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31st LA - Catahoula Battalion

When the 31st arrived in Jackson, MS, the Catahoula Battalion was added to the regiment. My great-grandfather's older brother, John A. J. Weatherington, was one of these men. Both my great-grandfather and another brother joined the 2nd Mississippi Infantry (which I have exhaustively researched), so I am curious as to how John ended up in a Louisiana unit. I am almost positive he was a resident of Mississippi and not Louisiana at the time. Did the Catahoula Battalion recruit in Mississippi? John's service was cut short as he was one of the handful of Confederate KIA's during Sherman's assault on Chickasaw Bluffs in Dec 1862. Any insights into the organization of the Battalion would be most appreciated.

Mike Brasher

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