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[Demaster30]

I'm looking for any info but mainly his civil war records.
Randolph Millican born 1824 in Alabama and married Sarah Jones. He was with the 23rd Mississippi. He was living in Tishomingo/Tippah county Mississippi in 1860 and 1866. I'm not sure when he died but he's not in the 1870 census.
Thanks for any help!

 

[DixieRifles]

Here is a summary.

Randolph Millican Service Records

Company E, 23rd Mississippi Regt.
Private, age 48
Cap R. R. Knight's Company(Stubbs Rifles)
2 re't, 1 Brig, Miss Vols
Muster for Aug 21, 1861 to Aug 21, 1862

• Enlisted Aug 24 @ Baldwin
• Sept 19 5th Sgt Company E -- Present
• Sept 24 - Oct 31 - 4th Sgt-- Present
• Nov - Dec 1862: Private. enlisted Iuka
• Feb 28 - June 30, 1863 --Absent. Was captured at Edwards Depot on 17 May 1863. Now at parole camp.
• July - Aug 1863 DITTO
• Nov - Dec 1863 DITTO
• Mar- April 1864 -- Present
• July - Aug 1864 -- Present

Roll of Prisoners at Camp Douglas, Ill Aug 1 1862 (not 1863?)
When captured Feb 16, 1862

 

[Nathan Stuart]

To perhaps supplement the above detailed specific information.

There is a Private Randolph Milliken (alternative names, Randolf/Millican) who served in Company E of the 23rd​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment. This Company was raised in Tippah County and mustered into State service at Iuka, on September 15, 1861.

The Regiment's service included:

Fort Donelson (surrendered and exchanged)

Champions Hill

Atlanta Campaign

Tennessee Campaign

North Carolina (surrendered on April 26, 1865)

If seeking background information on the Regimental unit, there is the following published work available on Amazon:

'Historical Sketch and Roster of the Mississippi 23rd​ Infantry Regiment'

by John C. Rigdon (paperback – 281 pages)

 

[DixieRifles]

Dunbar Rowland's "Military History of Mississippi" has a good history of the state's regiments. I am familiar with the 22d Mississippi but they werent brigaded with the 23d regiment.

 

[Demaster30]

Thanks for the Help!!!

 

[Demaster30]

Is there any record if Randolph or his wife Sarah filed for a pension?

 

[lupaglupa]

I did not find a record for either name at the Mississippi website with pension applications. Did they remain in Mississippi after the War?

 

[Demaster30]

I did not find a record for either name at the Mississippi website with pension applications. Did they remain in Mississippi after the War?

Sarah did. I believe Randolph died between 1866-1870. He is not in 1870 census.
I thought I saw where one might have been applied for in 1907? Not sure.
Thanks for the help.

 

[lupaglupa]

I did not see an application in her name. Did she remarry?

 

[Demaster30]

No I don't believe she did.

 

[lupaglupa]

It may be that she filed and the name is badly misspelled. The records are at this site - you could fish around.

Confederate Pension Applications, 1889-1932

<p>The records in this series document the military service and post-war quality of life of thousands of former Confederate soldiers and sailors and their widows and wartime servants residing in Mississippi. The applications and supporting documentation (if any) are organized in alphabetical...

da.mdah.ms.gov

 

[Story]

Randolph Millican
Private, age 48 as of Aug 21, 1861

There is a Private Randolph Milliken (alternative names, Randolf/Millican) who served in Company E of the 23rd​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment.

Roll of Prisoners at Camp Douglas, Ill

Maybe he ditched Sarah and headed up North to take up with a Mary?
D.o.B. is close but not exact

Robert McNitt Milliken (1818-1888) - Find a Grave...

Find a Grave memorial for Robert McNitt Milliken born 25 Nov 1818 and died 24 Sep 1888. Buried at Dakota Cemetery, Dakota, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States of America, North America

www.findagrave.com

Jus' sayin'

Camp Douglas State Historic Site to Dakota

www.google.com