19 January 1862, Kentucky, War Between the States

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ROSTER OF CO. F, THE "WATER VALLEY RIFLES," 15TH MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY

Compiled by William P. Painter, Arlington, TN, 18 January 1909 (2nd Lt., "Water Valley Rifles"). This roster appeared in the Yalobusha County Historical Society's History of Yalobusha County (1982), pages C-32 through C-33. This roster shows the initial company organization, with notes of subsequent changes. I am indebted to Gay E. Carter for sending me this information.

The "Water Valley Rifles" were sometimes also known as the "Water Valley Rifle Guards." This company was originally organized as a militia company in November 1860, and mustered into state service 22 April 1861. Mustered into Confederate service as Co. F, 15th Miss. Inf., 26 May 1861. Reorganized at Corinth, MS, May 1862 (upon expiration of one-year enlistment). Source: "Sketch of Water Valley Rifles," Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 15th Mississippi Infantry Records, Record Group 9, Vol. 8, Folder J.

I have changed the published roster somewhat by arranging the names in alphabetical order, condensing some of the notes, and making some additions (in brackets), based on the "Sketch of Water Valley Rifles."  The roster here is therefore actually a combination of Painter's roster and the one in the "Sketch."  (Some further additions to the names were made from Dunbar Rowland's "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898," Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Company, 1978, p. 230.)

Capt. B[urrell] H. Collins - resigned in Oct. 1861, on account of his health [at Corinth]

1st Lt. P[inkney] D. Woods - promoted to Capt. after death of Capt. Bankhead [at Fishing Creek]; honorably discharged at reorganization [wounded at Shiloh]

2nd Lt. R[obert] A. Bankhead - succeeded Capt. Collins by promotion to command of the company. Killed in action at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862.

2nd Lt. William P. Painter - Having served out his time of enlistment when the regiment was reorganized , he was, by request, honorably discharged.

1st Sgt. Jas. Q. [R.] Morrison - Equal to any position or duty assigned to him. Was elected 2nd Lt. at reorganization; was in sole command of the company not quite a year before the final surrender.

2nd Sgt. E. S. Trast [Trask] - wounded in the shoulder by fragment of shell at battle of Resaca, GA; sent to hospital and died of gangrene ["Sketch" says killed at Atlanta, GA]

3rd Sgt. W[illiam] T. Wilson [Billie] - Was a genial good fellow and good soldier - was also treasurer of the company - killed at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862.

4th Sgt. Wm. N. Parker - wounded at the battle of Shiloh, 6 April 1862

1st Corp. T. J. Carr - promoted to Orderly Sgt. After the death of 1st Sgt. T[albert] B. Hale, which position he held until the end of the war.

2nd Corp. Wm. J. Hughes - wounded at the battle of Fishing Creek, KY; discharged and after recovery went into cavalry service.

3rd Corp. R. P. Parks

4th Corp. Jas. E. Long - killed by stray ball behind the works at Atlanta, July 1864

Ensign Thomas E. Avent - wounded at the battles of Fishing Creek and Shiloh; transferred to cavalry service in 1863 [position of Color-Sergeant].

Drummer G. W. Carr - discharged at reorganization

Drummer W. T[om] Brooks - discharged at reorganization

PRIVATES

John B. Adams - elected 2nd Lt. at reorganization; resigned and went into cavalry service in 1863 ["Sketch of Water Valley Rifles" says wounded at Fishing Creek].
[Julius Adams - died in service]
Eugene A. Anderson - wounded at Resaca, GA, 1864
John [J.] Anderson - wounded severely at Shiloh in 1862 [2nd Sgt.]
Jos. L. Avent - wounded at the battle of Shiloh, 6 April 1862; transferred to cavalry service, 1863.

