James (J. M.) McNeese, age 22, Private, Captain J. G. Knox's Company, 8th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers*, enrolled April 15, 1861 at Rushing's Store by J.G. Knox, captured at Franklin, Tennessee December 17,1864, admitted to U. S. A. General Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee December 23, 1864, gunshot fracture of Lt ulna upper 3", wounded at Franklin November 30,1864, age 21, forwarded to Louisville, Kentucky February 8,1865, sent February 15 to Rock Island, Illinois prison camp, transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland prison camp for exchange March 13, 1865, admitted March 24,1865 to Howard's Grove Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, no further records

* This company was successively designated as Captain Knox's Company, (Old) Company G, and (New) Company I, 8th Regiment Mississippi Infantry

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John McNeese, Private, (New) Company I, 8th Mississippi Infantry, enlisted August 7, 1861 at Rushing's Store, Mississippi by Capt. Knox for 12 months, deserted, dropped from the rolls February 3, 1864, rejoined from desertion, wages stopped for ten days, admitted to Howard's Grove General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia March 24, 1865, gunshot wound right arm, no further records

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William B. McNeese, age 17, Private, (New) Company I,8th Mississippi Infantry, enlisted January 15, 1863 at Bridgport, Alabama by Lieut. Stokes for 3 years, admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Ga. September 12, 1864, Intermittent Fever, transferred October 12 to Augusta?, resident of Lauderdale County, captured at Franklin, Tennessee December 17, 1864, forwarded to Louisville, Kentucky January 11, 1865, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio prison camp January 14, died of Pneumonia February 17, 1865, buried in grave # 1316, 1/3 miles South of Camp Chase

M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi

See also:

http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/8th_MS_INF.htm
http://www.datasync.com/~davidg59/8th_miss.html