Civil War Roster of Company I, 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
by J. H. Wallace
Kosciusko did her full share in furnishing volunteers for the Confederate War. In a very short time after the state seceded, the “Minute Men of Attala” was organized by the patriotic young men of the town and surrounding country. A full roster of the company, with its regimental and company officers was as follows:
| William Barksdale, Colonel |
| W. H. Whittaker, Lt. Col. |
| Isham Harrison, Major |
| W. H. Miller, Adjutant |
The company officers were:
| L. D. Fletcher, Captain |
| A. G. O’Brian, 1st Lt |
| W. E. Meek, 2nd Lt |
| Samuel Young, 3rd Lt. |
| Dr. A. G. Anderson, Assistant Surgeon |
| Privates were: | ||
| Allen, Green Anderson, R. F Armstrong, J. W. Bain, William Ballou, T. C. Barry, Edward Baum, Daniel Black, W. C. Blount, W. J. Boyd, A. J. Boyd, Robert Bridges, D. F. Bridges, J. C. Brooks, Samuel Bullock, G. R. Bullock, R. A. Burt, John C. Burt, P. M. Campbell, C. H. Campbell, G. B. Carr, John Clark, B. A. Clark, G. L. Clark, John Cole, John Comfort, John A. Comfort, J. S. Cone, Charles Cone, George Cone, Thomas Corizon, Tom Cotton, Albert Crittenden, M. J. Crowder, G. W. Culpepper, W. ?. Davis, J. W. Davis, W. H. Denay, John Dismuke, H. C. Dodd, D. L. Doss, M. E. Dotson, E. A. Durham, J. L. Durham, M. L. Ellis, P. F. |
Fancher, J. B. Farish, J. R. Finley, W. P. Fletcher, J. R. Ford, Ben Ford, John C. Ford, Thomas J. Fuller, C. M. Fuller, O. B. Gilliland, J. W. Gober, Jasper Gober, M. J. Gober, Pink Goff, John Grear, G. D. Green, Monroe Grunewald, Joe Hall, A. A. Hammond, W. J. Hansborough,H.C. Harrison, R. B. Hendricks, Early Henderson, J. W. Herring, A. S. Herring, Lewis Hines, W. J. Howard, E. P. Hubbard, J. M. Hubbard, M. M. James, Robert Jennings, S. G. Jennings, T. A. Kelly, J. A. Kelly, R. C. Kelly, Willie Lewis, W. C. Long, William Malon, G. B. Massey, J. J. Massey, J. S. Massey, M. S. McAfee, M. D. McMullen, J.P. McWhorter, J. W. McWhorter, N. L. |
Moore, J. M. Moore, J. W. Murff, J. D. Murff, N. B. Nash, J. L. Nash, N. N. Neaves, Marion O’Neal, M. Painter, John Painter, Samuel Palmer, W. M. Phillips, Phillip J. Ross, A. G. Ross, F. M. Ross, W. D. Raiford, P. L. Ruff, G. W. Sanders, J. B. Simon, J. W. Smalley, R. D. Stanley, E. P. Stephens, D. C. Strickland, Dave Stuckey, Robert Sweatt, G. W. Teague, J. P. Tipton, W. C. Towers, Larkin Wagner, A. B. Wallace, U. H. Ware, Robert Weatherly,J. M Weeks, A. J. Weeks, J. D. Weeks, S. S. Welch, John White, J. M. White, J. W. White, W. B. Whitman, N. L. Williams, Harvey Williams, John W. Williams, J. W. Williams, Nash Winters, C. J. Yates, G. W. |
The company was attached to the 13th Mississippi Regiment as Company “I” and experienced hard service in the army of Virginia under General Lee, at Manasas, Seven Pines, Balls Bluff, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and many other bloody battles. After 12 months service the company was reorganized and the following officers elected:
A. G. O’Brian, Capt.
C. H. Campbell, 1st Lt.
C. M. Fuller, 2nd Lt.
R. C. Kelly, 3rd Lt.
U. H. Wallace, Sergeant
At the battle of Gettysburg, the Colonel and Major were both killed and Captain O’Brien was promoted to Lieut. Col. And Lieut. C. H. Campbell to that of Captain. The organization thus remained until the final surrender of General Lee at Appomatox Court House, and the close of the war. Many of this company were killed in battle; many maimed for life and others carrying wounds received in the fierce and bloody battles in which they were engaged. Lieut. R. C. Kelly, Joe M. Weatherly, P. F. Ellis and A. G. Ross, each lost a leg, T. K. Jennings and J. L. Durham an arm, Capt. C. H. Campbell and eye, and Lieut. C. M Fuller, a wound in the ankle from which he is still a great sufferer, and at this writing is a citizen of Kosciusko, as is also the following members of the company: Dr. G. W. Crowder, W. J. Hammond, J. A. Kelly, and perhaps some others whose names have escaped my memory.