E. Badley, Sr. - discharged
E. (Ted) Badley, Jr.
Thomas Badley - wounded at Shiloh; 7 April 1862 [and at Franklin]
Charles E. Bankhead - slightly wounded in the hand at battle of Kennesaw Mountain; sent to hospital; died of gangrene [listed as Corp. in "Sketch of Water Valley Rifles"].
[_____ Belcher - deserted at Mill Springs, KY]
Thomas J. Bell - wounded at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862
Sylvester Benjamin - discharged
Franklin Birdsong
L. M. Bishop [Sam]
Daniel J. Bond - killed at battle of Franklin, 30 November 1864 ["Sketch" says wounded at Fishing Creek]
Joel [Joe] E. Bond - wounded at Fishing Creek; afterwards discharged
J. P. Boydston
M. V. Boydston - killed at Peach Tree Creek in skirmish in which the 15th Regiment captured a Federal regiment in about 20 minutes.
R. N. Boydston
John W. Brinkley - died of measles at Corinth, MS, 1861 [listed as Joe Brinkley in "Sketch"].
James A. Brown - wounded at New Hope Church, 1864
John W. Brown
Caleb B. Browning - wounded at Fishing Creek
[Henry Buford]
J. L. (Hicks) Buford - wounded, lost a leg at Bentonville, NC, in the last battle fought by the 15th Regiment, 1865.
Dr. Smith Buford - detailed for hospital duty in 1864
Willie L. Buford - a boy soldier, killed on the picket line near Atlanta on the same day his friend, J. W. Young, was killed; buried in the same grave.

A. J. Campbell
John Campbell - wounded at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862
Benj. L. Carr [died in service]
L. P. (Tobe) Carr
Silas W. (Lub) Carr [wounded at Brice’s Crossroads]
Theordore [sic] Carr - wounded at Fishing Creek and died
W. P. Carr
[Jas. N. Cary]
Bobe [sic] B. Charter - wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862
Wm. Bage Charter - wounded near Atlanta, GA, 1864
Jas. N. Clarey - wounded at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862
Dr. J. M. Cloud - wounded by stray ball near Atlanta, 1864 [also at Fishing Creek]
Jas. L. Clowney - wounded at Ft. Hood, 28 January 1864
Billie [H.] Collins [Collings]
James Collins - wounded at Fishing Creek and died
[William Collins - died in service]
Sam W. Copeland - wounded in skirmish at Peach Tree Creek, June 1864 [captured at Nashville].
H. Frank Currie [Curry] - wounded at Franklin, TN, 30 November 1864

Mark D. Dickerson
Wm. Dodd

P. L[afayette] Edgar
John R. Edrington

Wm. Fitzgereld [Fitzgerald] - wounded at Fishing Creek, KY; died of wounds at Nashville
Charles C. Frierson - desperately wounded at Franklin, TN, 30 November 1864; unfitting him for military service.
James Frierson - transferred or discharged

[John Gamble]
Jonothan [sic] Gilliland
[Ben Gillum]
Robt. A. Gordon

Jno. A. Hairston - died of measles at Corinth
Talbert [Tobe] B. Hale - made Orderly Sgt. at reorganization of the regiment; killed at Resaca, 1864.
Wm. [Billie] Hardcastle - wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862; transferred to Naval service, Mobile, AL, 1863.
Pat Hardeman [Hardin] - wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862
T. Jeff Haynes
Benj. P. Hervey - wounded in skirmish at Peach Tree Creek, GA; bones in both thighs fractured; recovered and lived many years after [1st Corp.].
[Jim Hughes]
[Joe Hughes]
King L. Hughes
Merrit Hughes [alias Simson]
[Jas. R. Hughs]
[W. B. Hughs]
Anderson Hunnicutt [Honycut]
Calvin J. Hunt

Richard [N.] Johnson [died in service]

Wm. W. King

Jos. H. Lawshe - discharged
[W. B. Lewis]
[Egbert Long - transferred to cavalry]

Jesse Macon - transferred by request to a N.C. regiment [killed at Winchester, VA]
Newton S. Magee - wounded at Fishing Creek, KY, 19 January 1862 [and captured]
Thad W. Markett [Market] - elected 2nd Lt. after the resignation of Capt. Collins and the promotion of Lt. Bankhead to Capt., Cumberland Gap, 1861.
[Rick Mathews]
E. Weldon Matthews
[Dr.] Jas. S. McCorkle - detailed for service at hospital, 1863
Alfred McCree - killed at Shiloh, 6 April 1862
T. J. McFarland - transferred to cavalry service in 1863
Robt. C. McKenzie
Booker [P.] McMinn - wounded at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862 [killed at _____]
Wm. L. Meece - wounded by stray ball near Atlanta; femoral artery severed; sent to Macon, GA; died in a few hours after arrival [listed as Color Sergt in "Sketch of Water Valley Rifles"]
Jarvis A. Milam
B. F. Mitchell - was elected Lt. after the promotion of Lt. Woods to Capt.; re-enlisted and was elected 1st Lt. at reorganization of the regiment.
Henry A. Moore - died of a malignant fever, contracted during the first Vicksburg Campaign, 1862.
[J. J. Moore]
Thos. J. Moore - killed at battle of Shiloh, 7 April 1862
Whit T. Moorehead [Morehead] - wounded at Fishing Creek, KY, 19 January 1862
[Richard Morrison]
Robt. H. Morrison
Wm. A. Morrison

