The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-04
Battles of the Civil War i'm
Mississippi.

Battles of the Civil War IN
Mississippi.
The battle. scared veteran, as wei
as those who have come upon thu
stage since the dawn of peace, viii
thank Colonel w. ID. Holder for hi
valuable contribution to the history
of the State in the matter of com
piling the list and date of all the
battles fought on the soil of Mis-
sissippi, which follows:
COrinth-April s, 1862; May Il
1862, and Oct. 3 and 4, 1862.
Farmington-May 3, 1862.
Glendale-May s, 1862.
Metamora-Oct. 8, 1862.
Rienzi and KOsstuh-Aug. 26
1862.
Iuka-Sept. 10 and 20, 1862, and
July Z and 0, 1868.
Booneville-May 80, 1862, and
July /, 1862.
Blackland-June 4, 1862.
Ripley and Moscow Station
Dec. l to 4, 1868.
Holly Springs-Dec. 20, 1862,
May "a, 1864, and Aug. q and %,
1864.
Hudsonville-Nov. 8, 1862.
Davis Mills-Dec. 81, 1862.
fernando and Cold Water
April Is and 10, 1868.
Rolling Fork-March 1G to %,
1868, and September, 1864.
Dillon's Bridge-May II, 1868.
PontOtoc-July Is, 1864.
Coldwater-Sept. 10, 1862, and
Aug. 81, 1868.
Harrisburg--July II, 1864.
Coahoma County Aug. 2, 1862
Abbeville, Oxford and Hurricane
Creek-Aug. Z to IA, 1864.
College or Oxford Hill-Aug. 2l
and 90, 1864.
Acknowledging. 90, 1864.
Wya and Ingram's Mills
Oct. II and Is, 1868.
Brice's Cross Roads, near Gun.
town--June 10, 1864.
Bay Springs, or Vincent's Cross
Roads-Oct. 26, 1868.
Egypt Station-Dec. %, 1862.
Prairie Station-Feb. /. 1868.
Coffeeville-Dec. >, 1862.
Grenada-Aug. 13, 1868.
Fort PembertOn, near Green
wood-March 13 to April 3, 1868
Vicksburg United States Fleet
June 26 to 20, 1862; siege, May II
to July 4, 1868; surrender battle,
July 4, 1864.
Chickasaw Bayou-Dec. 2S and
90, 1862.
Mississippi River. below Vicks
burg-Feb. "a, 1868.
Champion Hill-May 16, 1868.
Big Black River-May II, 1868
Por GibsOn-May 1, 1868.
Rodney and Port GibsOn-Dec
II o 2G, 1868.
COleman's Plantation-July 4
and 5, 1864.
Grand Gulf-April 30, 1868; July
16 and II, 1864.
Ma chez-May 13, 1862; July s
1868. and Nov. IL, 1868.
Raymond-May II, 1868.
Birdsong Ferry-July 4 and 8
1868.
Canton-July II, 1861
Canton, Brownsville and Clinton
...Oct. Is to Is, 1868.
Near Canton Feb. 81 and 2S
1864.
YazoO City.--July 13, 1868.
Yazoo ity.--Expedition, inclu
ding Benton and Vaughn's--- May
4 to 13, 1864.
YazOO River Expedition Feb
l to March s, 1864.
Frankln--.Jan. 2. 1865.
jackson May IA, 1868.
Jackson, Bolton Depot, Canton
and ClintOn.-.July 0 to 16, 1868.
Expedition from VIcksburg Il
Meridian, with engagement al
Champion Hill Q6), Raymond (19),
Clinton (20). jackson (23), Deca
tur (24), Chunkey Station "a and
Occupation of Meridian (25), Lau.
derdale (26) and Marion (26)---Feb
3 to March 8, 1864.
Summeryille..-NOv. 26, 1868.
Hurricane Creek. Oct. %, 1864;
In letter to tho war depart.
ment some days since, Col. Holder
requested a list of the Confederate
organizations from Mississippi.
The following reply from Marcus
j. Wright, of that department, also
possesses historical interest and
value:
FOrty-nine infantry regiments.
Fifteen infantry batallions.
Twenty-four cavalry regiments.
Sixteen cavalry batallions.
One regiment. cavalry reserves
Seven regiments State troops,
Three batallions State troops.
Eight batallions State cavalry.
One mixed regiment, Mississippi,
Tennessee and Alabama.
One mixed battalion Mississippi
and Tennessee.
One mixed Mississippi and Ala
bama, cavalry battalion.
One partisan ranger regiment
One partisan ranger batallion.
Five bafallions sharp shooters.
One artillery regiment.
One artillery battalion.
One artillery battery.
The jeff Davis Legion.
Mixed Mississippi, Alabama and