15th Battalion Sharpshooters was organized during the late summer of 1862 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Its two companies were composed of men from other Mississippi units already in the field. It was involved in the Kentucky operations, then was assigned to S.A.M. Wood's and Lowrey's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The unit sustained 33 casualties at Murfreesboro, contained 78 men in January, 1863, and had many disabled at Chickamauga. That December only 54 effectives were present, and it soon disbanded. The men joined other Mississippi units. Major A.T. Hawkins was in command.
First Name | Last Name | Company | Rank_In | Rank_Out |
William | Aimisok | A | Private | Sergeant |
W. A. | Allen | B | Private | Private |
William B. | Allison | A | Private | Private |
William | Amison | A | Private | Sergeant |
P. B. | Andrews | A | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
John | Armer | B | Private | Private |
Warren | Athey | B | Private | Corporal |
G. | Atkinson | A | Private | Private |
G. | Atkison | A | Private | Private |
J.G. | Barksdale | B | Private | Private |
James G. | Barksdale | B | Private | Private |
Samuel G. | Barksdale | B | Private | Private |
M. | Bean | B | Private | Private |
William | Beard | A | Private | Private |
John W. | Bell | B | Private | Private |
Z. S. | Berry | A | First Sergeant | Sergeant |
Henry | Bethea | B | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Daniel | Bewie | B | Private | Private |
W.T. | Bishop | B | Private | Private |
William | Bishop | B | Private | Private |
A. J. | Blackburn | B | Private | Private |
R. W. | Bobo | A | Private | Private |
Alfred | Boren | B | Private | Private |
Duncan | Bowie | B | Private | Private |
Looney | Bragg | A | Private | Private |
J. T. | Bran | A | ||
John | Brand | B | Private | Private |
S. | Brannon | B | Private | Private |
J. W. | Braseail | A | Private | Private |
William A. | Brewer | A | Private | Private |
John W. | Bridges | B | Private | Private |
J. L. | Briggs | B | Private | Private |
Theodore | Brock | A | Private | Private |
A. J. | Brown | B | Private | Private |
Andrew | Brown | F&S | Second Lieutenant | First Lieutenant/Acting Quartermaster |
G. W. | Brown | A | Private | Private |
J. S. | Brown | Private | ||
A. E. | Bryan | A | Private | Private |
John | Bryan | A | Private | Private |
J. N. | Buckner | B | Private | Private |
M.V. | Burge | B | Private | Private |
Lazarus | Burks | B | Private | Private |
William H. | Callum | A | Private | Private |
H.C. | Carter | B | Private | Private |
Henry | Carter | B | Private | Private |
J.W. | Carter | A | Private | Private |
John | Carter | A | Private | Private |
W.J. | Carter | A | Private | Private |
B.F. | Cass | A | Private | Private |
George | Chambers | A | Corporal | Private |
John | Chambers | B | Private | Private |
J. H. | Clements | A | Sergeant | Private |
P. C. | Clements | A | Private | Private |
J. H. | Clemmons | A | Sergeant | Private |
J. P. | Coehearn | A | Private | Private |
W. H. | Cogdell | B | First Sergeant | First Sergeant |
P. M. | Cole | A | Private | Private |
Daniel | Coleman | B | Captain | Captain |
John H. | Coleman | H | Captain | Captain |
R. V. | Coleman | A | Third Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
J. L. | Collins | A | Corporal | Private |
W. E. | Collins | A | Private | Private |
J. T. | Collum | A | Private | Private |
W. H. | Collum | A | Private | Private |
Morris O. | Connell | A | Private | Private |
R. H. | Cook | B | Private | Corporal |
William | Cotton | B | Private | Private |
John | Craft | B | Private | Private |
W.H. | Craig | B | Private | Private |
T.A. | Crenshaw | B | Private | Private |
William | Cromwell | B | Private | Private |
William | Crossland | A | Private | Private |
William | Crosslen | A | Private | Private |
W.T. | Cummings | AFS | Private | Ordnance Sergeant |
W.T. | Cummins | AFS | Private | Ordnance Sergeant |
William T. | Cummins | AFS | Private | Ordnance Sergeant |
F.L. | Cunningham | A | Private | Sergeant |
J.M. | Custer | A | Private | Private |
R.J. | Custer | A | Private | Private |
S. J. | Davis | B | Private | Private |
T. J. | Davis | B | Private | Private |
H.B. | Dillard | A | Private | First Lieutenant/Adjutant |
J.R. | Donaldson | A | Private | Corporal |
J.R. | Donelson | A | Private | Corporal |
William | Eskew | A | Private | Private |
Samuel | Evans | B | Private | Private |
C.H. | Farris | A | Private | Private |
C.H. | Feris | A | Private | Private |
J. A. | Finley | B | Private | Private |
R. L. | Finley | B | Private | Sergeant |
Charles | Floyd | B | Private | Private |
W. H. | Fortner | A | Private | Corporal |
S. F. | Francis | B | Private | Corporal |
G. W. | Garrett | A | Private | Private |
W. A. | Garrett | A | Private | Private |
G.W. | Gibson | B | Private | Private |
Thomas | Gillespie | A | Private | Private |
H.C. | Goodman | B | Private | Private |
John | Goodson | B | Private | Private |
R.M. | Graham | A | Corporal | Private |
E. N. | Griffin | B | Private | Private |
N. W. | Griffin | B | Private | Private |
T. J. | Griffin | B | Private | Private |
J.A. | Hamilton | A | Private | Private |
