Mississippi Civil War Soldiers

the long version

The War of Northern Aggression, The War Between the States, or The Civil War---no matter what one chooses to call it, the war between the North and the South was brutal. No one was left unaffected by this event. Both young and old men quickly enlisted for the side they believed in. This would often pit brother against brother and father against son. The men of Perry County, Mississippi also heeded the call to arms. Six companies of Confederate troops would form in Perry County along with men from the neighboring Greene and Jones Counties. In this book are the names of the men who served on both sides---the Blue and the Grey