The cursive letters 'A' & 'H' are often confused.

Private R. H. Watt, Company H, 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry

2nd Infantry Battalion was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1861 with five companies, later increased to six. Ordered to Virginia, the battalion was assigned to General Garland's and Featherston's Brigade and in April, 1862 totalled 360 men. It was prominent in the campaigns of the army from Williamsburg to Sharpsburg. Then in Novemer, 1862, additional companies joined the unit, and it became the 48th Mississippi Regiment. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonels Thomas B. Manlove, John G. Taylor, and William S. Wilson.

Robert H. Watt, Private, Company H, 48th Mississippi Infantry,

48th Infantry Regiment was organized in November, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, using the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Many of the men were from Jackson, Yalobusha, Warren, and Claiborne counties. It served in Featherston's, Posey's, and Harris' Brigade and fought with the Army of Nourthern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Cold Harbor. The 48th was then active in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. It sustained 4 casualties at Fredericksburg, had 10 killed and 44 wounded at Chancellorsville, and twelve percent of the 256 engaged at Gettysburg were disabled. The regiment surrendered 11 officers and 87 men. Its commanders were Colonel Joseph M. Jayne, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas B. Manlove, and Major L.C. Lee.

enlisted as a Private in Company H, 2nd Battalion Mississippi Volunteers, n.d. wounded at Gaines Mill June 27, 1862, in hospital in Richmond, later sick at Warrenton, Mississippi, still absent Oct. 1863, subsequently declared AWOL, then as Deserted. [note, after absence for a certain period of time w/o excuse, regulations required that men were to be recorded on their companies Muster Rolls as AWOL, sometime later, as Deserters]

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Jesse W. Young

Residence was not listed; 21 years old.
Enlisted as a Private
He was listed as:
* Wounded 9/17/1862 Sharpsburg, MD (Severely wounded in left leg, amputated)
* Furloughed 11/20/1862
"D" Co. MS 13th Infantry

Jesse W. Young, age 21, enlisted in Company D, 13th Mississippi Infantry May 17, 1861 at Corinth, Mississippi, admitted to General Hospital, Leesburg, Virginia December 7,1861, Mumps, returned to duty December 10, wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862, leg amputated, POW removed from USA General Hospital, Camden St., Baltimore, Md., November 3, 1862, and received at Ft. Monroe, Va., Nov. 5, 1862 for exchange, admitted to General Hospital No. 7, Richmond, Virginia, gunshot wound left leg, Farmer, age 22, operation on middle 3rd thigh, September 17, furloughed 60 days November 20, 1862, returned to, Mississippi, recorded about October 31, he was present at the following battles, 1st Manassas, Leesburg, Garnett's Farm, Savage Station, Maryland Heights, and Sharpsburg,