LITTLE, Lewis Henry

Confederate

Born: March 19 1817, Baltimore MD

Died: September 19 1862, Iuka MS

Pre-War Profession: Commissioned into US army 1839, Mexican War, resigned May 1861.

War Service: 1861 Maj. of artillery, staff of Sterling Price, Elkhorn Tavern, April 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded 1st Divn/Army of the West under Bragg, Iuka (k).

Post War: He led his division at the Battle of Iuka on September 19. At about 5:45 p.m., while sitting on his horse behind the front line and next to Sterling Price, he was struck in the head by a bullet and killed instantly.