Military Records and Pension. 1887 Part 1, Official Record War of the Rebellion 51st Infantry. Tipps, Dudley. March 1966 - April 1966. The Gayoso Guards. Men from Memphis. During July and August, the regiment was stationed at Halrs Mills at Camp Memminger, and at Harrells Mills, Alabama. James M. Woollard, J. L. Brown, Co. E. Also letter written in 1993 about the 1863 letter. Letter of Fannie M. Ravan, September 21, 1970. In early 1865, the unit was transferred to North Carolina and took part in the Federal operations that secured control of Wilmington, Goldsboro, and Raleigh. G.W. The 8th Tennessee Infantrys active service finally ended at Bennetts House in late April. Our History - Tennessee State Government Tennessee in the Civil War FamilySearch Nov. 15, 2015. The equipped Tennessee Guard units were mobilized. Men from Perry County. McDonald, 1863-1865. Army of Tennessee | Military Wiki | Fandom The Tennessee Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Part 1. Photograph of Robert Fulton Brown. Nd. Diary of Risenar Etter. It never was re-armed as artillery, but instead two companies, which had been organized in December 1862 were added to it, and it was formed into a battalion with the election of Captain Frank Maney as major. circa 1905. Tennessee Civil War Confederate Infantry Units FamilySearch It was surrendered as part of Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnsons Division, Colonel A. Heimans Brigade. February 12, 1863. Hogan, Henry Daniel. 42nd Tennessee, 2nd Co. F, formerly B. State of Tennessee - Confederate Government. FIELD OFFICERS Colonels -Addison Mitchell, Anderson Searcy. At Smithfield, North Carolina, March 31, 1865, in the order of battle of General Joseph E. Johnstons Army, Quarles Brigade, Walthalls Division, was commanded by Captain Sol Jones, and composed of the lst/l7th/29th Alabama, and 42nd/46th/48th/49th/53rd/55th Tennessee under Captain Joseph Love. The 8th Tennessee Infantry and 8th Tennessee Cavalry were two of the most prominent white regiments formed at Camp Nelson, but they were not alone. Jackson, Richard D. 9th Tennessee Infantry at the Battlef of Stones River. Carter, Rosalie. The 8th Tennessee Infantry went on to serve in the Nashville Campaign, and in the fighting at the Tennessee capital in mid-December 1864, the regiment successfully charged a portion of the enemy earthworks and helped capture a battery of artillery and a number of prisoners. It apparently joined the Army of Tennessee at Dalton, Georgia, for on December 31, 1863, Quarles Brigade was reported in Major General John C. Breckinridges Division of Major General T. C. Hindmans Corps. Four regiments were created, but only the 1st and 4th Regiments deployed overseas. West, James Durham. The Civil War accounts of Capt. 1887 Part 1, Official Record War of the Rebellion 38th Infantry. Jordan, D. L. The military records and photograph of Dr. D. L. Jordan. Sadler, William Scantland Capt. State of Tennessee - Confederate Government. 42nd Tennessee, 2nd Co. H, formerly D. , Tyler's, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. J. L. Morphis, John R. Tabler, 2nd A, formerly G, 1st Alabama-Mississippi-Tennessee Regiment. Letter written by A J Murphy to his mother. January 1, 1863. There followed the retreat into Tennessee, and the Battle of Murfreesboro on December 31, 1862. 1863. 1834-1883. Cathey, Todd editor and compiler. Official Record War of the Rebellion 51st Infantry. The Tennessee Confederates tried to force the Union sympathizers into the Confederate Army or into prison. Col. Joel A. The regiment was organized for the Provisional Army of Tennessee at Camp Beauregard, Jackson, on May 23, 1861. Some of the military units that headed to war did not only pass through Camp Nelson, but also were partly or fully organized at the US Army base. 37th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (7th Infantry) (1st East Tennessee Rifles) . Photographs of William Matthew Hasty and History of 17th Tennessee Infantry Co. B. Official Record War of the Rebellion 38th Infantry. reorganized May 1, 1863; served as Sharpshooters for Maney's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, Army of Tennessee; as part of 1st Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment.Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Oliver A. Bradshaw. Autobiography of an ex-Confederate Soldier. Hall, Richard. 1887 Part 2. Picture of Mr. & Mrs. Zadock, letter to state of Tennessee regarding his POW status, pension records, and muster roll. 42nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment - Tennessee & the Civil War - TNGenWeb Revised March 1996. Ridley, Bromfield L. "Portraits of Conflict: Tennessee" Military of Bromfield & George C. Ridley. 