“Address of Miss Lou Covington, on the Occasion of the Presentation to the Winston
Guards, of the Flag Purchased and Donated by the Ladies of Louisville.”
Winston County Journal. Louisville, MS: 11 March 1898.
“An Account of the Civil War Service of William Barksdale and the Activities
of his Brigade.” John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne Papers, Southern Historical
Collection, University of North Carolina Libraries, Chapel Hill, NC.
Ballou Family Papers. Library of Congress Manuscripts Division, Washington, DC.
The collection contains three letters written by members of the regiment to the
Ballou family concerning the death of James E. Ballou at the battle of 1st
Manassas.
“The Battle of Leesburg.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 2 November 1861.
Article about the conduct of the 13th, 17th, and 18th Mississippi at the battle
of Leesburg.
“The Battle of Leesburg-Position of Forces-The Casualties on Both Sides.” The
American Citizen. Canton, MS: 2 November 1861. Article about the 13th,
17th, and 18th Mississippi at the battle of Leesburg, taken from information
gathered from the participants by Dr. George W. Stewart of Madison County
Mississippi. The article also includes a list of casualties in the 18th Mississippi.
Bray, W. Joseph Jr., and Jerome J. Hale., eds. Letters to Lauretta 1849-1863 from
Darlington, SC and a Confederate Soldier’s Camp. (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books,
1993). Published set of letters written by Samuel Blackwell Gulledge, a Private
in Company D, written between 17 May 1861 – 11 June 1863.
Cameron, Hugh D. [Pvt., 2nd Lt., Capt., Co. E] Letter, June 1863. Located in the John
George Washington Pitts Papers, Z 1999.000, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Campbell, Charles H. B. [Sgt., Capt., Co. I] Letter, 12 November 1861. Located in the
C. H. Campbell Letters, Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS.
Cornwell, J. H. “A List of the Old Winston Guards.” Winston County Journal.
Louisville, MS: 4 March 1898.
Davis, William L. [Pvt., Co. A] Letter, 16-22 December 1862. Catalog # Z 727f,
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS. A 12 page
letter describing the battle of Fredericksburg.
Edwards, Williams W. [Pvt., Co. C] Letter, 30 November 1861. Located in the
Confederate Miscellany File, Ia, Mss 20, Robert W. Woodruff Library,
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Fisher, John E. ed. “The Travels of the 13th Mississippi Regiment: Excerpts from
the Diary of Mike M. Hubbert of Attala County.” Journal of Mississippi History,
(November 1983): 288-313. Hubbert was a Private in Company I and later in the
F&S. The letters cover the period from 10 September 1861 – December 28, 1862.
Hill, William H. [Pvt., Co. H] Diary, 1861-1863. Located in the John C. Rietti Papers,
Catalog # Z 44, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
“May 13, 1861 – Thirty Seven Years Ago.” Winston County Journal. Louisville, MS:
13 May 1898.
McDonald, John. [Pvt., Co. K] Letters, 5 July 1861 – 2 December 1864. Catalog #
973.782 M 135L, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
McIntire, Carl. “Women of DeKalb Did Their Part for the Confederacy.” Clarion-
Ledger. Jackson, MS: 27 December 1981. Article contains a typescript of a
letter written by Mrs. Martha Binns written March 9, 1861, describing the flag
of Company C/F, the Kemper Legion.
McKee, James W. William Barksdale: The Intrepid Mississippian. Master’s Thesis,
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 1966.
Nash, Nimrod Newton. [Pvt., Co. I] Letters, 16 May 1861 – 28 June 1863. Photocopies
are located in the Old Court House Museum Collections, Vicksburg, MS.
“Officers of the 13th Mississippi to Jefferson Davis.” Letter, 15 October 1861. National
Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC. M437, R13, F491-495.
A synopsis of this letter is in The Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 7, 357.
Pitts, John George Washington. [Pvt., Sgt., Co. E] Letters, 1861-1863. Located in the
John George Washington Pitts Papers, Z 1999.000, Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Quinn, Sil J. [Pvt., Capt., Co. A] Manuscripts. Mississippi Department of Archives
and History, Jackson, MS. Quinn wrote two histories of Company A, the
Winston Guards, one dated 20 March 1865, the other undated.
Robinson, J. Franklin. [Pvt., Corp., Co. C] Letters. Catalog # M 301, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
Robinson, John Leroy. [Pvt., Co. C] Letters. Catalog # M 301, McCain Library,
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
Wallace, Thomas D. [Pvt., Co. A] Diary, 11 May 1861 – 17 June 1862. Located at
Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS.
Wednesday July 2, 1862. Rained all day. I lay all day not able to sit up or to get myself a drink of water under an old corn crib. I was found late in the day by Billy Hines who was also sick. We started late in the evening to Richmond but were compelled to stop by the way side and spend the night.
