This report was written by the commander of Company G, Captain H. J. Reid, who was later promoted to Colonel.  I'm assuming it was written after the war from his personal records or from official records of this unit.  The purpose of this report is to give an accounting of each soldier that enlisted, transferred, deserted, or died under his command.  It was probably used by veterans to apply for their pensions.  In Captain Reid's words,
          "I have tried to give a plain statement of facts from the data I
            had in possession....and to account for every one who ever
            belonged to the Black Hawk Rifles."

   Following this report, I've included excerpts from Dunbar Rowland's Twenty Second Mississippi (below) which provide more details of the battles engaged by Featherston's brigade.

    In December 1860, after the election of Mr. Lincoln was an assured fact, Mississippi, closely following South Carolina, held an election for delegates to a State convention, which convened in Jackson in January 1861, passed the ordinance of secession, thereby resuming here{sic} State sovereignty. Volunteers were called for and organized into the "Mississippi Army." These troops were transferred to the service of the Confederate States after its formation. When the United States authorities attempted to provision Fort Sumpter in Charleston harbor in April 1861 the effort was resisted by the Confederates, and led to the capture of the fort by Gen. Beauregard. Mr. Lincoln issued a proclamation April 17th calling for 75,000 volunteers "to put down the rebellion," then the martial spirit of Mississippi reached its zenith and military companies were rapidly formed and services tendered to the State. The first regiments organized including the (18th) Eighteenth volunteered for twelve months, but as longer service was deemed necessary regiments were enlisted for three years or the war and from and including the 19th--(Mott's) the term was for that time.

    The "Black Hawk Rifles" was organized at Black Hawk, Carroll Co., Miss., the 28th of April 1861. H. J. Reid was elected Captain, G. W. Standley, 1st Lieutenant; J. D. Usher, Sr., and J. R. Ware, Jr., Second Lieutenants; W. J. Bell, Orderly Sergeant.

    The company was mustered into the service of the State of Mississippi the 30th of same month with thirteen commissioned officers and fifty one privates, total 64--but so many changes occurred in the original company--many leaving it in their great eagerness to get into active service "before the war ended," joining companies that were getting into Confederate service, that it is unnecessary to give a roster until it was mustered into Confederate service. At that time arms for companies could not be obtained while in State service, as evidenced by the following reply to the captain's application.

    The first accession to the company after entering Confederate service was at Memphis, Sept. 20th, T. L. Bamberg, of Carroll county, was mustered in. At Union City, Tenn., Sept. 27th, C.J. Coleman and Dr. B. F. Kittrell joined. Cal. Coleman was a member of the company from its organization, but was absent when it was mustered in at Iuka. Dr. G. C. Phillips was detailed to act as assistant surgeon of the regiment, he had been on guard the night before he was detailed and while on post had given up his gun to Col. Bonham, and the boys told him the Colonel thought he would make a better surgeon than soldier. October 14th at Fulton, Ky., J. T. Gardner and L. M. Gardner joined. On 17th M. Cain died, first death in the company, but a few days after J. Cheek died at Union City where he had been left sick. Dr. B. F. Kittrell was detailed into the medical department of the regiment, and M. M. Beard detailed as nurse in hospital. A. L. Heggie was very sick and was discharged from service. Was at Camp Beauregard near Feliciana, Ky., from 1st November to December 25th 1861. R. E. Cole, J. Chapman, and J. H. McCool died. Lieut. J. R. Ware tendered his resignation. Dr. G. C. Phillips was appointed assistant surgeon and as Dr. Meares, regimental surgeon, had accepted another position, was acting surgeon and Dr. B. F. Kittrell was detailed as acting assistant surgeon. W. C. Lane was detailed in quarter master department as clerk, and John Ames as wagoner.
{Dunbar Rowland's history of regiment list the names of Colonel  Bonham and Private R.E. Cole as two that died of pneumonia.}

    At Bowling Green, Ky., from Dec. 29th '61 until Feb'y 12th '62, here A. M. McBride came and was mustered in, had belonged to the company while in State service; he took sick, was, furloughed, and died at home near Vaiden April, '62. Wm. Blair was dropped from the company roll as unfit for a soldier. As the company passed through Nashville on the retreat Feb'y 16th '62 Serg't R. L. Harris was in hospital there too sick to be moved and was captured. Geo. F. Clark had been sent on to Winchester, Tenn., when he died soon after.  He was from Yazoo county. H. H. Hooker was taken sick after leaving Nashville, stopped with some citizen friend, near Lavergne and either died or was killed while returning to his command. He was from Holmes county. Capt. Reid was taken sick at Athens, Ala, and granted sick leave. The casualties of the company in the battle of Shiloh were Felix Catron mortally wounded, died while his father was taking him home; Jerry Coleman wounded in knee, died at home soon after, from it; E. Canterberry severly wounded, and afterward discharged. M. Turner severly wounded, and furloughed, did not return, reported to have joined a North Carolina regiment. The slightly wounded, Lt. G. W. Standley, orderly sergeant, W. J. Bell, L. S. Byrd, P. L. Jordan, R. McLeod, R. R. Noel, J. J. Roger, W. H. Speir. After the battle of Shiloh was at Corinth until May 29th. In April Phil Chew, a boy of fifteen years, and J. W. McCorkle joined the company. Sergeant Harris captured at Nashville, was paroled and soon after exchanged and took his place in the company.

    A number of the company were sick and sent south to hospital, among them, W. C. Baldridge who died at Columbus, Miss., S. Clement died at Aberdeen and C. H. Robinson died at home at Black Hawk. W. H. Jordan, W. H. Ball and M. O. Keife were discharged and also Corporal E. F. Moore. The command to which the company belonged was on rear guard and left the earth work at Corinth about one o'clock the morning of May 30th crossed Tuscumbia river and halted to guard the bridge until Sunday, 1st June, 5 p.m. then made a night march of twenty-six miles, and ten the next day to Town Creek, near Baldwyn. Only two of the company, J. R. Grubb and W. A. Nevel, broke down on this forced march, but they came up Monday evening. Mr. Richard Davis, of Holmes, was along with the company on this march and aided many of the tired boys by carrying their guns and knapsacks on his pony during the night. From Tupelo via Pontotoc and Abbeville to Vicksburg where Breckinridge's Division arrived June 29th. Lt. J. D. Usher was severly wounded, and Sergeant N. W. Truitt slightly while on picket duty south of the city the night of July 7th, '62. S. Goodman, Jesse H. Jordan and P. L. Jordan exchanged into a cavalry company and in lieu company "G" got J. M. G. Howell, G. Simmons and A. Bishop and J. H. Spann was transferred to Co. "G" from the Duck Hill Company in 15th Mississippi.

    At the battle of Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 5th, 1862 G. Simmons was killed. The wounded were Serg't. N. W. Truitt, severly in foot. L. S. Byrd, and M. A. Duffy. Near Jackson, Miss., Sept. 1st, W. H. Jordan and W. H. Ball, who had been discharged from the company, rejoined and R. Matthews and J. D. Smith came to the company from the camp at Brookhaven, Miss. At the battle of Corinth, Miss., in the attack on the outer works of the Federals October 3rd, when the 22nd Mississippi captured the 20-pounder Parrot gun "Lady Richardson," A. S. Howell and J. H. Powers were killed, and A. J. McCorkle, M. S. Street and D. C. Wright wounded. In November at Holly Springs and Abbeville, Miss., Dr. Phillips having been promoted to surgeon of the regiment, Dr. B. F. Kittrell was appointed assistant surgeon, W. C. Lane was acting adjutant under Col. Lester. B. N. Conger was killed in a collision on railroad near Duck Hill as he was returning to his company from a visit home. Capt. Reid was promoted to the lieutenant colonelcy of the regiment Now.{sic} 12th. G. W. Standley became captain; J. D. Usher, 1st Lieutenant; and at Grenada, Miss., in December, B. F. Standley was elected lieutenant to fill vacancy caused by L't Ware's resignation in 1861, and in January '63. D. C. Wright was elected to fill vacancy caused by promotions mentioned--not having been in command of company, do not know the exact time that members joined thereafter--but give a list of all who joined after Sept. 6th, 1861, to end of war.
 

