Company G (Barksdale Grays), 20th Regiment, Mississippi
Volunteer Infantry
of Winston County, Mississippi
mustered into State service at Webster on May 25, 1861
The
20th Infantry Regiment was organized during the late summer of 1861
with men from Bolivar, Monroe, Noxubee, Adams, Scott, Carroll, Newton, Jasper
and Winston counties. The unit moved to
Virginia in late September of 1861, and had the distinction of being the
first Mississippi unit to serve under the command of Gen. Robert E. Lee. The 20th suffered terrible winter
conditions in while in Virginia. Later,
the unit moved to Tennessee, where in February, 1862, it was captured at Fort
Donelson. In this engagement it
lost 19 killed of the 31 officers and 469 men present. The Regiment was exchanged and assigned to
Tilghman’s and J. Adam’s Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East
Louisiana. The 20th served
for a time in the Vicksburg area and then was transferred to the Army of
Tennessee, placed in J. Adam’s and Lowry’s Brigade, and was involved in the Atlanta
and Tennessee Campaigns. The 20th
ended the war in North Carolina; only a remnant surrendered on April 26,
1865. Its commanders were Colonels
William N. Brown and D. R. Russell; Lieutenant Colonels D. H. Maury, Horace H.
Miller, and Walter A. Rorer; and Majors William M. Chatfield, Thomas B. Graham,
and C. K. Massey.
Sources
(Links): Civil War Soldiers and
Sailors System; http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss
A Short
History of the Twentieth Mississippi Infantry Regiment; http://www.cnnw.net/~rebcav/history/20thmiss.html
The
Battle of Fort Donelson…..; http://www.civilwarhome.com/donelson.htm
Scene
from the Battle of Fort Donelson (Feb 13-16, 1862)
Soldiers
listed for the 20th Regiment, Company G, Mississippi Infantry, taken
from http://www.mps.gov/cwss
James
H. Ames G Private Private
J.
P. Anderson G Private Private
Oromil
L. Baber G Private Private
William
C. Baber G Private Private
John
C. Baker G Private Private
O.
L. Baker G Private Private
James Barton G Private Private
Samuel
M. Bateman G Private Private
James
P. Bevill G Private Private
John
A. Bevill G Sergeant Sergeant
Richard
B. Bevill G Private Private
John Bigam G Private Private
John Bigham G Private Private
John
Bingham G Private Private
John Blanton G Private Private
John
P. Boyd G Private Private
??? Buck G Colored
Cook
James
M. Callaway G Private Private
J.
F. Camron G Private Private
H.
L. Cannon G Private Private
Joseph
F. Cannon G Private Private
W.
C. Carley G Private Corporal
Thomas Carrigan G Private Private
James Chapman G Private Private
Jacob
F. Coleman G Private Private
M.
A. Coleman G Sergeant Private
M.
W. Coleman G Private Private
Walter
W. Coleman G Private Sergeant
William
C. Coleman G Private Private
Z.
S. Collins G Private Private
Adam
M. Cooper G Private Sergeant
John
L. Cooper G Private Private
W.
J. Cooper G Private Private
W.
K. Cooper G Private Private
William
J. Cooper G Private Private
John
C. Corley G Private Private
William
C. Corley G Private Private
A.
T. Counts G Private Private
Andrew
P. Counts G Private Private
E. Crawson G Private Private
Allen Crosby G Private Private
E.
L. Crowson G Private Private
John
R. Crumpton G Private Private
Frank
O. Davis G Private Private
Lewis
A. Dawkins G Private Private
John
C. Doss G Corporal Private
John Dye G Private Private
Walter
C. Early G Private Corporal
William
C. Early G Private Corporal
Thomas
B. Feutrell G Private Private
James
M. Files G Private Private
James Finckley G Corporal Corporal
James Finkley G Corporal Corporal
Daniel Foster G Private Private
J.
F. Frazier G Private Private
Joel Frazier G Private Private
John
W. Frazier G Private Private
Robert
B. Frazier G Private Private
Robert
F. Frazier G Private Private
Benjamin Fuller G Private Private
John
Goar G Private Private
Ellison
T. Graham G Private Private
Hugh Hamill G Private Private
James
F. Hamill G Private Private
W.
C. Hamilton G ? ?
Robt.
Grier Hammill G Private ?
