19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment

19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Active	1861–1865
Disbanded	April 12, 1865
Country	Confederate States
Allegiance	Mississippi
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Part of	Harris' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia
Nickname(s)	"Nineteenth Mississippi"
Facings	Light blue
Arms	Enfield rifled muskets
Engagements	American Civil War Peninsula Campaign ; Northern Virginia Campaign ; Maryland Campaign ; Battle of Fredericksburg ; Battle of Chancellorsville ; Gettysburg Campaign ; Battle of the Wilderness ; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ; Battle of Cold Harbor ; Siege of Petersburg ; Appomattox Campaign ; ;
Battle honors	Williamsburg ; Seven Pines ;
Commanders
Commanding officers	Col. Christopher Mott † ; Col. Lucius Lamar ; Col. Nathaniel Harris ; Col. Thomas Hardin † ; Col. Richard Phipps;

Last updated February 07, 2024

The 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment was an infantry formation in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. As part of the Army of Northern Virginia, the 19th Regiment fought in numerous battles of the Eastern Theater. The Regiment was successively commanded by Colonels Christopher Mott, Lucius Lamar, Nathaniel Harris, Thomas Hardin, and Richard Phipps.^[1]

History

The Nineteenth Mississippi was organized on June 1, 1861, at Richmond, Virginia from volunteer companies organized from the counties of Noxubee, Lafayette, Warren, Jefferson, Tippah, Marshall, and Itawamba. The regiment was organized by law partners Lucius Q. C. Lamar, a professor at the University of Mississippi, and Christopher Mott, a veteran of the Mexican War.^[2] Mott and Lamar were then elected as Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, respectively.

As part of the Army of Northern Virginia, the 19th Mississippi first fought at the Battle of Williamsburg in May, 1862, where Colonel Mott was killed.^[2] The regiment then fought at Seven Pines, and shortly afterward Col. Lamar had to resign due to disability. During the Seven Days Battles, the 19th Regiment fought at Gaines' Mill and Glendale. Later in 1862 the Regiment was heavily engaged at the battles of Second Manassas, Harpers Ferry, Antietam, and Fredericksburg.

In 1863, the 19th Regiment fought at the Battle of Chancellorsville, and was then assigned to A.P. Hill's corps prior to the Gettysburg Campaign. Under General Carnot Posey, the Regiment arrived at Gettysburg to join the second day of the battle, participating in heavy fighting before retreating with the rest of Lee's army to Virginia. In the fall of 1863 the Regiment fought at Bristoe Station, where General Posey was killed. Col. Nathaniel H. Harris of the 19th Mississippi was then promoted to Brigadier General and Posey's former brigade, including the 19th, was placed under his command.^[2]

In the spring of 1864, the 19th Mississippi was engaged at the Battle of the Wilderness and took part in heavy fighting at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House while opposing Ulysses S. Grant's advance into Virginia. The Regiment held a supporting position at the Battle of Cold Harbor and afterward they were moved to Petersburg, Virginia to join the defensive line there. During the 9-month long Siege of Petersburg, the Regiment participated in many actions against the Federal line, including heavy fighting during the Breakthrough at Petersburg on April 2nd. The regiment retreated with the remainder of the Confederate forces before surrendering at the conclusion of the Appomattox campaign.

Overall, the 19th Regiment lost 15 killed and 85 wounded of the 501 engaged at Williamsburg, had 58 killed, 264 wounded, and three missing at Gaines' Mill and Frayser's Farm, and had six killed and 52 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. Its casualties were six killed and 40 wounded at Chancellorsville and seven percent of the 372 at Gettysburg disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with eight officers and 129 men.^[3]

Commanders

Col. Christopher H. Mott, killed at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1862.
Col. L.Q.C. Lamar, resigned 1862 due to disability.
Col. Nathaniel H. Harris
Col. Thomas J. Hardin, killed at Spotsylvania, Virginia, 1864
Col. Richard W. Phipps
Lt. Col. W.G. Vaughn
Lt. Col. James H. Duncan

Regimental order of battle

Companies of the Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment:^[2]

Company A, "President Davis Guards" of Noxubee County.
Company B, "Mott Guards" of Lafayette County.
Company C, "Warren Rifles" of Vicksburg.
Company D, "Thomas Hinds Guards" of Jefferson County.
Company E, "McClung Riflemen" of Lafayette County.
Company F, "Avant Southrons" of Lafayette County.
Company G, "Springport Invincibles" of Panola County.
Company H, "Salem Cavalry" of Benton County.
Company I, of Marshall County.
Company K, "Jake Thompson Guards" of Tishomingo and Itawamba counties.

Notes

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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References

Citations

↑ Sifakis 1995, pp. 104-105.
1 2 3 4 Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. pp. 484–494.
↑ Crute 1987, p. 178.

Sources

Crute, Joseph H. Jr. (1987). Units of the Confederate States Army (2nd ed.). Gaithersburg, Md.: Olde Soldier Books. ISBN 0-942211-53-7.
Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. pp. 484–494.
Sifakis, Stewart (1995). Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Mississippi. New York: Facts On File, Inc. ISBN 0-8160-2292-5.