    In trenches in Jackson near the Moody place from 9th to 17th of July when the army retreated east. A number of the boys left the command after the army got out of Jackson and went home but returned while the army was at Newton in August. While at Newton L't. Usher was ordered to report to Gen. Pillow, and with him went W. C. Lane, and they were assigned the duty of catching deserters, stragglers, and returning them to the army. In September moved to Enterprise* where Co. "G" was detailed to guard the railroad bridge over the Chickasawha river at Shubuta until December when it rejoined the regiment at Goodman. Here H. J. Barrentine was discharged and John Gilbert conscripted and sent to the company from the camp at Lexington was discharged as being unable to perform service as a soldier. Left Goodman the 4th of February 1864 for Canton, crossed Pearl River the night of 5th or morning of 6th at a ferry about ten miles north of Jackson. Here A. Minyard, O. Minyard, A. Carpenter, W. A. Jackson deserted. Arrived at Morton ahead of Sherman's army and was in his front to Meridian, at that place, W. Haney deserted. At Demopolis until 1st of April and moved to Monticello{sic}, Ala., remained there until May 7th going thence by railroad toward Blue Mountain, and May 11th, after several days' very hard marching, after leaving the cars, arrived at Rome, Ga., and went immediately on to Resaca, in the engagement there on 13th W. J. Bell, orderly sergeant, was killed. In the campaign from that place to Atlanta, J. A. Hobbs was killed at New Hope and Corporal David Lagrone and R. McLeod were killed at Atlanta.
{* Enterprise, MS was location of a Texas Hospital established during seige of Vicksburg and later a cemetery.}

    Lt. J. D. Usher and W. C. Lane, who had been on detached duty, returned to duty with the company while it was near Marietta. C. J. Coleman was badly wounded, losing one of his eyes in the trenches at Atlanta, W. M. McGee was slightly wounded, quite a number were sick and were sent to hospital among them, I. R. Heggie seriously ill with pneumonia, A. Braswell deserted after a fight he had in the trenches with Tom Merriwether. In the movement in Sherman's rear toward Florence, Ala., several of the boys were taken prisoners, I. E. Byrd, A. Bishop, J. W. Chadwick, C. Craig and L. M. Gardner. I do not know the number of men in the company at the battle of Franklin, but the company was small and the following were killed, Sergeant R. L. Harris, Corporal J. W. Robinson, Owen Carpenter, Wm. Galey, Rob't C. James, Henderson M. Melton, Thos. N. Nevel. Wounded, L. O. Lane. The company and regiment got to the enemy's works but all efforts to hold them were unavailing, and L't. J. D. Usher was captured there. In the last day's fight at Nashville M. A. Duffey was taken prisoner. He was of northern birth, but had cast his fortune with his southern friends, was a brave and gallant soldier. At Pulaski Thos. L. Bamberg was severly wounded.

    After disastrous Tennessee campaign the company was with the troops collected under Johnston to check Sherman's march toward Virginia, and in the last engagement of the two armies at Bentanville {sic, Bentonville}, N.C., W. Harvey Speir was killed. He was one of the company from its organization in the State service. W. A. Nevel and M. S. Street were wounded,{.} At the surrender 26th of April 1865 at Greensboro, N. C., a company roll was made showing those present for duty, and accounting for all who were not there. I have a copy of that roll, but I know it is not exactly accurate as it does not mention several I know belonged to the company, towit: H. J. Barrentine, H. W. Cooley, M. A. Duffy, John Gilbert, "Buck" Kittrell, and Wm. Blair. I have added those names to it. Some reported wounded but the battle at which it occurred is not named. S. Speir is reported as having died from wound received, but I can not say at what battle he received it, possibly may have been Franklin.

