Kemper County, MS GenWeb

40th MS Infantry, Co. I

Commanded first by Capt. W. P. Culbertson who died in service, and Captain J. W. McDonald. The Fortieth Mississippi Infantry was organized in mid-1862. The regiment surrendered at Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. Paroled at Vicksburg, and then declared exchanged on September 12, 1863. Later consolidated with the 3rd and 31st Infantry Regiments, and designated as the 3rd Infantry Regiment Consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina on April 9, 1865.

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Name	Enlisted	Additional Information	E-mail
Branning, Samuel A.			Tom Branning
Culbertson, W. P., Captain		Died in service
McDonald, Fluellen, 3rd Lt.	Apr 10, 1862	Discharged by obtaining substitute in the person of A. R. McMinn Aug10, 1962, approved by E. D. Gamblin, LT., J. E. Fulton, Assist. Surgeon recommended release of duties. Enlisted in Gamblin's Co.	LaNelle Landrum
McDonald, J. W., Captain		Became Captain after Culbertson's death
McMinn, A. R.	Aug 10, 1862	Substitute for Fluellen McDonald.	LaNelle Landrum
McAdory, Leondias Felin			Jeff McAdory
Palmer, James, Corporal	Apr 10, 1862 for 3 yrs	Captured at Vicksburg Jul 4, 1863. signed P. O. W. statement. Enlisted in Gamblin's Co.	LaNelle Landrum
Roundtree, Martin Van Buren	Apr 10, 1862	He was on the last company roll on file, dated August 31, 1864.	Ken Browning
Stokes, Richard Breckenridge, Private			Dawn Driskell

The regiment fought at:
Iuka
Corinth
Vicksburg Campaign
Vicksburg Siege
Atlanta Campaign
New Hope Church
Peach Tree Creek
Ezra Church
Atlanta Siege
Jonesboro
Franklin
Nashville
Carolinas Campaign

There is a regimental history of this unit available at the Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans page at

http://www.mississippiscv.org

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