In an ongoing effort to identify as many of the reported 263 otherwise unidentified Confederate soldiers buried in a mass grave at Shady Grove cemetery (Iuka) following the Battle of Iuka (19-20 Sept 1862), the following list has been compiled from a variety of sources representing casualties within the 40th Mississippi Infantry Regiment.

If you have further information on these men, or others in this regiment, please post a follow up.

These men may or may not be buried in the mass Confederate grave. Any additional information is appreciated.

Confirmed Killed in Action (KIA) of the 40th Mississppi Infantry, deemed "most likely" buried at Iuka:
Barnes, W.W. - Pvt, Company K - KIA 19 Sept 1862 - Iuka
Coleman, R.C. - Capt, Company H - KIA 19 Sept 1862 - Iuka
Holland, Henry W. - Pvt, Company F - KIA 19 Sept 1862 - Iuka
Mays, Abner - Pvt, Company K - KIA 19 Sept 1862 - Iuka
Mays, Jesse - Cpl, Company K - KIA 19 Sept 1862 - Iuka
McKay, Samuel - Cpl, Company C - KIA 19 Sept 1862 - Iuka
Strahan, W.P. - Pvt, Company D - KIA, 19 Sept 1862 - Iuka
Wheeler, W.L. - Pvt, Company B - KIA 19 Sept 1862 - Iuka

Other confirmed casualties of the 40th Mississppi Infantry, and "possibly" buried at Iuka:
Smith, J.T. - Pvt, Company I - Died 30 Sept 1862 - Iuka
Webb, Henry W. - Pvt, Company F - Died of Wounds 26 Sept 1862 - Iuka
Ware, S.M. - Pvt, Company G - Died of Wounds - Iuka (no date)
McKay, D.J. - Pvt, Company C - Died 19 Sept 1862 at Iuka (reportedly died as a Prisoner of War taken at Corinth)