"Old Douglas" The Camel - 43rd Mississippi Shirt 3rd georgia infantry The 7th Alabama Cavalry regiment

The 7th Alabama Cavalry regiment was organized at Newbern

26th North Carolina

Wilcox True Blues

1st Missouri Infantry (Missouri State Guard) Company G Flag

off the coast of Sabine Pass

"Old Douglas" The Camel - 43rd Mississippi Shirt 3rd georgia infantry The 7th Alabama Cavalry regimentHistorical background: "Among the 5,000 grave markers for Confederate soldiers in the Soldiers Rest section of Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi, one pays tribute to Old Douglas, the camel of the 43rd Mississippi Infantry, Company A, nicknamed The Camel Regiment. The Confederate States of America was established in February 1861. It is not known how Douglas, a dromedary (one hump) camel, came to serve with the 43rd Mississippi Infantry