The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah

Captain N H Harris, commanding Company C, 19th Mississippi Infantry

Captain N H Harris, 19th Mississippi Infantry, Company C

Nineteenth Mississippi Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for the war 30 May and 1, 4, 7, 8, and 12 June, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861. Not present at the first battle of Manassas

COLONEL C H MOTT
Brigadier General C H Mott, Third Brigade, Army of Mississippi, was appointed colonel, 19th Mississippi Infantry, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 21 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L Q C LAMAR
L Q C Lamar was appointed lieutenant colonel, 19th Mississippi Infantry, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861.

MAJOR A SMEAD
A Smead was appointed major, 19th Mississippi Infantry, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861, dated 10 June, 1861.

Company A President Davis Guards/ Davis Guards: CAPT. J M MACON
The company was mustered in state service for the war at Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, by Captain G T Weir, Noxubee Rifles, on 25 April, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for the war on 22 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, one mile northwest of the Capitol, on Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861 (See the 11th Mississippi Infantry).
Company B Mott Guards: CAPT. W G MARTIN
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Abbeville, Lafayette County, Mississippi, on 17 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 12 June, 1861.
Company C Warren Rifles: CAPT. N H HARRIS
The company was mustered in state service for the war at Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, by Captain H H Miller, Vicksburg Sharpshooters, on 8 May, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for the war on 14 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 1 June, 1861.
Company D Thomas Hinds Guards: CAPT. C S COFFEY
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi, on 28 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 12 June, 1861.
Company E McClung Rifles: CAPT. J W C SMITH
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, on 15 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June, 1861.
Company F Avant Southrons: CAPT. W G VAUGHN
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, on 15 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 7 June,1861.
Company G Springport Invincibles: CAPT. R S ABERNATHY
The company was mustered in state service for the war at Springport, Panola County, Mississippi, by Colonel & Adjutant General W H Brown, Army of Mississippi, on 26/27 April, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for the war on 16 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 8 June, 1861.
Company H Dan Wright Rifles: CAPT. J G HAMER
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Canaan, Tippah County, Mississippi, on 15 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 30 May, 1861.
Company I Marshall Rifles: CAPT. T J HARDIN
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, on 25 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, in the morning on 12 June, 1861.
Company K Jake Thompson Guards: CAPT. W H H TISON
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Baldwyn, Itawaba County, Mississippi, on 26 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 12 June, 1861.

Sources

"Lynchburg, Va., 30 May - The Warren Rifles, Capt. Nat. Harris, one hundred and ten men, composed of Mississippi boatmen, arrived here yesterday."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 1 June, 1861: Affairs in Lynchburg

"The Warren Rifles, Capt. N. H. Harris, stationed at the old Fair Grounds, yesterday hoisted the Confederate flag with imposing ceremonies over the officers' quarters. A few brief speeches were made on the occasion, and at the conclusion the camp was named Camp Lamar, in honour of Lieut. Col. Lamar, of the First Mississippi Regiment."

Richmond Enquirer, Semi-weekley Edition (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 4 June, 1861: Camp Lamar

"The last detachment of this gallant and fine-looking corps reached this city on Sunday last, and has since been organized and mustered into the service of the Confederate States for and during the war. The regiment is encamped at the Old Fair Grounds, at the head of Main street, where is will be diligently drilled until the exigencies of the service require its removal to the immediate scene of action."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 15 June, 1861: The Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment

"The 19th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, Col. Christopher Mott commanding, 1,150 men, passed through Richmond at six o'clock yesterday evening."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 5 July, 1861 - Passed through

"The Nineteenth Mississippi regiment, Col. Mott commanding, moves tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock, to Winchester, there to join the eastern division of the Confederate army, under Gen. Johnston."

