Tag Archives: Thirteenth Mississippi Infantry Regiment

Reprise: Bird Clark’s quest for an envelope

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Dick Stanley

Remains to be seen whether Pvt. Clark of the Thirteenth Mississippi (Chapter Two, The Mississippi Brigade) would have found writing paper with an envelope like one of these, had his unit been successful at Fort Sanders. If he’d “captured” a … Continue reading →

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TheThirteenth Regiment was seriously whittled

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Dick Stanley

Within four months of the attack on Fort Sanders, one of the attacking regiments, whose roster had totaled more than 1,000 men at the start of the war, had been seriously whittled. Captain Hugh D. Cameron, originally of the Alamutcha … Continue reading →

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Those reappearing battle flags

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dick Stanley

It’s curious to our modern sensibilities the importance American Civil War soldiers attached to their battle flags. Congressional Medals of Honor were given to soldiers of the Twenty-Ninth Massachusetts and New York Cameron Highlanders who captured the flags of some … Continue reading →

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The Thirteenth and the birth of the battle flag

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dick Stanley

The Thirteenth Mississippi’s supporting role in the battle of Fort Sanders was preceded by its supporting role in the birth of the Confederate battle flag. The Seventh Louisiana Regiment led Colonel Jubal Early’s brigade onto the Manassas battlefield on July … Continue reading →

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