BERRYMAN HALL - also shown as "Berry" and "Benjamin" on occasion.

Research done in the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 12 March 2008. By Miles A. Causey

From COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS of CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS FROM MISSISSIPPI, microfilm roll # 2534 (13th Miss Infantry, alphabetical). [Letters faded and out of focus] 

Berryman (Berry) Hall joined Capt. P. H. Bozeman's Company (Alamutcha Infantry) at Macon, MS as a Private, age 22 [also shown as age 20] on March 16, 1861. This Company later became Co. E of the 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment.

His unit sent to Corinth, MS (183 miles) on May 13.

He was elected 1st Sergeant 13 June 1861, reduced back to Private 15 Nov 1861, promoted to 3rd Lieutenant 26 may 1862, and killed at Battle of Malvern Hill, VA  July 1, 1862.

Form submitted by his unit commander on Oct 3, 1863 stated that Berryman Hall of Co. E, 13th Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers, was born in Sumpter Co, Alabama, age 23, 5' 8", fair complexion, hazel eyes, light hair, occupation: farmer, killed in battle July 1 1862, last paid 25 April. He was due pay from April 25 to July 1.

Mary V. Hall, claimed his back pay and submitted Administrators Bond from Lauderdale Co, MS Probate Court on Nov 24, 1862.
In a letter of 17 Sep 1864 she stated he had died of "gun shot wound" 1 July 1862. She continued to apply for this back pay through 18 October 1864. This final letter was submitted from Cuba, AL. There is no record that she ever received his back pay.

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Lauderdale Co, MS Marriages, 1858-67, microfilm roll # 12637. [There are three marriage books, "1", "A", and "A-1", essentially covering this period of time. They appear to have been used at the same time.]

Marriage Book 1, p. 83, (License # 166),  Lauderdale Co. Circuit Clerk, Meridian, MS shows that Berryman Hall [indexed as "Benjamin"] applied for license on 14 Nov, 1859 to marry Mary V. Oneal. Marriage was performed 15 Nov 1859 by P. H. Bozeman, JP. [Notice that name of JP and name of Company Commander of Alamutcha Infantry are one and the same.]

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I could not find a record of Mary V. Oneal Hall remarrying after the death of Berryman. If she did so, it may have been in Alabama. She also might show up in the 1870-80 census' in Alabama - I have been unable to find her in Mississippi.

Casualty List from Memphis Appeal, July 26, 1862, Page 1, Column 7    (TAH)

13th Mississippi –July 1, 1862 -------
Company E, Capt. Cameron, Killed: Lieu. Berryman Hall, Privates: T.T.P. Mosley, Berry Clayton,  Wounded: Sergeant N.A. Herring, Corporal H.G. Simms, Privates C.M. Gibson, E.G. Patton, J.M. Richey, W.G. Hunt, S.P. Martin, J.L. Price.
Company F, -----