Mississippi 30th Infantry (Confederate)
8/10/62
Battle - Perryville - Perryville, Kentucky
On October 7, 1862, Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio, in pursuit of Gen Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi, approached the crossroads town of Perryville, Kentucky. Union forces skirmished with Confederates on the Springfield Pike before heavy fighting began on Peters Hill. The next day, fighting continued as a Union division advanced up the pike. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank and forced it to fall back. When more Confederates joined the fray, the Union line ma…READ MORE
26/12/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel William T. Withers
ColonelWilliam T. Withers
26/12/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Stephen Dill Lee, and Major General Dabney Herndon Maury
Brigadier GeneralStephen Dill Lee
Major GeneralDabney Herndon Maury
26/12/62
Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi
31/12/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Junius I. Scales
Lieutenant ColonelJunius I. Scales
31/12/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General J. Patton Anderson
Brigadier GeneralJ. Patton Anderson
31/12/62
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Jones M. Withers
Major GeneralJones M. Withers
31/12/62
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
19/9/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Junius I. Scales, Lieutenant Colonel Hugh A. Reynolds, and Major James M. Johnson
19/9/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Edward C. Walthall
Brigadier GeneralEdward C. Walthall
19/9/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell
Brigadier GeneralSt. John R. Liddell
19/9/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
22/7/64
Battle - Atlanta - Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Despite the defeat at Peach Tree Creek, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood still had hopes of driving Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Yankees from the outskirts of Atlanta with an offensive blow. On the night of July 21, 1864, Hood ordered Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps to make 15-mile night march and assault the Union left flank east of the city, held by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee. Joining the attack with Hardee would be the corps of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham. Hood attac…READ MORE
31/8/64
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel James M. Johnson, and Major John K. Allen
Lieutenant ColonelJames M. Johnson
MajorJohn K. Allen
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William F. Brantley
Brigadier GeneralWilliam F. Brantley
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Edward Johnson
Major GeneralEdward Johnson
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel James M. Johnson
Lieutenant ColonelJames M. Johnson
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William F. Brantley
Brigadier GeneralWilliam F. Brantley
30/11/64
Battle - Franklin (1864) - Franklin, Tennessee
After allowing Maj. Gen. John Schofield's Army of the Ohio to pass him near Spring Hill, Tennessee, the previous morning, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood led his 30,000-man Army of Tennessee to the outskirts of Franklin on November 30th. Schofield's army had constructed a strong defensive line south of the town. Hood took a position two miles south of Schofield, with open, rolling farm land between them, and prepared to attack. At 4:00 p.m., over 20,000 Confederates moved forward east and west of the Columbia Pike…READ MORE
15/12/64
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE
9/4/65
Mustered Out - Mississippi 30th Infantry - Mississippi
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