I believe the census information attached below is that of him, although he middle initial listed on the original census record shows it as an 'N'
Isaac B. Littleton enlisted as a Private in Company D, 30th Mississippi Infantry April 27, 1862 at M Springs for 3 years or the war, slightly wounded in the foot at Murfreesboro December 31, 1862 where he was "left as nurse at Hospital and taken prisoner [January 5, 1863] . . . Left by Surgs. Authority," sent to Camp Butler, Illinois prison camp March 11, there is no record of his being paroled and exchanged, captured at Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863, sent to Rock Island Illinois prison camp December 3, 1863, paroled and exchanged at Camp Lee, near Richmond March 18, 1865
30th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
30th Infantry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1862 at Grenada, Mississippi. Its members were raised in the counties of Lafayette, Choctaw, Montgomery, Grenada, Yazoo, and Carroll. After serving in Kentucky the unit was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It fought with the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It sustained 209 casualties at Murfreesboro, 124 at Chickamauga, and 149 at Chattanooga. In December, 1863, it was consolidated with the 29th and 34th Regiments, and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. This unit lost 9 killed and 29 wounded at Resaca, and the 29th/30th lost 8 killed and 20 wounded at Ezra Church. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels G.F. Neill and James I. Scales, Lieutenant Colonels James M. Johnson and Hugh A. Reynolds, and Major John K. Allen.
Report of Maj. James M. Johnson, Thirtieth Mississippi Infantry.
HDQRS. THIRTIETH REGT. MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEERS,
Near Dalton, Ga., December 4, 1863.
CAPT.: In obedience to circular orders from brigade headquarters,
dated December 2, I have the honor to submit the following report of
the part this command took in the late engagement on November 24 and 25:
On the morning of November 24, pursuant to instructions received from
the brigadier-general commanding I placed my command under arms an
hour before day.
About 9 a.m., the firing on the picket line becoming general, at the
request of the officer in command of the pickets, I sent two companies
of my command (Companies D and I, under the immediate command of
Lieut. W. T. Loggins, Company C) to re-enforce his line.
Instructions had been received by me the evening previous from the
brigadier-general to do this whenever called upon. About this time the
picket line on the left being forced to retire slowly, the remainder of my
regiment, under orders from the brigadier-general, was deployed as
skirmishers to support this line. The enemy advanced in heavy force to
within 150 yards of my line before my men fired, and were checked for
two or three moments by the rapidity and certainty of the fire delivered
by the command. So soon as they discovered my line to be only a line
of skirmishers they advanced and drove the regiment back precipitately
on the Twenty-ninth Mississippi, which formed to the right and in rear
of my position. The assailing column of the enemy which attacked my
line could not have been less than a brigade, as I distinguished several
stand of colors. Owing to the rugged nature of the ground, the length of
my line, and the tenacity with which my men contested the advance of
the enemy-holding their ground until they were within 30 yards of them
in some places-many officers and men of my command were captured.
A sufficient length of time did not elapse for the rallying of the remnant
of my command until after it was driven beyond the Craven house, for
it hardly passed the position of the Twenty-ninth Mississippi when that
regiment was forced back by the overwhelming force brought against it.
As soon as the remnant of my command was brought together, it, with
the balance of the brigade, was advanced to the left and in support of Pettus'
brigades, which had been formed on a line some 200 yards this side the
Craven house, and extending from the cliff of the mountain to the road
leading to the Craven house. With this brigade it and the rest of the
brigade fought until 8.30 o'clock in the evening when, the brigade
having been relieved, it was withdrawn, and with rest of brigade
marched to McFarland's Spring.
On the morning of November 25, with the brigade, it moved some 3 or
4 miles up Mississippi Ridge toward the right of our line of battle on
that ridge. Here, for the purpose of the fight, the regiment was thrown
with the Twenty-ninth Mississippi, under command of Col. W. F.
Brantly. This step was rendered necessary by the losses of previous day.
When the line on left and center gave way this regiment was, with the
brigade, moved a little to the rear, and formed a line perpendicular to
the original line of battle on the ridge. This was done under the
direction and supervision of the brigadier-general commanding. This
new position was maintained until after night, when, with the rest of the
brigade, it was withdrawn to Chickamauga Station.
The losses were 3 wounded, and 127 officers and men wounded, and
captured; 7 of those captured were known to have been wounded, and
many more thought to have been. None are known to have been killed,
but it is feared that many were, as the fire they sustained on November
24 was fierce and apparently well directed, besides the terrific
cannonading kept up from the batteries posted on the eminences across
Lookout Creek.
I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. M. JOHNSON,
Maj., Cmdg. Thirtieth Mississippi Regt.
Capt. E. T. SYKES,
Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
Source: Official Records
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[Series I. Vol. 31. Part II, Reports. Serial No. 55.]
1860 United States Federal Census about Isaac N Littleton
Name: Isaac N Littleton
Age in 1860: 16
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1860: Township 16 Range 8, Attala, Mississippi
Gender: Male
Post Office: Wells
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Anderson Littleton 40
Addy Littleton 40
Sanford R Littleton 18
Isaac N Littleton 16
Jesse N Littleton 14
Martha A Littleton 11
Elizabeth Littleton 9
Mary D Littleton 4
Charles A Littleton 3/12