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee), 9 July, 1861 - Camp 1 1/4 miles North of Richmond, 3 July, 1861

"The term of Col. Gregg's (S. C.) regiment's enlistment having expired, they have been disbanded and paid off. A large number will, however, re-enlist, under Col. Haskell. The Nineteenth Mississippi, Fifth North Carolina and Eighth Alabama Regiments had reached Richmond, as also 800 men of Wade Hampton's Legion of South Carolinians."

Daily Ohio Statesman (Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio), 13 July, 1861 - Miscellaneous

"10 P. M. - Orders have been issued to nearly all the regiments encamped in the neigbourhood, to move up, and occupy the places immediately behind the redoubts and breastworks north of the town. The whole town for hours past, has been resonant with the tramp of armed men, all moving up 'to the front,' and all eagerly expectant of a great fight, probably tomorrow, certainly the next day. Col. Mott's Nineteenth Mississippi regiment has been assigned to duty in the principal redoub, the key to the whole position, immediately in front of the town, on the right of the Harper's Ferry railroad. Col. Falkner's and Col. Moore's 2d and 11th Mississippi regiments are to the left, and the Tennessee and Alabama regiments are in the centre. The Virginia regiments are immediately in the rear of Col. Mott, and will defend our entrenchments to the right."

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Shelby County, Tenneessee), 26 July, 1861 - Winchester, Va., 15 July

"The day before the fight, (Saturday,) the regiment to which I was attached (the Nineteenth Mississippi, Col. C. M. Mott,) was on the way from Winchester to Manassas, waiting at a railway station called Piedmont, for a train to convey it to the vicinity of the scene of action."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 14 August, 1861 - The battle of Manassas, graphic account of a capture

Books/ Manuscripts

The Civil War diary of Albert L Peel, Adjutant, 19th Mississippi Regiment, by Albert L Peel

General Edmund Kirby Smith C.S.A., by Joseph H Parks

Oxford in the Civil War: Battle for a vanquished land, by Stephen Enzweiler

"The brigade that I subsequently commanded was organised in the valley near Winchester, as the different regiments reported their arrival, the 9th Alabama being the last regiment assigned to it. It was composed at first as follows: 9th Alabama, 10th Alabama, 11th Alabama, 19th Mississippi and the 38th Virginia - five - regiments. E K Smith, or Edmund Kirby Smith was the first brigade commander."

Transactions of the Alabama historical society 1898-99, Volume 3: Chapter XI, Wilcox's brigade, by General C M Wilcox, edited by Thomas M Owen

Military history of Mississippi, 1803-1898, taken from the official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908, by Dunbar Rowland

Notes

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 12 June, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General C H Mott, Third Brigade, Army of Mississippi, was stationed at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 30 March, 1861.

Troops stationed at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, enroute to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, 30 March, 1861: Major General C Clark, Army of Mississippi; Brigadier General C H Mott, Third Brigade, Army of Mississippi; Northern Mississippi Regiment/ 9th Mississippi Infantry, Company A, Corinth Rifles, Captain W H Kilpatrick; Company B, Holly Springs Home Guards, Captain T W Harris; Company C, Lafayette Guards, Captain W Delay; Company D, Jeff Davis Rifles, Captain S Benton; Company E, Horn Lake Volunteers, Captain J U Foster; Company F, Quitman Rifles, Captain R McGowan, Jr.; Company G, DeSoto Guards, Captain S O B Crockett; Company H, Panola Guards, Captain B Moore; Company I, Invincibles, Captain A R Bowdre; Company K, (Hernando) Irrepressibles, Captain J R Chalmers; Southern Mississippi Regiment/ 10th Mississippi Infantry, Company A, Mississippi (Jackson) Rifles, Captain R A Smith; Company B, Ben Bullard Rifles, Captain J G Bullard; Company C, Claiborne/ Port Gibson Rifles, Captain W McKeever; Company D, Lowndes Southrons, Captain W B Wade; Company E, Southern Avengers, Captain G H Lipscomb; Company F, Hill City Cadets, Captain J E White; Company G, Rankin Rifles, Captain G M Miller; Company I, Madison Rifles, Captain J R Davis; Company H, Bahala Rifles, Captain O T Gibbes; Company K, Yazoo Minute Rifles, Captain S M Phillips

Note: The 9th Mississippi Infantry and 10th Mississippi Infantry were accepted in state service for one year on 27 March, 1861, and was accepetd in Confederate sercice for one year on 17 April, 1861, dated 27 March, 1861.

Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, 28-29 March, 1861: The Lafayette Guards was ordered to proceed by the Mississippi Central Railroad to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 4 AM on the 28 March, 1861, and arrived at Grand Junction, Hardeman and Fayette Counties, Tennessee, the same day. The Lafayette Guards, the Quitman Rifles, the Holly Springs Home Guards and the Jeff Davis Rifles arrived at Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, in the afternoon on 28 March, 1861. The Lafayette Guards, the Quitman Rifles, the Holly Springs Home Guards, the Jeff Davis Rifles were ordered to proceed by the Mobile & Ohio Railroad to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 8 AM on 29 March, 1861, and the Lafayette Guards, the Quitman Rifles, the Holly Springs Home Guards, the Jeff Davis Rifles, and the Ben Bullard Rifles arrived at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 6 AM on 30 March, 1861.

Note: The Quitman Rifles was stationed at Waterford, Marshall County, Mississippi, on 28 March, 1861, and the Ben Bullard Rifles at Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, on 29 March, 1861.

Planter's Press Yard, on Congress Street, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, 29 March, 1861: The Lowndes Southrons and the Southern Avengers were stationed at Planter's Press Yard, on Congress Street, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 29 April, 1861.

Camp Mott, Hitchcock's Press, on Commercial Street, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, 30 March, 1861: The Lafayette Guards, the Holly Springs Home Guards, and the Jeff Davis Rifles were stationed at Camp Mott, Hitchcock's Press, on Commercial Street, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 30 March, 1861.

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, Southern Mississippi Regiment, 3 April, 1861: The Yazoo Minute Rifles, the Mississippi (Jackson) Rifles, the Madison Rifles, the Bahala Rifles, the Claiborne/ Port Gibson Rifles, and the Hill City Cadets, under the command of Captain J R Davis, Madison Rifles, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kate Dale and the Lowndes Southrons, the Southern Avengers, the Ben Bullard Rifles, and the Rankin Rifles, under the command of Captain W B Wade, Lowndes Southrons, by the steamer Dick Keyes on the Mobile River to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 1 PM on 3 April, 1861.

Note: The Northern Mississippi Regiment was ordered to proceed by the steamers Kate Dale and Dick Keyes on the Mobile River to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, in the morning on 3 April, 1861, and arrived at the Warrington Navy Yard, southeast of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, at 2 PM on 7 April, 1861.

Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, Brigadier General C H Mott, Third Brigade, Army of Mississippi, 19 April, 1861: Brigadier General C H Mott, Third Brigade, Army of Mississippi, was appointed aide de camp to Brigadier General B Bragg, Confederate States Army, at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, on 19 April, 1861, and colonel, 19th Mississippi Infantry, on 11 June, 1861.

Rendezvous at Richmond, 25 May, 1861

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.59, Paragraph IV, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 25 May, 1861.

Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company A, 23 May, 1861: The President Davis Guards/ Davis Guards was stationed at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, on 29 April, 1861, and was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.57, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 23 May, 1861.

Note: The President Davis Guards/ Davis Guards was stationed at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 2 June, 1861.

Canaan, Tippah County, Mississippi, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company H, 24 May, 1861: The Dan Wright Rifles was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.58, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 May, 1861.

Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company C, 30 May, 1861: The Warren Rifles arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 8 AM on 30 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the Rome Light Guards. The company was ordered to proceed by the Southside Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 30 May, 1861, and arrived by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 8 PM the same day (See the 8th Georgia Infantry).

