3RD (VAUGHN'S) TENNESSEE INFANTRY REGIMENT, PACS
Also called 3rd Confederate Infantry;
3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment;
3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment

On August 6, 1862, the regiment fought an engagement with Federal troops under Colonel John F. De Courcy, near Tazewell, and defeated them. It then took part in the siege of Cumberland Gap and went into Kentucky with General Braxton Bragg's Army, but there is no record of participation in the Battle of Perryville

12th (DAY'S) TENNESSEE
CAVALRY BATTALION, CSA
Also called Adrian's Partisan Ranger Battalion;
Phipps' Battalion

On July 13, 1864 a Federal report placed Day's Battalion at Tazewell, Tennessee; on August 1, a detachment of Vaughn's Brigade, under Colonel William M. Bradford, was reported as stationed near Buirs Gap, Tennessee and Abingdon, Virginia; the battalion was listed as part of this detachment. Company reports show the battalion near Bristol in September; near Kingsport in October, 1864. One report stated: "This command was engaged in a severe skirmish with the 2nd Federal Tennessee Regiment on 18th October in Grainger County. On 28th, took part in General Vaughn's fight in Jefferson County. Had the proud satisfaction of checking the columns of the enemy, Carter's and Bradford's Brigades, at Russellville, Tennessee, and saving the wagon train of the entire command." It is a curious coincidence that in the fighting in East Tennessee there were Colonels Carter and Bradford in both the Federal and Confederate forces.

 

 

The 7th Battalion Confederate Cavalry

By the first of March 1865 Colonel Giltner order the consolidation of all Virginians in southwest Virginia into Auburn Pridemore's 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry. Despite the order, Prentice's command continued its independent existence. The Battalion was reported to have attacked a small Federal garrison at Tazewell, Tennessee on March 5, 1865. On March 22, Prentice informed Giltner that he had shot one of his men for desertion, ironic since most of his command was composed of deserters from other units. The Federal commander at Louisa, Kentucky estimated the 7th Battalion Confederate Cavalry's strength on April 3 as 300 men. Prentice was still in Lee County; Wise County had been given up to Yankees and desperadoes.

 

 

CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. BURROUGH'S TENNESSEE
LIGHT ARTILLERY COMPANY, CSA
Also called Rhett Artillery

On May 31, 1862, the battery was reported in Brigadier General C. L. Stevenson's Brigade, but on June 10 Stevenson was in command of a division, and Colonel Thomas H. Taylor in command of the brigade. The battery remained at Cumberland Gap until its evacuation June 18, when it moved to Cedar Ford, Tennessee. In July, 1862, in Taylor's Brigade it was under fire at Tazewell, but not actively engaged. It took part in the siege of Cumberland Gap August 10-September 21, 1862, while General E. Kirby Smith was making his invasion of Kentucky. On October 31, it was stationed at Lenoir, Tennessee, and in December was back at Cumberland Gap in Brigadier General A. Gracie, Jr's., Brigade.
       

11TH TENNESSEE INFANTRY REGIMENT, CSA

In July, 1861 the regiment, with 880 men armed with 710 flintlock muskets and 175 minie rifles, was ordered to East Tennessee to serve in the forces commanded by Brigadier General Felix K. Zollicoffer. They remained in this area until the fall of 1862, when they joined General Bragg's Army at Harrodsburg, Kentucky. During most of this period, the 11th was in garrison duty at Cumberland Gap, where Colonel Rains was in command of the garrison, along with Churchwell's 4th (later 34th) Tennessee Regiment. They had skirmishes at Wild Cat, Kentucky, (also called Rock Castle River), at Cumberland Gap and at Tazewell, but were not engaged at Fishing Creek, with Zollicoffer, nor at Perryville, with Bragg.

 

Forty-third Regiment Tennessee Volunteers

(Gillespie's Infantry)

Confederate States Army
also know as

5th East Tennessee Volunteer Regiment
and later as,

43rd Tennessee Regiment Cavalry

       The regiment was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee on December 14, 1861, comprised of ten companies which had been recruited throughout the fall months of August through November. This was the 5th infantry regiment organized in East Tennessee. The regiment at no time appears to have consisted of more that 850 effectives
       After being exchanged and reorganized, the four regiments of Reynold's brigade were detached and assigned in early November 1863 to Brig. Gen. John Crawford Vaughn's old East Tennessee brigade consisting of the 60th, 61st and 62nd Tennessee. In December they were mounted and served thereafter as a cavalry brigade participating initially in Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's siege of Knoxville. During the winter and early fall the regiment was involved in skirmishes with the enemy at Tazewell in the Cumberland Gap region, at Morristown and in lower southwest Virginia. By April 1864 the regiment was comprised of about 215 effectives.

30th Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA

The 30th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Talladega, 16 April 1862, with men recruited from Calhoun, Clay, Coosa, Franklin, Jefferson, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, and Talladega counties. It reported for duty at once to Chattanooga. Sent further into East Tennessee, it was brigaded under Gen'l Alexander W. Reynolds of Tennessee, then under Gen'l Carter L. Stevenson. The regiment skirmished at Tazewell and Cumberland Gap, and moved into Kentucky, but it was not engaged there. On the return to Tennessee, the 30th was brigaded with the 20th, 23rd, 31st, and 46th Alabama regiments, under Gen'l Edward D. Tracy of Madison, and in December, it was sent to Vicksburg with the other portions of Stevenson's Division. In the spring, the regiment fought with few casualties at Port Gibson; but, it saw heavy losses at Champion's Hill where 229 men were put out of action - half the regimental strength. In addition, four ensigns were killed, and the colors were penetrated by 63 balls and 16 shell fragments. At Vicksburg, the 30th suffered severely in casualties during the siege and was captured with the fortress. Paroled, the regiment recruited at Demopolis and proceeded with other portions of the brigade, now under Gen'l Edmund W. Pettus of Dallas, to the main army near Chattanooga. The regiment was engaged without loss at Missionary Ridge, then wintered at Dalton. At Rocky Face Ridge, the 30th suffered severely, but lightly at Resaca. In the Atlanta Campaign, the regiment was engaged in several battles. It lost heavily at New Hope, Atlanta, and Jonesboro. It proceeded into Tennessee and was engaged at Nashville, losing heavily again, and was part of the rear guard on the movement to Duck River. Transferred to North Carolina, the regiment fought at Kinston and Bentonville, with high casualties. The 30th surrendered with the army at Greensboro, North Carolina, about 100 men present for duty. Toward the close of the war, the 30th was consolidated with the 20th Infantry and redesignated the 20th Consolidated Infantry Regiment, at Smithfield, 9 April 1865.

Field and staff officers: Cols. Charles Miller Shelley (Talladega; promoted); James K. Elliott (Talladega; wounded, Bentonville); Lt. Cols. Taul Bradford (Talladega; resigned, 10 Nov 1862); John Bass Smith (Jefferson; KIA, Vicksburg); John C. Francis (Calhoun; KIA, Rocky Face Ridge); Thomas H. Patterson (Talladega; KIA, Atlanta); James K. Elliott; promoted); William H. Burr (St. Clair); Majors John Bass Smith (promoted); William C. Patterson (Talladega; wounded, Champion's Hill; resigned, 28 Jan 1864); John C. Francis (promoted); Thomas H. Patterson (promoted); James K. Elliott (promoted); William Hughson Burr (promoted); and Adjutants William W. Houston (Talladega; wounded, Champion's Hill); and James E. Shell.

 

 

 

 

40th Ga. Co. G- Haralson Defenders  by:  Mildred Gabhart

 

 

 

 

Does anyone know of the battles that this company from Haralson County, Ga. fought in. My great great grandfather, John Reid was in this unit.

 

31st Alabama Infantry Regiment

The 31st Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Talladega, 16 March 1862, with men from Calhoun, Cherokee, Montgomery, Randolph, Shelby, and Talladega counties. It reported to Gen'l Danville Leadbetter at Chattanooga shortly after. It then moved up to Knoxville, where it was brigaded under Gen'l Seth Barton, in Carter Stevenson's Division. The regiment was at the investment of Cumberland Gap, and it took part in the fight at Tazewell. With Gen'l E. K. Smith's column, it was in the Kentucky Campaign, without coming up with the enemy. When the forces came back, it was permanently brigaded with the 20th, 23rd, 30th, and 46th Alabama regiments, under Gen'l Edward D. Tracy of Madison, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. In December, the 31st accompanied Stevenson's Division to Vicksburg. In May 1863 it helped defend Port Gibson, Mississippi, where the regiment suffered severely. It fought at Baker's Creek, and the loss was heavy. As part of the Vicksburg garrison, the regiment suffered through the siege, and after losing a number killed and wounded, it was surrendered with the fortress. Placed in parole camp at Demopolis, the 31st was soon exchanged. With Gen'l Edmund Pettus in command of the brigade, the regiment joined the Army of Tennessee, and it was engaged with slight loss at Mission Ridge. It wintered at Dalton, and it participated in the campaign from Dalton to Atlanta. The regiment followed Gen'l John Bell Hood into Tennessee and sustained severe losses at Columbia and Nashville, and was the rear-guard of the retreating army. Transferred to North Carolina, the regiment was hotly engaged at Bentonville, and a fragment of the 1100 with which it entered the service surrendered at Greensboro, as part of Pettus' Brigade. There were 260 effectives in January, 1863, with 21 k and 37 w at Vicksburg. There were 23 casualties at Chattanooga, and in December, 1863, there were 452 present with 323 arms. Only 180 were fit for duty in January 1865, and less than 100 surrendered in April. Toward the close of the war, the 31st was consolidated with the 23rd and 46th Infantry and redesignated the 23rd Consolidated Infantry Regiment at Smithfield, 9 April 1865.

Field and staff officers: Col. Daniel Robinson Hundley (Madison; wounded, Port Gibson; captured, Port Gibson, Big Shanty, Georgia); Lt. Col. Thomas Mann Arrington (Montgomery); Major George W. Mattison (Talladega; transferred to line duty); John W. Shorter (Georgia; captured, Champion's Hill; resigned); and William M. Garrard (Georgia)

http://www.ehistory.com/uscw/features/Regimental/kjones/Tracy.cfm

 

 

46th Alabama Infantry Regiment

The 46th Alabama Infantry was organized at Loachapoka, Alabama, on 20 May 1862. It recruited men from the counties of Blount, Coosa, Henry, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, and Randolph. Shortly after, it was sent to East Tennessee and had casualties in the fight at Tazewell. The regiment was in the march into Kentucky, in Gen'l Carter L. Stevenson's Division, but it did no fighting. When the Army returned to Tennessee, the 46th was placed in Gen'l Thomas H. Taylor's Brigade with the 20th, 23rd, 30th, and 31st Alabama, under Gen'l Edward D. Tracy. In December, with all of Stevenson's Division, the regiment was sent to Mississippi. In the battle of Port Gibson, where its brigadier fell, the regiment suffered severely. A few days later, it was engaged at Baker's Creek (Champion's Hill), again with many casualties, and where half of the regiment was captured, including the field officers. The remainder were besieged in Vicksburg and were captured with the fortress. Losses there were 15 k and 45 w. Exchanged and then eorganized at Demopolis, AL, with Gen'l Edmund Pettus in command of the brigade, the 46th rejoined the Army of Tennessee. It lost considerably at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge and made winter quarters at Dalton, GA, with an effective force of 367 men and 266 arms. It was engaged at Crow's Valley, with several casualties, and it was involved in almost constant fighting from Dalton to Atlanta. At Jonesboro, it suffered many casualties. Then, marching with Gen'l John Bell Hood into Tennessee, it was one of the three regiments that made the brilliant fight at Columbia, where its losses were considerable. The 46th lost several k and w at Nashville, and quite a number were captured. It was the rear guard on the retreat and was complimented by Gen'l Hood in special orders for its services then. Transferred to North Carolina, the 46th was engaged at Kinston and Bentonville, with severe loss in the latter. The regiment was consolidated with the 23rd and 31st Alabama regiments, 9 April 1865, at Smithfield, NC, with J. B. Bibb of Montgomery as colonel, (Col. Woods was transferred to the 19th Alabama), Osceola Kyle as lt. col, and J. T. Hester of Montgomery as major. The 46th, now designated the 23rd Alabama, was surrendered at Salisbury by Major George E. Brewer, who had commanded it for two years, with no more than 75 men. Toward the close of the war, the 46th was combined with the 23rd and 31st Infantry and redesignated the 23rd Consolidated Infantry Regiment, at Smithfield, 9 April 1865.

