Van Dorn Guards
Organized in Rocky Springs, Claiborne County, March 19 1862. Mustered into Confederate service May 12 at Jackson Mississippi.
Adair, William T. -- Cpl. - Wounded at Corinth, Killed at Vicksburg 6/63
Adams, H. T. -- Discharged by substitute (?)
Adams, J. T. -- Assistant Commissary of Subsistence
Adams, William T. Discharged 7/62
Alford, Lemuel
Alford, Sylvester -- Deserted 10/14/62
Baker, Joseph -- Died 11/62
Baker, William -- Paroled at Vicksburg - POW near Natchez 1864
Baldridge, J. T. -- Deserted to the enemy
Baldridge, William
Beard, William J. -- POW
Bell, Thomas -- Died 11/62
Blevins, David -- Died 11/62
Boggs, W. Henry -- Died 8/20/62
Boren, Wilford Deace
Buckley, David -- Paroled at Vicksburg - Private Buckley is also listed as being a deserter in 1862
Burford, George H. -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Burns, William J.
Butler, E. W.
Butler John E.
Cameron, Alex. - Sgt. -- Killed at Vicksburg 6/24/63
Campbell, Lyman A. (Arthur) - Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Chatham, William M. - Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Clements, Matthew R. -- Paroled at Vicksburg - wounded at Harrisburg 7/14/64. died of wounds.
Clevish, William -- Deserted
Cook, J. H. -- Died 6/17/62
Cook, J. M. -- AWOL
Cosnaham, C. W. -- Died at Columbus 6/22/62
Cox, Samuel -- Died at Grand Gulf 1864
Crow, John -- Died 11/62
Crow, Joseph A. -- Deserted
Crow, Levi -- Discharged 8/29/62
Cunningham, John C. -- Paroled at Vicksburg - wounded at Corinth
Dean (Deen), James -- Paroled at Vicksburg - POW Oxford 12/3/62
Dean, William -- Died 10/20/62
Dean, Thomas S. -- POW Claiborne Co. 5/8/63
Deane, John
Dickerson, William
Dickerson, William C. -- Deserted
Dixon, Beverly A. -- Deserted
Dixon, James -- Wounded at Corinth, Deserted.
Dixon, William -- POW Raymond 5/13/63
Dowdy, E. C. -- Died Okolona Hospital ??
Drew, T. F. -- POW Claiborne Co. 5/18/63
Dexter (Drexler), Henry C. -- Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. POW Oxford 12/3/62
Duvall, James B. -- Deserted
Ellison, Jackson -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Ellison, William -- POW Big Black 5/18/63
Ely, John J. -- Deserted
Ely, William -- Deserted, POW by U.S. (?). Died (?)
Etzdorf, Theodore
Evans, Edward T. -- POW, died 4/17/63
Ewell, William A. J.
Farrar, William -- POW Corinth
Farris, Charles L. - Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Fife, Farris A. -- Deserted
Flowers, Armstrong E. -- AWOL 12/1/63
Flowers, O. L. -- AWOL
Flowers, Richard B.
Frasier, Hiram
Funchep/Funchess, T.
Geter, James -- POW Corinth 10/62
Gilmer, C. L. -- Quarter Master Sgt.
Goza, Christopher Columbus - Cpl. - Sgt -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Regimental Color Sgt.
Goza, J. G. "Gip" - Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded at Vicksburg 7/2/63
Green, James -- Discharged 7/62 (Deaf)
Gutter, J. -- POW Corinth 10/62
Hamilton, John Greenwood -- POW
Harris, Calvin -- POW 12/63. died 4/6/64
Hawkins, James -- AWOL
Head, B. H. -- Died Columbus 6/26/62
Herrin, C. C.
Hoffman, C. C.
Hoffman, William -- Discharged 6/16/62
Houston, Robert S. -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Hutchins, J. J.
Irby, Harrison
Irby, J. J.
Jeter (Jetter), James -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Jobe, R. A. -- Died at Jackson Hospital 1863
Jobe, David
Jones, B. A. -- Died at Columbus 7/11/62
Jones, Frank M. -- Died 1863
Jones, J. B.
Jones, J. M.
Jones, John K.
Jones, P. E.
