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ORDSGT John B Summer

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ORDSGT John B Summer

Birth
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Death
12 May 1864 (aged 27)
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Mississippi State Section; initially buried by Federal burial parties very near the McCoull house.
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Company H "Smith Defenders" of Smith County, 16th Mississippi Infantry, Harris' Brigade, Anderson's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence was not listed.
Enlisted 6/1/1861 at Corinth, MS, he was mustered into "H" Co. MS 16th Infantry as a 4th Sergeant.
Reenlisted 1/1862 for 2 years' service; $50 Reenlistment Bounty due.
Promoted to 1st Sergeant May & June 1862 Roll.
Wounded by gunshot 6/27/1862; admitted into Institute Hospital, Richmond, VA.; transferred to Trenton, MS for 30 days.
Present July & Aug 1862 Roll.
Absent, Sick in hospital Sept & Oct 1862 Roll.
Present on all rolls Nov & Dec 1862 thru March & April 1864.
Promoted to Ordnance Sergeant 5/1864.
He was Killed In Action in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA. when he, Color Corporal Swittenberg and others followed Color Sergeant Alexander Mixon in counterattacking the Union position before them. Seeing the battleflags jammed in the retaken works, C.S.A. General Rhodes said "It was the bravest deed I have ever seen performed!"

The 16th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861, and about 950 officers and men were mustered into Confederate service. They were recruited in the counties of Pike, Wilkinson, Holmes, Copiah, Adams, and Jasper.
Company H "Smith Defenders" of Smith County, 16th Mississippi Infantry, Harris' Brigade, Anderson's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence was not listed.
Enlisted 6/1/1861 at Corinth, MS, he was mustered into "H" Co. MS 16th Infantry as a 4th Sergeant.
Reenlisted 1/1862 for 2 years' service; $50 Reenlistment Bounty due.
Promoted to 1st Sergeant May & June 1862 Roll.
Wounded by gunshot 6/27/1862; admitted into Institute Hospital, Richmond, VA.; transferred to Trenton, MS for 30 days.
Present July & Aug 1862 Roll.
Absent, Sick in hospital Sept & Oct 1862 Roll.
Present on all rolls Nov & Dec 1862 thru March & April 1864.
Promoted to Ordnance Sergeant 5/1864.
He was Killed In Action in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA. when he, Color Corporal Swittenberg and others followed Color Sergeant Alexander Mixon in counterattacking the Union position before them. Seeing the battleflags jammed in the retaken works, C.S.A. General Rhodes said "It was the bravest deed I have ever seen performed!"

The 16th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in June, 1861, and about 950 officers and men were mustered into Confederate service. They were recruited in the counties of Pike, Wilkinson, Holmes, Copiah, Adams, and Jasper.

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  • Created by: BigFrench
  • Added: Feb 20, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10502078/john_b-summer: accessed ), memorial page for ORDSGT John B Summer (16 Mar 1837–12 May 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10502078, citing Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).