Civil War Information

Battles
Battle of Peach Tree Creek 20 Jul 1864 - Information about the 33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment
A battle on the outskirts of Atlanta, GA, Peach Tree Creek was a harbinger of the coming disasters that befell the Confederate Army of Tennessee after John Bell Hood took command.
Battle of Franklin, Tennessee 30 Nov 1864
Link to the Battle of Franklin Save the Battlefield site.
Soldiers
Thomas Littleberry Cooper
Fred's great-great grandfather served in the 33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
Brigadier General Winfield S. Featherston, CSA, commanding Featherston's Brigade.
Units
33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Rosters of 33rd.  Link to David Godbold's 33rd Mississippi site

33rd MS Battle Flag.JPG (6661 bytes)    This battle flag of the 33rd was captured by the 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment 20 Jul 1864, at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek.  It is the Second National pattern, a white field with the square Army of Northern Virginia battle flag in the canton.  The canton is red with dark blue diagonal stripes with white stars along the stripes.  The flag was returned to the state of Mississippi 25 Mar 1905.  Photo credit:  Collection of the Old Capitol Museum of Mississippi History, Jackson, MS.

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