There are approximately 7 pages of records concerning Samuel Eaves service in the 5th Mississippi Infantry, and 11th Mississippi Cavalry in the MDAH. There are approximately 20 pages of Pension Applications as well. You may obtain copies of these documents by writing to the MDAH at the link below.
This is a copy of Samuel Eaves' graves registration. There are several errors in this document. The first error is in the unit. Sam was a member of the 5th Mississippi Infantry, and the 11th Mississippi Cavalry at different times. He was never a member of the 5th Mississippi Cavalry. Additionally it indicates that he was buried in Ellison Ridge Cemetery. Sam is actually buried in the Eaves Cemetery that lies approximately 800 yards east of Ellison Ridge Cemetery.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
(The Incident in the Woods - Civil War Combat)
(The Incident in The Woods Without the Pictures)
(The Cast)
(Excerpts from the Civil War records of Samuel G. Eaves)
(Civil War Monument at Macon, Mississippi)
(Civil War Monument at Brooksville, Mississippi)
(Credits for Images and Civil War Links)
(11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment "Perrins" History)
(9th Mississippi Sharpshooters)
(5th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, CSA History)
(Company
E, 5th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, CSA, Unit Roster)
(Mississippi Civil War Units)
(Mississippi
Civil War History Bulletin Board)
(Eaves Genealogy Bulletin
Board)
(Civil War Newspapers Transcribed)
(Civil War
Soldiers and Sailors System)