    I gave the roll showing the status of those then living that belonged to the company as made out by the company officers on the 26th of April, '65, and I follow it with the names of those who had been promoted out of the company, resigned, killed, died, discharged, dropped, and were not on the roll as members of the company so as to account for all who ever belonged to Co. "G".

Captain G. W. Standley          Ames, J.                    McCorkle, J. W.
Lieut. B. F. Standley               Beard, M. M.              Matthews, R.
Lieut. D. C. Wright                Bryant, A. W.(Drummer) McLeod, G. W.
Sergeant H. J. Marshall          Chew, T. H.                Noel, R. R.
Sergeant W. J. Ware              Chew, Phil                  Pate, A. S.
Sergeant L. S. Byrd                Harris, H. J.                Powers, J. P.
Corporal J. W. Beck              Hines, E. W.                Rogers, J. J.
Corporal A. J. McCorkle        Jordan, W. H.               Smith, A. G.
Corporal J. S. Purcell              Lane, W. C.                Truitt, N. W.

    The following had been wounded and were absent on furlough: Thos. L. Bamberg, W. R. Bryan, C. J. Coleman, J. M. G. Howell, L. O. Lane, S. F. Marshall, W. A. Nevel, J. L. C. Pate, S. Street.

    Absent without leave: N. Carpenter, I. R. Heggie, W. M. McGhee, T. N. Merriwether, G. L. Smith, J. H. Spann, M. Turner.

    At hospital: W. H. Ball, J. Rigdon

    The four following names had written after them words that did not belong to the military vocabulary: A. J. Duren, "hospital rat"; J. T. Gardner, "hospital rat"; W. W. Hobbs, "played out"; J. Marsh, "played out".

    Deserted: A.Braswell, A. Carpenter, W. Haney, W. A. Jackson, A. Minyard, O. Minyard, J. D. Smith.

    J. R. Grubb was with command in North Carolina, though the roll does not say on duty but I think he was present.

    Ike E Hirsch was reported as having died at Columbus, but that was an error for he was alive afterward and in business in Sidon.

    I have tried to give a plain statement of facts from the data I had in possession, i.e. a copy of the roll of Sept. 6th, '61, a company pay roll of 1862, and the copy of the roll made April 26th, 1865, and to account for every one who ever belonged to the Black Hawk Rifles after it became Co. "G" of the 22nd Mississippi. The roll made at Greensboro, N. C. April 26th, left out some names that ought to have been on the roll as I have previously stated, and {had}names of some who belonged to the company while in State service on the roll. Having in my possession the original roll of the company while in State service I have corrected that error, and believe I have given the names of every one who belonged to, and did service in Co. "G".

    The company was mustered in with total 78. During service 34 new names were on roll but of thses four were exchanges, leaving recruits, 30; two(2) who were discharged, rejoined, 2. --110.

    Promoted out of company, 3; resigned out of company, 1; killed, 18; died from disease, 10; discharged permanently, 8; dropped by the captains, 3; accounted for by roll 26th of April, '65, 67. --110.

ERRATA.

Page 1, line 4--"Here" should be "her."
Page 6, line 8--"Monticello" should be "Montevallo."
Page 7, line 5 from bottom--Had, should be before "names."
 

NOTES:
 Private Robert E. Cole was my direct ancestor and is buried at Vaiden Cemetery.  Private Wm. Ball was his brother-in-law and his personal records from National Archives list him missing & in hospital on several occasions.  His name also appeared on a roll of a Georgia militia during seige of Atlanta.

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    This regiment was formed at Iuka in the summer of 1861 of companes that were early organized but had not been able to get into regiments for active service. .... Company G, after its organization, waiting vainly for orders, lost many members who joined other commands in the field; after the battle of manassas reorganized and enlisted for the war, arrived at Iuka July 30, expecting to join the Twentieth Regiment. It being full, Captain Reid and Captain Nix went to Richmond and secured the enrollment of their commands as independent companies. September 10 they were ordered to Memphis, Tenn., where Colonel Bonham had gone with his incomplete regiment, the Twenty-Second. These reminiscenses illustrate the formation of the regiment.

