Company B

Van Dorn Guards  

 Organized in Rocky Springs, Claiborne County, March 19 1862. Mustered into Confederate service May 12 at Jackson Mississippi.

 

Adair, William T. -- Cpl. - Wounded at Corinth, Killed at Vicksburg 6/63

Adams, H. T. -- Discharged by substitute (?)

Adams, J. T. -- Assistant Commissary of Subsistence

Adams, William T. Discharged 7/62

Alford, Lemuel

Alford, Sylvester -- Deserted 10/14/62

Baker, Joseph -- Died 11/62

Baker, William -- Paroled at Vicksburg - POW near Natchez 1864

Baldridge, J. T. -- Deserted to the enemy

Baldridge, William

Beard, William J. -- POW

Bell, Thomas -- Died 11/62

Blevins, David -- Died 11/62

Boggs, W. Henry -- Died 8/20/62

Boren, Wilford Deace

Buckley, David -- Paroled at Vicksburg - Private Buckley is also listed as being a deserter in 1862

Burford, George H. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Burns, William J.

Butler, E. W.

Butler John E.

Cameron, Alex. - Sgt. -- Killed at Vicksburg 6/24/63

Campbell, Lyman A. (Arthur) - Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Chatham, William M. - Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Clements, Matthew R. -- Paroled at Vicksburg - wounded at Harrisburg 7/14/64. died of wounds.

Clevish, William -- Deserted

Cook, J. H. -- Died 6/17/62

Cook, J. M. -- AWOL

Cosnaham, C. W. -- Died at Columbus 6/22/62

Cox, Samuel -- Died at Grand Gulf 1864

Crow, John -- Died 11/62

Crow, Joseph A. -- Deserted

Crow, Levi -- Discharged 8/29/62

Cunningham, John C. -- Paroled at Vicksburg - wounded at Corinth

Dean (Deen), James -- Paroled at Vicksburg - POW Oxford 12/3/62

Dean, William -- Died 10/20/62

Dean, Thomas S. -- POW Claiborne Co. 5/8/63

Deane, John

Dickerson, William

Dickerson, William C. -- Deserted

Dixon, Beverly A. -- Deserted

Dixon, James -- Wounded at Corinth, Deserted.

Dixon, William -- POW Raymond 5/13/63

Dowdy, E. C. -- Died Okolona Hospital ??

Drew, T. F. -- POW Claiborne Co. 5/18/63

Dexter (Drexler), Henry C. -- Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. POW Oxford 12/3/62

Duvall, James B. -- Deserted

Ellison, Jackson -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Ellison, William -- POW Big Black 5/18/63

Ely, John J. -- Deserted

Ely, William -- Deserted, POW by U.S. (?). Died (?)

Etzdorf, Theodore

Evans, Edward T. -- POW, died 4/17/63

Ewell, William A. J.

Farrar, William -- POW Corinth 

Farris, Charles L. - Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Fife, Farris A. -- Deserted

Flowers, Armstrong E. -- AWOL 12/1/63

Flowers, O. L. -- AWOL

Flowers, Richard B.

Frasier, Hiram

Funchep/Funchess, T.

Geter, James -- POW Corinth 10/62

Gilmer, C. L. -- Quarter Master Sgt.

Goza, Christopher Columbus - Cpl. - Sgt -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Regimental Color Sgt.

Goza, J. G. "Gip" - Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded at Vicksburg 7/2/63

Green, James -- Discharged 7/62 (Deaf)

Gutter, J. -- POW Corinth 10/62

Hamilton, John Greenwood -- POW

Harris, Calvin -- POW 12/63. died 4/6/64

Hawkins, James -- AWOL

Head, B. H. -- Died Columbus 6/26/62

Herrin, C. C.

Hoffman, C. C.

Hoffman, William -- Discharged 6/16/62

Houston, Robert S. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Hutchins, J. J.

Irby, Harrison

Irby, J. J.

Jeter (Jetter), James -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Jobe, R. A. -- Died at Jackson Hospital 1863

Jobe, David

Jones, B. A. -- Died at Columbus 7/11/62

Jones, Frank M. -- Died 1863

Jones, J. B.

Jones, J. M.

Jones, John K.

Jones, P. E.

Jones, Seaborn -- Deserted 5/3/63

Jones, S. G. -- POW 5/2/63

Jones, Wash

Jordan, Henry L. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Kelly, C. J. - Sgt.

Kelly, John - Sgt.

Kelly, M (Mid) -- Discharged 6/25/62

Kemp, J. P. -- AWOL

Kemp, M.

Kemp, Thomas W. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Killed at Harrisburg 7/14/64

Landthrop (Lanstrop), J. P. -- Mortally wounded at Vicksburg 6/19/63

Lawrence, J. T.

Leonard, J. G. -- Accidentally killed 9/23/62

Leonard, S. L. -- AWOL

Legust, (Logust), D. Y. --  I can only find Pvt. Legust in Capt. Faulk's diary on the dated entry of May 20th. Capt. Faulk states the he was "slightly wounded" during some skirmishing.

Linder?/Linden?, Gardiner -- Deserted

Litchfield, Benjamin B. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Killed at Harrisburg 7/14/64

Loomis, Henry -- AWOL

Low, F.

Lum, Clinton DeWitt - Sgt., 1st Sgt., orderly -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Lum, Sylvanus -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Died at home 3/1/64

Magee, James

Maples, Sylvester -- AWOL

McCabe, Lawrence -- Captured Dec. 3, 1862 Oxford Mississippi. Sent to Alton Prison, Illinois. Died Feb. 10, 1863 - Eyrsipelas.

McDavitt, John - Cpl. - Sgt. -- Wounded in action, POW Corinth 10/4/62

McFater, Joseph S. -- Deserted

McLemore C.

Middleton, Martin V. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded at Vicksburg 6/19/63.

Newman, Seaborn (Seaman) -- Wounded at Corinth, deserted.

Nusom, Thomas A. -- Died at Columbus 3/19/62

Olford, L. -- Deserted

O'muelin  (Omwlia, Omelia), Peter "Pat" -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded, POW Corinth

Payne (Payon), Horce William -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Payne, Milton Wesley - Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded at Vicksburg, killed at Harrisburg

Powers, George M. -- Discharged

Ritchey, Isacc -- POW, mortally wounded at Vicksburg 5/22/63

Ritchey, William T. -- Died at Columbus 7/11/62

Rogillio (Rogellio), John W. - Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. AWOL after Vicksburg

Roher, A. -- POW

Rush, Isiah, -- Cpl. -- Wounded at Vicksburg 6/18/63 (lost arm)

Rush (Rash), J. N. -- Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Rush, Thomas Linton -- Died 7/8/62 

Scott, George W. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Also listed as a POW 12/2/62

Segrest, David Trevellion - Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded at Vicksburg 5/20/63

Segrest, Louis -- Mortally wounded at Vicksburg 5/26/63

Shannon, James Henry -- Discharged 7/20/62

Shelton, Louis

Short, Edward F. -- Deserted 10/14/62

Short, E. Leige -- AWOL

Siddon, John E.

Slaton, Daniel

Smith, J. R.

Smith, Stephen F. - Sgt. -- Stephen Smith is shown as 2nd Lieutenant of Company B at the surrender of Vicksburg in 1863. -- Paroled at Vicksburg

Sorrels, Samuel P. -- Deserted

Tanksly (Tankley), Angelo Jeff -- Paroled at Vicksburg. AWOL after Vicksburg

Thornton, John A.

Thornton, J. W.

Thornton, William

Todd, J. T.

Uhel, William

Unsom, T. A. -- Died at Columbus 6/23/62

Weems, W. J.

Wells, John -- Died at Columbus 9/1/62

Wharton, C. D.

Williams, Henry -- POW 12/2/62

Williams, J. F. -- Missing in action at Iuka

Wilson, H. A.?/ Oscar? -- Discharged 6/20/62

Winkler, Ben -- Died Columbus 6/24/62

Winkler, Jacob -- Deserted

Winters, Thomas -- Wounded in action at Harrisburg 7/14/64

Withers, T. M.

Wright, James S.

Zeber, James -- POW
 

The information for company B "VanDorn Guards" has been provided by Joyce Bridges. Please visit her web sight for more info on Company B at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclaibo/#Confederate