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Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

17th Mississippi Infantry, Company I, circa 1861

17th Mississippi Infantry, Company I, circa 1861

Seventeenth Mississippi Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for one year 7 June, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 18 June, 1861. Stationed at McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

COLONEL W S FEATHERSTON
Captain W S Featherston, Confederate Guards, was appointed colonel, 17th Mississippi Infantry, at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL J MCGUIRK
Captain J McGuirk, Mississippi Rangers, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 17th Mississippi Infantry, at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 6 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861.

MAJOR J M LYLES
Captain J M Lyes, Magnolia Guards, was appointed major, 17th Mississippi Infantry, at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861.

Company A Buena Vista Rifles: CAPT. T L ROGERS
The company was accepted in state service at Buena Vista, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, on 28 March, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year by Captain W F Tucker, Chickasaw Guards, on 22 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 27 May, 1861. Captain T L Rogers, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company A, resigned on 17 August, 1861.
Company B Mississippi Rangers: CAPT. L S Scruggs
The company was mustered in state service for one year, under the command of Captain J McGuirk, at Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, by Captain E W Upshaw, Pettus Rifles, on 8 May, 1861, and Captain J McGuirk, Mississippi Rangers, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 17th Mississippi Infantry, at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 6 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861, and First Sergeant L S Scruggs, Mississippi Rangers, was appointed captain, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company B, on 6 June, 1861, dated 7 June, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 27 May, 1861, and Captain J McGuirk, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company B, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 17th Mississippi Infantry, on 6 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861. First Sergeant L S Scruggs, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company B, was appointed captain, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company B, on 6 June, 1861, dated 7 June, 1861, and Captain L S Scruggs, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company B, resigned on 8 August, 1861.
Company C Quitman Greys: CAPT. W D HOLDER
The company was accepted in state service at Saltillo, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, on 17 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year by Captain J H Miller, Pontotoc Light Dragoons, on 23 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861.
Company D Rough and Readies: CAPT. H E WILLIAMSON
The company was accepted in state service at Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, on 20 April, 1861, dated 31 March 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year on 24 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 29 May, 1861.
Company E Burnsville Blues: CAPT. M D MORELAND
The company was accepted in state service at Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, on 12 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year by Captain E M Blackburn, Natchez Fencibles, on 11 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 27 May, 1861.
Company F Sam Benton Relief Rifles: CAPT. W T IVY
The company was accepted in state service at North Mount Pleasant, Marshall County, Mississippi, on 20 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year by Assistant Adjutant General E W Upshaw, Army of Mississippi, on 29 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 29 May, 1861, and Captain W T Ivy, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company F, arrived at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 3 June, 1861.
Company G Confederate Guards: CAPT. C W SEARS
The company was accepted in state service at Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, on 13 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year on 22 April, 1861. Captain W S Featherston, Confederate Guards, was appointed colonel, 17th Mississippi Infantry, at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861, and Private C W Sears, Confederate Guards, was appointed captain, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company G, on 5 June, 1861, dated 7 June, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year, under the command of Captain W S Featherston, at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 27 May, 1861.
Company H Panola Vindicators: CAPT. G P FOOTE
The company was accepted in state service at Panola, Panola County, Mississippi, on 22 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year by Captain J R Dickens, Sardis Blues, on 27 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 27 May, 1861.
Company I Pettus Rifles: CAPT. E W UpsHaw
The company was accepted in state service, under the command of Captain M Bell, at Cockrum, DeSoto County, Mississippi, on 18 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year by Captain J McGuirk, Mississippi Rangers, on 23 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861, and the resignation of Captain M Bell, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company I, was accepted by Special Orders No.84, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 29 June, 1861. Private E W Upshaw, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company F, was appointed captain, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company I, on 2 July, 1861.
Company K Magnolia Guards: CAPT. W L Duff
The company was accepted in state service, under the command of Captain J M Lyes, at Sarepta, Calhoun County, Mississippi, on 15 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year on 23 April, 1861. Captain J M Lyes, Magnolia Guards, was appointed major, 17th Mississippi Infantry, at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861, and Third Lieutenant W L Duff, Magnolia Guards, was appointed captain, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company K, on 4 June, 1861, dated 7 June, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 28 May, 1861, and

Organistion of 17th Mississippi Infantry at first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Colonel W S Featherston; Lieutenant Colonel J McGuirk, Major J M Lyles; Company A, Buena Vista Rifles, Captain T L Rogers; Company B, Mississippi Rangers, Captain L S Scruggs; Company C, Quitman Greys, Captain W D Holder; Company D, Rough and Readies, Captain H E Williamson; Company E, Burnsville Blues, Captain M D Moreland; Company F, Sam Benton Relief Rifles, Captain W T Ivy; Company G, Confederate Guards, Captain C W Sears; Company H, Panola Vindicators, Captain G P Foote; Company I, Pettus Rifles, Captain G P Foote; Company K, Magnolia Guards, Captain W L Duff

Sources

"The following companies are assigned to duty, under the requisition just received from Montgomery for five regiments, to rendezvous at Corinth: Burnsville Blues, J. C. Walters. Confederate Guards, W. S. Featherston. Mississippi Rangers, Jno. McGuirk. Rough and Readies, H. E. Williamson. Panola Vindicators, G. P. Foote. Buena Vista Rifles, T. L. Rogers."

Oxford Intelligencer (Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi), 29 May, 1861 - Companies embraced in the call for five regiments

"When we arrived here there were about 6000 troops, I suppose, here - five regiments of Mississippi volunteers, and one of Alabama volunteers, under Col. Seibels. The latter with two Mississippi regiments Col. Burt's and Col. Featherston's have left for Virginia."

Eastern Clarion (Paulding, Jasper County, Mississippi), 28 June, 1861 - Companies embraced in the call for five regiments

"Camp Walker, Manassas Junction, 6th July, 1861 - The regiments of the Third Brigade now here, viz: the Fifth S. C. and Seventeenth and Eighteenth Miss., were reviewed by General Beauregard and staff on Thursday evening, and all expressed themselves as highly delighted at the appearance and man-oeuvres of the troops."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 8 July, 1861 - From Manassas Junction

Books/ Manuscripts

A life for the Confederacy: As recorded in the pocket diaries of Robert A. Moore, Pvt., Co. G 17th Mississippi Regiment, Confederate Guards, Holy Springs, Mississippi, edited by James W Silver

Military history of Mississippi, 1803-1898, taken from the official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908, by Dunbar Rowland

Notes

The 17th Mississippi Infantry was accepted in Confederate service on 1 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 June, 1861.

Holly Springs, Marshall County, to Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, Company G, 27 May, 1861: The Confederate Guards was ordered to Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, at 9 AM on 27 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, at 5 PM the same day.

Sarepta, Calhoun County, to Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, Company K, 27-28 May, 1861: The Magnolia Guards was ordered to Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, in the morning on 27 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 28 May, 1861.

Note: The Buena Vista Rifles (97), the Mississippi Rangers, the Burnsville Blues, and the Panola Vindicators arrived at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 27 May, 1861; the Rough and Readies on 28 May, 1861; the Sam Benton Rifles in the evening on 29 May, 1861; and the Quitman Greys and the Pettus Rifles on 1 June, 1861.

General Orders, Headquarters Army of Mississippi, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, Companies B, D, E, F, G, H, I, & K, 21 May, 1861: The Mississippi Rangers, the Rough and Readies, the Burnsville Blues, the Sam Benton Rifles, the Confederate Guards, the Panola Vindicators, the Pettus Rifles, and the Magnolia Guards were ordered to rendezvous at Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, by General Orders, Headquarters, Army of the Mississippi, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, on 21 May, 1861.

Note: The 17th Mississippi Infantry and 18th Mississippi Infantry were ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 5 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, 7 June, 1861: The 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company C, was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Mott, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, by Captain W S Walker, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861, dated 23 May, 1861; Companies B, D, G, and H on 7 June, 1861, dated 27 May, 1861; Companies D and K on 7 June, 1861, dated 28 May, 1861; Company F on 7 June, 1861, dated 29 May, 1861; Company A on 7 June, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861; and Company I on 7 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861.

Corinth to Lynchburg, 12-17 June, 1861

Five companies of the 17th Mississippi Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J McGuirk, were ordered to proceed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 12 June, 1861, and arrived at Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, at 12.30 PM the same day. The five companies of the 17th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Iuka, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, at 1.30 PM, on 12 June, 1861, and at Barton, Colbert County, Alabama, at 2.30 PM the same day. Five companies of the 17th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama, at 4.45 PM on 12 June, 1861, and at Hunstville, Madison County, Alabama, at 8 PM the same day. Five companies of the 17th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Stevenson, Jackson County, Alabama, at 3 AM on 13 June, 1861, and at Shell Mound, Marion County, Tennessee, at 6.30 AM the same day. Five companies of the 17th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, at 12 PM on 13 June, 1861, and were ordered to proceed by the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad to Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, at 1.30 PM the same day. Five companies of the 17th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, at 8 PM on 13 June, 1861, and were ordered to Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, at 10.30 AM on 14 June, 1861. Five companies of the 17th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, at 5.30 PM the same day.

Note: The 17th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and G, were ordered to proceed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 12 June, 1861, and five companies of the 17th Mississippi Infantry, under the command of Colonel W S Featherston and Major J M Lyles, arrived by the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad at Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, in the evening on 14 June, 1861.

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 15-17 June, 1861: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad to Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, at 6 AM on 15 June, 1861, and arrived at 9 PM the same day. Five companies of the 17th Mississippi Infantry were ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 16 June, 1861, and arrived at 7.30 AM on 17 June, 1861.

Arrival at Manassas Junction, 18 June, 1861

The 17th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 17 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 9.30 AM on 18 June, 1861.

