16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
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The 16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment was a unit of the Confederate States Army from southern Mississippi that participated in the Eastern theater of the American Civil War as part of the Army of Northern Virginia. The 16th Regiment fought in numerous battles, taking heavy casualties at Antietam and Spotsylvania Court House before surrendering after Union troops broke through the defenses of Petersburg, Virginia, on April 2, 1865.
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16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | 1861–1865 |
Disbanded | April 9, 1865 |
Country | Confederate States |
Allegiance | Mississippi |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Battles | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Carnot Posey |
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