Wm. A. Nations - court-martialed and drummed out of camp at Corinth for stealing a valise, May 1861.
Caleb Nichols [discharged at Knoxville, TN]

Dennis O'Connerly
[Ben Owens]
Jas. E. Owens - wounded at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862

Gashem L. Page - wounded at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862
J. C. Parker (High Private) - wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862
Harry F. Patten [Patton] - promoted to Sgt. Major of the regiment in 1861; at reorganization was elected Capt. of Co. F, April 1862.
Richard V. Person - wounded and captured at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862; exchanged in October 1862 and remained with the company until after the fight at Atlanta; afterward became a famous sharpshooter with General Loring's Division.
J. M. [F.] Pittard - died of disease at home in 1863
Jas. J. Powell [wounded at Shiloh]
D. E. Will C. [sic] Pullen [wounded at Fishing Creek]

[William Ray]
Jos. H. Reese - killed at Franklin, 30 November 1864 [listed as 2nd Sgt. in "Sketch of Water Valley Rifles"].
Thomas T. Reese - wounded at Franklin, 30 November 1864
Wm. E[phraim] Reese - died of chronic diarrhea at home in 1862
White G. Robinson
Wm. Robinson
George Rogers
Hannibal Rogers
Harry Rogers
Calvin Ross
Jasper Z. Ross
Dock Rupe [Roop] - detailed as drummer in band
John T. Rupe [Roop]
James [John] N. Sanders
James Vernon Schillinger
Jno. L. Schillinger - killed at Peach Tree Creek in skirmish of 20 minutes in which the 15th Regiment captured a Federal regiment [listed as Col. Sergt. in "Sketch of Water Valley Rifles"].
Theodore Schillinger - killed at Franklin, 30 November 1864 ["Sketch" says killed at Peachtree Creek].
W. J. Shanno [Shannon] - wounded by a stray ball near Atlanta, June 1864
[Rodolphus Smith - discharged at Knoxville, TN]
[T. V. Smith - killed at Fishing Creek]
James Stephens
[Bob Strong]
[John W. Strong - wounded at Resaca, GA]
A. Monroe Suggs

Henry A. Taber [Tabor / Taybor]
[Bud Taylor - transferred to cavalry]
Isaac W. Taylor
John C. Taylor - wounded at Franklin, 30 November 1864
Benj. T[hornton]
J. M. (Jack) Thornton
W. H. (Bee) Thornton - wounded at Ft. Hood, GA, June 1864
     ["Sketch" shows a B. Thornton, transferred to cavalry - either Benj. Thornton or W. H. "Bee" Thornton].
Wiley D. Thornton
James Tursty [Trusty]
John T. Trusty

Dan R. Wagner - wounded in ankle by a piece of shell at Shiloh, 6 April 1862; transferred to cavalry service, 1863.
W. E. [B.] Wagner - detailed as QM Sgt. in 1863
M. R. (Cock [Dock]) Wardlaw [Wordlaw] - killed at Shiloh, 6 April 1862
Jno. P. Welliford
______ Whitehead
James [Jesse] Womack - killed at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862
John F. [A.] Womack
Wm. Womack - killed at Fishing Creek, 19 January 1862 ["Sketch" shows Billie Womack as wounded].
A. Frank Woods - wounded at Shiloh, 6 April 1862
Thomas A. Woods

Johnathan [sic] Young - teamster
John E. Young - boy soldier, killed by stray bullet behind the main line at Atlanta, in the act of bathing his face [listed as Corp. in "Sketch of Water Valley Rifles;" buried in same grave as Willie L. Buford]

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