Company D, (Fort Donelson Avengers), 35th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
Raised in Winston County, Mississippi
Organized at West Point, MS in March of 1862
After leaving the camp of instructions at West Point, MS, the Company was ordered to Corinth and from there to
Tupelo, Iuka, Baldwyn, Pocahontas, Tennessee, and back to Corinth. They were engaged in the three day fight in
and around Corinth, where the Company sustained a heavy loss of killed and wounded. The 35th Infantry Regiment
fought under General J. C. Moore at Corinth and lost 32 killed, 110 wounded, and 347 missing. Later the 35th was
assigned to Hebert’s and Moore’s Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and in February, 1863,
totaled 414 officers and men. From Corinth Company D retreated by way of Holly Springs and Grenada to
Vicksburg. Company D was in the siege of Vicksburg and was captured/surrendered on July 4, 1863 when
Vicksburg fell. During the siege the 35th Regiment had 20 killed and 82 wounded. They were paroled on July 10,
1863. After being exchanged, the Company was reorganized on July 30, 1863 at Columbus, MS (the 35 th was
placed in Baldwin’s and Sear’s Brigade) and was ordered from there to Resaca, GA, thence to Viola Battery near
Mobile. From there they went by the way of Blue Mountain, Rome, Georgia, Calhoun, Atlanta, Lovejoy, and back
to the railroad and tore up the track and served throughout the Atlanta Campaign. The 35 th was in Tennessee with
Hood (Company D went to Tuscumbia and Nashville, where part of the Company was captured and sent to Camp
Douglas. The remainder of the Company returned to Mississippi and was furloughed for ten days after which they
reassembled in Mobile and aided in the defense of that area. Later, they were sent to Blakely, AL, where they were
captured and sent to Ship Island and placed under negro guards by whom they were cruelly treated. They were at
length sent to Vicksburg, paroled, and allowed to return home in May 1865. The 35th Regiment sustained 20
casualties at New Hope Church, 36 at Kenesaw Mountain, 35 at the Chattahoochee River, and 47 in the battle of
Atlanta. The 35th surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers
were Colonel William S. Berry, Lieutenant Colonels Charles R. Jordon and Reuben H. Shotwell, and Majors T. F.
Holmes and Oliver C. Watson.
Battles and Skirmishes of the 35th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
Guntown, early September, 1862
Burnsville, September 12-14, 1862
Corinth, October 3-4, 1862
Holly Springs
Cripple Deer
Water Valley
Chickasaw Bluffs, December 29, 1862 – January 2, 1863
Fort Pemberton, March 23 – April 4, 1863
Siege of Vicksburg, May 17 – July 4, 1863
Atlanta Campaign, May – September 1864
Cassville, May 19 – 22, 1864
New Hope Church, May 25 – June 4, 1864
Lattimer’s Mill, June 20, 1864
Smyrna Campground. July 4, 1864
Chattahoochee River, July 5 – 17, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864
Atlanta, July 22, 1864
Ezra Church, July 28, 1864
Atlanta Siege, July – September, 1864
Jonesboro, August 31 – September 1, 1864
Lovejoy’s Station, September 1, 1864
Allatoona, October 5, 1864
Franklin, November 30, 1864
Overall’s Creek, December 4, 1864
Murfreesboro, December 7, 1864
Nashville, December 15 – 16, 1864
Mobile, March 17 – April 12, 1865
From MS Archives & History 7/19/02
Film Box # 3459
List of Officers
Co. D, 35th Miss. Infantry, Fort Donelson Avengers
(Image of list showed a penciled in “x” by several names; unsure of meaning or significance)
Holmes, Thomas, F.
Kirk, A.S.
xThompson, E.W.
McGee, B.T.
xConner, J.L.
xEdwards, G.C.
Parks, J.T.
C. (to Major 2/1862)
1.C. (Lieut. To Captain)
2.1.C.
2. (Died Nov ’62)
2.1
2.
2.
35th Regiment, Co. “D” (Fort Donelson Avengers) Organized Mar 2, 1862 at the home of L. A. F Hanna.
(List of officers taken from The Centennial History of Winston County, by William T. Lewis)
Holmes, Thomas F.
Captain - his horse was killed under him and he waas captured at Corinth. He
resigned at Vicksburg.
Kirk, A. S.