    Bonham's Regiment was completed at Memphis, and on September 23{1861} reported to General Polk at Columbus, Ky., where they remained until after the battle of Belmont, Novermber 7, of which they were spectators, without being called into action. After this they were ordered back to Union City, Tenn., and thence marched to Fulton, Ky., the night of October 1. October 6 they went into winter quarters at Camp Beauregard, in Graves County, Ky., and remained there until Christmas, making several expeditions meanwhile to Mayfield and Columbus, and once marching in the night to within six or eight miles of Paducah. There were many sick and a considerable number died, among them Colonel Bonham, of pneumonia, in November. The regiment was reported November 30, 795 present, and a part of the brigade of Gen. John S. Bowen at Camp Beauregard. After Christmas they were moved to Clarksville, and thence to Bowling Green, December 29, where they were in winter quarters until February 12, when, on account of Grant's advance to Fort Donelson, General Johnston was compelled to retire to Murfreesboro, Tenn. They were at Nashville the day of battle at Fort Donelson and could hear the artillery. The regiment was about 580 strong in January and was brigaded with the Twenty-fifth Mississippi under Bowen.

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    May 30(1863), brigade present 1,916, Col. Frank Schaller commanding regiment. July 30, Lieut.-Col. H. J. Reid commanding regiment.

    March 19(1863), General Featherston was ordered with his brigade to Snyder's Bluff, whence he took steamer with the 22nd Miss and 33rd Miss Regiments and a section of artillery up Sunflower River to Rolling Fork, where Col. S.W. Ferguson had preceded him with his command from Greenville. They engaged the 5 Federal gunboats under Admiral Porter and Sherman's land forces on April 20th and throughout a period of nearly ten days, until the expedition withdrew through Black bayou.

    April 22, a considerable Federal force was landed on one of the dry spots and an attempt made to cut off the two Miss regiments. The total Confederate losses in the skirmishes were 2 killed and 6 or 8 wounded. In his report of the Rolling Fork campaign Featherson mentioned Capt. W.R. Barksdale, Adjt-Gen; Lieut. A.N. Parker, Aide; Lieut. W.A. Drennan, Ordinance Off; E.M. AcAfee, Volunteer Aide; Major E.H. Cummins, Engineer Officer of Maury's Staff.

    When the gunboat(no name? Union?) had escaped in Black River, the regiment was taken to Fort Pemberton, at the confluence of the Yalobusha and Tallahatchie where Pemberton was withstanding another expedition of gunboats from the Mississippi River which had come down the Yazoo Pass. Here the famous steamer, Star of the West, fired upon at Charlseton harbor January 9, 1861, and captured off Galveston, was sunk as an obstruction of the Tallahatchie. When the high water began to subside the Federal fleet retired.
{Steve's Notes:  Fort Pemberton is located just west of Greenwood, MS, only a few miles from my boyhood hometown.  Commercial ship Star of the West was first ship fired upon at Fort Sumter in January 1861, months before initial bombardment.  It was captured by Confederate cavalry at Galveston, TX and served as support ship for CSS Arkansas.}

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    The regiment arrived at Resaca May 12, opened the battle on the 13th, was in reserve the next day and was under fire until the evacuation on the 16th. Featherston's Brigade skirmished at Cassville, and on the Dallas and New Hope Church line was in heavy skirmishing and under bombardment night and day. May 31 the brigade was ordered forward to feel the Federal position, and lost 24 killed and 98 wounded. At the base of Kenesaw Mountain, near marietta, June 27, the brigade repulsed the Federal attack in their front. In general orders William Dennis, Company B; William Hatswell, Company C; and D. M. Dye, Company E, of the Twenty-second Regiment, were commended for gallantry, July 9. In the battle of Peachtree Creek, July 20, the regiment was commanded by Major Oatis, who was severly wounded, Captain J. T. Formby succeeding him. In this battle Company G, Captain Standley, was deployed as skirmishers. After the regiment had occupied the Federal rifle pits on the picket line, they advanced and were compelled to cross a boggy marsh in which some of the bravest and best men were killed by the terrible fire that was concentrated upon them. Yet they went on and drove the enemy from a line of rail works they were building, but were forced to retire to avoid capture. The casualties, 24 killed, 64 wounded, 5 missing.

