Mississippi 29th Infantry (Confederate)
11 Apr 1862
Mississippi 29th Infantry organized at Mississippi.
14 Sep 1862
Participated in the Battle of Munfordville at Hart County, Kentucky.
After the Confederate victory at Richmond, Kentucky at the end of August, Gen. Braxton Bragg continued to operate in the strategic border state and moved his army to cover pursuing Union army routes in the area. Munfordville, with its 1,800-foot-long railroad bridge over the Green River, was a key station on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and therefore of great military importance. Approaching the town on September 14th, Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers urged Union Col. John T. Wilder to surrender his… Read More
31 Dec 1862
Assigned to the Regiment led by Colonel William F. Brantley.
Colonel William F. Brantley
31 Dec 1862
Participated in the Battle of Stones River at Murfreesboro, TN.
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro. Read More
19 Sep 1863
Assigned to the Regiment led by Colonel William F. Brantley.
Colonel William F. Brantley
19 Sep 1863
Assigned to the Brigade led by Brigadier General Edward C. Walthall.
Brigadier General Edward C. Walthall
19 Sep 1863
Assigned to the Division led by Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell.
Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell
19 Sep 1863
Participated in the Battle of Chickamauga at Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia.
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un… Read More
30 Nov 1864
Assigned to the Regiment led by Major George W. Reynolds.
Major George W. Reynolds
30 Nov 1864
Assigned to the Brigade led by Brigadier General William F. Brantley.
Brigadier General William F. Brantley
30 Nov 1864
Assigned to the Division led by Major General Edward Johnson.
Major General Edward Johnson
30 Nov 1864
Assigned to the Regiment led by Major George W. Reynolds.
Major George W. Reynolds
30 Nov 1864
Assigned to the Brigade led by Brigadier General William F. Brantley.
Brigadier General William F. Brantley
30 Nov 1864
Participated in the Battle of Franklin (1864) at Franklin, Tennessee.
After allowing Maj. Gen. John Schofield's Army of the Ohio to pass him near Spring Hill, Tennessee, the previous morning, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood led his 30,000-man Army of Tennessee to the outskirts of Franklin on November 30th. Schofield's army had constructed a strong defensive line south of the town. Hood took a position two miles south of Schofield, with open, rolling farm land between them, and prepared to attack. At 4:00 p.m., over 20,000 Confederates moved forward east and west of the Columbia Pike… Read More
09 Apr 1865
Mississippi 29th Infantry mustered out at Mississippi.
Mississippi, United States of America
Companies
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company A (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company B (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company C (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company D (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company E (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company F (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company F&S (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company G (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company H (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company I (Confederate)
Mississippi 29th Infantry, Company K (Confederate)
Field Officers
Brigadier General Edward C. Walthall
Brigadier General J. Patton Anderson
Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell
Brigadier General William F. Brantley
Colonel William F. Brantley
Lieutenant Colonel James B. Morgan
Major General Edward Johnson
Major General Jones M. Withers
Major George W. Reynolds