1887, Official Record War of the Rebellion 84th Infantry. Just when it moved from Mobile to join the Army of Tennessee is not certain, but Thomas A. Turner, of Company G, in his report of the regiment in Lincisleys Annals, stated that the 42nd was engaged at New Hope Church, May, 1864; at Pine Mountain and Kennesaw, June, 1864; at Smyrna Depot, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, and Lickskillet Road in July, 1864. Brogden, John V. Annotated Roster, 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, C. S. A. Tennessee was the last state to join the Confederacy. The Confederate States of America. Nd. 24th (Maney's) Battalion, Sharp Shooters was Captain Frank Maney's Company, Light Artillery, which was organized September 7, 1861; surrendered at Fort Donelson; reorganized December 1, 1862 as light artillery, but armed temporarily as infantry. Thompson, Ed J. Hamilton, Oliver P. Co. F. Oliver P. Hamilton's Battalion. 1991. Date Released Part 2. Confederate - Tenn - 13th Infantry - John Radford. Major General Walthall, in a report made at Tuscumbia, Alabama January 14, 1865, covering operations of his division from July 18, 1864 to January, 1865, reported Quarles Brigade in position in the lines at Atlanta in July, 1864; the 42nd Regiment in reserve at Ezra Church July 22; in trenches till August 18; to East Point, Georgia August 19; Quarles Brigade to Chattahoochee River August 27; moved up through Georgia destroying the railroads to Tuscumbia, Alabama; crossed Tennessee River November 20; at Spring Hill November 29; Battle of Franklin November 30, where Quarles was twice wounded, and all his staff officers killed, the highest ranking officer left in the brigade being a captain; at Nashville, 100 men from Quarles Brigade in the redoubts on the Hillsboro Road; formed part of rear guard of Hoods Army to protect the withdrawal to Tupelo, Mississippi; the colors of the 42nd lost at Franklin, the color bearer having been killed or captured after having crossed the enemys interior line of works. Order of Battle By the summer of 1862 the armies of both sides were beginning to develop corps headquarters to control the divisions assigned to them. Some of the military units that headed to war did not only pass through Camp Nelson, but also were partly or fully organized at the US Army base. During April, 1863, it was consolidated with the 13th Regiment. Camp Nelson was one of the US Army bases across the region that offered displaced East Tennesseans the opportunity to fight to reclaim their homes. From here the regiment moved to Port Hudson, Louisiana, where on January 7, 1863 it was reported in the command of Major General Frank Gardner, Brigadier General Texas Regiment were transferred out of the brigade, and the 1st Texas Sharpshooter Battalion, and 10th Arkansas Regiments were added. C. R. Moore from enlistment thru his amnesty and parole from Camp Butler, Ill. Obituary of E. T. Ridings. On August 31, 1864, the 24th Battalion of Sharpshooters was again shown as part of the brigade. Letters from West Walker to Nancy Walker, 1862. Brownlow declared: I am glad to have additional evidence from it that the labors and efforts of the East Tennessee soldiers are duly appreciated by our friends at home[W]e concluded we have accomplished more and made more reputation for E. Tenn. troops than we had imaginedConsidering the disparity in numbers I think our friends at home have a right to feel proud of what we have done, as well as ourselves. Fisher, Thomas H. Stones River Story Triggers Strong Childhood Memories. 1956. At Shiloh, the brigade consisted of one battalion from Maneys 1st Tennessee, the 6th and 9th Tennessee, the 7th Kentucky Regiments, and Smiths Battery. ND. Civil War Centennial Commission. Colonel Quarles was promoted to brigadier general in August, 1863; Hulme moved up to colonel, McCollum to lieutenant colonel, and Josiah R. Hubbard became major. At this time the brigade was shown as consisting of the 4th, 30th Louisiana, 42nd, 46th/55th, 48th, 49th and 53rd Tennessee Infantry Regiments. The Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, TN, March 14, 1995. This was an error; the reference must have been intended for the 43rd Tennessee) which was in Reynolds Brigade. It moved to Union City on May 26, 1861, where it was reported on July 31, 1861, with 851 men, armed with flintlock muskets. Fish, Calvin. Elizer. Nd. Confederate Government. Clark, Carrol H. My grandfather's diary of the war. Letter from hospital in Murfreesboro, Jan. 4, 1863 and military record with photograpy of Mr. & Mrs. George Nowlin. A. Wilder. The Thirteenth Tennessee Regiment - Confederate States of America. K., reorganized; originally G, 42nd Tennessee. Confederate - Tenn - 37th & 38th Infantry - Casualties at Murfreesboro. Mayberry, Robert. Thomas J. Whitfield, John R. Whitfield, W. P. McCollum, Co. D. G.W. A Storm in the Cedars: Colonel John F. Miller's Brigade at the Battle of Stones River. May 13, 1962 - December 28, 1862. Isaac Henry, Co. H. 1987, Official Record War of the Rebellion 45th Infantry. 186?-1908. FIELD OFFICERS Military history of Col. Joel A. Part 6. 1861-1863. Confederate Goverment. Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with Available Rosters of Personnel, 1964. The family history of Abraham B. Boyd Co. K and Henry Jackson Boyd Co. C of the 44th Infantry. March 29, 2005. Deaderick, David Anderson. Cookeville, Tennessee Newspaper. Official Record War of the Rebellion 154th Infantry. February 1862. William M. R. Johns, Robert C. Williamsoson, Co. D. Stone, Noble. Owen, Dr. Urban Grammer. Battle, Joel A. Arnett, Larry. In World War I, the 30th Infantry Division was deployed overseas. Army of West Tennessee | Ohio Civil War Robertson Garrett, Co. "B". Jones, Shirley Farris. Scott, Col. Robert N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1887. The regiment was released on parole at Vicksburg, Mississippi in September 1862, and declared exchanged November 10, 1862. This unit history was extracted from Tennesseans in the Civil War, Vol 1. Timothy P. Jones, William C. Penn, Amos B. Jones, Co. H. In 1865, the primary responsibility of the 8th and 9th Tennessee Cavalry was still patrolling and defending East Tennessee. P. A. December 29, 1861. September 18, 1862. Norwood was transferred with the Alabama companies, and Isaac N. Hulme became lieutenant colonel to succeed him. Henderson, Deborah Kelley. Gailbreath, R. J. C. Letters of R. J. C. Gailbreath to his family. The McClanahan Guards. Men from Madison County. Reported to General George E. Maney at Shelbyville, January 5, 1863. On March 8, 1863, the regiment was pronounced illegal by the War Department and lost its identity when united with the 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. McDonald, G. W. Rosters and Autographs from Rock Island Prison Collected by Capt. more information on current conditions Howald, Just. Graves, Thomas L. Muster Roll and Certificate of Disability for Retiring Invalid Soldiers of Thomas L. Graves. Many of its members were drawn from the counties of Habersham, White, Towns, and Fannin. Two unidentified soldiers from Tennessee in Confederate uniforms with rifles and pepperbox pistol, Major Philip Van Horn Weems of Co. H, 11th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, List of Tennessee Confederate Civil War units. T he flag now commonly referred to as the "Confederate Battle flag" (red rectangular flag with 13 white stars on the blue X outlined in white) has been alternately described as either the Confederate Naval Jack or the 1864-pattern Army of Tennessee battle flag, both of which were based upon the Army of Northern Virginia battle flag (see General . The East Tennessean soldiers had returned home from Camp Nelson, but their military journey had not ended, as the campaign to secure the region for the US was only just beginning, and the war would not conclude for over a year and a half. McCauley, Captain. Memories of Drucilla Lyttle Watkins. Army of Tennessee (CSA), Civil War, Summary, Importance Clark, Carrol H. My grandfather's diary of the war. P. A. Savage, John H. The life of John H. Savage, Citizen, Soldier, Lawyer, Congressman. August 14, 1888. After the battle, the regiment went into winter quarters at Shelbyville, leaving June 27, 1863, to march to Chattanooga, which it reached on July 7, 1863. The information in this list of Tennessee Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). Following its service in East Tennessee, the 8th Tennessee Infantry participated in the Atlanta Campaign and particularly distinguished itself in a battle at Utoy Creek near Atlanta on August 6, 1864. Ledbetter, Benjamin Laken C. Picture of Corp. Benjamin Laken C. Ledbetter with the 25th Tennessee Infantry, Company H. Wounded in are at Stones River on Dec. 31, 1862 and died on Jan. 10, 1863. 2009. "A boy's Experience in Seeing A Battle". 3 Comments / Military, Tennessee 1st Tennessee National Guard Union Volunteers, Co. A, of 1863 (hosted at Tennessee Mounted Infantry) 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (hosted at TNGenWeb Project) Obion Avalanche (hosted at Obion County TNGenWeb) Immortal Thirteen 4th Regiment TN Inf CSA (hosted at TNGenWeb Project) Apparently a detachment from the brigade had been left at Port Hudson, Louisiana, for on July 10, shortly after the surrender of that point, a Federal list of organizations paroled at Port Hudson listed the Improvised Tennessee Battalion, with details from the 41st, 42nd, 48th, 49th, 53rd and 55th Tennessee Regiments. This regiment was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865.