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Author: John C. Rigdon Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781519471307 Category : Languages : en Pages : 174
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The Tennessee 1st (Colms') Infantry Battalion [also called 20th Battalion] was organized at Camp Weakley, Tennessee, in January, 1862, with five companies. A regimental report dated January 21, 1864, stated that the five companies composing this battalion were organized December 9, 1861; reorganized at Camp Weakley, near Nashville on January 1, 1862; accepted into Confederate service January 6, 1862; organized into a battalion on January 26, 1862; and moved to Fort Donelson the same day, before the muster of some of the companies had been completed. A total of 997 men were enrolled from DeKalb and White counties. The 1st Infantry Battalion was one of the Confederate units captured at Fort Donelson. At Fort Donelson the battalion was not attached to any brigade. Company "A" reported 59 men and four officers surrendered and Company "E" 43 men surrendered. No reports were found from the other companies. Companies Of The Tennessee 1st Infantry Battalion Company A - Dekalb County From Smithville, DeKalb County. Became Co. "B," 50th Consolidated Regiment. Company B - White County From Zion, White County. Consolidated with "E" to form Co. "H," 50th Consolidated. Company C - Dekalb County Consolidated with "D" to form Co. "K," 50th Consolidated. Company D - White County Company E - White County
Author: John C. Rigdon Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781519471307 Category : Languages : en Pages : 174
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The Tennessee 1st (Colms') Infantry Battalion [also called 20th Battalion] was organized at Camp Weakley, Tennessee, in January, 1862, with five companies. A regimental report dated January 21, 1864, stated that the five companies composing this battalion were organized December 9, 1861; reorganized at Camp Weakley, near Nashville on January 1, 1862; accepted into Confederate service January 6, 1862; organized into a battalion on January 26, 1862; and moved to Fort Donelson the same day, before the muster of some of the companies had been completed. A total of 997 men were enrolled from DeKalb and White counties. The 1st Infantry Battalion was one of the Confederate units captured at Fort Donelson. At Fort Donelson the battalion was not attached to any brigade. Company "A" reported 59 men and four officers surrendered and Company "E" 43 men surrendered. No reports were found from the other companies. Companies Of The Tennessee 1st Infantry Battalion Company A - Dekalb County From Smithville, DeKalb County. Became Co. "B," 50th Consolidated Regiment. Company B - White County From Zion, White County. Consolidated with "E" to form Co. "H," 50th Consolidated. Company C - Dekalb County Consolidated with "D" to form Co. "K," 50th Consolidated. Company D - White County Company E - White County
Author: John C. Rigdon Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781519486523 Category : Languages : en Pages : 308
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The Tennessee 1st Infantry Regiment Volunteers was organized May 9, 1861 at Nashville, Tennessee; mustered into Confederate service August 1, 1861; reorganized about May 1, 1862 at Corinth, Mississippi and consolidated with the TN 27th Infantry Regiment in December of 1862. It was merged into 1st Consolidated Tennessee Regiment April, 1865; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865. The regiment moved to Virginia, took part in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign, served under T.J. Jackson, then in February, 1862, returned to Tennessee. After fighting at Shiloh and Perryville, it was assigned to Maney's and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee, and during December, 1862, was consolidated with the 27th Regiment. It participated in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesborough to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. Companies Of The Tennessee 1st Infantry Regiment Company A - Nashville County - The Rock City Guards Company B - Nashville and Davidson Counties - The Rock City Guards Company C - Nashville and Davidson Counties - The Rock City Guards Company D - Williamson County - The Williamson Grays Company E - Nashville and Davidson Counties - The Tennessee Riflemen Company F - Nashville County - The Railroad Boys Company G - Maury and Hardin Counties - The Brown Guards Company H - Maury County - The Maury Grays Company I - Rutherford County - The Rutherford Rifles Company K - Giles County - The Martin Guards Company L
Author: John C. Rigdon Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781519518767 Category : Languages : en Pages : 376
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The Tennessee 1st Infantry Regiment (Turney's) was organized April 21 or 29, 1861. Colonel Turney reported to the Confederate War Department that his regiment was organized, although without weapons. They were mustered into Confederate service May 8, 1861 at Lynchburg, VA, then traveled by rail to Richmond where they were drilled by the cadets from the Virginia Military Institute. Organization of the Tennessee Brigade was announced on 8 Mar. 1862. The third Tennessee regiment in this brigade was always the First Tennessee Regiment, but not always the same First. The first commander of the Tennessee Brigade was Brig. General Samuel R. Anderson. His head-quarters were at Evansport, now Quantico, Virginia. On March 8, 1862, the brigade was assigned to the division of Brig. General William H.C. Whiting. Under General Anderson, the brigade entered the Peninsular Campaign as part of A.P. Hill's "Light Division" of Magruder's Corps. The regiment continued throughout the war in Virginia, surrendering at Appomattox. Companies Of The Tennessee 1st Infantry Regiment Company "A" The "Pelham Guards" was made up of men from Altamont and Pelham in Grundy County and Hillsboro in Coffee County. Company "B," "The Tullahoma Guards" was made up of men from Franklin and Bedford Counties. Company "C" "The Mountain Boys" was made up of men from Winchester, Franklin Co., TN. Company "D" The "Ridgeville Hornets" was made up of men from the part of Franklin that became Moore Co., TN. Company "E" "The Lynchburg Rangers" was made up of men from the part of Franklin that became Moore Co., TN. Company "F" The "Salem Invincibles" was made up of men from Franklin Co., TN. Company "G" "The Fayetteville Guards" was made up of men from Lincoln Co., TN. Company "H" "The Shelton's Creek Volunteers or Shelton Creek Boys" was made up of men from Lincoln Co., TN. Company "I" "The Tullahoma Guards or The Cowan Guards" was made up of men from Coffee County. Company "K" "The Boon's Creek/Hill Minute Men" was made up of men from Lincoln County. Company L Three companies that formed the Nashville Battalion
Author: John C. Rigdon Publisher: ISBN: 9781458303141 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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TheTennessee Thirty-first Infantry Regimentwas raised in Weakley, Haywood, Madison, McNairy and Decatur Counties, and was organized during the summer of 1861 with A. H. Bradford, colonel, and November 29 marched for Columbus, Ky., where it remained until the surrender of Fort Donelson in February, 1862. It then moved to Tiptonville, then to Fort Pillow, and, after the battle of Shiloh, to Corinth. Later it was moved to Chattanooga, and then moved north campaigning through Kentucky with Bragg. At Perryville the regiment had its first heavy engagement, displaying great gallantry and losing many valuable soldiers. Egbert E. Tansil succeeded Bradford as colonel. It marched south with the army and December 31 fought with conspicuous courage at Murfreesboro, and retreated south with the army, and in September, 1863, fought in the awful battle of Chickamauga, losing nearly half its men. In 1864, in the Georgia campaign, it was engaged in nearly all the principal battles, losing heavily in the aggregate. In the Tennessee campaign of Hood it fought at Franklin, losing over half the number engaged. Col. Stafford was killed on the enemy's line, to which he had penetrated. Again it fought at Nashville, then moved to North Carolina, where it surrendered.
Author: John C. Rigdon Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1794854894 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 310
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The Tennessee 45th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee, in December, 1861. It participated in the Battle of Shiloh, was active at Baton Rouge, then served in the Jackson area. Later it was assigned to J.C. Brown's, Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In November, 1863, it was consolidated with the 23rd Infantry Battalion. The regiment took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moving with General Hood back into Tennessee, but it was not engaged at Franklin and Nashville. It ended the war in North Carolina. The unit sustained 112 casualties at Murfreesboro, lost forty-three percent of the 226 at Chickamauga, and reported 12 men disabled at Missionary Ridge. The 45th/23rd Battalion totaled 316 men and 340 arms in December, 1863. Few surrendered in April, 1865.
Author: John C Rigdon Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 338
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The Tennessee 59th Infantry Regiment was organized in June, 1862, using the 1st (Eakin's) Tennessee Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Its members were from the counties of McMinn, Monroe, Carter, Knox, Grainger, Hamblen, and Polk. For a time the unit served at Cumberland and Big Creek Gaps, then was assigned to A. W. Reynolds' Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It fought in the Vicksburg Campaign and was captured on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged and reorganized as mounted infantry, the regiment was placed under the command of General Vaughn. It went on to take part in the operations around Knoxville and in May, 1864, an inspection report showed the 59th with 241 present. The unit participated in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, and during the spring of 1865 it disbanded in Southwestern Virginia.CompaniesCompany A - Captains James B. Cooke (to colonel), Benjamin A. Prophet, John M. Van Dyke Mustered in at Firestones, McMinn County.Company B - Captains James Pryor Brown (to major), Charles F. Wilson - Mustered in at Madisonville, Monroe County.Company C - Captains James Brooks, Jacob M. Hays - Mustered in at Elizabethton, Carter County.Company D - Captain Reuben Giles - Mustered in at Knoxville, Knox County.Company E - Captains John R. Stradley, Joseph A. McDermott, John D. Wilson, John Smith - Mustered in at Madisonville, Monroe County.Company F - Captains Henry D. Giesler (to major), Jacob J. Giesler - Men from Sullivan County.Company G - Captains Josiah I Wright, John W Stratton - Mustered in at Madisonville, Monroe County.Company H - Captains John B. Cobb, William M. Cass, Edmond H. Benton - Mustered in at Athens, McMinn County.Company I - Captains William H. Smith, Reuben G. Clark - Mustered in at Morristown, then Grainger, now Hamblen County.
Author: John Rigdon Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781981557899 Category : Languages : en Pages : 334
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The Tennessee 50th Infantry regiment was organized Christmas Day, 1861 at Fort Donelson from 10 companies which had previously been mustered in there and at various other places. The regiment was captured Fort Donelson on Feb. 11, 1862; reorganized September 23, 1862; temporarily consolidated with 1st (Colms') Tennessee Battalion, November, 1862; consolidation made permanent and new organization made February, 1864; paroled Greensboro, North Carolina May 2, 1865 as part of 2nd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Rosters of the Tennessee 50th Infantry Regiment Co. "A." Montgomery, Dickson and Cheatham Counties Co. "B." Stewart County Co. "C." "The Wilson Grays." An Alabama company, enrolled at Montgomery Co. "D." Stewart County. Co. "E." Montgomery County. Co. "F." Stewart County. Co. "G." Lindsley's Annals says the company was from Cheatham County. Some men from Davidson. Co. "H." Stewart County. Co. "I." Stewart County. Co. "K." Humphreys County.
