I would like to announce the publication of my new book, "The Third Battalion Mississippi Infantry and the 45th Mississippi Regiment: A Civil War History" (McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2004, ISBN: 0-7864-1649-1). There will be a book signing on Thursday, March 4th at Main Street Books, 205 Main Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from 4 to 6 p.m. For more information or to reserve a book, you can call Main Street Books at 601-584-6970. The book, which contains a number of previously unpublished diaries, letters, and photos, (and a complete annotated roster) will be of interest to military history and family history buffs, alike. More than just a regimental history, the book is a history of the war (and of the Army of Tennessee's part in it) from the viewpoint of not only the common soldier in the Third Mississippi Battalion, and their family and friends back home, but of the specific Federal units they fought against. Some of you may know your ancestor was in, for example, The McNair Rifles, and not realize that they became Company E of the Third Battalion Mississippi Infantry/45th Mississippi Regiment. The companies were: Company A. The Duncan Riflemen Company B. The Insurgents of Itawamba County Company C. The Mississippi Rebels of Noxubee County Company D. The Choctaw Rough and Readies Company E. The McNair Rifles Company F. The Tippah Highlanders Company G. The Mississippi Volunteers of Pontotoc County Company H. (from the 27th Alabama, mid-April 1862 to 29 Nov 1862) Company I. (From the 27th Alabama, mid-April to 29 Nov 1862) Company K. The Charlton Rebels Thank you. David Williamson --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail