Dear Board:

Just musing about various things Confederate tonight.

My uncle, Joseph Berryhill, 9th LA Inf., was the last surviving CS soldier from Pike County, MS, dying in 1936.

I know that the claim that Walter Williams was the last surviving MS CS soldier has been debunked, as Williams did not serve in any branch of the Confederate armed forces.

So, I'm just curious (and haven't been able to find the answer on the Net): Just who was the last bona fide MS CS soldier?

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks! -- Jim Huffman, Adj., Gainesville Vols, SCV Camp 373, Pearl River County, MS