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, to Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 June, 1861: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was ordered one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 18 June and 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General D R Jones, by General Orders No.20, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 June, 1861: Colonel M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry; 5th South Carolina Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg; 17th Mississippi Infantry. Colonel W S Featherston; 18th Mississippi Infantry. Colonel E R Burt

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry arrived at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 June, 1861, and Colonel M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.46, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861 (See the 5th South Carolina Infantry).

Advance to McLean's Ford, 17 July, 1861

The 17th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to McLean's Ford, on )the Bull Run River, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and was accompaniedd by 5th South Carolina Infantry and the 18th Mississippi Infantry (See the 18th Mississippi Infantry).

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 17th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance east of Rocky Run & Grigsby's barn, half a mile east of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was ordered east of Rocky Run and Grigsby's barn, half a mile east of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2.30 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was stationed on the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, in the vicinity of E W Kincheloe's farm, two miles north of Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the 17th Mississippi Infantry, Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Killed 2, wounded 9, total 11

Note: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, and the old Braddock Road by Special Orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

McLean's Ford to Centreville, 23 July, 1861

The 17th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 23 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Pettus, on the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, one and a half miles southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 23 July and 9 August, 1861.

Note: The 17th Mississippi Infantry, under the command of Colonel W S Featherston, was stationed at Camp Pettus, on the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, one and a half miles southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861.

Organisation of Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 July, 1861: Colonel N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army; 1st Mississippi Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel W L Brandon; 13th Mississippi Infantry, Colonel W Barksdale; 17th Mississippi Infantry, Colonel W S Featherston; 18th Mississippi Infantry, Colonel E R Burt; Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, Captain W B Ball

Note: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Centreville to Leesburg, 9 August, 1861

The 17th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.212, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 August, 1861, dated 8 August, 1861, and arrived one mile west of Leesburg, via Gum Spring, and H Ball's Mill, on Goose Creek, four miles north of Aldie, Loudoun County, Virginia, in the evening on 11 August, 1861.

Note: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, in the vicinity of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, on 3 August, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Lovettsville & Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, 12-13 August, 1861: The 17th Mississippi Infantry, under the command of Colonel N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia, in the morning on 12 August, 1861, and was accompanied by a section of the Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company. The regiment was ordered to Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, in the morning on 13 August, 1861.

Note: The Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, by Special Orders No.216, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 August, 1861 (See the Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company).

Reconnaissance to Conrad's Ferry, Company K, 23-27 August, 1861

The 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain W B Ball, Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, arrived Conrad's Ferry, four and a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 23 August, 1861, and was accompanied by the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, and the left/ rear section of the Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company.

Organisation of reconnaissance to Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, four & a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 23-27 August, 1861: Captain W B Ball, Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company K, Captain W L Duff; Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, First Lieutenant W B Woodridge; Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, left/ rear section, Second Lieutenant E S McCarthy

Skirmish at Conrad's Ferry, four & a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 24-25 August, 1861: The 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company K, was engaged in a skirmish at Conrad's Ferry, four and a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 24 and 25 August, 1861.

Conrad's Ferry, four & a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, to Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, 27 August, 1861: The 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain W B Ball, Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, was ordered to Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, in the evening on 27 August, 1861.

Reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 26 April, 1862: The 17th Mississippi Infantry was reorganised for two years at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, on 26 April, 1862.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 17th Mississippi Infantry, under the command of Captain G R Cherry, 17th Mississippi Infantry, Company C, surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Brigadier General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 17 June, 1861: Brevet Captain & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, United States Adjutant General's Department, resigned at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, on 15 February, 1861, and was appointed captain and assistant adjutant general, Confederate States Army, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 6 March, 1861. Captain & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, was assigned to Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, at Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 11 and 31 March, 1861, and was appointed major and assistant adjutant and inspector general, Confederate States Army, on 29 March, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Major & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 3 June, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 17 June, 1861, and was assigned to command the Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, on 20 June, 1861.

Note: Captain & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, was appointed major and assistant adjutant and inspector general, Confederate States Army, between 29 March and 30 April, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 11 July, 1861.

Brigadier General C Clark, Confederate States Army, 22 May, 1861: C Clark was appointed brigadier general, Mississippi Militia, on 23 January, 1861, and major general on 15 April, 1861. Major General C Clark, Army of Mississippi, was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 22 May, 1861, and was assigned to command Camp Clark, south of the Charleston & Memphis Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, between 28 May and 21 June, 1861. Brigadier General C Clark, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.143, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 4 September, 1861, and was ordered to assume command of Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.330, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 15 September, 1861 (See the Garrison at Camp Pickens).

Note: Brigadier General C Clark, Confederate States Army, was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 14 September, 1861.

The 17th Mississippi Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General C Clark, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861, and to the Fifth Brigade, First Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General R Griffith, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.18, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 14 November, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.97: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp539-540
Colonel W S Featherston, Seventeenth Mississippi Infantry, dated Camp Pettus, in the vicinity of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.96: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp537-539
Brigadier General D R Jones, Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, dated in the vicinity of McLean’s Ford, on the Bull Run River, 23 July, 1861