Young County Confederate records show R.E. Currie was mustered into service for the Confederate Army on 27 April 1861. He served in Capt. J.A. Campbell's Company, Leake Guards, Mississippi Volunteers which eventually became Company E., 27th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry.

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Served in Civil War from Mississippi
NAME: Robert E. Currie
SIDE: Confederate
REGIMENT STATE/ORIGIN: Mississippi
REGIMENT NAME: 16 Mississippi Infantry
REGIMENT NAME EXPANDED: 16th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
COMPANY: C
RANK IN: Private
RANK IN EXPANDED: Private
RANK OUT: Private
RANK OUT EXPANDED: Private
FILM NUMBER: M232 roll 10

Two brothers died in Civil War Holden and Cortus Currie.

Father
Joseph Barnabus Currie born Nov 1, 1806 Jefferson County Mississippi
Died 1895 Leake County Mississippi Conway MS
Married in Raymond, Mississippi Sept 30 1832
Caroline Evans born Sept. 2 1814 in AL
Died 1876 Leake County Mississippi Conway MS
Children:
1. William Barnabus Currie Born Oct 25, 1865 died 1946 Albuquerque, NM
2. Ewell Currie born Sept 3, 1867 Leake County MS died Nov 17, 1867 Leake County MS
3. Robert Morris born Sept 4, 1867 Leake Co. MS died Feb 12, 1887 Hyde Cemetery Wise Co. TX
4. Jessie Emmett born Dec 12, 1868 died Feb 12 Hyde Cemetery Wise County TX
5. Caroline Elizabeth Currie Pruett born Mar 22, 1873 Leake County MS died in TX 32901617
6. Cortus Currie born July 28, 1876 Johnson County TX died April 9, 1882 buried Caddo Cemetery Johnson County TX
7. Ellen Josephine Currie Hoffman born Feb 4 1880 Johnson County TX Died Dec 11,1915 Markley TX
8. Maggie Jane Currie O'Neal born Dec 23, 1881 died buried Marin Memorial Morton TX
9. James Gilbert Currie born May 10,1884 Johnson County TX died Aug 21, 1934 Gaines County TX, buried Morton Memorial Morton TX
10. Winnie Lee Currie born Wise County TX April 7, 1888 died September 28, 1888 buried Hyde Cemetery Wise County TX
11. Cora Ethel Currie Owen July 20, 1889 Wise County TX died in Vernon TX
12 Julia 1866