Mississippi 31st Infantry, Company B (Confederate)
26/02/1861
Organized - Mississippi 31st Infantry, Company B - Mississippi
20/07/1864
Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek
Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE
09/04/1865
Mustered Out - Mississippi 31st Infantry, Company B - Mississippi
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regiment -Mississippi 31st Infantry (Confederate)
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