27th Miss. Inf. History

27th Mississippi Infantry Regimental History

Regiment History

The 27th Infantry Regiment was organized in November and December, 1861 with men recruited in the counties of Oktibbeha, Leake, Covington, Jasper, Simpson and Jones. It was initially assigned to protect Pensacola; FortMcRee and the Navy Yard in particular. After serving in Florida and Kentucky, the unit was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved with Hood into Tennessee, and fought in North Carolina. It reported 83 casualties at Murfreesboro, 117 at Chickamauga, and 208 at Chattanooga. For a time it was consolidated with the 24th Regiment and in December, 1863 totalled 491 men and 354 arms. At Resaca the regiment lost 6 killed and 27 wounded, and at Ezra Church the 24th/27th had 11 killed and 67 wounded of the 430 engaged. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James A. Campbell and Thomas M. Jones; Lieutenant Colonels James L. Autry, A.J. Hays, and Andrew J. Jones; and Majors Julius B. Kennedy, George H. Lipscomb, and Amos McLemore. (Courtesy of http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm)

27th MS Inf Unit Assignments

Army of Pensacola, Department of Alabama and West Florida
January - March 1862

Department of Alabama and West Florida
March - June 1862

District of the Gulf, Department #2
July 1862

Jackson's Brigade, Wither's Division, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2
July - August 1862

Jackson's Brigade, Wither's Division, Right Wing, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2
August 1862

Jones' Brigade, Anderson's Division, Left Wing, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2
August - November 1862

Jones' Brigade, Anderson's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee
November - December 1862

Anderson's - Walthall's Brigade, Wither's - Hindman's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee
December 1862 - September 1863

Walthall's Brigade, Liddell's Division Reserve Corps, Army of Tennessee
September 1863

Walthall's Brigade, Hindman's Division 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee
September - November 1863

Walthall's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee
November 1863 - February 1864

Walthall's - Brantley's Brigade,Hindman's - Anderson's - Johnson's - D. H. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee
February 1864 - April 1865

The 27th Mississippi Infantry battles:

The Battle of Pensacola (Sept 1861 - Jan 1862)
The Battle of Perryville (Oct 8, 1862)
The Battle of Murfreesboro (TN) (Dec 31, 1862 - Jan 3, 1963)
The Tullahoma Campaign (June 1863)
The Battle of Chickamauga (Sep 19 - 20, 1863)
The Chattanooga Siege (Sep - Nov 1863)
The Battle Chattanooga (Nov 23 - 25, 1863)
The Atlanta Campaign (May - Sep 1864)
The Battle of Resaca (May 14 - 15, 1864)
The Battle of New Hope Church (May 25 - June 4, 1864)
The Battle of Ezra Church (July 28, 1864)
The Atlanta Siege (July - Sep 1864)
The Battle of Franklin (Nov 30, 1864)
The Battle of Nashville (Dec 15 - 16, 1864)
The Carolinas Campaign (Feb - Apr 1865)

Officers of Company B, Known as the "Rosin Heels"

Captain
McLemore, Amos (Promoted to Major May 1863)
Pegg, S. M.

First Lieutenant
Cooper, N.
Smith, S. H.
Welborn, J. E. (Promoted to Major, Seventh Battalion)

Second Lieutenant
Bayliss, J. M. (Promoted to Surgeon, Seventh Battalion)
Grayson, G. W.
Grayson, John W.

Third Lieutenant
Cooper, N.
Pegg, S. M.
Smith, S. H.