Mississippi 29th Infantry (Confederate)
11/04/62
Organized - Mississippi 29th Infantry - Mississippi
14/09/62
Battle - Munfordville - Hart County, Kentucky
After the Confederate victory at Richmond, Kentucky at the end of August, Gen. Braxton Bragg continued to operate in the strategic border state and moved his army to cover pursuing Union army routes in the area. Munfordville, with its 1,800-foot-long railroad bridge over the Green River, was a key station on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and therefore of great military importance. Approaching the town on September 14th, Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers urged Union Col. John T. Wilder to surrender his 4,0…READ MORE
31/12/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William F. Brantley
ColonelWilliam F. Brantley
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
19/09/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William F. Brantley
ColonelWilliam F. Brantley
19/09/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Edward C. Walthall
Brigadier GeneralEdward C. Walthall
19/09/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell
Brigadier GeneralSt. John R. Liddell
19/09/63
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
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major George W. Reynolds
MajorGeorge W. Reynolds
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 - Major George W. Reynolds
MajorGeorge W. Reynolds
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
9/04/65
Mustered Out - Mississippi 29th Infantry - Mississippi
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