1st Lt. - resigned at Tesaca, Georgia and afterwards appointed assistant surgeon
at Macon, MS
Thompson, E. W.
2nd Lt. - wounded at Blakely, Alabama and the only battle he was in *(see
alternate info below)
McGee, Thomas J.
3rd Lt. – killed at the battle of Corinth
Young, Alex
1st Sgt. – died in battle at Corinth
McArthur, William J.
2nd Sgt.
McGee, B. Frank
3rd Sgt. – died in Hospital at Vicksburg
Shields, John W.
4th Sgt. – wounded by piece of shell
Arrlington, Sam
1st Cpl
Fulcher, Morgan
2nd Cpl.
Smith, George
3rd Cpl. – lost his leg at the siege of Vicksburg
Coward, James
4th Cpl.
Upon the organization of the 35th Mississippi Regiment, Holmes’ Company was designated as Company “D”
in said Regiment, when Captain Holmes was elected Major of the Regiment. Lieutenant A. S. Kirk, by
seniority, became Captain of the Company.
Kirk, A. S.
Hubbard, Walter
Conner, J. L.
Edwards, G.C.
Curtis, Sanford
Bray, James
Parks, Jef. T.
Coward, James C.
Captain
2nd Lt.
3rd Lt
Lt. – wounded at Corinth and at Altoona, Georgia
4th Cpl.
1st Cpl.
5th Cpl. – wounded at the battle of Corinth
Cpl. – wounded at Corinth
Soldiers Listed for Company D (Fort Donelson Avengers), 35 th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
Taken from - http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
Obvious misspellings of the same individual were deleted from the original list. Remaining suspected
multiple listings for the same individual are numbered (in red) to the left of name.
Name
Rank In Rank Out
Allis, A.
Anderson, Charles A.
Anderson, Charles H.
Anderson, Joseph D.
Arrington, Samuel W.
Ashmore, James
1Avery, John
1Avery, John W.
Avery, Nathaniel S.
2Avery, S. N.
2Avery, Samuel W.
Bonduler, C. D.
3Bouchellon, Champ
3Bouchillon, C. D.
Bray, James
Brown, J. H.(Harvey W.)
3Buchillon, C. D.
Buchillon, James J.
Bushlow, John J.
Cammard, G. W.
Camp, William
Cannon, George W.
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4Cappell, J. M.
4Chappell, James M
Chappell, Jesse Mat.
Chappell, John M.
5Cherry, Joseph A.
5Cherry, Joseph H.
Cherry, Thomas
6Clemingsworth,James A.
6Clingsworth, James A.
Cockerell, Lewis
7Cockrell, John
7Cockrell, John L.
Collins, Joseph (Zack)
Conner, J. L.
Counts, John
Coward, G. W.
Coward, J. C.
Coward, William W.
Curtis, S, N
Curtis, William H.
Darby, J. W.
Darby, William H.
Ditter(Dettor), William
Dobson, James M.
Eanes, W.
Eaves, Jackson
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Jr.2nd Lt
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Eaves, Richard
8Eaves, W. Pack
8Eaves, William
9Edwards, G. C.
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Other Companies
Mustered
Info from The Centennial History of Winston
County, MS,
William T. Lewis, 1876
B
B
absent without leave
B
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Cpl.
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1st Lt.
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1st Lt.
discharged
captured and died
died at home
wounded at Altoona and captured
died at Vicksburg
absent without leave
killed
wounded at Corinth, appointed ensign of the
Regiment for gallantry
absent without leave
wounded in Georgia
killed
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1st Lt.
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Sgt.
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B
wounded at Corinth and discharged
B
substituted for W.A. Gage(deserted at Tupelo)
discharged – West Point, MS
wounded, Corinth
wounded, Corinth
wounded at Corinth and died
died, Grenada, MS
wounded at Corinth
wounded at Corinth, captured &died in prison
transferred to Tobans battery at Vicksburg, MS
killed at Corinth as a substitute for William Eaves
(his father)
Pvt.
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2nd Lt.
9Edwards. I. C.
Edwards, Lum
Eichelberger, William H.
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Cpl.
2nd Lt.
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10Ellis, Altiman
10Ellis, Alteman
Faires, S. A.
Farish, A. G.
Farris, A.
Farris, S. W.
Ferguson, James
Ferguson, Marion M.
Foster, Anderson C.
Foster, Henry
Foster, J. W.
Foster, John
Franks, Benjamin F.
Franks, William
Fulcher, Morgan
Fulcher, William
Fuller, Alex
Gage, W. A.
Gary, B.
Gillis, John B.
11Goodin(Gooden), James
Goodman, Doctor S.
11Goodwin, James
Gray, William
Gray, Beauford (Buford)
Green, R.
Griffin, Asa J.
Hainsworth, Levi
Hamill, R. Green
12Hanna, B. F.
12Hanna, Benjamin
13Hardin, Jess
13Harding, Jesse
Harper, Jo W.
Harris, E. W.
Harris, George E.(Dink)
Harris, Leonidas L.
Harris, P. James
Harris, T. Jack
Hasel(Hazell), A. R.
Haygood, Frank M.
Haygood, Levi
Haygood, T. M.
Haynes, Isham P.
Helbard, Walter J.
Henry, J. W.
Holder, T. F.
Holder, Thomas P.
Holman, David A.
Holman, David R.
Holman, Edward S.
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discharged at Vicksburg
killed at Corinth
killed, New Hope Church, Georgia
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killed at Corinth
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Sgt. Maj.
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absent without leave
sent Mr. Collins as a substitute, who deserted
killed at Vicksburg June 1863, accident
killed Corinth
captured and imprisoned, Camp Douglas
died Tupelo, MS
E
discharged at West Point, MS April 1862
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killed Corinth
killed Corinth
died Selma, Alabama
wounded at Corinth
killed at Corinth
wounded at Corinth
Cpl.
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E
discharged
discharged
wounded at Corinth
Probably transferred into to unit by exchange in
Feb. 1864; exchanged with Hamp Shirley who
went to Co. G, 20th Regiment
Holmes, Thomas F.
Hubbard, Walter J.
Hyde, Charles F.
14Hunt, C. D.
14Hunt, Carson
14Hunt, D. C.
Hunt, John W.
15Hutcherson. Jacob
Hutcherson, John
15Hutchinson, Jacob
Hyde, Charles F.
Ingraham, B. H.
Ingram, J. Henry
Ingram, V. A.
Jackson, Thomas J.
Kemp, William
Capt.
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Killingsworth, John A.
Kindrick(Kendrick), Seth
Kirk, A. S.
Kirk, W. M.
Knox, William
Ladell, G. M.
Lennon, C. H.
16Liddell, Eleb. M.
17Liddell, G. N.
17Liddell, George M.
16Liddle, Eli M.
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Massey, S. M.(Kerney)
McArthur, William C.
McCollum, John
McCown, J. W.
McCown, James
McCown, John
McElvain, W. P.
McGee, B. T.
McGee, F. M.
McGee, R. T.
McGee, T. G.
McGee, Thomas J.
McLeod, J. Murry
McLeod, Neal
McLeod, William W.
McMahon, Andrew V.
McMakin, A. Vernon
Metts, George Y.
Miles, S. Kinsey
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2nd Lt.
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died Vicksburg
wounded at Corinth & Altoona
absent without leave
sent his son back as a substitute, who was killed
at Corinth, MS
wounded at Corinth
transferred to Mill’s Co. of Cavalry
died at Gainsville, MS
killed at Corinth
wounded at Corinth
wounded at Corinth
wounded at Corinth
wounded at Vicksburg, MS
transferred to Mett’s Cavalry 1865
discharged at West Point, MS
Miller, Thomas
Ming(Meng), James
Mints, G. R.
Moore, William H.
Moorhead, James H.
Nabors, Hardy C.
Nabors, Voley D.
Parks, Elijah
Parks, Elisha H.
Parks, Jefferson T.
Parks, John
Parks, Wiley C.
Parks, William J.
Perry, John B.
Porter, William M.
Presley, Andrew J.
Prisock, J. M.
Prisock, Jacob
Quinn, William B.
18Railey, Bryant J.
18Raley, J. B.
19Read, J. L.
19Reed, John
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2nd Lt.
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Musician
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Richardson, J. A.
Rickles, John W.
Roberts, I. L. G.
Robertson, A. L.
Robertson, Joseph
20Robertson, L. C.
20Robinson, L. C.
Robuck, Wilson P.
Sanders, W. H.
Schoolar, John K.
Scooler, J. R.
Self, R. J.
Shields, J. W. (Big)
Shields, John W. (Little)
Shirley, Hamp
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Smith, G. T.
Smith, James
Spears, H.
Spence, James
Sullivan, Jesse
Swindle, W. F.
Swindell, William T.
Sgt.
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Tate, Thomas M.
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absent without leave
killed Vicksburg 1864
died Vicksburg
transferred to Tobans Battery, Vicksburg
killed at Corinth
absent without leave
wounded in battle of Altoona, Georgia
captured Nashville, TN
captured at Blakely, Al, sent Ship Island, and
beaten by negro guards
wounded Vicksburg
died Tupelo, MS, 1862
transferred to Hospital as a nurse
wounded in the face by a piece of shell
captured and died in prison
wounded and captured at Corinth, requested and
received transfer by exchange to Co. G, 20th Regiment,
Feb. 1864; exchanged with Edward S.Holman, who
came from Co. G, 20th Regiment
died West Point, MS
killed at Corinth
wounded at Corinth
wounded
died of wounds received at Vicksburg in 1863
Tate, W. B.
Tate, W. R.
Tate, William
Tate, William F. M.
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Tatum, John
Taylor, Isaac
Taylor, Julius C.
Taylor, James A.
Thomasson, John J.
Thompson, E. W.
Thompson, Joseph G.
Tillford, William J.
Triplett, F. Nation
21Triplett, J. N.
21Triplett, John
21Tripley, John N.
Tucker, Thomas A. Sr.
22Tucker, Thomas J.
22Tucker, Thomas A. Jr.
Thomas, U.
Vanlandingham, H. Jack
Vanlandingham, S. Jason
Wallace, James R.
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West, George T.
West, Lucas
West, Rufus
West, Thomas
23Westerfield, G. W.
23Westerfield, George
White, J. L.
White, J. Simp.
White, Thomas
White, William T.
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Whitehead, James A.
Whites, Benjamin
Willingham, H. J.
Yager, A. M. C.
Yarbrough, J. Lafayette M.
Yergason, M. K.
Young, Alex
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1st Sgt.
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1st Sgt.
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1st Sgt.
transferred to Tobans Battery, Vicksburg
wounded at Vicksburg 1863
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discharged at Vicksburg
died at home
detailed to Government workshop
captured and died in prison
C
died at Macon, MS, 1862
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wounded at Corinth
captured at New Hope Church, GA
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1st Sgt
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detailed as Chaplain
wounded at Corinth
died from effects of wounds received at
Vicksburg, MS
wounded at Corinth and absent without leave
absent without leave
transferred to Cavalry
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(B, H)
killed at Atlanta, GA
deserted the Winston Guards for being put on
double duty for going to sleep while on picket
duty. It was constitutional with him and he could
not help it. He afterwards joined Captain T. F.
Holmes’ Company and made a good soldier and
was captured on a retreat from Tallahatchie.
captured and died in prison
died in Hospital at Gainsville, MS
killed
discharged
My gg-grandfather was Ezra W. Thompson, who resided in the Betheden Community of Winston County, Mississippi, before
and after the war. He died in Brooksville, Mississippi in November of 1879; burial place unknown but probably nearby
Brooksville. His service records, taken from MS Department of Archives and History are as follows:
E. W. Thompson, 2 Lt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Miss. Inf.
Appears on a Register containing Rosters of Commissioned Officers, Provisional Army Confederate States.
Confed. Arch., Chap. 1, File No. 82, page 334
E. W. Thompson, 1 Lt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for March 25 to June 30, 1862.
Enlisted: When – March 3, 186_, Where – Winston Co., By whom – Wm S. Barry, Period – 3 years,
Present or absent – Present
(Initial months after enlistment)
E. W. Thompson, 1 Lieut., Co. D, 35 Reg’t Mississippi Vols.
Appears on a Descriptive Roll of Officers of the organization named above.
Roll dated – Camp Moore near Verona, Sept. 1, 1862
Date of election or assignment to duty – May(?) 3, 1862
Original entry into Confederate Service: Rank – 2 Lt., Age – 25 years; where born – Miss.
Where appointed from – Miss.
(Roll dated just prior to Guntown & Burnsville skirmishes and the Battle of Corinth)
E. W. Thompson, 1 Lt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Sept. & Oct., 1862.
Enlisted: When – March 3, 186_, Where – Winston Co., By whom – W. S. Barry, Period – 3 years,
Present or absent – Present
(Roll dated during time of Guntown & Burnsville skirmishes and the Battle of Corinth)
Scene of the terrible fight for the crossroads town of Corinth, MS; source –
http://www.oldgloryprints.com
E. W. Thompson, 1 Lt., Capt. A.S. Kirk’s Company, 35 Reg’t, Mississippi Volunteers
Age 28 years, Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Nov. & Dec. 1862.
Enlisted: When – March 3, 186_, Where – Winston Co., By whom – W. S. Barry, Period – 3 years
Remarks: Present
(Roll dated the month prior to(Nov) and during the initial stages of(Dec) the battle at Chickasaw Bluffs)
E. W. Thompson, 1 Lt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Jan. & Feb., 1863
Enlisted: When – March 3, 186_, Where – Winston Co., By whom – W. S. Barry, Period – 3 years
Last paid: By whom – Capt. Quates(?), To what time – Jan., 186_, Present or absent – Absent
Remarks: Ab. Du (Due?) Naval Service
(Roll dated during the latter portion of(Jan) and after (Feb) the battle at Chickasaw Bluffs)
E. W. Thompson, 1 Lt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for March 1 to June 30, 1863
Enlisted: When – March 3, 1862, Where – Winston Co., By whom – W. S. Barry, Period – 3 years
Last paid: By whom – Capt. Dashiell(?), To what time – Aug 31, 1863
Present or absent – Absent
Remarks: Ab. without leave when mustered
(Roll dated during the Battle of Fort Pemberton and the initial stages of the Siege of Vicksburg)
E. W. Thompson, 1 Lt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for July 1 to Oct. 31, 1863
Enlisted: When – March 3, 1862, Where – Winston Co., By whom – W. S. Barry, Period – 3 years
Last paid: By whom – Capt. Dashiell(?), To what time – July 31, 1863
Present or absent – Present
(Roll dated during time at the end of the Siege of Vicksburg and before the Atlanta Campaign)
Post Pay Department, C.S.A
Dunafoley(?), ???, Miss., Aug. 4, 1863
I certify that I have this day paid to 1st Lieut. E. W. Thompson, Co. D, 35th Miss. The following amounts,
being from March 1, 1863 to July 31, 1863 inclusive.
Pay - $450.00
Forage - $0
Amount - $450.00
C. C. Armistead(?)
Captain and Pay Q. M., C.S.A
E. W. Thompson, 1 Lt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Nov. & Dec., 1863
Enlisted: When – March 3, 1862, Where – Winston Co., By whom – W. S. Barry, Period – 3 years
Present or absent – Absent
Remarks: Ab. sick, sent to Montgomery, Ala Dec. 17/63 (Dec. 17, 1863)
(Roll dated during time between the Siege of Vicksburg and the Atlanta Campaign)
E. W. Thompson, Capt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for march & April, 1864
Enlisted: When – March 3, 1862, Where – Winston Co., By whom – W. S. Barry, Period – 3 years
Present or absent – Present
Remarks: Promoted to Captain Jan 19, 1864
(Roll dated during time between the Siege of Vicksburg and the Atlanta Campaign)
E. W. Thompson, Capt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on Company Roll of the organization named above, for July & Aug., 1864
Enlisted: When – March 3, 1862, Where – Winston Co., By whom – W. S. Barry, Period – 3 years
Present or absent – Present
(Roll dated during battles of the Atlanta Campaign)
E. W. Thompson, Capt., Co. D, 35th Miss. Regt.
Appears on a List of officers, killed, wounded, and missing of Sears’ Brigade, at Altoona, Ga., Oct. 5, 1864.
List dated – Not Dated
Remarks: Severely wounded
(List dated just after the Battle of Alatoona Pass and during the Atlanta Campaign)
Allatoona Pass, shortly after the battle, October 1864
E. W. Thompson, Capt., C. D, 35 Reg’t., Miss.
Appears on a list of wounded prisoners of war, to be transferred to hospital at New Orleans, La., from
Blakely, Ala.
List dated Blakely, Ala., April 13, 1865
E. W. Thompson, C., D., Sears Brigade, (illegible), Miss.
Appears on a List of Surgeons, Hospital Stewards, attendants, and sick and wounded, East Division, District
of the Gulf, sent to Vicksburg, Miss., to General Hosp., via New Orleans, La., from Spanish Fort, Ala.,
April 8, 1865.
Remarks: Neck
E. W. Thompson, Rank, Capt., Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Miss. Inf.
Admitted – April (?), 1865
To – U.S.A. Hosp. Steamer, D.A. January
From – (illegible) and Paroled (Illegible)
Diagnosis – G.S. W. Neck
To Vicksburg, Miss., sent on (illegible) Carroll, April 25, 1865
H.A. Reg. No. 42; Hos. No. 8042, Page 143
E. W. Thompson, Rank, Captain, Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Miss. Inf.
Complaint – G.S. Wound of Neck
Admitted – 1865
To – U.S.A. Hospital Steamer Elanor Carrel (Eleanor Carroll)
Sent to G.H. – No. 3, April 28, 1865
File Reg. No. 349; Hos. No._, List 11
E. W. Thompson, Rank, Captain, Co. D, 35 Reg’t, Miss. Inf.
Admitted Apr. 28, 1865
To No. 3 (Colored) U.S.A. Gen’l Hosp., Vicksburg, Miss.
From – Ste(?) Eleanor
Diagnosis – Gun Shot Wound of Neck
Missile – Conical Ball
W’d at – Blakely, April 9, 1865
Transf’d to – No. 2(?), May 4, 1865
Remarks: Prisoner of War
Miss. Reg. No. 19; Hos. No. 707, Page 44(?)
Ezra W. Thompson, Capt., Co. D, 35 Regt., Miss. Inf.
Appears on a Register of sick and wounded Confederate prisoners at U. S. A. General Hospital No. 2,
Vicksburg, Miss.1865, Age - 30, When admitted - May 4, 1865, From what source admitted – G.H. No. 3,
Diagnosis – G.S.W. Neck, Sev.,
On what occasion wounded-date – Blakely, Ala., April 9, 1865
Nature of missile or weapon – Con. Ball, Returned to duty-date – May 8, 186_
Mississippi Reg. No. 9 (Vicksburg), page 72
Ezra W. Thompson, Captain, Co. D, 35 Regt., Miss. Inf.;
Appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at U.S.A. General Hospital No. 3, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Roll dated – not dated
Where captured – Blakely, Alabm
When captured – April 9, 1865
Remarks – Transferred to U.S.A. Yard? Hosp. No. 2, Vicksburg, Miss, May 4, 1865
Siege of Fort Blakeley, Blakeley, Alabama – Scene of Last Major Battle of the Civil War
From MS Department of Archives & History, transcribed 7/16/02, film roll 4737
Application For Pension
Isabella Thompson
76 years old
Bona fide Resident?
yes
How long resident?
55 years
County in which reside?
Winston
Post Office
Louisville
Husband
E. W. Thompson
Married
1861
Reside when enlisted in C.S.A.
Mississippi
Date of Enlistment
Latter part 1861
Name of Company & Regiment
Co. “D”, 35th Miss.
How long?
3 ½ years
Officers of the Company
Col. Wm S. Barry, Capt. (should be Major) Holmes
Served to Close of War
yes
Honorable Discharge?
yes
When Discharged?
1865
Served Until the Surrender?
Yes
Where did he die?
Brooksville, MS
When did he die?
November, 1879
Married since his death?
No
Apply because indigent and unable to earn livelihood?
Yes
Own any property in own right?
No
Own home of your own?
No
If not, with whom do you live?
J. D. Doss
Relative?
Yes
What relation?
son in law
Relations?
daughters and grandchildren
Have you any relations whose legal or moral duty is to provide for you?
No
Application Dated August 31, 1916
Sources (Links)
35th Mississippi Infantry Website, http://35thms.homestead.com
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss
The Battle of Allatoona Pass, http://ngeorgia.com/history/allapass.html
Fort Blakeley, Alabama – Scene of Last Major Battle of The Civil War, http://www.siteone.com/tourist/blakeley
The Centennial History of Winston County, Mississippi, William T. Lewis, 1876
David E. Thompson
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