Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 6th. Company B
Commonly known as the New Guard, Company B of the 6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Confederate) was organized on May 18, 1861 in Rankin County, Mississippi under the command of Capt. Cornelius McLaurin and served in the Western Theater. It was later commanded by E. L. Alford. (HMU, 15; DR-MSOR, 557)