- Diary of Private Mike M. Hubbert.
17th Regiment Mississippi Infantry
Abernathy, William Meshack. [Pvt., Co. B] Our Mess: Southern Gallantry and
Privations. McKinney, TX: McKintex Press, 1977.
Baker, Neil A. [Pvt., Co. G] Letter. Leigh Collection, Book 41 # 17. United States
Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
“The Battle of Leesburg.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 2 November 1861.
Article about the conduct of the 13th, 17th, and 18th Mississippi at the battle of
Leesburg.
“The Battle of Leesburg-Position of Forces-The Casualties on Both Sides.” The
American Citizen. Canton, MS: 2 November 1861. Article about the 13th, 17th,
and 18th Mississippi at the battle of Leesburg, taken from information gathered
from the participants by Dr. George W. Stewart of Madison County Mississippi.
The article also includes a list of casualties in the 18th Mississippi.
Bean, Lucien M. [1st Lt., Co. A] Diary, 6 May 1864 – 5 August 1865. Mississippi
Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Cason, John R. [3rd Lt., Co. I] Autograph Book. Pearce Civil War Documents
Collection, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX.
Cooper, Norman Lee. A Confederate Soldier and His Descendants. (Bowie, MD:
N. Cooper Associates, 1982). A copy of this book is located in the Library
of Congress, Call # CS 71.C777 1982. The listing says this book is about a
soldier in the 17th Mississippi, but does not list him by name.
Duke, James W. [Pvt., Co. C] Memoir. Brake Collection, United States Army
Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Featherston, Winfield Scott. [Capt., Co. G, Col., F&S, Brig. Gen.] Papers. Civil War
Miscellaneous Collection, United States Army Military History Institute, Carlisle
Barracks, PA.
_____. Biographical sketch and letter written in 1878 about his Civil War career.
John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne Papers, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Franklin, James Gwyn. [Pvt., Co. B] Letter, 1862. Located in the Southern Historical
Collection, Catalog # 899, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Greene, James Mercer. [A. S., F&S] Letter to Annie R. Shoemaker, 21 September 1862.
Located in the Annie R. Shoemaker Papers, Perkins Library, Duke University,
Durham, NC.
Hardie, Robert E. [Sgt., Co. H] Letter, 17 April 1862. Library of Congress Manuscript
Division, Washington, DC. Letter about the Siege of Yorktown, VA.
Henley, _____. Memoir. Located in the Brake Collection, United States Army Military
History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA. There were three Henley’s in the
17th, all in Company A: Private Eldridge N. Henley, Private Francis M.
Henley, and Private William S. Henley.
Lyles, John M. [Capt., Co. K, Maj., F&S] Letter from Manassas, 13 July 1861.
J. D. Williams Library, University of Mississippi, University, MS.
Moore, Frank. “Incidents of Leesburg.” in The Civil War in Song and Story 1860-1865.
(P. F. Collier Publisher, 1889), 452. Article concerns an encounter with a Yankee by Captain Wiley A. P. Jones of Company B.
McIntosh, Hartman. ed. “The Whole World Full of Smoke...: The Civil War Letters
of Private John Almeth Byers, 17th Mississippi Infantry.” Military Images
Magazine. Volume 9 (May/June 1988) 6-11. John A. Byers was a Private in
Company H, and the article covers letters written from 29 July 1861 –
October 24, 1864.
Silver, James W., ed. A Life for the Confederacy as Recorded in the Pocket Diaries of
Pvt. Robert A. Moore, Co. G, 17th Mississippi Regiment, Confederate Guards,
Holly Springs, Mississippi. (Jackson, TN: McCowat-Mercer Press, 1959).
Robert A. Moore Jr. was a 3rd Lieutenant in Company G, and his diaries cover
the period from 27 May 1861 – 19 September 1863.
Valentine, Clifton. ed. To See My Country Free. Calhoun County Historical Society,
1998. Contains the diaries of 4th Sergeant Ezekiel Armstrong, 3rd Lieutenant
Ezekiel Pickens Miller, and Private Joseph A. Miller.
Watson, John Staige Davis. [Pvt., Co. B, Sgt. Maj., F&S] Diary, 15 January 1864 –
23 May 1864. Located in the collections of the Virginia Historical Society,
Catalog # MSS 5:1 W 3345:1, Richmond, VA.
Whitten, Daniel M. [Ensign, Co. H] 5 letters, 1861-1862. Located in Mitchell Memorial
Library, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS.
Whittington, Solon L. [Pvt., Co. B] Reminiscence. Daily Clarion and Standard.
Jackson, MS: 30 May 1866. A copy of this article is available in the Barksdale’s Brigade Subject File, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Colonel Winfield S. Featherston
Brigadier General, C. S. A.
