According to the book, History of Camp Beauregard , (
which was published by the Tilghman-Beauregard Camp No. 1460 Sons of Confederate Veterans,
Mayfield KY) only 15 names can be verified out of so many. The book is
compiled mostly of responce of veterans to an inquiry by Mrs. G.T. Fuller who crusaded for
erecting a monument in the early 1900's. At its peak in December, the camp
there consisted of around 5,000 confederate troops. It was part of the system of
forts protecting the flank of Columbus, Ky. Estimates range between 800 to 1500 men
died at this place from various diseases and insufficient medical care and shelter.
It is believed most bodies were sent home or recieved by their familes. Regretably,
so much has been forgotten, so many young men lost. As I mentioned before, not much
is known about the original camp besides the location of the mass graves. Camp Bearegard
is hardly known outside of Southern Graves County.
You will see that most of those listed came from the 22nd Mississippi
Regt.Inft. The reason for this, obviously in the book, is that Mrs. Fuller recieved a lot
of responce from several members of this regiment. I have not done much research on
it or its beginnings. It is an oral tradition in my family that many young farm boys
from around here went up there to join only to be taken to there gravesites by their
families a month latter. I have a list of several regiments known to have been at
the camp, but I don't see the need for sending it since no other death and burial places
can be proven.
Mathew A. Cain Co. G. , 22nd
Regt. Mississippi
Inft. Died:
10/16/61
Jesse Chapman Co. G., 22nd
Regt. Mississippi
Inft
Died: 11/11/61
John
Ceek
Co. G., 22nd Regt. Mississippi
Inft.
Died: Unknown
Robert E. Cole
Co. G., 22nd Regt. Mississippi
Inft.
Died: 12/2/61
James McCool Co.
G., 22nd Regt. Mississippi
Inft
Died: 12/3/61
David
Gillespie Co. B., 22nd Regt.
Mississippi Inft.
Died: 11/11/61
Edward
Carter Co. B., 5th Regt.
Missouri Cavl.
Died: Unknown
Edwin L.
Carter Co. B., 1st Regt.
Missouri Inft.
Died: 11/18/61
Phillip
Burnett Co. B., 22nd
Regt. Mississippi Inft. Died:
12/17/61
John W. Stanley Co. B., 22nd
Regt. Mississippi Inft. Died:
11/7/61
William B. Sisson Co. B 22nd Regt.
Mississippi Inft. Died:
12/6/61
J. Mack
Moss Co. E 3rd Kentucky
Regt. (Confed.) Died 12/14/61
Charles K McMorris (War Veteran)Co. C 12th Kentucky
Inft. Confed. Died: 2/17/1913
W.J.
Neely
(War Veteran)Co. C 12th Kentucky Inft. Confed.
Died: 4/24/1906
3rd Sgt. David Wall 22nd Mississippi
Infantry Co. E (Liberty Guards) 12/11/61
WilliamParrish
10th Arkansas Infantry
(Merrick's) date: unknown
Col. DWC Bonham 22nd Mississippi
Infantry (Black Hawk
Rifles) 12/23/61
I found Sgt. Wall and William Parrish on web sites pertaining to those
regiments. After careful examination of the History of Camp Beauregard, I found I
had overlooked the death of Col. Bonham. He died in "a cloth tent after being
sick for some time" the book indicates his body may have been taken home,
though.