James | Hamilton | A | Private | Private |
J. D. | Hankins | B | Private | Private |
W.R. | Hassel | A | Private | Private |
A.T. | Hawkins | A | Captain | Major |
J.A. | Haynes | A | Private | Private |
J.H. | Haynes | A | Private | Private |
M.H. | Hicks | A | Private | Ordnance Sergeant |
Charles | Higden | B | Private | Private |
H.A. | Hill | A | Sergeant | Sergeant |
J.L. | Hill | A | Private | Private |
R. | Hoge | B | Private | Private |
W. | Hoge | B | Private | Private |
R.J. | Holt | A | Private | Private |
J. L. | Humphrey | A | Private | Private |
Harvey | Jacobs | A | Private | Private |
J.A. | James | B | Private | Private |
W.W. | James | F&S | Assistant Surgeon | Assistant Surgeon |
H.O. | Jenkins | A | Private | Private |
W.S. | Jenkins | A | Private | Private |
Willis | Jenkins | A | Private | Private |
J.S. | Kilgo | A | Private | Private |
J.L. | King | A | Private | Private |
M.V. | King | A | Private | Private |
John W. | Lee | B,A | Private | Private |
T.D. | Lewis | A | Private | Private |
B.F. | Little | A | Third Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
D.J. | Lott | B | Private | Private |
George Thomas | Martin | A | Private | Private |
J.M. | Martin | A | Private | Private |
Y.T. | Martin | A | Private | Private |
C.C. | Mathews | A | Private | Private |
F.M. | Mathews | A | Private | Private |
W.A. | Mathews | B | Private | Private |
C.C. | Matthews | A | Private | Private |
F.M. | Matthews | A | Private | Private |
Henry J. | Maxwell | Private | ||
E. | McCombs | B | Private | Private |
D.A. | McCook | B | Private | Private |
Echelson | Mead | B,A | Private | Private |
E. | Meads | B,A | Private | Private |
T.J. | Miller | B | Private | Private |
N. A. | Morgan | A | Private | Private |
T. M. | Nance | B | Private | Corporal |
J. M. | Newby | B | Private | Private |
James M. | Newby | B | Private | Private |
John | Noah | B | Private | Private |
J. R. | Noe | B | Private | Private |
George | Norman | A | Private | Private |
H. | O'Hara | Private | ||
J. | O'Leary | B | Sergeant | Sergeant |
A. A. | O'Neal | A | Private | Private |
G. J. | Odom | B | Private | Private |
N. T. | Orr | A | Private | Private |
Thomas | Orr | A | Private | Private |
George | Page | B | Private | Private |
J. A. | Paine | B | Private | Sergeant |
F. H. | Palmer | A | Private | Private |
W. R. | Patterson | A | Private | Private |
J. A. | Payne | B | Private | Sergeant |
Martin | Pelham | B | Private | Private |
John | Pickard | A | Private | Private |
J. B. | Pitcock | A | Private | Private |
Jacob B. | Pitcock | A | Private | Private |
H. R. | Pitman | A | Private | Private |
J. B. | Pittcock | A | Private | Private |
J. W. | Polk | A | Private | Private |
G. W. | Potts | B | Private | Private |
William | Prater | A | Private | Private |
Willis | Queen | A | Private | Private |
T.J. | Quillin | A | Private | Private |
C.A. | Ragsdale | B | Private | Sergeant |
James | Revel | A | Private | Private |
H.G. | Richardson | A | Private | Corporal |
Henry | Richardson | A | Private | Corporal |
Willis | Richardson | A | Private | Private |
Jackson | Riley | B | Private | Private |
L.F. | Rives | A | Private | Private |
John | Roden | H | Private | Private |
W.W. | Roden | H | Private | Private |
T.J. | Rogers | A | Corporal | Corporal |
O. | Sexton | B | Sergeant | Sergeant |
W. A. | Sexton | B | Sergeant | Sergeant |
William | Shape | A | Private | Private |
John | Singley | A | Private | Private |
A.G. | Smith | A | Private | Sergeant |
L.B. | Smith | A | Private | Private |
Wiley | Smith | B | Private | Private |
John M. | Smythey | A | Private | Private |
A.J. | Snider | A | Private | Private |
R. | Stafford | A | Private | Corporal |
F.L. | Standifer | A | Private | Private |
G.W. | Stanton | B | Private | Private |
T.M. | Steger | A | First Lieutenant | Captain |
Thomas M. | Steger | A | First Lieutenant | Captain |
J.A. | Stewart | E | Private | |
William | Suggs | A | Private | Private |
John | Suttle | A | Private | Private |
Lawrence | Synnott | D | Private | Private |
G.W. | Teaters | A | Private | Private |
George W. | Teters | A | Private | Private |
C.D. | Thompson | B | Private | Private |
J.W. | Usselton | A | Private | Private |
P.G. | Usselton | A | Private | Private |
J.W. | Ussleton | A | Private | Private |
John Wesley | Ussleton | A | ||
P.G. | Ussleton | A | Private | Private |
Harry | Vasser | B | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
J.P. | Vasser | B | Private | Private |
W.T. | Wakefield | A | Sergeant | Private |
W.A. | Walker | A | Private | Private |
J.P. | Wallace | A | Private | Corporal |
J.R. | Wallace | B | Private | Corporal |
J.R. | Wallis | B | Private | Corporal |
C.P. | Walters | A | Private | Private |
J.A. | Watson | A | Private | Private |
James | Watson | A | Private | Private |
William | Weldin | B | Private | Private |
J.W. | Wheeler | A,B | Private | Private |
John | Wheeler | A,B | ||
J.F. | Williams | A | Private | Private |
J.E. | Wilson | F&S | Assistant Surgeon | Assistant Surgeon |
W.C. | Woodall | A | Private | Private |
J.W. | Woodward | A | Private | Private |
John M. | Wright | A | Private | Private |
E.W. | Young | A | Sergeant | Sergeant |
J.C. | Young | A | Private | Private |