His unit was not in the vicinity of Vicksburg when he took sick and died at Columbus.

Record of Events

Company E, 38th Mississippi Infantry

Stationed near Columbus, April 24-June 30, 1862.

Stationed at camp near Saltillo, July-August 1862.

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Private Levi Russell, Company E, 38th Regiment Mississippi Vols., enlisted April 24, 1862 at Silver Creek by Lt. Weathersby for 3 years, recorded on the May/June, 1862 muster roll as absent, sick in hospital at Columbus, died August 17, 1862, his mother Nancy Russell, Lawrence County, Miss., filed claim, January 23, 1863, for settlement of his effects, signed affadavite with an 'X', her mark

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