James D. McDonald, Private, Company C, 7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry, captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, paroled July, 1863, signs with an 'X", "his mark," reported to Parole camp September 23, 1863, declared exchanged December 20, 1863, captured near Nashville, Tenn., December 16, 1864, transferred to Camp Chase, Ohio prison camp, January 2, 1865, subscribed and swore allegiance to the United States, June 12, 1865, description: resident of Jones County, Miss. light complexion, light hair, hazel eyes, 5' 10-1/2", age 20
M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi
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7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
7th Infantry Battalion was organized during the early spring of 1862 near Quitman, Mississippi. After participating in the conflict at Corinth the unit was assigned to Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured when Vicksburg fell. After the exchange only 15 officers and 116 men were present. The battalion then served in Mackall's and Sears' Brigade, was prominent throughout the Atlanta Campaign, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and aided in the defense of Mobile. It reported 65 casualties at Corinth, 50 during the siege of Vicksburg, 72 at Kenesaw Mountain, and 9 at the Chattahoochee River . Few were included in the surrender in May, 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels L. B. Pardue and James S. Terral, and Major Joel E. Welborn.
http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm
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See also:
http://mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/7th_Bn_MS_INF.htm
http://userpages.xfoneusa.net/~moorer/scripts/wwwboard/messages/2292.html
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/mscwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=17660
http://www.nps.gov/vick/historyculture/7th-battalion-mississippi-infantry.htm
http://zed.mdah.state.ms.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=34132