Age:
21
Initial Rank:
Private
Joined:
Wednesday, May 01, 1861
Term (yrs):
1
Listed as 3rd Sergeant on Sep/Oct, 1861 muster roll. Rank shown as 2nd Sergeant during Jul/Aug, 1862
muster. Accompanying list of engagements indicate he was wounded on 7/3/1863 at Gettysburg and again
wounded on 5/6/1864 at The Wilderness (these are not mentioned in the company records). He was wounded
"by his own gun" on 8/18/1864 at the battle of Weldon Railroad and furloughed 40-days from 8/30/1864.
Occupation:
Farmer
CO:
E
Keys, William H.
Enrolled at:
Itawamba Co., MS
Enrolled By:
Capt. Booth
Born:
Marital Status:
Residence:
Yes
Promoted:
ROH:
No
Age:
Initial Rank:
Private
Joined:
Term (yrs):
0
Appears on a roll of prisoners of war dated Camp Douglas, IL on 8/1/1862. Captured at Springfield, MO. [This
man probably does not belong to the 2nd Mississippi, but to the 2nd Missouri which is sometimes abbreviated
identically in the Federal records as Mississippi].
Occupation:
CO:
E
Kile, C
Enrolled at:
Enrolled By:
Born:
Marital Status:
Residence:
No
Promoted:
ROH:
No
Age:
17
Initial Rank:
Private
Joined:
Wednesday, May 01, 1861
Term (yrs):
1
Promoted to 1st Corporal on 4/17/1862. Appears on a hospital admission record for gunshot wound on
7/9/1863 (date or battle not given in company records). Wanted to transfer to the cavalry. Furloughed 60-days
from 4/23/1864. Dropped from rolls as deserter on 12/31/1864 for continued AWOL.
Occupation:
Student
CO:
E
Knott, James S.
Enrolled at:
Itawamba Co., MS
Enrolled By:
Capt. Booth
Born:
Alabama
Marital Status:
S
Residence:
Guntown, MS
Yes
Promoted:
ROH:
No
Age:
21
Initial Rank:
Private
Joined:
Wednesday, May 01, 1861
Term (yrs):
1
Discharged on 7/10/1861 for disability by order of General Johnston. Re-enlisted for 3-years on 3/1/1862. Died
of disease at Ashland, VA on 4/24/1862.
Occupation:
Clerk (farmer)
CO:
E
Knott, Rufus D.
Enrolled at:
Itawamba Co., MS
Enrolled By:
Capt. Booth
Born:
Alabama
Marital Status:
S
Residence:
Guntown, MS
No
Promoted:
ROH:
No
Age:
Initial Rank:
Private
Joined:
Term (yrs):
0
Appears on a Federal register of prisoners of war at Fort Delaware received from Alton, IL and dated April,
1864. He also appears on a register of payments on descriptive lists, period of service from 2/22/1862 to
6/30/1862. Paid on 7/15/1862 by S.R. Chisman. Amount $44.00. No other records.
Occupation:
CO:
E
Knox, John
Enrolled at:
Enrolled By:
Born:
Marital Status:
Residence:
No
Promoted:
ROH:
No
Age:
22
Initial Rank:
Private
Joined:
Saturday, June 01, 1861
Term (yrs):
1
Also see 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Transferred from the 17th Mississippi on 8/1/1861. According to
accompanying list of engagements, was also wounded, captured and paroled at 2nd Manassas on 8/29/1862.
Captured at Gettysburg on 7/1/1863. Taken to Fort Delaware. Released on oath on 6/11/1865.
Occupation:
CO:
E,H
Kyle, James R.
Enrolled at:
Saltillo, MS
Enrolled By:
Capt. Halder
Born:
Marital Status:
S
Residence:
Saltillo, MS
No
Promoted:
ROH:
No
Age:
18
Initial Rank:
Private
Joined:
Wednesday, May 01, 1861
Term (yrs):
1
Wounded (left side) and captured at 2nd Manassas on 8/30/1862. Paroled and exchanged. Furloughed home.
Returned to duty. Wounded (arm) at The Wilderness on 5/6/1864. Captured at Hatcher's Run on 4/2/1865. Sent
to Point Lookout, MD. Released on oath on 6/14/1865.
Occupation:
Farmer
CO:
E,H
Kyle, Samuel D.
Enrolled at:
Itawamba Co., MS
Enrolled By:
Capt. Booth
Born:
South Carolina
Marital Status:
S
Residence:
Saltillo, MS
No
Promoted:
ROH:
Yes
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