JACK/JUANITA, thanks, will link you to our Covington Co., MS PAGE so others can find you. http://showcase.netins.net/web/sellerfamily/mscoving.htm Any documents you have on his aunt/uncles appreciated. thank you for sharing, marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of sellerskemperco3@bellsouth.net Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 11:35 PM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SELLERS] Re: Sellers from covington co. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/1132.1.2 Message Board Post: jefferson davis irvin enlistedon may 13 1862 at williamsburg ms .andassigned to co.g 7thbattalion he served under 2 commandsafter the seige of vicksburgheserved 20th ms. reg.the 7thwas ordered to saltillo ms.in aug.1862 and was attached to 3rd brigadeand was in battleof iuka ms on sept.19 1862 the conf. losses at iuka was.86 k.i.a.8 wounded and200 men sick irvin was hosp. sick the 7th ms. reg.was in battleof corinth in oct 1862 he went from there tovaughns station then tocentral r.r.during gen grants advancefrom memphis tn. to vicksburgand was the last stronghold on the ms.river was at vicksburgmay 14 to july 4 1863 was a p.o.w. on 13 july 1863 was paroled in 1864 he rejoined the 20th went to other battles and was at apomatttox va. when lee surrendered to grant he returned to covington coand farmed until his death if any one is interested i willgive more info. jack sellers