Hugh McLaughlin, age 27, Private, Capt. C. S. Coffey's Company, Mississippi Volunteers,* enlisted May 28, 1861 at Fayette, Miss. for the war, detailed as Nurse at Warrenton Hospital January 1, 1862, May 28, 1862, detailed as Gunsmith on Ordnance duty to Gen. Longstreet, admitted Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, Va. June 6, 1862, Catarrh, returned to duty June 17, recorded on the Jan/Feb, 1863 duty as with the Reserve Ordnance Train, returned to company June, 1863, wounded June 6, 1864 at Turkey Ridge, admitted next day to Stuart Hospital, Richmond, gunshot wound, furloughed for 30 days July 16, captured at Fort Whitworth, Va. April 2, 1865, arrived Point Lookout, Md. prison from City Point, Va., April 6, released June 29, 1865, transportation to Rodney, Miss. from Washington, DC provided July, description, resident of Jefferson County, Miss., light complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, 5' 8"
* This company subsequently became Company D, 19th Regiment Mississippi Infantry
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Record of Events, Company D
Company D (Thomas Hinds Guards)
Stationed near Richmond, Virginia, June 12, 1861.
June 12.— Muster-in roll of Captain — Company D, in the
Nineteenth Regiment of Mississippi, commanded by Colonel —
called into the service of the Confederate States in the Provisional
Army under the provisions of the Act of Congress passed Febru-
ary —, 1861 by — from — (date of this muster) for the term
of — unless sooner discharged. .
JOHN SCOTT,
Captain,
Confederate States Army.
Stationed at Richmond, Virginia, May 28-June 30, 1861.
Stationed at camp near Bristol Station, Virginia, June 30-August
30, 1861.
Stationed near Centreville, Virginia, August 30-October 31, 1861.
Stationed at camp near Manassas, Virginia, November-December
1861.
Stationed near Yorktown, Virginia, February 28-April 30, 1862.
March 7.— This company was stationed at Manassas, Virginia
until about March 7, 1862, when we commenced the retreat
falling back as far as Orange Court-House, where we took the
cars and passed on to Richmond.
March 25.— Arrived at Richmond.
March 26.— Marched to Rockets (two miles) and took a steamer
to City Point. That night we took cars for Petersburg, Virginia
and passed on to Weldon, North Carolina.
March 29-30.— Having remained there two days, we retraced our
steps to City Point and took a steamer down the James River to
King's Landing, some ten miles more or less from Yorktown.
We remained in the neighborhood of Yorktown, throwing up
breastworks and doing picket duty most of the time under a
desultory fire from the enemy's batteries up to April 30.
T. J. KEY,
Lieutenant,
Commanding Company.
Stationed near Richmond, Virginia, May-June 1862.
May 5.— This company was engaged in the battle at Williams-
burg.
May 6.— Began its retrograde movement towards Richmond.
May 17.— Arrived in the neighborhood of Richmond, on May
17, at which place it was encamped in the neighborhood at differ-
ent points and remained.
June 20.— Moved out to the attack of the enemy at
[Mechanicsburg].
June 26.— On the night of June 26 was engaged in five different
battles ending at Malvern Hill. The company then returned to the
vicinity of Richmond and continued their camp.
A. D. GEOGHEGAN,
Lieutenant,
Commanding Company.
Stationed near Manassas, July-August 1862.
Stationed near Fredericksburg, September-October 1862.
July 1.— Said company (Company D), Nineteenth Regiment,
Mississippi Volunteers was engaged in the battle before
Richmond at Frazier's Farm. Also followed the enemy down the
Chickahominy below Malvern Hill, when we were ordered back
to camp near Richmond, where we remained.
August 1.— Moved to Darbytown about six miles and remained.
August 10.— We left for Gordonsville.
Upon arriving at Gordonsville, we remained but a few days,
when we took up our line of march for Manassas.
August 30.— Engaged the enemy at Manassas.
September 1.— Marched from Manassas to Fairfax Court-House
and from there to Dranesville. From Dranesville to Leesburg
near the Potomac, where we crossed the river into Maryland.
Marched to Frederick City, where we rested a few days then
marched to Harper's Ferry.
Guarded the gap at the river between the Maryland [line] and
Loudoun Heights until the enemy surrendered.
We were then put on a forced march to Sharpsburg.
September 17.— We engaged the enemy at Sharpsburg and fell
back to Martinsburg, [West] Virginia.
From there we marched to Winchester, where we remained.
A. D. GEOGHEGAN,
Lieutenant,
Commanding Company.
Stationed near Fredericksburg, November-December 1862.
Stationed near Fredericksburg, Virginia, January-February 1863.
During the last two months the company has been engaged in
no actions or marches of importance. There are some men in the
company who are unfit for service in the field and would be of
service in some stationary department. There may be some inac-
curacy of minor importance in date, our books having been sent
off.
WILLIAM F. SCHWING,
First Lieutenant,
Commanding Company.
Stationed at United States Ford, Virginia, March-April 1863.
Stationed near Culpeper Court-House, Virginia, May-June 1863.
Stationed near Orange Court-House, Virginia, July-August 1863.
Stationed at Rapidan, September-October 1863.
Stationed near Rapidan Station, Virginia, November-December
1863.
Stationed at camp near Rapidan Station, Virginia, January-
February 1864.
Three men were dropped from the company rolls during the
last two months by authority, two of whom died at some time
unknown in 1863.
WILLIAM F. SCHWING,
Captain,
Commanding Company.
Stationed near Petersburg, Virginia, May-June 1864.
Stationed near Petersburg, Virginia, July-August 1864.
This company has been with the regiment during the months
of July and August doing picket and other duties.
August 18.— Was engaged in a skirmish at Fussell's Mill.
August 21.— Engaged in the battle on the Weldon Railroad.
August 22.— In the night we moved into the trenches near
Petersburg, where we have remained ever since.
W. L. STEPHENS,
Lieutenant,
Commanding Company.
Stationed near Petersburg, Virginia, September-October 1864.
This company has been with the regiment during the last two
months performing picket duty and such other duties as circum-
stances required from time to time
October 27.— We were in the fight at Burgess' Mill on which
occasion we were at no time under a severe fire but succeeded in
capturing a large number of prisoners.
November 9.— We left the trenches and since then have been
occupied in building winter quarters.WILLIAM F. SCHWING,
Captain,
Commanding Company.
Stationed at Petersburg, Virginia, November-December 1864.
During the last two months nothing has occurred except a
march to Jarratt's Station (on the Petersburg and Weldon Rail-
road) to meet a detachment of the enemy under General
[Gouverneur Kemble] Warren.
December 7.— We started on the march.
December 13.— After much cold and disagreeable weather,
returned having marched 100 miles. The company captured one
stray puny Yankee and on our return delivered him to provost
guard.
WILLIAM F. SCHWING,
Captain,
Commanding Company.
M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi