The Tennessee 42nd Infantry Regiment was formed at Camp Cheatham, Tennessee, in November, 1861, with five Tennessee and five Alabama companies. Men from Hardeman County. After the reorganization the regiment in May and June, 1862 was still in Clarks Division Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnsons Brigade, consisting of the 12th, 13th, 22nd and 47th Tennessee Infantry Regiments, and Bankheads Battery; but on June 16, 1862 the 22nd was consolidated with the 12th Tennessee Infantry to form the 12th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. This brigade was in Major General William J. Hardees Corps. In Hood's bloody campaign the regiment at Franklin, in those awful assaults, left about half its numbers killed and wounded upon the field. At the reorganization all company letters were changed, as shown below: At the reorganization Voorhies was reelected colonel; Aaron S. Godwin, lieutenant colonel; A. J. Campbell major. The other unit was made up of the 1st, 17th, and 29th Alabama Regiments. The commissioned officers of the regiment were all white men, as was typical for United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiments. Please try again. The Attakapas Rifles. Organized July 1, 1861. The rest of the regiment was ordered to Port Hudson, Louisiana, arriving there on October 27, 1862. A note dated March 13, 1862 from General Polk to Brigadier General John P. McCown at Madrid Bend stated Russells Brigade, Russells (12th), Vaughans (13th) Freemans (22nd) Regiments will move at once via Memphis to Tiptonville to your support. The evacuation of Island Number Ten apparently canceled this move, and the regiment was next reported at the Battle of Shiloh April 6-7. The brigade, on June 30, 1864 was reported in The Army of Mississippi, Major General W. W. Loring, Major General E. C. Walthalls Division, although the brigade was actually in Georgia at the time. The 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was organized at Camp Dick Robinson and Somerset, September 28, 1861. Please try again. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. A quotation from the Chattanooga Rebel of January 15, 1865, in Lindsleys Annals, says the regiment went into this battle with 108 guns, 21 officers, had 20 killed, 36 wounded, 36 missing. Pillow arrived, he formed the 30th, 49th and 50th Tennessee Regiments into a brigade under Colonel 3. This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 18:06. 42nd Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia. James D. Scott, James R. Feeney, Benjamin J. Chafin, Co. C also called H. Lieutenant Edward L. Drake, of Company K, 2nd Regiment, was elected lieutenant colonel of this regiment. Colonel Bate reported that his regiment entered the battle with only 365 effectives. The regimental reports state that from April to August, 1864 it was almost incessantly engaged in fighting, skirmishing, and marching, taking part in the battles of Resaca, New Hope Church, and the Dead Angle at Kennesaw Mountain. The names include many individuals who did not serve in Tennessee units, but who later lived in Tennessee at the time he or she applied for the pension. A Federal report of prisoners paroled at Port Hudson, Louisiana dated July 10, 1863 listed an Improvised Teunessee Battalion composed of details from the 41st/42nd/48th/49th/53rd/55th Tennessee Regiments. A Federal report of an engagement at Atlanta August 20 mentioned the capture of eight men from the 41st Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The Cumberland Rifles.. The Newbern Blues. The Newbern Grays. Organized July 22, 1861 at Newbern, Tennessee. 40th Tennessee Infantry (5th Confederate Infantry, Walker's Regiment, Volunteers) 41st Infantry 42nd Infantry 43rd Tennessee Infantry (5th East Tennessee Volunteers, Gillespie's Regiment) 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 45th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 46th Infantry 47th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 48th (Voorhies') Tennessee Infantry On July 14, 1864, the surviving remnant of Nixons 48th Regiment was consolidated with Voorhies 48th. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The other eight companies moved to Clarksville, where they were reported on January 21, 1862; from there to Danville; from there to Fort Henry, where they arrived February 5, just before the Federal attack. The component parts of the infantry regiments[1] were: 1 Colonel1 Lieutenant Colonel2 Majors1 Adjutant1 Quartermaster1 Paymaster1 Surgeon2 Surgeon's mate1 Sergeant major1 Quartermaster sergeant2 Principal musicians10 companies1094 Strength of a regiment. L.P. McMurry, Benjamin T. Davis, Thomas W. Williams, Co. H formerly I. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. The regiment was with Lieutenant General John B. Men from Gibson County. 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry Overview: Organized at Chicago, Ill., July 22, 1861. On December 31, Major General T. C. Hindman took command of Breckinridges Division, but in January, 1864, Quarles Brigade was ordered back to Mobile, where it was under the command of Major General Dabney H. Maury. James M. Richardson, Co. C formerly G also called I. Thomas E. Jamison, Milton C. Molloy, Co. A, formerly K. On the second day, the 2nd Tennessee and the 13th Arkansas regiments were temporarily assigned to Brigadier General A. P. Stewarts brigade. Frederick Phisterer. From Franklin, the regiment moved with the division to the Battle of Nashville, December 15, 1864; served as part of the rear guard of Hoods Army on its retreat to Tupelo; joined General Joseph E. Johnston in North Carolina for the final battle of the war at Bentonville, North Carolina on March 19, 1865, and was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865. William F. Young (to colonel), James B. Howard, Co. C. On April 30, Colonel Lewis Johnson was reported in command of the same brigade. According to Colonel R. D. Mussey, Commissioner for Organization of Colored Troops, Adjutant General L. Thomas, in February 1864, authorized the formation of an invalid regiment at Chattanooga, composed of men unfit for field duty, but fit for ordinary garrison duty. Quarles Brigade was not accounted for in the final reorganization of Johnstons Army April 9, 1865, but a comparison of muster rolls showed that some members of the 48th were paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865 as part of the Fourth Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment commanded by Colonel Anderson Searcy. On March 1, 1865, the 1st Colored Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, was formed under Colonel T. J. Morgan. The brigade was composed of the 14th, 18th, 42nd and 44th U. S. Colored Infantry. 43rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Gillespie's) (5th East Tennessee Volunteers) Was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, during December, 1861. 41st Tennessee Infantry Regiment Posted on November 26, 2016 by Organized November 28, 1861; captured at Fort Donelson; reorganized September 29, 1862; finally formed Company "E", 3rd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment, paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865. January - February - Ordered to Kentucky, and duty at Henderson, Calhoun and Owensboro, Kentucky, February 10-25 - Advance on Nashville, Tennessee, March 28-April 11 - Occupation of Shelbyville and Fayetteville and advance on Huntsville, Alabama, April 29 - Advance on and capture of Decatur, Alabama, August 27-September 26 - Action at West Bridge near Bridgeport. The components of the brigade were the 14th, 26th Mississippi Infantry Regiments, 26th and 41st Tennessee Infantry Regiments. The Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications is an index to Confederate soldiers and widows who filed for a pension in Tennessee. General Bate's report states that the brigade was virtually annihilated at Nashville, with only 65 men left. The regiment ended its service in the Virginia theatre on February 9, 1862, when, along with the 1st (Maneys) and 3rd (Vaughns) Tennessee Infantry Regiments, it was ordered to Knoxville to assist in the defenses of East Tennessee. In the two days fighting, both Colonel Voorhies and Major Jamison were wounded and captured. Here, on December 14, 1863, the 49th reported 180 effectives, 227 present, 220 arms. It participated in various movements in Mississippi before the surrender of Vicksburg and during the seige. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Men from Gallatin, Sumner County. Here the regiment assisted in the erection of batteries and other defenses. Became Co. C 12th Consolidated. The 9th Louisiana Battalion was gone, but otherwise the brigade was the same. General Bates report states that the brigade was virtually annihilated at Nashville, with only 65 men left. Jerome B. Cording, Robert U. Dunlap, Co. D. Men from Dyer County. It occupied Camps Cheatham and Sevier, and in February reached Fort Donelson just in time for the battle, in which it distinguished itself and lost severely. In this battle, Greggs Brigade was in Brigadier General Bushrod Johnsons Provisional Division. No report of regimental activities for May and June, 1864 was found, but company reports for July and August show the regiment left Kennesaw July 2; reached Chattahoochee River July 5; fell back to Atlanta, July 19; was engaged in the battle July 22; left Atlanta August 26; at East Point August 28; moved to Jonesboro August 29-30; and was engaged at Jonesboro August 31. The components of this regiment as shown in the Official Records were the 2nd (Robisons), 3rd (Clacks), 10th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 26th, 30th, 32nd, 37th, and 45th Tennessee Regiments and the 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion. On April 30, Colonel Lewis Johnson was reported in command of the same brigade. (Washington, D.C.: James C. Dunn, 1837). Men from Moore County, then part of Franklin County. This was its most desperate battle, and here it exhibited superb courage. The 42nd Indiana Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky on July 21, 1865. 17th Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. About the last of June, the regiment was ordered to Fredericksburg to embark on an expedition down the Rappahanock River which resulted in the capture of the Federal mail packet, the Saint Nicholas, the Halifax, laden with coffee, and the Mary of Virginia, laden with ice. Originally called Co. D. Unattached, District of the Etowah, Department of the Cumberland . William W. James, Hugh L. W. Little, Co. A. The fall of Fort Donelson on February 16 necessitated a change in plans, and, after a brief furlough, the regiment rendezvoused at Huntsville, Alabama, about the last of March, 1862. The recruits came from Gwinnett, De Kalb, Newton, Walton, Fulton, and Calhoun counties, from the Atlanta area. 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