3d Infantry Battalion
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(Surnames)
3rd (Williams') Infantry Battalion, formerly
the 45th Mississippi Regiment, was organized in July, 1864 with
five companies. This unit served in General Lowrey's and Sharp's
Brigade and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Peach Tree
Creek to Bentonville. In the Battle of Atlanta it reported 2 killed,
33 wounded, and 2 missing, and many were lost in Tennessee. The
battalion surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were
Lieutenant Colonel John D. Williams and Major Elisha F. Nunn.
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