The Summit Rifles was organized and mustered into the State service on April 20th, 1861 in the town of Summit, Mississippi. On 21 May 1861, Company A was "ordered into active service" and instructed to "proceed forthwith to Corinth, Mississippi, to the camp of instruction there established." On May 27th 1861, the Summit Rifles was designated as Company A, 16th Mississippi Infantry. In July 1861, the 16th Mississippi was ordered to Virginia where they became a part of the Army of Northern Virginia.

[Source: "Pike County Mississippi 1798 - 1876: Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers -- Reconstruction and Redemption" by Luke Ward Conerly, Nashville, Tennessee, 1909]

ADAMS, J. O.; Pvt.
ANDREWS, ROBERT; Pvt.
AUSTIN, L. R.; 2nd Lieut.; promoted to Capt.; mortally wounded at Sharpsburg 9/17/62.
AUTIE, S. D.; Color Guard
BALES, JESSE; Pvt.
BLACK, ELISHA; Pvt.; KIA
BLINCOE, J. D.; Capt ; resigned and did not enter service with company.
BONNER, HENRY; 4th Corp.
BOYD, JAMES; Pvt.; KIA
BROWN, JAMES; Pvt.; promoted to Capt., KIA Malvern Hill, Va.
BURK, M.; Pvt.
BYRD, GEORGE W.; Pvt.
BYRD, JAMES; Pvt.
CANLON, T. M.; Pvt.
CARRUTH, JOHN P.; Pvt.
CARTER, J. M.; Pvt.
CARTER, HENRY; Pvt.
CARTER, DANIEL; Pvt..
CASEY, T. J.; 5th Sergt.; KIA Weldon Railroad, Va. 8/21/64.
CLARKE, A. S.; Pvt.
COFFIN, SAM T.; Pvt
COLE, WASH.; Pvt.; KIA
COLLINS, W. G.; Pvt.; Captain, resigned.
COLLINS, CALVIN; Pvt.
CONDEN, ENOS; Pvt.
CONNELLY, P.; Pvt.
COOK, C. P.; Pvt.
COON, J. C.; Pvt.
COON, W. C.; Pvt..
COON, DAVID; Pvt.
COON, LOUIS; Pvt.
CROCKET, JOE; Pvt; KIA
CUMMINGS, CHARLIE; Pvt
DAVIS, CHARLES; Pvt.
DAWLING, W. M.; Pvt.
DAY, THOMAS E.; 3rd Corp.; wounded, lost leg.
DELANEY, NED; Pvt.; KIA
DELAUGHTER, WARREN;
DENMAN, W. C.; Pvt.; KIA
DICK, BENJ; Pvt.
DICK, ISAAC C.; Pvt.; Color bearer, WIA Cold Harbor; xferred to Washington Artillery.
DILLER, GEORGE; Pvt.; KIA
DIXON, JAMES D.; Pvt.
DRUSE, CHARLIE; Pvt. died in service.
DUNKER, HENRY;
ERNST, GEORGE; 3rd Sergt.
EZELL, ROULST; Pvt
FARNHAM, JOHN D.; Pvt.
FARRELL, DAVID; Pvt.
FELDER, HANSFORD; Pvt.
FERGKUSON, JAMES M.; Pvt.; xferred to Stockdale's Calvary
FOLTS, HENRY; Pvt.
FONDEN, ANDERSON; Pvt
FORESTER, C. H.; Pvt
FRONTHALL, LOUIS; Pvt.
GARNER, THOS. A.; Pvt.; WIA, last Capt. of Co. A.
GATLIN, THOMAS I; Pvt; died 11/61 Bienville Hospital, Richmond.
GATLIN, B. T.; Color Guard
GATLIN, E. H.; Pvt.WIA Sharpsburg, Va. 9/17/62; Capt.; mortally wounded Spottsylvania C. H., Va. 5/12/64; d. 6/26/64 Amite County, Ms.
GERALD, A. G.; Pvt.; KIA
GIBSON, RALPH; Pvt; WIA Hazle River Va.
GUNNELS, N. R.; Pvt.
HALES, D. F.; Pvt. ; KIA Spottsylvania C. H., Va. 5/12/64; Buried Confederate Cemetry at Spottsylvania.
HAMMOND, W. C.; Pvt.
HARRIS, R. G.; Pvt.
HART, NATHAN; Pvt.
HART, MORRIS; Pvt.
HART, PINCUS; Pvt..
HILL, I. I.; Pvt.
HILLER, NATHAN; Pvt.
HOLLOWAY, V. M.; Pvt.; KIA
HOLMES, CRAWFORD; Pvt.
HOOTER, DAVID; Pvt.
HOOVER, CHRISTIAN; WIA subsequently joined 4th Miss. Calvary, Co. I. (Stockdale's Calvary);
HUCKABY, JAMES; Pvt.; died in service;
KENNEDY, T. E.; Pvt.
LANAGAN, DAN; Pvt.; KIA
LEA, WILLIE; Pvt.; died in service.
LENOIR, D. C.; Pvt.; died in service.
LENOIR, JOHN G.; Pvt.; KIA
LEWIS, MARTIN; Pvt.; xferred from Co. E (Quitman Guards)
LOTTERHOS, FRED; Pvt.
LOTTERHOS, H.; 1st Corp.
LOUDEN, ANDREW; Pvt.
LYSTER, C. H.; 1st Sergt.
MAPLES, ERASTUS; Pvt.
MAPLES, JOHN H.; Pvt.
MAXIE, JAMES L.; KIA Spottsylvania C. H., Va. 5/12/64; Buried Confederate Cemetry Spottsylvania, Va.
McCLOSKY, DAN; Pvt.
McCLOY, S. W.; Pvt.
McCOLGIN, M.; Pvt.
McDAVID, W. A.; Pvt.
McGOWAN, PAT C.; Pvt.
MILLER, CHARLES; Pvt.
MITCHELL, ALGENON S.; Ensign; KIA Bulls Bluff on James River three days after Lee's surrender.
MOAK, A.; Pvt.
MOGAN, EDWARD; Pvt
MOISE, I.; Pvt.
MONAGHAN, JAMES; Pvt.
MONTGOMERY, W. H.; Pvt.
MONTOGOMERY, WILLIAM; Pvt.
MURPHY, PETE; Pvt.; KIA
MURPHY, E. H.; 1st Lieut.; promoted to Capt.; died at Warrenton, Va.
NALL, MIKE; Pvt.; WIA
NEELEY, J. M.; Pvt; KIA
NEWMAN, ----; Pvt..
NEWSOM, JAMES M.; Pvt.; died in service
O'CALLAHAN, BALDWIN; Pvt.
PACKER, D. B.; 2nd Sergt.
PETERSON, C. S.; Pvt.
RODGERS, R. W.; Pvt
RODGERS, C.; Pvt.
SCHERCK, LOUIS; Pvt.
SHAW, G. M.; Pvt.
SIPPLE, L.; Pvt.
SPICER, JOHN Y.; Pvt.
STANDARD, GEO. W.; Pvt.; WIA
TAYLOR, D. C.; Pvt.
THORPE, P. H.; 3rd Lieut.; xferred to Kentucky regiment.
TUNISON, EDWARD; Pvt..
TURNER, A. S.; Pvt.; WIA
WADSWORTH, W. M.; Pvt.; KIA
WAGONER, LOUIS;
WATTS, ARTHUR T.; xferred from Co. A (Quitman Guards), Lieut.
WEIL, MEYER; Pvt.
WELLS, COLUMBUS; Pvt.
WESTBROOK, J. B.; Pvt.
WESTROPE, D. C.; Pvt.

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