Private William B. Holland, 21 year old Farmer, residence Carrolton, Miss., enlisted May 14, 1862 for 3 years in Company A, (Carroll Fencibles), 42nd Mississippi Infantry, at Grenada, Mississippi, killed in battle of Gettysburg July 4, 1863, "by a stray bullet"

There are some 21 cards found in his service record file. You may obtain his records through the service noted above.

George Martin

42nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

42nd Infantry Regiment was organized at Oxford, Mississippi, in May, 1862, and in June moved to Virginia with about 750 officers and men. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Carroll, Coahoma, Tate, De Soto, Panola, Lafayette, Union, Pontotoc, Marshall, Benton, and Tippah. For a time it served on garrison duty in the Department of Richmond, then was assigned to General J.R. Davis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 42nd was active from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege south of the James River, and saw action around Appomattox. It lost forty-six percent of the 575 engaged at Gettysburg, had 8 disabled en route from Pennsylvania, and had 6 killed and 25 wounded during the Bristoe Campaign. The regiment surrendered 1 Lieutenant, 1 Chaplain, and 5 enlisted men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William A. Feeney, Hugh R. Miller, and Andrew M. Nelson; Lieutenant Colonel Hillery Mosely; and Major Robert W. Locke. [NPS Soldiers and Sailors System]

See also:

http://members.cox.net/rb2307/rosters.htm

http://www.geocities.com/jack_taylor2/roster.html

http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/historyof42nd.html