Author: John C. Rigdon Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781976549106 Category : Languages : en Pages : 188
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The 1st Infantry Regiment Volunteers was organized May 9, 1861 at Nashville, Tennessee. The companies of the 1st were recruited in Nashville and the counties of Davidson, Nashville, Williamson, Hardin, Maury, Giles, and Rutherford. The 27th Infantry Regiment [also called 25th Regiment] was assembled at Camp Trenton, Tennessee, in September, 1861. Its 833 men were from the counties of Benton, McNairy, Obion, Henderson, Decatur, Crockett, Weakley, and Carroll. During December, 1862 these two regiments were consolidated and continued throughout the war fighting with the Army of Tennessee. They surrendered in North Carolina. Companies Of The 1st / 27th Cons. Inf. Regiment Company A - Nashville County - The Rock City Guards Company B - Nashville and Davidson Counties - The Rock City Guards Company C - Nashville and Davidson Counties - The Rock City Guards Company D - Williamson County - The Williamson Grays Company E - Nashville and Davidson Counties - The Tennessee Riflemen Company F - Nashville County - The Railroad Boys Company G - Maury and Hardin Counties - The Brown Guards Company H - Maury County - The Maury Grays Company I - Rutherford County - The Rutherford Rifles Company K - Giles County - The Martin Guards Company L
Author: John C. Rigdon Publisher: Tennessee Regimental History ISBN: 9781798854969 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 262
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The Tennessee 63rd Infantry Regiment [also called 74th Regiment] was organized in July, 1862. The men were from the counties of Claiborne, Roane, Washington, Knox, Hawkins, and Sullivan. It served in General Gracie's, B.R. Johnson's, and McComb's Brigade. The unit fought at Chickamauga and in the Knoxville Campaign, then joined the Army of Northern Virginia during the spring of 1864. It went on to participate in the conflict at Drewry's Bluff, the long Petersburg siege north of the James River, and the Appomattox Campaign. It lost more than fifty percent of the 404 engaged at Chickamauga, had 19 disabled at Bean's Station, and on April 8, 1864, totalled 405 men. At Drewry's Bluff the regiment reported 311 effectives and on April 9, 1865, surrendered 4 officers and 57 men.Companies - William H. Fulkerson (to major), Henley Fugate, Co. "A." Organized April 15, 1862 in Claiborne County.- William Lyon, Amos M. Hardin, Co. "B." Organized May 12 at Knoxville, from Roane County. Some men were formerly in the 26th Tennessee Infantry, others from Co. "E," 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion.- Richard Fain Powel, Co. "C." Organized May 12 at Rogersville, Hawkins County. Also called "B" when first assigned.- A. A. Blair, James R. McCallum, Co. "D." Organized May 13 at Jonesboro, Washington County, with some men from Knox and Hawkins Counties. "The Kirby Smith Rifies."- Crockett R. Millard, Co. "E." Originally organized June 6, 1861 as Co. "K," 3rd (Vaughn's) Tennessee Infantry Regiment from Sullivan County. In the first Battle of Manassas. Reorganized May 14, 1862.- A. M. Millard, Co. "F." Organized May 14, 1862, from Sullivan County. Also called "G" when first assigned. Some men from 26th Tennessee Infantry.- F. A. Dyer, William H. Wilkerson, Co. "G." Organized May 6, 1862 at Knoxville. Also called "E" when first assigned. Some men from cavalry, some from 26th Tennessee Infantry.- B. F. Brittain, Co. "H." Organized May 16, 1862 at Cleveland, Bradley County. Formerly Co. "C" 1st (Rogers') East Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Captain William L. Brown.- James T. Gillespie, John A. Gammon, Co. "I." Organized June 14, 1862 at Jonesboro, Washington County. Mustered in as an independent company of cavalry but transferred to infantry July 17, 1862 by General E. K. Smith.- John W. Robertson, Co. "K." Organized July 19, 1862 at Jonesboro, Washington County. Some men from Companies "D" and "G" were transferred to this company.
Author: John C. Rigdon Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0359550576 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 344
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The 51st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was organized at Henderson Station, Tennessee, in January, 1862. The 52nd was also organized at the same time with men from Tipton, Fayette, Shelby, Madison, and Jackson counties. A detachment of the 52nd was captured at Fort Donelson, then in October it was active in the fight at Perryville. Later the unit was assigned to D.S. Donelson's, M.J. Wright's, Vaughan's, and Palmer's Brigade. During April, 1862, it was consolidated with the 52nd Regiment and called the 51st Consolidated. However, the consolidation was declared illegal and during April, 1863, it was reorganized as the 51st and 52nd Consolidated Regiment and each unit kept separate records. It participated in many battles of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and was involved in the North Carolina Campaign.