Jones, Seaborn -- Deserted 5/3/63
Jones, S. G. -- POW 5/2/63
Jones, Wash
Jordan, Henry L. -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Kelly, C. J. - Sgt.
Kelly, John - Sgt.
Kelly, M (Mid) -- Discharged 6/25/62
Kemp, J. P. -- AWOL
Kemp, M.
Kemp, Thomas W. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Killed at Harrisburg 7/14/64
Landthrop (Lanstrop), J. P. -- Mortally wounded at Vicksburg 6/19/63
Lawrence, J. T.
Leonard, J. G. -- Accidentally killed 9/23/62
Leonard, S. L. -- AWOL
Legust, (Logust), D. Y. -- I can only find Pvt. Legust in Capt. Faulk's diary on the dated entry of May 20th. Capt. Faulk states the he was "slightly wounded" during some skirmishing.
Linder?/Linden?, Gardiner -- Deserted
Litchfield, Benjamin B. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Killed at Harrisburg 7/14/64
Loomis, Henry -- AWOL
Low, F.
Lum, Clinton DeWitt - Sgt., 1st Sgt., orderly -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Lum, Sylvanus -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Died at home 3/1/64
Magee, James
Maples, Sylvester -- AWOL
McCabe, Lawrence -- Captured Dec. 3, 1862 Oxford Mississippi. Sent to Alton Prison, Illinois. Died Feb. 10, 1863 - Eyrsipelas.
McDavitt, John - Cpl. - Sgt. -- Wounded in action, POW Corinth 10/4/62
McFater, Joseph S. -- Deserted
McLemore C.
Middleton, Martin V. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded at Vicksburg 6/19/63.
Newman, Seaborn (Seaman) -- Wounded at Corinth, deserted.
Nusom, Thomas A. -- Died at Columbus 3/19/62
Olford, L. -- Deserted
O'muelin (Omwlia, Omelia), Peter "Pat" -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded, POW Corinth
Payne (Payon), Horce William -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Payne, Milton Wesley - Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded at Vicksburg, killed at Harrisburg
Powers, George M. -- Discharged
Ritchey, Isacc -- POW, mortally wounded at Vicksburg 5/22/63
Ritchey, William T. -- Died at Columbus 7/11/62
Rogillio (Rogellio), John W. - Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. AWOL after Vicksburg
Roher, A. -- POW
Rush, Isiah, -- Cpl. -- Wounded at Vicksburg 6/18/63 (lost arm)
Rush (Rash), J. N. -- Cpl. -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Rush, Thomas Linton -- Died 7/8/62
Scott, George W. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Also listed as a POW 12/2/62
Segrest, David Trevellion - Sgt. -- Paroled at Vicksburg. Wounded at Vicksburg 5/20/63
Segrest, Louis -- Mortally wounded at Vicksburg 5/26/63
Shannon, James Henry -- Discharged 7/20/62
Shelton, Louis
Short, Edward F. -- Deserted 10/14/62
Short, E. Leige -- AWOL
Siddon, John E.
Slaton, Daniel
Smith, J. R.
Smith, Stephen F. - Sgt. -- Stephen Smith is shown as 2nd Lieutenant of Company B at the surrender of Vicksburg in 1863. -- Paroled at Vicksburg
Sorrels, Samuel P. -- Deserted
Tanksly (Tankley), Angelo Jeff -- Paroled at Vicksburg. AWOL after Vicksburg
Thornton, John A.
Thornton, J. W.
Thornton, William
Todd, J. T.
Uhel, William
Unsom, T. A. -- Died at Columbus 6/23/62
Weems, W. J.
Wells, John -- Died at Columbus 9/1/62
Wharton, C. D.
Williams, Henry -- POW 12/2/62
Williams, J. F. -- Missing in action at Iuka
Wilson, H. A.?/ Oscar? -- Discharged 6/20/62
Winkler, Ben -- Died Columbus 6/24/62
Winkler, Jacob -- Deserted
Winters, Thomas -- Wounded in action at Harrisburg 7/14/64
Withers, T. M.
Wright, James S.
Zeber, James -- POW
The information for company B "VanDorn Guards" has been provided by Joyce Bridges. Please visit her web sight for more info on Company B at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msclaibo/#Confederate