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Title: 41st Mississippi Infantry Regiment, V. 2
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Where: Mississippi, United States
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Uploaded: 26 Sep 2024 by Laura (Huggins) Ward
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This flag is unique in its color scheme, with tan used throughout. The flag is also very faded, but it appears the center background was once red and has faded to a very light pinkish tan. I'm uploading two versions, one with a redder field.
See the flag: https://mississippiconfederates.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/the-saving-mississippis-battleflags-exhibit-in-jackson/
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Private John W. Allen enlisted on April 28, 1862, joining Company I of the 41st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. He maintained the rank of Private throughout his documented service. His time in uniform concluded tragically when he was captured by Union forces at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, on November 25, 1863. He subsequently became a Prisoner of War at Rock Island Prison.
Records indicate Private Allen passed away in 1864, with his official muster out date noted as March 5, 1864. While historical accounts suggest he may have succumbed to disease during his captivity, the precise cause of his death as a prisoner remains officially unspecified in many available resources.
Born approximately in 1845, Private John Allen was laid to rest in Grave Number 740, situated south of the prison barracks at Rock Island. This information has been meticulously compiled from various U.S. Civil War service records, including detailed accounts pertaining to Confederate soldiers from Mississippi.
Let’s get these veterans connected! 😀