George Spears
James Spears
John Spears
Orvill Spears
Richard Spears
Enlisted as Privates
"C" Co. MS 38th Infantry
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George Spears, Private, Capt. D. B. Seal's Company, 38th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers,* enlisted March 25, 1862 at Gainesville, Miss. by D. B. Seal for 3 years or the war, in arrest the end of 1863, subsequently subject to court martial, no further records
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James Spears, Private, Capt. D. B. Seal's Company, 38th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers,* enlisted March 25, 1862 at Gainesville, Miss. by D. B. Seal for 3 years, died in the hospital at Jackson May 18, 1862
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John Spears, Private, Company C, 38th Regiment Mississippi Vols., enlisted November 12, 1863 at Enterprise by J. L. Hart for 3 years, last shown present on the November & December, 1863 muster roll, a card in his file referring to Manuscript No. 1201 states "Non paroled Dated - Dec. 12, 1863," no further records
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Orville Spears, Capt. D. B. Seal's Company, 38th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers,* enlisted March 25, 1862 at Gainesville, Miss. by D. B. Seal for 3 years, recorded absent without leave August 30, 1862 through the end of the year, recorded on the January & February, 1863 muster roll as absent, sent to hospital Saltillo, his name appears on a list with deserters arrested by command while at Wakia Bluff April 2, 1863, killed in trenches at Vicksburg, Miss., July 1, 1863
[Believe buried in the Soldiers Rest Section, Cedar Hill, Vicksburg City Cemetery, Orville Speers [sic], died 2 Jul 1863, Confederate Roll of Honor, Known Confederate Dead, Vicksburg Campaign, Gary W. Webster, "Ole Sow" Publications, 1998]
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Richard Speers, Private, Company C, 38th Regiment Mississippi Vols.* enlisted March 25, 1862 at Gainsville by D. B. Seal for 3 years, deserted from Saltillo, Miss. September 16, 1862, captured at Vicksburg, Miss., July 4, 1863, paroled July 8, recorded October & December 31, 1863 as absent without leave, no further records
* This company subsequently became Company C, 38th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry
The 38th Regiment Mississippi Infantry was organized about May 12, 1862. Early in 1864 the designation was changed to 38th Regiment Mississippi Mounted Infantry, and in 1865 it was known as the 38th Regiment Mississippi Cavalry
M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi