Tag Archives: Jess N. McLean

Battles: Berryville

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

History has dismissed the Battle of Berryville, Sept 3-4, 1864, as a minor engagement. But it was major enough for the diminished 13th Regiment and the rest of the Mississippi Brigade. The federals under Gen. Phillip Sheridan were moving south … Continue reading →

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To shift for himself with one arm

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Pettus Guards Private John McDonald wrote home on April 4, 1863, according to Jess N. McLean’s Official Records. “….well Susan, since I began this letter, one of our company has been discharged. David Malone is the man. “He lost his … Continue reading →

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Cold

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

The skies were clear in Fredericksburg in the early days of 1863 and the temperature was dropping. The weather would prove variable, from a few mild days followed by others of intense cold. On January 4, Private Wilborn P. Smith … Continue reading →

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Payday, drill and high prices

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

July 22, 1862. Quartermaster clerk William H. Hill recorded in his diary: “Tuesday. Clear and warm. I commenced making up the payrolls for May and June. The Brigade was reviewed and inspected by Gen. McLaws.” Hill finished paying the regiment … Continue reading →

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Death by accident

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

The 13th Mississippi Regiment apparently suffered only three wounded in the Battle of Savage’s Station. But one of them, whose wounds would prove mortal, was purely by accident. It happened the night after the battle as the troops slept among … Continue reading →

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Dead from measles

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Winston Guards Private William Henry Smyth, who wrote so poignantly on May 9 to his wife and two young children of the crowding and privations at Camp Winder hospital in Richmond, died there on Sunday night, June 15, 1862. “I … Continue reading →

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Muster rolls

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

One of the best sources of muster rolls for each company of the 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment is H. Grady Howell Jr.’s muster roll listing. Howell is generally regarded as the definitive source, though I know of at least one … Continue reading →

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Jess McLean’s invaluable history

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

Undeniably the most complete work in print about the regiment is Jess N. McLean Sr.’s so-called “Official Records.” They’re official insofar as they are muster rolls and orders and after-action reports. The book also contains excerpts from private diaries and … Continue reading →

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