Olender Grigsby Company A 7th Mississippi Infantry NOTE: In the 7th, 9th, 44th, 9th Batt. Sharpshooters, and 10th Miss. he is listed as Field &Staff and as Asst. Surgeon.: Source: Gary Telfordbr> Born: 3/18/1832 Madison County, MS. Died: 5/17/1899 DeView, Woodruff Co., Arkansas Headstone Photo: CLICK HERE TO VIEW Photo courtesy of Frances Muller Buried : Oddfellows Cemetery, McCrory, Woodruff Co. Arkansas |
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Pvt. John Franklin Gunter Company A 7th Mississippi Infantry Company K 44th Mississippi Infantry Died: 04/01/1940 Buried Historic Elmwood Cemetary, Memphis, Tennessee |
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Sgt. Julius Thomas Havis Company E Born:: 08/11/1841 Meadville, Franklin County, Ms. Died: 04/12/1922 Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama Buried: Beauvoir Cemetery, Biloxi, Harrison County, MS |
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Capt. Newton Lawrence Huff Company K Born: 1/23/1818 Died: 07/01/1866 NOTE: Military Memorial Marker: Marvin Huff Cemetery, Amite County, Ms. NOTE: Civilian Marker: Zion Hill Cemetery Buried: Meadville/Shurtliff Cemetery, Meadville, Franklin County, Ms. |
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Lt. Col. Benjamin Franklin Johns Company C Born: 03/09/1830 Gloster, Amite County, Mississippi Died: 12/31/1907 Buried: Roseland Cemetery, Gloster, Amite County, Mississippi |
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Pvt. Frank J. Leonard Company G Born: February 1846 in Ireland Died: (Date Unknown) in Lawrence County, Ms. Buried: Arm Cemetery, Arm, Lawrence County, Ms. |
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Col. Hamilton Mayson Company D Born: 06/06/1833 Died: 10/08/1869 Buried: Greenwood Cemetary, Jackson, Mississippi. |
![]() | Private Joseph J. McCaa Company E Note: Brother to Charles McCaa, Company E. Born: January 23, 1842, Franklin County, MS. Death: Nov 28, 1926 Buried: Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklin Co. MS Source: Leon McCaa; Great-nephew |
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Cpl. Samuel M. McClelland Company F & G
Pvt. William J. McClelland NOTE: Brothers |
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Pvt. William Harrison Moak Company B Born: 04/19/1841 Died: 04/29/1901 Note: 1st cousin to William A. Moak, Company B Note: Photo Coutesy of Miss Bonnie Cole Source: T. Anna Fuller Buried: Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, MS. |
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Pvt. David Nunnery Company C 7th Regiment Mississippi Infantry Company A 9th Regiment Mississippi Infantry Born: 03/11/1839 Amite County, Ms. Died: 08/07/1906 Amite County, Ms. Buried: John H. Nunnery Cemetery, Amite County, Ms. (AKA New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery) |
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Pvt. James Henderson Parker Company K NOTE: Transferred to 9th Battalion Mississippi Sharp-shooters NOTE: Drew Confederate soldier's pension |
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Pvt. Charles Calvin Pittman Company F Died: 05/08/1862 Buried: Oxford, Mississippi |
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Pvt. Daniel Pittman Company F |
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Pvt. Enoch W. Pittman Company F Died: 05/04/1862 Buried: Oxford, Mississippi |
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Pvt. Jesse R. B. Pittman Company F Buried Shiloh Baptist Church, Marion County, Miss. |
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Sgt. John A. "Snap" Pittman Company D 7th Mississippi Infantry Pvt. Company C 21st Mississippi Infantry Born: November 2, 1836 Marion County, Ms. Died: 1904 Buried: Pope Cemetery, North Columbia, Marion County, Ms. |
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Pvt. Richard B. Pittman Company F NOTE:K.I.A. Chickamauga, Sept 20, 1863 Buried: Possibly Marietta, Georgia unmarked grave |
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Pvt. Stephen D. Pittman Company F Born: 4/5/1835 Marion County, Ms. Died: 12/17/1917 Marion County, Ms. Buried: Lott Memorial (AKA Lott) Cemetery, New Hope, Marion Co., Ms. |
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Pvt. James Madison Polk Company I Born: May 5, 1840, Lawrence County, MS Died: September 29, 1914, Jefferson Davis County, MS Buried: Stewart Cemetery, Jefferson Davis County, MS, approx. 2 miles behind Phalti Baptist Church |
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Pvt. William "Red Bill" Price Company B Born: October 19, 1837 Died: May 21, 1924 Note: Cousin to Thomas Jefferson Price and Henry H. Price. Wounded at Murfreesboro and in the Atlanta Campaign.
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Capt. William Jefferson Proby Company A Killed in Action: Battle of Ezra Church |
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Pvt. Jesse Monroe Rials Company D - 7th. Miss. Company B - 24th. Battalion Miss. Cavalry (Moorman's) Born: 2/2/1844 Lawrence County, MS Died: 11/11/1931 Lincoln County, MS Headstone Photo:CLICK HERE TO VIEW Buried: Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Lincoln County, MS. Photo Source: Bobbie Wroten Leggett |
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Pvt. John Franklin Roberts Company C Born: 01/06/1828 Died: 11/29/1903 Buried: Turkey Creek Cemetary, Turkey Creek, La. |
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Captain Stephan Edgar Rumble Acting Quatermaster Company: Field & Staff Born: 2/22/1837 in Virginia Died: 7/6/1913 Natchez, Adams County, Ms. Buried: Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Ms. Source: Allen Terrell |
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Pvt. Samuel Slade Company C 7th Mississippi Infantry 9th Battalion, Mississippi Sharp Shooters Born: 06/19/1843 Marion Co, MS. Died: 06/23/1933 Buried: Slade Cemetery, Lamar Co, MS |
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Pvt. Cicero C. Smith Company C Born: 09/16/1844 Died: 09/23/1922 Buried: Steele Cem., Amite County, Mississippi |
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Pvt. Ebenezer Prentiss Stewart Company F Born: 09/12/1839 Marion County, Ms. Died: 08/08/1920 Pearl River County, Ms. Buried: Pearson Cemetery, Pearl River County, Ms. |
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Pvt. William Calvin Stewart Company H Born: 1845 Died: 1923 |
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Pvt. Leonard Sylvester Strait Company A Born: 1/6/1845 Franklin County, Ms. Died: 10/27/1936 Lincoln County, Ms. Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Ms. |
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Pvt. Robert Brice Stuckey Company G Born: 7/19/1837 Mississippi Died: 9/18/1917 Rankin County, Ms. Buried: Mountain Creek Cemetery, Rankin County, Ms. |
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Pvt. James Washington Tolar Company G Born: 5/25/1836 Lawrence County, Ms. Died: 10/24/1924 Bush, St. Tammany Parish, La. Buried: Tolar Cemetery, Marion County, Ms. |
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Pvt. Bennet / Isaac Benjaman Whiddon Company F Born: 11/20/1840, Ms. Died: 1/17/1895 Marion, now Lamar County, Ms Note: Listed on rosters as "Bennett" family states name as Isaac Benjaman. Marker reads name as "Benjaman". Buried: Grantham Cemetery, Lamar County Mississippi. |
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Pvt. Garnett B. Whittington Company C Buried: Steele Cem., Amite County, Mississippi |
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Pvt. Benjamin F. Wilkinson Company C 7th Mississippi Infantry Company C 9th Battalion Mississippi Sharp-shooters Born: 02/20/1839 Died: 09/05/1910 Buried: Rowland Wilkinson Cem., Amite county, Mississippi. |