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281:, who wrote: "Just after the cavalry charge our re-enforcements arrived upon the field and formed rapidly on right into line. The first was Colonel Falkner's regiment (Mississippians), whose gallantry came under my own observation". Brigade commander General Bee was mortally wounded during the battle, and afterwards the 2nd was moved under General
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on the last day of the battle. Of the approximately 60 troops of the 2nd who joined the charge, only one was not captured or wounded. Col. John M. Stone was wounded during the battle, Lt. Col. David W. Humphries was killed, and Major John A. Blair was captured at the railroad cut. The remnant of the
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September, where they were engaged in some of the heaviest fighting on the bloodiest day of the war. Hood described the battle his troops were engaged in during his advance against the Federal lines: "the two little giant brigades of this division wrestled with this mighty force, losing hundreds
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Mississippi were wounded in this battle, and the Regiment overall suffered 27 dead and 127 wounded at Antietam.
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that broke through the Union lines, resulting in a
Confederate victory. General Whiting wrote: "The Second Mississippi, Colonel J. M. Stone, was skillfully handled by its commander, and sustained severe loss". The regiment then fought at the
468:, fighting in numerous engagements until the fall of the city to Union forces in late March, 1865. At the time of the final Confederate surrender, 1 officer and 19 men were all that remained of the 2nd Mississippi.
266:. The original strength of the regiment was 784 officers and men. Company L, the Liberty Guards, was formed in March 1862 as a supplemental company and joined the regiment in Virginia in April of that year.
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American Civil War. The 2nd Regiment was composed of volunteer companies from North Mississippi which were sent to join the Confederate forces in Virginia in the spring of 1861. As part of the
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Regiments, along with the 55th North Carolina and First Confederate Battalion. On the morning of May 6, Stone's brigade held their ground against a Union attack until General
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Regiment's initial one-year term of service had expired. The Regiment reenlisted for the remainder of the war and new officers were elected:
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in July. During this battle, the first major action of the war, the 2nd
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401:. Approximately 127 men and officers, amounting to about 25% of the 2nd Regiment's strength surrendered at the railroad cut.
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Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Mississippi
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Company I, "Cherry Creek Rifles" of Pontotoc County.
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495:Lt. Col. David W. Humphries, killed at Gettysburg.
328:, the 2nd Mississippi joined an advance alongside
817:Military units and formations established in 1861
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344:Subsequently, the 2nd Mississippi fought at the
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579:List of Mississippi Civil War Confederate units
555:Company H, "Conewah Rifles" of Pontotoc County.
498:Lt. Col. John A. Blair, captured at Gettysburg.
377:before moving north to Pennsylvania during the
542:Company F, "Magnolia Rifles" of Tippah County.
273:'s brigade, the 2nd Mississippi fought at the
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568:Company L, "Liberty Guards" of Tippah County.
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507:Companies of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry:
373:'s Mississippi brigade and took part in the
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224:Eastern theater of the American Civil War
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472:Commanders
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