    Ensign Michael Meagher, Private J. T. Longino, Company A, and Sergeant Harrison Bailey, Company B, all were shot down while carrying the colors. Adjutant C. V. H. Davis, while performing the same duty, and encouraging the men, was killed. Lieutenant Lea, Company C, bore the flag during the rest of the engagement. A newspaper report mentioned also Captains Gay, Farmbry, Hughes, severly wounded; Lieuts. Underwood, Roth, Blalock and Huntley, killed. At the evacuation of Atlanta the regiment was in battle at Rough and Ready, Jonesboro and Flint River. Roll of Honor, published August 10, 1864: Private J. W. Patterson, Company C, for meritorious conduct whilst on picket duty, July 9, 1864; William Dennis, Company B; William Hatswell, Company C; D. M. Nye, Company E.

    In the October, 1864, campaign on the Chattanooga and Atlanta Railroad, Featherston's Brigade captured the Federal post at Big Shanty; was with Loring's Division in the capture of Acworth, and with Stewart's Corps in the destruction of the railroad between Dalton and Resaca, after which they moved through the mountains to Gadsden, A.a., skirmished at Decatur, October 26-29, and moved thence to Tuscumbia.

    November 20 they crossed the Tennessee River with Stewart's Corps, the old Army of Mississippi, then reduced to 12,684 aggregate present, in its nine brigades. By December 9 the aggregate present was only 8,155, of which 1,208 were in Featherston's Brigade. November 26 they confronted Schofiled at Columbia, on the 29th they marched toward Spring Hill, on the 30th they followed Schofield to Franklin on the Harpeth and joined with Cheatham's Corps in the memorable assault upon the Federal works. "The color bearers of the Third and Twenty-second planted their colors on the enemy's works, and were wounded and captured with their colors." (Featherston). Of the brigade 76 were killed, 200 wounded, 76 missing. In the investment of Thomas' army at Nashville Loring's Division held the front of the corps, a line of one mile across the Granny White pike, supported by redoubts on the summit of five hills. Maj. Martin A. Oatis was in command of the regiment on 10th. December 15 Thomas attacked, carried two of the redoubts and broke the line. A second line was formed, Loring's Division formed a new line and checked the flank attack. December 16 they repulsed every attack until the line was broken on their left. On both days many were captured. At Columbia, December 20, Featherston's Brigade was one of the seven selected for Walthall to command as the rear guard of infantry, remaining in the face of the enemy until the rest of the army had gained two days start. December 21 the brigade was reported 727 aggregate, the Twenty-Second, 104. On the retreat they were in battle with their pursuers at Anthony Hill and Sugar Creek, gallantly and successfully, December 25-26.

    They crossed the Tennessee River, December 28, and marched to winter quarters near Tupelo.

    About the first of February, 1865, the remnant of Loring's Division began the movement to reinforce General Johnston in the Carolinas. They were ordered forward from Augusta, Ga., to Newberry, S. C., February 25. In the Carolina campaign against Sherman they participated in the battle of Kinston, March 10, and Bentonville, march 19-21, on the 19th making a gallant and successful charge, but with heavy loss. Organization of army under Gen. J. E. Johnston, near Smithfield, N.C., March 31, 1865, Featherston's Brigade commanded by Major Martin A. Oatis, the Twenty-Second Regiment by Captain G. W. Standley. April 9, First, Twenty-Second and Thirty-Second Regiments and First Battalion consolidated as the Twenty-Second Regiment, Col. Martin A. Oatis commanding. Hostilities were suspended April 18, the army was surrendered April 26 near Durham Station, and paroled at Greensboro.

See complete List of Officers for all companies of 22nd Mississippi and HQ staff.