The Confederate Service Record
of John Hayes Littleton Whitten

INTRODUCTION

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(Confederate.)
W                 |         31         |         Miss.
                  J.H.L. Whitton                  
Pvt { Co. A (Orr Guards), Orr's unnum-      
bered Reg't, Mississippi Infantry.*
Appears on                                            
Company Muster Roll
of the organisation named above,                      
for             Dated Feby 28         , 1862
Enlisted:                                                  
When       Feby 28                       , 1862
Where       Red Land Miss                      
By whom       J.A. Orr                            
Period       3 yrs                                      
Last paid:                                                
By whom                                                
To what time                                 , 186    
Present or absent   present                        
Remarks:                                                  
                                                             
           
 *This company subsequently became Company A, 31st Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                                        
   The 31st Regiment Mississippi Infantry was first organised
as the 6th (Orr's) Battalion Mississippi Infantry. In February  
and March, 1862, it was increased to ten companies and mus-
tered into the Confederate service as Orr's Regiment Mis-      
sissippi Infantry. Shortly afterward the designation was        
changed to 31st Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                  
    About April 9, 1865, this regiment was consolidated with
the 3d and 40th Regiments Mississippi Infantry and formed  
the 3d Consolidated Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                  
Book mark:                                              
            W.M. Potter            
(642)                                                Copyist
(Confederate.)
W                 |         31         |         Miss.
                  J.H.L. Whitten                  
Pvt  , Co   A  , 31 Reg't, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on                                            
Company Muster Roll
of the organisation named above,                      
for             Nov & Dec                 , 1862
Enlisted:                                                  
When       Feby 28                       , 186
Where       Red Land                              
By whom       Col J.A. Orr                      
Period       3 yrs                                      
Last paid:                                                
By whom       Capt Boling                      
To what time         Aug 31            , 186    
Present or absent   present                        
Remarks:                                                  
                                                             
           
   The 31st Regiment Mississippi Infantry was first organised
as the 6th (Orr's) Battalion Mississippi Infantry. In February  
and March, 1862, it was increased to ten companies and mus-
tered into the Confederate service as Orr's Regiment Mis-      
sissippi Infantry. Shortly afterward the designation was        
changed to 31st Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                  
    About April 9, 1865, this regiment was consolidated with
the 3d and 40th Regiments Mississippi Infantry and formed  
the 3d Consolidated Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                  
Book mark:                                              
            W.M. Potter            
(642)                                                Copyist
(Confederate.)
W                 |         31         |         Miss.
                  J.H.L. Whitten                  
Pvt  , Co   A  , 31 Reg't, Mississippi Vols.
age 19                                                
Appears on                                            
Company Muster Roll
of the organisation named above,                      
for         Feby 28, 1862 to            , 186
        Dated Sept 1 1862           
Joined for duty and enrolled:                        
When       Feby 28                       , 1862
Where       Red Land                              
By whom       Col J.A. Orr                      
Period       3 yrs                                      
Present or absent   present                        
Remarks:                                                  
                                                             
           
   The 31st Regiment Mississippi Infantry was first organised
as the 6th (Orr's) Battalion Mississippi Infantry. In February  
and March, 1862, it was increased to ten companies and mus-
tered into the Confederate service as Orr's Regiment Mis-      
sissippi Infantry. Shortly afterward the designation was        
changed to 31st Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                  
    About April 9, 1865, this regiment was consolidated with
the 3d and 40th Regiments Mississippi Infantry and formed  
the 3d Consolidated Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                  
Book mark:                                              
            W.M. Potter            
(642)                                                Copyist
(Confederate.)
W                 |         31         |         Miss.
                  J.H.L. Whitten                  
Pvt  , Co   A  , 31 Reg't, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on                                            
Company Muster Roll
of the organisation named above,                      
for             Jany & Feby               , 1863
Enlisted:                                                  
When       Feby 28                       , 186
Where       Red Land                              
By whom       Col J.A. Orr                      
Period       3 yrs                                      
Last paid:                                                
By whom       Maj Cargill                      
To what time         Oct 31            , 186    
Present or absent   present                        
Remarks:                                                  
                                                             
           
   The 31st Regiment Mississippi Infantry was first organised
as the 6th (Orr's) Battalion Mississippi Infantry. In February  
and March, 1862, it was increased to ten companies and mus-
tered into the Confederate service as Orr's Regiment Mis-      
sissippi Infantry. Shortly afterward the designation was        
changed to 31st Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                  
    About April 9, 1865, this regiment was consolidated with
the 3d and 40th Regiments Mississippi Infantry and formed  
the 3d Consolidated Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                  
Book mark:                                              
            W.M. Potter            
(642)                                                Copyist
See scanned image of these four cards

More Service Cards for J.H.L. Whitten

Page 1: Summary of Service and Cover Card

Page 3: Muster Rolls from March 1863 to October 1863

Page 4: Muster Rolls from November 1863 to February 1865

LINKS & CREDITS

| Family of John H.L. Whitten and Nancy Carter | Main Whitten Page |
| Family of John H.L. Whitten and Laura Sanderson |


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