History of Mississippi.
By Robert Lowry and William McCardle
18th Regiment Mississippi Infantry
Baechtel, Luther S. [Pvt., Co. K] Diary, 4 February 1862 – 5 May 1865. Catalog #
321m, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Contains a list of the Burt Rifles, Company K, who were killed or wounded at the battle of Sharpsburg.
Baldwyn, Eugene E. [Pvt., Hospital Steward, Co. I] Letters, 27 September 1862 –
3 February 1867. Catalog # 323m, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
_____. Reminiscences of the war. Catalog # Z 810S, Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
“The Battle of Leesburg.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 2 November 1861.
Article about the conduct of the 13th, 17th, and 18th Mississippi at the battle of
Leesburg.
“The Battle of Leesburg-Position of Forces-The Casualties on Both Sides.” The
American Citizen. Canton, MS: 2 November 1861. Article about the 13th, 17th,
and 18th Mississippi at the battle of Leesburg, taken from information gathered
from the participants by Dr. George W. Stewart of Madison County
Mississippi. The article also includes a list of casualties in the 18th Mississippi.
Bostick, Ferdinand. [3rd, 2nd, 1st Lt., Capt., Co. D] Letter to Jefferson Davis, 18 May
1861. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.
Catalog # M-437, R2, F1031. A synopsis of this letter is available in The Papers
of Jefferson Davis, Volume 7, 169-170.
Brown, Albert Gallatin. [1st Lt., Capt., Co. H] “Reminiscences of Captain Albert
Gallatin Brown in 1861.” John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne Papers, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Burt, Armistead. [Pvt., 1st Lt., Co. K] Papers. Civil War Miscellaneous Collection.
United States Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Catalog of the Officers and Students of Mississippi College, at Clinton, Hinds County,
Mississippi. Tenth Session, 1860-1861. Jackson, MS: Mississippi Baptist Book
and Job Office, 1861. Includes information on the formation of the Mississippi
College Rifles, Company E of the regiment. A copy is in the Buffalo and Erie
County, New York Public Library.
Clark, James B. [3rd, 2nd Lt., Co. K] Letters, 1861-1864. Located in the Clark-Boddie
Family Papers, Z 1981.000, Mississippi Department of Archives and History,
Jackson, MS.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 13 July 1861.
Long detailed letter about camp life written by an unidentified member of one
of the Madison County companies in the regiment who used the pen name “Red
Oak.”
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 13 July 1861.
Another detailed letter from an unidentified member of one of the Madison
County companies writing under the pen name “Old Musket.”
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 20 July 1861.
Long letter about camp life written by an unidentified member of Company C using the pen name “Ensis.”
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 20 July 1861.
Another letter about camp life from “Old Musket.”
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 10 August 1861.
Letter from “Ensis” about the aftermath of the battle of First Manassas.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 17 August 1861.
Letter from “Ensis” about the movements of the regiment and the battle of First
Manassas.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 21 September
1861. Letter from “Ensis” about camp life.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 19 October 1861.
Detailed letter about camp life written by an unidentified member of one of the
Madison County companies using the pen name “Miles.”
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 9 November
1861. Long published letter from “Ensis” dated October 25, 1861 about the battle
of Leesburg.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 9 November
1861. Another detailed letter from “Ensis” dated October 25, 1861 giving an
account of the parade held in honor the memory of Colonel Erasmus R. Burt,
who was killed at the battle of Leesburg.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 16 November
1861. Another letter from “Ensis” about the battle of Leesburg.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 23 November
1861. Very detailed letter from “Miles” about the battle of Leesburg.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 7 December
1861. Letter from “Ensis” correcting mistakes he made in his letters of October
25th & 28th.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 21 December
1861. List of members of the Camden Rifles, Company G, who pledged money
to the widow of William A. Cain, a Private in the company who was killed at the
battle of 1st Manassas.
“Correspondence of the Citizen.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 28 December
1861. Detailed letter from “Miles” about the presentation of flags to the brigade
by Brigadier General Nathan G. Evans. Also mentions some skirmishing done by the regiment.
Dinkins, Joseph. [Pvt., Co. C] 1861-1865 By an Old Johnnie. (Dayton, OH:
Morningside Bookshop; 1975.)
“18th Mississippi Regiment.” Hinds County Gazette. Raymond, MS: 30 July 1862. List
of casualties in the three Hinds County Companies in the regiment – E, H, & I.
Fontaine, Lamar. [Pvt., Co. K] My Life and Lectures. New York: Neale, 1908.
Gerald, George Bruce. [Capt., Co. F, Maj., F&S] Reminiscence. Brake Collection,
United States Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
_____. “The Battle of Gettysburg.” Waco Daily Times-Herald. Waco, TX: 3 July 1913.
Gibbs, George Alphonso. “With a Mississippi Private in a Little Known Part of the
Battle of First Bull Run and at Ball’s Bluff.” Civil War Times Illustrated, 4
(April, 1965): 42-47. Gibbs was a Private in Company D.
Griffin, Thomas H. [Pvt., 3rd, 2nd Lt., Co. C] Diary, 1847-1885. Mississippi
Department of Archives and History, Jackson MS.
H. Clay Sharkey Papers. Located in the George C. Osborn Collection,
Z 0220.02S, Mississippi Department of Archives and History,
Jackson, MS.
Hill, Eliza Oswald. Diary, 1860, 1862-1863. Accession # 6960, Albert and Shirley
Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Diary contains news of her son Thomas S. Hill, and Ordnance Sergeant on the
regimental Field and Staff.
Holloway, James Montgomery. [Surgeon, F&S] Letters, 1861-1865. Catalog #
Mss 1H 7286a, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA. The collection
also contains Holloway’s reminiscences about his wartime service.
Holmes, Ed C. [Pvt., Co. D] “Excerpts from Civil War Days.” Greenwood
Commonwealth. Greenwood, MS: 26 April 1961.
“Interesting Correspondence.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 9 November 1861.
Article about the presentation of a horse, saddle, and bridle to Major E. G.
Henry by the men of Company C.
Jiggets, Louis M. [Pvt., Co. I&K] Letter, 4 February 1862. Located in the Pearce
Civil War Documents Collection, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX.
Lee, Lawrence. “George Alphonso Gibbs’ Recollections of the Spring and Summer
of 1861.” Journal of Mississippi History. Volume 26 (February 1964):
47-55. Gibbs was a Private in Company D of the regiment.
“The Leesburg Battle-The Killed and Wounded.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS:
2 November 1861. Contains a very detailed list of casualties in the battle.
“Letter from Capt. Singleton.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 9 November 1861.
Published letter of Captain Otho R. Singleton of Company C about the battle
of Leesburg, VA.
“Letter from Col. Griffin.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 9 November 1861.
Published letter from Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Griffin listing casualties in
the 18th Mississippi from the battle of Leesburg.
Letter from an unidentified member of the 18th Mississippi using the penname “George
Washington Bricks.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 28 December 1861.
Talks about the presentation of flags to the brigade by Brigadier General Nathan G. Evans and his departure to take a new command.
Letter from “George Washington Bricks.” The American Citizen. Canton, MS: 18
January 1861. Detailed letter about camp life.
Letter from “Miles” about current events in the regiment. The American Citizen.
Canton, MS: 16 May 1862.
McWillie, William Jr. [Pvt., Co. G] Letters, 1861-1864. Located in the McWillie
Family Papers, Z 2142.000S, Mississippi Department of Archives and
History, Jackson, MS. McWillie was promoted to Lieutenant as an
Aide-De-Camp on the staff of General Richard H. Anderson on 11 March
1862.
Nicholson, Samuel Timothy. [2nd Lt., Co. I, Adjt., F&S] Papers. Mississippi
Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Obituary of Osceola Drane. [Sgt., Co. C] The American Citizen. Canton, MS:
17 August 1861. Drane was mortally wounded at First Manassas.
Obituary of Adam McWillie. [Capt., Co. G] The American Citizen. Canton, MS:
24 August 1861. McWillie was killed at the battle of First Manassas.
Osborn, George C. “My Confederate History – Clay Sharkey.” Journal of Mississippi
History. Volume 4 (October 1942): 225 – 232. Sharkey also served in the 3rd
Mississippi Infantry.
Sessions, Joseph F. [3rd Lt., Capt., Co. K] Papers, 1861, 1863-1864. Catalog #
Z/1805.000/F, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Sharkey, Henry Clay. [Pvt., Co. I] Papers. Mississippi Department of Archives and
History, Jackson, MS.
Smith, Milton W. [Pvt., Co. D] Letter, 27 October 1861. Published in the State Times.
Jackson, MS: 12 March 1961.
Stuart, Edward. [Pvt., Co. K] Letters. Located in the Oscar Stuart & Family Papers,
Catalog # Z 0287.00S, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Stuart, Oscar Ewing. [Adjt., F&S] Letters. Located in the Oscar Stuart & Family
Papers, Catalog # Z 028700S, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Stuart, James Hardeman. [Pvt., Co. K] Papers, 1862. Catalog # Z 632f, Mississippi
Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Terry, Joseph S. [Pvt., Co. H] Papers, 1862. Catalog # 639m, Mississippi Department
of Archives and History, Jackson, MS.
Thomson, Ruffin. [Pvt., Co. H] Letters, 1861-1865. Located in the Thomson Papers, #
3315, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Thomson also served as a Lieutenant in the Confederate States Marine Corps.