J T. Mitchell
Residence Walton County GA;
Enlisted on 3/4/1862 as a Captain.
On 3/4/1862 he was commissioned into "H" Co. GA 42nd Infantry
He Resigned on 7/21/1862
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
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Jett T. Mitchell, Captain, Company H, 42nd Regiment Georgia Infantry, elected Captain March 4, 1862, resigned July 21, 1862, successor J. M. Mitchell, certified by Surgeon to be incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of "Diebetes, which effects his spinal column so much that he cannot drill, etc., etc."
M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia
42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry
42nd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp McDonald, Georgia, in March, 1862, with men from Gwinnett, De Kalb, Newton, Walton, Fulton, and Calhoun counties. The regiment moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it was attached to General Barton's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It fought at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion's Hill, and on July 4, 1863, was captured at Vicksburg. Exchanged and brigaded under General Stovall, the 42nd continued the fight in various battles from Missionary Ridge to Bentonville. In December, 1863, it contained 444 men and 394 arms, and in November, 1864, there were 345 present for duty. The regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee with 5 officers and 126 men. Its field officers were Colonel Robert J. Henderson, Lieutenant Colonels W.H. Hulsey and Robert F. Maddox, and Major Lovick P. Thomas.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm
See also: http://www.42ndgeorgia.com/
42nd Georgia, "History of the Forty-Second Georgia Volunteers, Infantry - C.S.A.," by William Lowndes Calhoun (1837-1908). Originally issued ?, this 52 page 1993 reprint, is available in paperback for $ 12.95 from Oldbuck Printing. (Thanks to Chris Huff, Systems Librarian, Ingram Library - State University of West Georgia for this one).
http://www.mosocco.com/georgia.html
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Jett T. Mitchell
Enlisted as a Captain
"F" Co. GA 9th Battn St Gd Infantry
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
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Jett T.Mitchell, Captain, Captain Walker's Company**, Mell's Regiment, Georgia*, joined for duty August 4,1863 at Monroe, absent, "Detailed by order of Gen. Cobb Nov 24 for 90 days," no further records
* This company subsequently became Company F, 9th Regiment Georgia State Guards
** Captain D. H. Walker's Company, Regiment Commanded by Col. P. H. Mell, for local defence [sic], to serve in the 5th, 6th and 9th Congressional districts of Georgia with the counties of Fulton and DeKalb
M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia