This study was inspired by my grandfather, Francis Marion Wiggins, who personally knew all of my ancestors who fought in the 33rd Mississippi Infantry. His stories of shaking hands with Uncle George -- or rather shaking two fingers with Uncle George since the Yankees shot off half his hand -- and all the other tales he told me as a youth and young man started my lifelong interest in the American Civil War.

	Battle flag of the 33rd Mississippi infantry. Captured at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia. Returned to Mississippi around 1915 and now preserved at the state archives.
	Sign on the old Graysport road, near Grenada, MS. During December of 1862 the 33rd camped nearby in preparation for Grant. However, due to events in Coffeeville and Holly Springs MS, Grant's push through central Mississippi was halted.
	Corporal Samuel Francis Bondurant, Company D (Canebrake Rifle Guards, Uniontown, AL), 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia. Wounded on 2 July 1863 during Hood's assault on Little Round Top, Gettysburg, PA. Disabled for the rest of his life. Died in 1889 in Uniontown, AL, and is buried there only a few feet from a U. D. C. memorial to the men of the Canebrake Rifle Guards. Great-great uncle to Sid Bondurant.
	Lt. Col. James William Bondurant. From Buckingham County, VA. Migrated to Gallion, (Marengo County), AL, just before the war. Enlisted in the Jeff Davis Alabama Artillery as a sergeant but was soon elected Captain of the battery. Mentioned for bravery in action at Fredericksburg and then served as chief of artillery for Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill, having been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Being a staff officer for Harvey Hill could be dangerous work since Gen.Hill was a devout Presbyterian and felt that predestination had determined that he would not be hurt during the war. Thus, he frequently exposed himself and his staff to enemy fire. Wounded at McLemore's Cove, GA, during one of these forays. He moved to New Orleans after the war and died there of yellow fever in 1867.