Mr. Lawrence,
There were several Amite Co, Mississippi men in the 11th/17th Ark, they seemed to have done a good bit of recruiting while in the area.

Here is a link to the letter I was refering to in the earlier post.
http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/mscwmb/index.cgi?read=5894

Virgil

Kenneth, hope you are now fully recovered.