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Muster In: June 18611
Muster Out: April 9, 18652
Commander(s):
Major Gwen R. Cherry
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Captain Jesse C. Cochran
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Humphreys’ Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
- Commander: Captain Jesse C. Cochran4
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Humphreys’ Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army5
- Commander: Captain Jesse C. Cochran6
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: Humphreys’ Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army7
- Commander: Captain Jesse C. Cochran8
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Humphreys’ Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army9
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Away from the Siege of Petersburg in the Shenandoah Valley.
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Away from the Siege of Petersburg in the Shenandoah Valley.
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Humphreys’ Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army12,13
- Commander: Captain Jesse C. Cochran (November & December 1864)14,15
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- Note: Kershaw’s Division had returned to Petersburg from the Shenandoah Valley by at least November 21, 1864.16
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Humphreys’ Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army17,18,19,20,21
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Humphreys’ Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army26,27
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles30:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- Weldon Railroad (June 22, 1864)
- Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains, and New Market Road (July 27-29, 1864)
- Malvern Hill (July 28, 1864)
- Hatcher’s Run (February 5-7, 1865)
- Sayler’s Creek (April 6, 1865)
- Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Bibliography:
- 17th MS: A Confederate Soldier and His Descendants
- 17th MS: The Hour of Our Nation’s Agony: The Civil War Letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi
- 17th MS: To See My Country Free: The Pocket Diaries of Ezekiel Armstrong, Ezekiel P. Miller, and Joseph A. Miller
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 17th MS: A Confederate Soldier and His Descendants
- 17th MS: The Hour of Our Nation’s Agony: The Civil War Letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi
- 17th MS: To See My Country Free: The Pocket Diaries of Ezekiel Armstrong, Ezekiel P. Miller, and Joseph A. Miller
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Mississippi by Stewart Sifakis, pages 100-102 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Mississippi by Stewart Sifakis, 100-102 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi, National Archives, Roll 252 (Jesse C. Cochran, 17th Mississippi): Company Muster Roll for May and June 1864 (Page 21 at Footnote.com):Listed under Remarks: “Acting as commander of 17th Mississippi Regiment” ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi, National Archives, Roll 252 (Jesse C. Cochran, 17th Mississippi): Company Muster Roll for May and June 1864 (Page 21 at Footnote.com):Listed under Remarks: “Acting as commander of 17th Mississippi Regiment” ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 119 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 119 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 129 ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi, National Archives, Roll 252 (Jesse C. Cochran, 17th Mississippi): Company Muster Roll for July and August 1864 (Page 22 at Footnote.com): Listed under Remarks: “Commanding regiment” ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 129 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 155 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 163 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 155 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 163 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 369 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 172 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1171: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General R. E. Lee, January 31, 1865”; This list contains many commanders who were not there. They were the “official” commanders but may have been gone on leave. I have used none of the leaders from this list as a result. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1179: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from January 26-31, 1865, and the leaders should be accurate for this time frame. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 182 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1269: “Organization of the Infantry and Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, February 28, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from February 28, 1865. However, leaders listed are from January. I’ve chosen to ignore the leaders and just use this source for the organization of the order of battle. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 172 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 172 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1179: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from January 26-31, 1865, and the leaders should be accurate for this time frame. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 182 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 191 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 201 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 191 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 201 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Mississippi by Stewart Sifakis, 100-102 ↩
