James, your Grandfather is listed as a member of the Miss. State Troops. Alan can assist with his military service records.

S.E. Hames (First_Last)
Regiment Name 5 Mississippi Infantry State Troops
Side Confederate
Company F
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M232 roll 17

5TH (ROBINSON’S) REGIMENT MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY MINUTE MEN

Company A -- Newton Minute Men (raised in Newtonn County, MS)

Company B -- Jasper County Minute Men (raised in Jasper County, MS)

Company C -- Capt. Maggard’s Company (raised in Lauderdale County, MS)

Company D -- Clarke Minute Men (raised in Clarke County, MS)

Company E -- Neshoba Minute Men (raised in Neshoba County, MS)

Company F -- Capt. Porter’s Company (raised in Winston County, MS)

Company G -- Capt. Ward’s Company (raised in Smith County, MS)

Company H -- Capt. Fairly’s Company (raised in Jones County, MS)

Company I -- Capt. McLaurin’s Company (raised in Kemper County, MS)

The Fifth Reginmnt was organized at Meridian, September 5-6, 1862, and remained there doing heavy guard and fatigue duty until about October 12, when ordered to Columbus, Miss. It was encamped in Lowndes County, doing guard duty and picketing until April 7, 1863, when it was ordered to Vicksburg, where, during the siege of May 18 to July 4, officers and men with few exceptions did their duty faithfully, first in the trenches and afterward on guard, patrol and picket duty along the river, a large part of the regiment being on duty two hours of every six, day and night, during the siege. Some of the best officers of the regiment were killed during the siege and others died of disease. Adjutant Jones was killed when one of the largest shells thrown by Admiral Porter's fleet struck the courthouse where the regiment was quartered, killing and wounding fifteen or twenty men. After this the regiment was moved to the railroad cut, just above the station, where it remained until the surrender. (Notes by Colonel Robinson, 1864.)

Gen. John Adams, commanding fourth district, reported the regiment, aggregate 384, as stationed north of Colurnbus, near the fortifications, in his report of January 1, 1863. The regiment, with the Third Battalion, formed the brigade of Gen. J. V. Harris. In February the regiment was reported 408 present, 568 aggregate, stationed at Columbus, except one company at Meridian.

Until after the battle of Baker's Creek, the State troops on the Vicksburg lines, about 600 in number, including Robinson's Regiment and Burgin's Battalion, under the command of Gen. John V. Harris, were with Moore's Brigade, guarding the river front at Warrenton and the approaches from the lower fords of the Big Black. On May 18 they reported to General Baldwin, whose brigade occupied a line of works to the north of the city, its right near Riddle's house; on the 19th they went into the trenches here, and on the 20th Robinson's Regiment was ordered to the trenches on the river front of the city. Later, the two State commands were attached to Gen. John C. Vaughn's Brigade. Vaughn's report for May 31 shows two of the State troops killed and fifteen wounded in town and one wounded on the land line. After the surrender July 4, the regiment was paroled. At Columbus, September 21, 1863, the regiment and battalion were paid off and mustered out.