Henry Harper G Private Corporal
Robert
F. Harper G Private Private
Thomas
H. Harper G Private Corporal
William Herron G Private Private
Z.
T. Holiman G Private Private
George
H. Holley G Private Private
Zachary
T. Hollman G Private Private
Edward
H. Holman G Private Private
Edward
S. Holman G Private Private
Thomas
B. Hooker G Private Private
C.
C. Ivey G Private Sergeant
James
M. Ivey G Private Private
Columbus
C. Ivy G Private Sergeant
James
M. Ivy G Private Private
Thomas
J. Ivy G Private Private
John
J. Jackson G Private Private
William
J. Jeffers G Private Private
Charles
M. Jenkins G Private Private
? Jess G Colored Cook
R.
Dudley Johns G Private Private
Eli
T. Johnson G Private Private
James
H. Johnson G Private Private
Samuel
Johnson G Private Private
Henry
L. Johnston G Private Private
Samuel Johnston G Private Private
James
R. Jones G Private Private
C.
C. Joy G Private Sergeant
Calvin
C. Kinard G Private Private
W.
H. Kindell G Private Private
William
H. Kindle G Private Private
William
H. Kinnel G Private Private
Edwin
J. Kizer G Private 2nd Lt.
T.
J. Lawrence G Private Private
Theodore Lawrence G Private Private
W.
J. Lawrence G Private Private
John
F. Lawson G Corporal Private
Charles
H. Lennon G Private Private
Hamilton Leslie G Sergeant 3rd Lt.
J.
Y. Leutrice G Private Private
Michael
A. Linch G Private Sergeant
B.
A. Livingston G Private Private
Daniel
A. Livingston G Private Private
W.
D. C. Lloyd G 3rd
Lt. Jr. 2nd Lt.
David
M. Long G Private Private
D.
J. Lorentz G Private Private
John
Y. Lutric G Private Private
M.
M. Lynch G Private Sergeant
Mike
A. Lynch G Private Sergeant
T.
Pinkney Martin G Private Private
Simeon Massey G Private Private
Simeon Massy G Private Private
J.
T. McBride G Private Private
J.
S. McCullough G Private Private
W.
J. McCullough G Private Private
James McCully G Private Private
James
H. McCully G Private Private
Joseph
S. McCully G Private Private
William
Z. McCully G Private Private
Seburn McElhaney G Private Private
C.
W. McElvainy G Private Private
A.
W. McElvany G Private Private
Coleman
W. McElvany G Private Private
S.
E. B. McElvany G Private Private
Seborn
M. McElvany G Private Private
Aug
W. McElvary G Private Private
C.
W. McElvary G Private Private
Laburn McElvary G Private Private
Seborn McElvary G Private Private
S. McElveny G Private Private
A.
W. McElvery G Private Private
C.
W. McElvery G Private Private
Seborn McLevaney G Private Private
J.
O. McMackin G Private Private
J.
O. McMacon G Private Private
J.
A. McMakin G Private Private
J.
C. McMakin G Private Private
James
O. McMakin G Private Private
Thomas
T. McManus G Private Private
Thomas
P. McMorries G Private Private
J.
P. McMorris G Private Private
William
T. Miller G Private Corporal
I.
J. Mitchell G Private Private
Ira
J. Mitchell G Private Private
John
W. Moore G Private Private
A.
M. Morrison G Private Private
Camden
D. Nabors G Private Private
N.
M. Nelson G Private Private
Newton Nelson G Private Private
William
R. Nelson G 1st
Lt. 1st Lt.
William
C. O’Bannon G Private Private
W.
C. Olannon G Private Private
Charles
Peters G Private Private
James
P. Peterson G 1st
Sergeant Private
John Peterson G Private Private
J.
S. Porter G Private Private
Jasper
N. Porter G Private Private
Joseph
S. Read G Captain Captain
J.
A. Reaves G Private Private
T.
B. Reaves G Private Private
J.
Avery Reeves G Private Private
James
A. Reeves G Private Private
L.
Claiborne Reeves G Private Private
T.
B. Reeves G Private Private
D.
H. Reid G Private Private
Joseph
S. Reid G Captain Captain
James
M. Rice G Private Private
John
W. Rice G Private Private
Ephraim
L. Richardson G Private Sergeant
F.
