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Alexander Mann, Private, Company H, 43rd Regiment Mississippi Vols., enlisted April 30, 1862 at Morresville, Miss. by
M. Pound for 3 years or the war, recorded in Hospital sick December 15, 1862 remaining so through February, 1863, recorded absent, on detached service on the Mar/Apr, 1863 muster roll, subsequently reported absent without leave from August 25, 1863, recorded present at the October 31, 1863 muster having had stopped of his pay for 1 month & fifteen days AWOL, recorded present on the end of year muster, recorded on April 30, 1864 as absent without leave since March 3, 1864, last recorded present on the July/Aug, 1864 muster, no further records

Note, there are no subsequent Company H muster rolls in the files, which preclude knowledge of his later service

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Record of Events

Company H (Itawamba Tigers)

Stationed at Saltillo, Mississippi, May 8-August 31, 1862.
Stationed at Aberdeen, May 12, 1862.
Stationed at Camp Rogers, near Waterford, Mississippi, Septem-
ber-October 1862.

September 11.— Left Guntown for Iuka.
September 14.— Arrived [at Iuka] and lay in line of battle.
September 19.— On Friday the battle of Iuka was fought.
September 20.— Retreated on Saturday.
September 23.— Arrived at Baldwyn.
September 26.— Started for Corinth.
October 3.— Arrived at Corinth.
October 4.— Was engaged in action. Loss was one man killed
and eleven wounded (two have since died). Joined in the retreat.
October 8.— Arrived in camp at Holly Springs.
M. POUND,
Captain,
Company H, Forty-third Mississippi Regiment.

Stationed near Vicksburg, Mississippi, November-December 1862.
November 9.— Left Waterford. Arrived at Abbeville the same
day. Distance about seven miles.
December 1.— Left Abbeville.
December 7.— Arrived at Grenada. Distance about fifty miles.

December 28.— Left Grenada.
December 29.— Arrived at this place. Distance about 150 miles.
Nothing else of importance to record.
M. POUND,
Captain,
Commanding Company.

Stationed at Snyder's Mills, Mississippi, January-February 1863.
January 4.— We left Chickasaw Bayou in the morning. Arrived
at this place on the evening of the same day.
No other events to record.
M. POUND,
Captain,
Commanding Company.

Stationed at Snyder's Bluff, March-April 1863.
The above mentioned men marked present were absent from
the brigade and were mustered at Haynes' Bluff.
[WILLIAM WALLACE] WITHERSPOON,
Colonel,
Thirty-sixth Mississippi Regiment, Mustering Officer.

Stationed at parole camp, Columbus, Mississippi, 1-Mayl-October
1863.
April 29-30.— One lieutenant and six privates in the siege at
Snyder's Bluff. One lieutenant and six privates in the siege at
Vicksburg. The captain, one lieutenant and fifty-two men on
detached service on Deer Creek. One lieutenant and twenty-seven
men on detached service at Haynes' Landing, which were cut off
from Vicksburg.

June 1.— Joined the detachment under the captain at Yazoo City,
then under Colonel Ferguson.
Stationed at Camp Hardee, Morton, Mississippi, May-June 1863.
Stationed at Tyner's Station, Tennessee, July-August 1863.
Stationed at parole camp, Columbus, Mississippi, November-
December 1863.

Stationed at Montevallo, Alabama, [January] April 1864.
February 29.— This company was not mustered because
Brigadier-General Ruggles issued no orders to that effect. The
rolls of this company have never been expurgated since entry into
service, until the present muster.
April 11.— Left Columbus.
April 13.— Reached this place and was assigned to Brigadier-
General Featherston's Brigade.
Stationed near Atlanta, Georgia, July August 1864.
This company fell back from its position at Kenesaw Moun-
tain with the Army of the Tennessee. Has since furnished its pro
rata share of picket duty. Skirmishing and building breastworks
along our lines. Performed at various places between Kenesaw
Mountain and Atlanta.

M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi

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