The Confederate Service Record
of John Hayes Littleton Whitten

INTRODUCTION

Page 4

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(Confederate.)
W                 |         31         |         Miss.
              John H.L. Whitten                
Pvt  , Co   A  , 31 Reg't, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on                                            
Company Muster Roll
of the organisation named above,                      
for           March & April          , 1864
Enlisted:                                                  
When       Feby 28                       , 1862
Where       Red Land                              
By whom       Col Orr                            
Period       3 yrs                                      
Last paid:                                                
By whom       Capt Fitzpatrick              
To what time         Feby 29            , 1864
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           Nov & Dec                , 1863
Enlisted:                                                  
When       Feby 28                       , 1862
Where       Red Land                              
By whom       Col Orr                              
Period       3 yrs                                      
Last paid:                                                
By whom       Capt Fitzpatrick              
To what time         Oct 31            , 1863
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.
              John H.L. Whitten                
Pvt  , Co   A  , 31 Reg't, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on                                            
Company Muster Roll
of the organisation named above,                      
for     Sept 1, 1864 to Feby 28  , 1865
Enlisted:                                                  
When       Feby 28                       , 1862
Where       Red Land Miss                      
By whom       Col J.A. Orr                      
Period       3 yrs                                      
Last paid:                                                
By whom       Maj Jones                        
To what time         Feby 29            , 1864
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                 |         3          |         Miss.
                  |  (Consolidated.)    |                
              John H.L. Whitten                
Pvt  , Co A, 3 Consolidated Reg't Miss. Inf.
Appears on                                            
Muster Roll
of Officers and Men paroled in accordance with the
terms of a Military Convention entered into on
the 26th day of April, 1865, between General
Joseph E. Johnston, Commanding Confederate
Army, and Major General W.T. Sherman, Com-
manding United Stated Army in North Carolina.

Roll dated Greensboro, N.C., April --, 1865.      
Paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, --,1865.

Enlisted:                                                  
When       Feb. 28                       , 1862
Where       Red Land, Miss                      
By whom       Col J.A. Orr                      
Period       3 years                                  
Last paid:                                                
By whom                                                
To what time                                    , 186
Present or absent   present                        
Remarks:                                                  
                                                             
   The 3d, 31st and 40th Regiments Mississippi Infantry were
consolidated about April 9, 1865, and formed the 3d      
Consolidated Regiment Mississippi Infantry.                  
Number of roll:                                              
309                 E. Marin            
(630e)                                                Copyist
See scanned image of these four cards

   

(Confederate.)
W                 |         31         |         Miss.
              John H.L. Whitten                
Pvt  , Co   A  , 31 Reg't, Mississippi Vols.
Appears on                                            
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above,                      
for           July & Aug.                , 1864
Enlisted:                                                  
When       Feby 28                       , 1862
Where       Red Land Miss                      
By whom       Col J.A. Orr                      
Period       3 yrs                                      
Last paid:                                                
By whom       Capt Fitzpatrick              
To what time         Dec 31            , 1863
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 this card

More Service Cards for J.H.L. Whitten

Page 1: Summary of Service and Cover Card

Page 2: Muster Rolls from February 1862 to February 1863

Page 3: Muster Rolls from March 1863 to October 1863

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