Took command of the 1st Brigade of the Army of Mississippi in April 1862 and led it during the 1862 Kentucky campaign
General Jonas M. Withers Commander Second Division Army of Mississippi
On October 8, 1862, some of Maj. Jones M. Withers's Confederates skirmished with a rear-guard Union force of Gen. J.W. Sill near Fox Creek, five miles west of Lawrenceburg
Col. John S. Scott
His 1st Louisiana Confederate Cavalry unit fought the Union 9th Kentucky Cavalry around Lawrenceburg on Oct 6th 1862.