A. Richardson G Private Private
Frederick
H. Richardson G Private Private
George
W. Richardson G Private Private
Riley
R. Richardson G Private Private
Walter
B. Richardson G Private Private
B. Roach G Private Private
James Roach G Private Private
James
J. Roach G Private Private
John
W. Roach G Private Private
Napoleon
B. Roach G Private Private
William
Road G Private Private
T.
Y. Roland G Private Private
James
E. Rowland G Private Private
John
S. Rowland G Private Private
T.
J. Rowland G Private Private
T.
Y. Rowland G Private Private
Isaiah Saunders G Private Private
William
J. Scruggs G Private Jr. 2nd Lt.
Hampton Shislir G Private Private
Harrison Shockley G Private Private
Henry
J. Spear G Private Private
J.
A. Spear G Private Private
J.
H. Spear G Private Private
John
L. Spear G Private Private
James Spence G Private Private
John
Henry Stark G Private Private
John
H. Starr G Private Private
Tillman
M. Stephens G Private Private
Tillman
M. Stevens G Private Private
John
E. Sullenger G Private Private
E. Sullinger G Private Private
James
M. Sutton G Private Private
John
R. Taylor G Private Private
W.
W. Taylor G Private Sergeant
James
L. Tinder G Private Private
John
M. Trice G Private Private
Franklin Triplet G Private Private
Frank
M. Triplett G Private Private
J.
Porter Turknett G Private Private
J.
Wiley Turknett G Private Private
John
P. Turknett G Private Private
Thomas
F. Turknett G Private Private
Thomas
P. Turknett G Private Private
Wiley
J. Turknett G Private Private
J.
W. Waid G Private Private
E. Wallace G Private Corporal
John
W. Ward G Private Private
Dempsey
W. Wattley G Private Private
Donnelly
W. Wattley G Private Private
D.
W. Wattly G Private Private
Thomas Welch G Private Private
J.
C. White G Private 1st Sergeant
James
A. White G Private 1st Sergeant
John
M. P. White G Private Private
John
P. White G Private Private
Joseph
R. White G Private Private
Richard White G Private Private
Thomas
R. White G Private Private
David Whites G Private Private
Godfrey Whites G Private Private
William
Whites G Private Private
Pleasant
H. Whitlen G Private Private
Selathiel Williams G Private Private
D.
W. Wilson G 2nd
Lt. Private
Drayton
M. Wilson G 2nd
Lt. Private
G.
B. Wilson G Private Private
Benjamin
W. Wingo G Private Private
P.
W. Wingo G Private Private
W.
H. Wingo G Private Private
Andy ? G Colored
Cook
Tony ? G Colored
Cook
Richardson Brothers who served in the 20th
Regiment, Company G
John Richardson, born July 09, 1790 in Newberry County, South
Carolina; died January 20, 1878 in Winston County, Mississippi. He was the son of (Mr.) Richardson. He married Heried Annis Lee in 1817
in Newberry County, South Carolina. Heried
Annis Lee was born October 10, 1797 in Newberry County, South
Carolina; died August 02, 1873 in Winston County, Mississippi. John and Heried Annis Richardson are both
buried at Betheden Lutheran Church Cemetery, Winston County, MS.
Notes for John
Richardson:
Paraphrased from a
Historical Research Project - Winston County
Formation of the
county - early settlers
About the year 1844,
northwestern Winston County began to be colonized by a group of people from
Newberry District, South Carolina of German descent who were spoken of by other
pioneers as the "black Dutch" from South Carolina. A group piloted by M. A. Metts included the
families Livingston, Kinard, Long, Richardson, Greer, Prisocks, Lynch, Baker,
Suber, and others. By the 1850's, the
majority had arrived. Betheden was the
largest community built by the "Dutch" settlers. It was a place of dignity and refinement in
contrast to the rowdiness of nearby Webster.
Other settlements where these people found homes were Shady Grove and
Antioc.
Census: 1870, lists
John (age 79), farmer and Anna (age 73), keeping house and living in Winston
County, Mississipp
Children of John
Richardson and Heried Lee are:
i. Mary
Richardson, born December 05, 1817 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died in
Winston County, Mississippi; married Nat Jenkins Abt. 1843 in Winston County,
Mississippi; born November 15, 1815 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
ii. John Calvin Richardson, born October 26, 1821 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died June 08, 1896 in Winston County, Mississippi; married Millie Kinard Abt. 1848 in Winston County, Mississippi; born March 09, 1827 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died October 20, 1902 in Winston County, Mississippi.
Property: October 01, 1859, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Land Patent for John C. Richardson, 40.32 acres in the SW, NE, Sec. 26, T16N, R13E, Winston County, MS
iii. George W. Richardson, born Abt. 1824 in Newberry
County, South Carolina.
Military service: Pvt., Company G, Barksdale Grays, 20th Regiment,
Mississippi Infantry, CSA
iv. Ephraim Lee Richardson, born April 26, 1833 in
Newberry County, South Carolina; died November 27, 1912 in Winston County,
Mississippi; married (1) Amelia C. Weir January 09, 1859 in Winston County,
Mississippi; born Abt. 1824 in Newberry County, South Carolina; married (2)
Mary E. ???, born March 21, 1848, died July 1, 1927 in Winston County,
Mississippi. Ephraim Lee and Mary E.
Richardson are both buried at Betheden Lutheran Church Cemetery, Winston
County, Mississippi.
Military service: Sgt., Company G., Barksdale Grays, 20th Regiment, MS Infantry, CSA. Enlisted from Winston County in 1861 and served 3 years under Col. Brown and Capt. J.S. Reed. Discharged from Raleigh, North Carolina at close of war. Widow Mary E. Richardson filed for confederate pension at age 65. I do not believe his grave is marked as a confederate veteran, but I’m not sure. I’m also unsure if his gravesite is recorded as a confederate grave.
v. Walter Balfour Richardson, born January 16, 1835
in Newberry County, South Carolina; died Abt. 1881 in Winston County,
Mississippi.
Military service:
Pvt., Company G, Barksdale Grays, 20th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, CSA
vi. William B. Richardson, born Abt. 1837 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died Abt. 1881 in Winston County, Mississippi.
vii. Frederick H. Richardson, born August 12, 1840 in
Newberry County, South Carolina; died April 22, 1907 in Winston County, Mississippi;
married Isabella ???, born Abt. 1845.
Children as of 1870 of Fredrick H. and Isabella Richardson are: Henry C.
Richardson, born November 15, 1868, died December 1, 1926, married Lorna L.
???, born October 24, 1867, died January 25, 1954 (Henry C. and Lorna L.
Richardson are both buried at Betheden Lutheran Church Cemetery, Winston
County, Mississippi)..
Military service: Pvt., Company G, Barksdale Grays, 20th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, CSA
Property: April 23, 1889, U. S. Bureau of Land Management, Land Pantent for Frederick H. Richardson, 40.14 acres, SE, SW, Sec. 23, T16N, R13E, Winston County, MS
viii. Riley Reuben Richardson,
born May 12, 1838 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died May 19, 1910 in
Winston County, Mississippi. He was the
son of John Richardson and Heried Annis Lee. He married Mary Melvinia Helen Kendrick (aka:Mollie)
January 31, 1861 in Winston County, Mississippi, Bondsman was Nathanial
Jenkins, Brother In Law marriage performed by S.L. Loyd, Justice of the Peace,
Winston County, MS, Book Page 4A-49.
Mary Melvinia Helen Kendrick5, born August 04, 1842 in Alabama; died October 19,
1912 in Louisville, Mississippi.
Riley & “Mollie” Richardson are both buried at Betheden Lutheran
Church Cemetery.
Had 200 Acres of land in 1870 according to
Census.
Military
Service: Pvt., Company G, Barksdale
Grays, Winston Brothers 20th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, CSA,
Organized
May 25, 1861. Enlisted in 1862 and
served three years under Captain Joe Reed and Colonel Brown,
Lieutenants
Nelson, Riger, and Scruggs. Discharged
from Greensboro, North Carolina in May 1865.
His widow
“Mollie”
Richardson filed for confederate pension at age 68.
I do not believe his grave is marked as a confederate
veteran, but I’m not sure. I’m also
unsure if his gravesite is listed on record as a confederate grave.
Occupation:
Farmer
ix. Julia Ann Richardson, born
January 14, 1843 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died February 02, 1898 in
Winston County, Mississippi.
x. Henry
Richardson, born Abt. 1844 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
xi. Thomas
Richardson, born Abt. 1845 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
xii. Christina Richardson, born Abt. 1846 in
Newberry County, South Carolina.
xii.
Sallie Richardson, born Abt. 1847 in
Newberry County, South Carolina.
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