4th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
The 4th Mississippi Infantry Regiment was a Confederate States Army, Confederate infantry regiment from Mississippi in the American Civil War, Mississippi. The 4th Regiment, formed of volunteer companies from central Mississippi, was captured at the Battle of Fort Donelson, captured again after the Siege of Vicksburg, and then fought in the Atlanta Campaign, Atlanta and Franklin-Nashville Campaign, Tennessee campaigns before surrendering after the Battle of Fort Blakely in April, 1865. History The companies of the 4th regiment were assembled in August, 1861, initially for Mississippi State Troops, state service, with an original strength of 787 men. The 4th was sent to Tennessee where it took part in the defense of Battle of Fort Henry, Fort Henry and Battle of Fort Donelson, Fort Donelson in February, 1862. When Union General Ulysses S. Grant captured the forts, the 4th Regiment was taken prisoner, with most of the men sent to the POW camp at Camp Chase, Ohio. Due to unsanitary con ...
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Infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine infantry. Although disused in modern times, heavy infantry also commonly made up the bulk of many historic armies. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have traditionally made up the core of the combat arms professions of various armies, with the infantry almost always comprising the largest portion of these forces. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French ''infanterie'', from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets '' infant''. The individual-soldier term ''infantry ...
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