John A. Cato
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Sergeant (date unknown).
Promotions:
* 2nd Lieut (As of Co. E 7th MS Infantry)
He also had service in:
"C" Co. MS 4th Cavalry
"E" Co. MS 7th Infantry
Other Information:
born 2/6/1836
Buried: Union Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, MS
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- Research by R. Ross Houston
- Supplement to the Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies
..........
John A. Cato, 3rd Lieutenant, Company E, 7th Mississippi Infantry, recorded present on the September 27, 1861 muster roll, mustered into service September 28 at Camp Clark Bay, St. Louis, Mississippi, not being re-elected was discharged June 26, 1862
J. A. Cato, 27 year old Planter, born at Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi, resident of Union Church, Jefferson, Jefferson County, enlisted In Captain William M. Martin's Company C, 4th Mississippi Cavalry October 1, 1863 at Brandon, appointed 3rd Sergeant November 1863, notation: "He served 12 months in 7 Miss. Regt. and was at the battle of Shiloh," appears on a report of killed and wounded, in the Second Division of Forrest's Cavalry, including Mabry's Brigade, in the battle of Harrisburg, Miss., July 13 to 15, 1864, Remarks: Killed, no further records
M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi