John M. Simonton

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Colonel

John M. Simonton
John M. Simonton 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment.jpg
John M. Simonton, 1862
Born(1830-06-17)June 17, 1830
Lawrence County, Tennessee, US
DiedJune 24, 1898(1898-06-24) (aged 68)
Jackson, Mississippi, US
Branch Confederate States Army
Mississippi State Troops
Years of service1861 - 1865
Rank Colonel
Commands 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars

John M. Simonton was an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War [1] and a state senator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1859 to 1869. [2] He was President of the Mississippi Senate from 1865 to 1869. [3]

During the Civil War, Simonton was Colonel of the 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment. [4] He was captured during the Battle of Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, during the siege of Port Hudson in 1863, Simonton was reassigned to command a consolidated Alabama regiment, later resigning his commission for health reasons. In 1864 he became a Colonel in the Mississippi State Troops. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Colonel John M. Simonton of Co. I, 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment in uniform with sword] / W.L. Troxell, photographer, S.W. corner of Fourth and Locust Streets, St. Louis, Mo". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  2. ↑ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (October 14, 1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. R.H. Henry & Company. ISBN   9780788448218 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ "Historical and Statistical Information" (PDF). ms.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. pp. 525–530.
  5. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. p. 926.
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