Field and staff officers: Col. Michael Leonard Woods (Montgomery; captured, Champion's Hill); Lt. Col. Osceola Kyle (Coosa; captured, Champion's Hill); Major James M. Handley (Randolph; captured, Champion's Hill); and Adjutants William S. Turner (Montgomery; resigned); Thomas Riggs (Dallas; KIA, 5 May 63); Lt. Josiah T. House (Coosa; acting; KIA, Vicksburg); A. J. Brooks (Coosa; wounded, Kennesaw Mtn.); Lt. George McFarland (acting; KIA, Jonesboro)

http://www.ehistory.com/uscw/features/Regimental/kjones/Tracy.cfm

 

 

40th Ga. Co. G- CSA,  Haralson Defenders
List of Battles


Battle at Tazewell, Tennessee on 07 August 1862

Biggers, R. A.- private July 20, 1862. Pension records show he was wounded in left foot, necessitating amputation of toes, at Tazewell, Tenn. August 7, 1862. Absent without leave November 18-December 31, 1863. No later record. (Born in Ga. November 27, 1841)

Hobbs, Joseph H.- private March 4, 1862. Pension records show he contracted diarrhoea and jaundice at    Tazewell, Tenn. August 6, 1862. In Bean Station, Tenn. hospital for six weeks from August 7, 1862. Sent to Chattanooga, Tenn. hospital from Knoxville, Tenn. in 1862. Returned to command and remained until November 25, 1863. Discharged, disability. (Born in Ga. November 19, 1827)
Battle at Tazewell, Tennessee on 05 September 1862
Battle at Versailles, Kentucky on 12 October 1862
Battle at Lexington, Kentucky on 23 October 1862
Battle at Tennessee on 21 December 1862
Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 28 December 1862
Battle at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi on 30 December 1862
Battle at Brookhaven, Mississippi on 14 May 1863
Battle at Jackson, Mississippi on 14 May 1863
Battle at Baker’s Creek, Mississippi on 16 May 1863
Battle at Baker’s Creek, Mississippi on 17 May 1863
Battle at Edward’s Depot, Mississippi on 18 May 1863
Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 17 June 1863
Battle at Warrenton, Mississippi on 17 June 1863
Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 03 July 1863
Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 04 July 1863
Battle at Manassas, Virginia on 23 July 1863
Battle at Tazewell, Tennessee on 05 September 1863
Battle at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee on 25 November 1863
Battle at Chattanooga, Tennessee on 26 November 1863
Battle at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee on 26 November 1863


 

42nd Regiment Volunteer Infantry, CSA

Campaign, Cumberland Gap, Tenn. May 31-June 18
(Included battles at Tazewell)
Occupation, Cumberland Gap, Tenn. June 18

 

 

59th Georgia Regiment, CSA
List of Battles

Battle at Strawberry Plains, Virginia on 10 January 1864
Battle at Near Dandridge, Tennessee on 16 January 1864

Battle at Tazewell, Tennessee on 29 January 1864

Battle at Mine Run, Virginia on 06 May 1864
Battle at Wilderness, Virginia on 06 May 1864
Battle at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia on 09 May 1864

 

 

COMPANY I, 39th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A.
GILMER COUNTY, GEORGIA GILMER TIGERS #2

 

Battle at Bridgeport, Alabama on 29 April 1862
Battle at Knoxville, Tennessee on 18 June 1862
Battle at Tazewell, Tennessee on 06 August 1862

 

Company " F "40th. Georgia Infantry Regiment , CSA
PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA
PAULDING WASHINGTON GUARDS

Brock, Joseph R.- private March 4, 1862. Appears only on bounty pay roll dated March 27, 1862. Pension records show he contracted measles and chronic diarrhoea in Tennessee in 1862 . Lost hearing. Discharged, disability, at Tazewell, Tenn. December 1862. (Born in Campbell County, Ga. 22, 1831.
Potts, E. F. (or R. F.) - private March 4, 1862. Wounded at Tazewell, Tenn. September 5, 1862 .
Varner, William H.- private May 13, 1862. Died, relapse of measles, at Tazewell, Tenn. August 13, 1862 .

      MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A,
40th REGIMENT  GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, 
ARMY OF TENNESSEE C. S. A. 
PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA

Stroud,  Seaborn  A.-   private   March  10,   1862 . Wounded  in left arm,   necessitating  amputation    above  elbow,  at  Tazewell, Tenn.  September  5, 1863 .  Absent, wounded,  December  31,  1863 . "Present with  his company  at Atlanta,  Ga. May   4, 1864 ."  No later record.

 

 

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