James Kirk, Private, Company E, 24th Mississippi Infantry, captured at Chattanooga, Tenn., November 24, 1863, forwarded to Provost Marshal, Louisville, Ky. November 30, no other records [Note he does not appear on the Jul & Aug, 1863 muster roll, as the next bi-monthly muster roll is not recorded in the files, we can assume he enlisted in the regiment sometime after September 1, 1863. He does not appear on the Jan & Feb, 1864 muster, the last on file. Why there are no Federal POW records for him, is a mystery. I would suggest checking the Mississippi Archives in Jackson, Miss. to see if they have any information on him, including pension records for either him or his widow]
24th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
24th Infantry Regiment was organized at Meridian, Mississippi, during the fall of 1861 with eleven companies. Its members were recruited in the counties of Hancock, Clay, Lowndes, Chickasaw, Kemper, Choctaw, and Monroe. It moved to Florida, returned to Mississippi, and took part in the siege of Corinth. After serving in Kentucky, it was assigned to General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 24th participated in many battles from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It sustained 116 casualties at Murfreesboro, 132 at Chickamauga, and 189 at Chattanooga. For a time it was consolidated with the 27th Regiment and in December, 1863, totalled 491 men and 354 arms. At Resaca the unit lost 24 killed and 28 wounded, and at Ezra Church the 24th/27th had 11 killed and 67 wounded and missing of the 430 engaged. About 25 men were present at the surrender. The field officers were Colonels William F. Dowd, Robert P. McKelvaie, and R.W. Williamson; Lieutenant Colonels Clifton Dancy and William L. Lyles; and Majors George M. Govan and William C. Staples.
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James Kirk, Private, Company A, 29th Mississippi Infantry, enlisted April 28, 1862 at Grenada, Mississippi, last recorded present on the March & April, 1863, rank of 4th Sergeant, no further records [In-as-much as the next muster roll surviving. Jan & Feb, 1864, does not contain his name, he appears to have been dropped from the rolls, this could have been occasioned by his death, capture, desertion, discharge, etc., again, Jackson may have further information on him]
29th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
29th Infantry Regiment, organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1862, contained men from Grenada, Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha, Washington, and De Soto counties. The unit served in Mississippi, then moved to Kentucky where it saw action in Munfordville. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee and was placed in General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade where it participated in many battles from Murfreesboro to Bentonville. The 29th lost 5 killed and 36 wounded at Munfordville, had 34 killed and 202 wounded at Murfreesboro, and suffered fifty-three percent disabled of the 364 engaged at Chickamauga. It reported 191 casualties at Chattanooga and in December, 1863 was consolidated with the 30th and 34th Regiment and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. This unit reported 5 killed and 22 wounded at Resaca, and in the fight at Ezra Church the 29th/30th lost 8 killed and 20 wounded. Very few surrendered in North Carolina in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William F. Brantly and Edward C. Walthall, Lieutenant Colonel James B. Morgan, and Majors Newton A. Isom and George W. Reynolds.