Note: The Warren Rifles was stationed at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 3 June, 1861, and Colonel C H Mott, 1st/19th Mississippi Infantry, was stationed at Camp Clark, south of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 June, 1861.

Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company I, 30 May-6 June, 1861: The Marshall Rifles was ordered to Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, in the morning on 30 May, 1861, and arrived by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad at 12 PM the same day. The company was stationed at Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, between 30 May and 1 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 1 PM on 1 June, 1861. The Marshall Rifles arrived at Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, in the evening the same day and at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, at 9 AM on 2 June, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad to Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, the same day and arrived at Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, in the evening on 2 June, 1861. The Marshall Rifles was ordered to proceed by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad to Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, at 8 AM on 3 June, 1861, and arrived at Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, at 10 PM the same day. The company was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 4 June, 1861, and arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, in the morning on 5 June, 1861. The Marshall Rifles was ordered to proceed by the Southside Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day and arrived by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 6 June, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 19th Mississippi Infantry arrived by the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad at Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, at 5 PM on 3 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad to Christianburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 5 June, 1861. The detachment of the 19th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Christianburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, in the evening on 6 June, 1861, and at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, in the morning on 7 June, 1861. The detachment of the 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Southside Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, the same day and arrived by Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at 12 AM on 8 June, 1861.

Mustered for the war, Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin & Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 30 May-12 June, 1861: The 19th Mississippi Infantry, Company H, was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 30 May, 1861; Company C for the war on 1 June, 1861; Company A for the war on 4 June, 1861; Company F for the war on 7 June, 1861; Companies E and G for the war on 8 June, 1861; and Companies B, D, I, and K for the war on 12 June, 1861.

Note: Captain J Scott, Black Horse Troop, was appointed captain, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 17 March, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861, and was stationed at the old Madison House, on Bank Street, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 May, 1861. Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.201, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861 (See Scott's Squadron Cavalry).

Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin & Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Companies A, C, F, & H, 28 May-10 June, 1861: The 19th Mississippi Infantry (58), Company A, was stationed at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and between 6 and 10 June, 1861; Company C (87/92) between 1 and 10 June, 1861; Company F (70/71) between 6 and 12 June, 1861; and Company H (58) between 6 and 10 June, 1861.

Baptist College Artillery Barracks, on Bush Hill, south of Deep Run Turnpike, one & a quarter miles northwest of the Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Colonel B Allston, 4th Alabama Infantry, 11-20 June, 1861: B Allston was appointed first lieutenant, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 11 June, 1861, and was assigned to command the artillery at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.190, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861. First Lieutenant B Allston, artillery, Confederate States Army, was appointed major, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 20 June, 1861, and was stationed at the Baptist College Artillery Barracks, on Bush Hill, south of Deep Run Turnpike, one and a quarter miles northwest of the Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 20 and 28 June, 1861. Major B Allston, artillery, Confederate States Army, was temporarily assigned to the 19th Mississippi Infantry by Special Orders No.76, Paragraph XII, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861, and appears on the muster roll of the 4th Alabama Infantry, Company F, on 30 June, 1861. He was assigned to command the 4th Alabama Infantry on 11 August, 1861 (See the 4th Alabama Infantry).

Note: The 19th Mississippi Infantry (741) was stationed at Camp Lamar, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 4 July, 1861.

Richmond to Winchester, 4-6 July, 1861

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.209, Paragraph XII, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 4 July, 1861, dated 2 July, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 5 July, 1861.

Manassas Junction, Prince William County, to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 5-6 July, 1861: The 19th Mississippi Infantry arrived by the Manassas Gap Railroad at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, at 6 PM on 5 July, 1861, by the Valley Turnpike at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 6 July, 1861.

Note: The 19th Mississippi Infantry arrived by the Valley Turnpike at Newtown, Frederick County, Virginia, in the evening on 5 July, 1861, and was ordered to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 6 July, 1861.

Advance to Bunker Hill, 6 July, 1861

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Marinsburg Turnpike to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 1 PM on 6 July, 1861, and arrived at 11 PM the same day.

Note: The First, Second, Third, and Fourth Brigades, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, were stationed at Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Winchester, 7 July, 1861

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Marinsburg Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 7 July, 1861, and was stationed at Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 7 and 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 19th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 7 July, 1861, and was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Brigadier General E K Smith, Confederates States Army, on 15 July, 1861.

Earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to the earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia,at 4 PM on 15 July, 1861, and was stationed at a redoubt, west of the Winchester & Potomac Railroad, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 15 and 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861, and was stationed at Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861.

March to Manassas Junction, 18-22 July, 1861

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 18 July, 1861.

Apple Pie Ridge, half a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, to Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, 18-19 July, 1861: The 19th Mississippi Infantry arrived by the Millwood Turnpike at Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 19 July, 1861.

Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, to Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered across the Shenandoah River at Berry's Ferry, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at Piedmont Station Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 1 PM the same day.

Note: Brigadier General E K Smith, Confederates States Army, assumed command of the Fourth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861: The 19th Mississippi Infantry arrived by the Manassas Gap Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel J H Forney, 10th Alabama Infantry, was temporarily assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, and all troops stationed at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the 10th Alabama Infantry).

Manassas Junction to F Lewis' Farm, 22 July, 1861

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 12 PM on 22 July, 1861.

Note: The 19th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at and in the vicinity of F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 22 July and 4 August, 1861.

F Lewis' Farm to Broad Run & Little Rocky Run, 4 August-21 September, 1861

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Broad Run, half a mile northwest of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad and one and a half miles northeast of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 4 August, 1861, and arrived at 1 AM the same day.

Note: The 19th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Broad Run, half a mile northwest of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad and one and a half miles northeast of Bristoe Station, and Prince William County, Virginia, between 4 August and 21 September, 1861.

Broad Run, half a mile northwest of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad & one & a half miles northeast of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, to Little Rocky Run, one & a half miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 September, 1861: The 19th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Little Rocky Run, one and a half miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 21 September and 16 October, 1861.

Note: The 19th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Ravensworth, south of the old Braddock Road, one mile east of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 8 and 11 October, 1861, and the 11th Alabama Infantry arrived at Ravensworth, south of the old Braddock Road, one mile east of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 10 October, 1861 (See the 11th Alabama Infantry).

Withdrawal to Cub Run, 16 October, 1861

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 16 October, 1861.

Note: Acting Brigadier General & Colonel C M Wilcox, 9th Alabama Infantry, was assigned to command the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.462, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 26 October, 1861.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 19th Mississippi Infantry surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Brigadier General E K Smith, Confederate States Army, Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 17 June, 1861: Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, surrendered at Camp Colorado, Jim Ned Creek, Texas, to Colonel H E McCulloch, Provisional Army of Texas, on 22 February, 1861, and and was ordered to Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 26 February, 1861. He arrived at Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 1 March, 1861, and resigned at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 3 March, 1861. Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861, and his resignation was accepted on 6 April, 1861. Major E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 20 April, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861, and to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on the 22 May, 1861. He was accompanied by Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, and Major W H C Whiting, corps engineers, Confederate States Army, and was appointed brigadier general, Confederates States Army, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861. Brgadier General E K Smith, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Note: Major H L Clay, assistant adjutant general, Confederates States Army, was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, and assigned to mustering duty by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861. Major E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed major, artillery, Confederates States Army, at St Augustine, St Johns County, Florida, on 5 April, 1861, and a return shows Brgadier General E K Smith, Confederate States Army, as assistant adjutant general to General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861.

Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 September, 1861: Major General G W Smith, Confederate States Army, was assigned to the command of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.31, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 September, 1861.

The 19th Mississippi Infantry was assigned to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General C M Wilcox, Confederate states Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.