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Samuel Milton Wier and Robert Stuart
Wier, sons of James Wier and Rebecca Smith.
R.S. Wier
Regiment Name 1 Mississippi Cavalry
Confederate
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name Robert/Weir
Notes
Film Number M232 roll 44
1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
"1st Cavalry Regiment was assembled during the spring of 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Carroll, De Soto, Tishomingo, Itawamba, Quitman, Noxubee, Bolivar, and Pontotoc. The unit served in the Department of
Mississippi and East Louisiana, then was assigned to W.H. Jackson's, Ross', Cosby's, and F.C. Armstrong's Brigade, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. It contained 22 officers and 220 men in July, 1862 and confronted the Federals in various conflicts in Mississippi. Later the regiment was involved in the operations in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee where its casualties were 2 killed and 27 wounded. It went on to fight in North Georgia and Alabama but only a few surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonel R.A. Pinson, Lieutenant Colonel F.A. Montgomery, and Majors John S. Simmons and E.G. Wheeler."
Samuel M. Wier
Regiment Name 11 Alabama Infantry
Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M374 roll 48
11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
11th Infantry Regiment was formed at Lynchburg, Virginia, in June, 1861, and totalled 972 men. They were from Marengo, Greene, Bibb, Washington, Perry, Clarke, Fayette, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties. The unit was assigned to
General Wilcox's, Perrin's, Sanders', and W.H. Forney's Brigade, and served in many battles with the Army of Northern Virginia. It was active from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, took its place in the Petersburg trenches, then saw
action in the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment contained 656 effectives in April, 1862, and reported 9 killed and 49 wounded at Seven Pines and 338 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles. It had 39 men disabled in the
Maryland Campaign, 8 at Fredericksburg, 82 at Chancellorsville, and 75 at Gettysburg. There were 14 officers and 176 men at the surrender on April 9,
1865. Its commanders were colonels Sydenham Moore, John C.C. Sanders, and George E. Tayloe; Lieutenant Colonel S.F. Hale; and Majors George Field, Richard J. Fletcher, and Archibald Gracie, Jr.
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