The 42nd Regiment of the Georgia Volunteers assembled at Camp McDonald, Georgia, in March, 1862. Marshall, Co. D formerly A, also called G. Comer H. Bean, William E. Murrell, Co. G. General Bates report states that the brigade was virtually annihilated at Nashville, with only 65 men left. Men from Bedford County. When General Bragg started on his invasion of Kentucky, Cleburnes Brigade was detached for a time to operate with Major General E. Kirby Smith, and was with General Smith at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky, on August 30, 1862. This was its most desperate battle, and here it exhibited superb courage. It retreated with the Army to Tupelo, Mississippi and was transferred with the remnant of Hoods Army to North Carolina where it took part in the Battle of Bentonville, March 19, 1865 where it lost its last regimental commander, Major W. H. Wilkinson. This unit history was extracted from Tennesseans in the Civil War, Vol 1. The Cumberland Rifles.. On September 20, the regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Evans, although his name does not appear in the list of the field officers of either Nixons or Voorhies Regiments. William B. Bate, Joe P. Tyree, Lycurgus Charlton, John W. House, Co. I. 42nd Infantry (Tennessee) per family oral history and U.S. Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 Contact Name: Vicki Ramirez Contact Email: Click for E-mail Date Added: 8/21/2012 Company A John A. Wills - Unknown No Comments Contact Name: sheila moore Contact Email: Click for E-mail Date Added: 2/1/2011 Company B The 49th Tennessee Infantry Regiment was organized at Fort Donelson, with 10 companies, all but one of which had been organized during November and December, 1861. From Mississippi the brigade moved to North Carolina, and was engaged in the final battle of the war at Bentonville, North Carolina March 19, 1865. From Mobile, the brigade was ordered to join the Army of Tennessee, arriving at Dalton, Georgia, November 26. The regiment remained at Dalton until the resumption of activity in May, with the exception of one expedition to Demopolis, Alabama, and return from February 19 to 29th. Colonel Robison remained in command until he was wounded at Jonesboro, Georgia; he was its last colonel. Scott Davis - 1st Lt. Enlisted May 6 . The muster-in roll for this company reads 26th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. On September 20, Major Thomas M. Atkins was reported in command of the regiment, and as lieutenant colonel led it into battle at Franklin, November 30, 1864. Following this battle, on December 10, 1864, Strahrs Brigade was commanded by Colonel Andrew J. Kellar, the lath and 38th Tennessee Regiments had been added, and the make-up of the brigade was 4th/5th/31st/33rd/38th Tennessee Regiments commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Finlay, and the 19th/24th/41st Tennessee Regiments commanded by Captain Daniel A. Kennedy. According to Captain Love, the regiment participated in all the engagements from New Hope Church to Lick Skillet Road on July 28. Men from Lincoln County. Co.K 42nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry POW at Ft Donelson until Oct 9, 1862 WIA at Franklin ----- Isaac Newton Hulme: Born: September 26, 1826 Birthplace: Williamson County Tennessee Wife: Mary Jane Clayton Hulme 1828 - 1866 Occupation before War: Merchant in Perry County Tennessee . Men from Palmyra, Montgomery County. James Denniston, William P. Bowers, Co. D. Thomas K. Grigsby (to lieutenant colonel), Robert H. McClelland, Co. B. In this last engagement Colonel Young lost his right arm, and was finally retired to the Invalid Corps. 2nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry On the second day, the 2nd Tennessee and the 13th Arkansas regiments were temporarily assigned to Brigadier General A. P. Stewarts brigade. Thomas E. Jamison, Milton C. Molloy, Co. A, formerly K. Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived, though not always. 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. There was a problem loading your book clubs. William F. Young (to colonel), James B. Howard, Co. C. The regiment left Port Hudson April 6, 1863, for Jackson, Mississippi, where the brigade was placed temporarily in Major General W. W. Lorings Division. Here Clebume was in command of a division, and Colonel Benjamin J. Hill was in active command of the brigade. Please try again. Wellons, Co. B formerly E. The regiment is not accounted for in the final reorganization of General Johnstons Army on April 9, 1865, but a comparison of the muster rolls show that what was left of the regiment was paroled as part of the Fourth Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Anderson Searcy, which is listed in the Official Records as composed of the 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 26th, 30th, 32nd, 37th, 45th Tennessee Regiments, and the 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, July 1865. Stewart later became colonel of the 15th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. On December 10, 1864, just before the Batfie of Nashville, Captain Austin M. Duncan was reported in command of a consolidated unit composed of the 42nd, 46th, 49th, 53rd, and 55th Regiments. On March 1, 1865, the 1st Colored Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, was formed under Colonel T. J. Morgan. Captain (later colonel) William B. Bate was the moving spirit in the organization of the regiment, and he bestowed upon it the name, Walker Legion, to compliment L. P. Walker, Secretary of War for the Confederate States. Organized December, 1861; captured at Fort Donelson; reorganized September, 1862; remnant paroled as part of Fourth Consolidated Tennessee Infantry at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865. The regiment was with Lieutenant General John B. John J. When the fighting began, the 30th was called into line, and Colonel Bailey left in command of the 49th and 50th. Copyrighted 1964 by the Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee and is published here with their permission. At the reorganization in 1862, the five Alabama companies were transferred to the 6th (Norwood's) Alabama Infantry Battalion which later merged into the 55th Alabama Regiment. The regiment lost a total of 310 men during service; 5 officers and 108 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 196 enlisted men died of disease. Hampton J. Cheney, James I. Newsom, William E. Yeatman, Co. C. This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 18:06. Again no report of casualties was found, but the brigade reported 609 casualties, not itemized as regiments. Joel P. Morrison, Thomas K. Halbrook, Pleasant B. Poore, Co. I, formerly F. Men from Columbia, Maury County. . 42nd Infantry Regiment Nickname: Tammany Regiment; Jackson Guards Mustered in: June 22, 1861Mustered out: July 13, 1864 The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. 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. Other troops there before the final buildup of forces were the 30th and 53rd Tennessee Regiments, Colms 1st Infantry Battalion, and Captain Frank Maneys Battery. Men from Moore County, then part of Franklin County. Organized December 24, 1861; captured at Fort Donelson; paroled at Vicksburg; reorganized September, 1862; few members paroled in 4th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865. In the order of battle of General Joseph E. Johnstons Army at Smithfield, North Carolina March 31, 1865 Captain Love, of the 48th, was in command of the remnants of the 42nd, 46th, 48th, 49th, 53rd and 55th Tennessee Regiments, which formed one unit of Quarless Brigade, then commanded by Captain Sol Jones. Here Quarles was given command of the brigade, and Captain W. F. Young became colonel of the 49th, Colonel Bailey having resigned on account of ill health. Following the battle, the brigade returned to Walkers Division, but on November 12, 1863, Greggs Brigade was broken up, and the 41st placed in Brigadier General George Maneys Brigade, of Walkers Division. Along with the rest of the command, the 49th was surrendered on February 16, 1862. On September 10, it was still at Jonesboro. Men from Hartsville, then Sumner, now Trousdale County. 42nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment, List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=42nd_United_States_Colored_Infantry_Regiment&oldid=1035866420, United States Colored Troops Civil War units and formations, Military units and formations established in 1864, Military units and formations disestablished in 1866, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 July 2021, at 04:11. No record of casualties was found, but the 21st and 22nd were in the center in an open cornfield under heavy fire and must have suffered heavy casualties. At Shiloh, the regiment was placed in Brigadier General Patrick R. Cleburnes Brigade, together with the 15th Arkansas, the 6th Mississippi, the 5th (later 35th), 23rd, and 24th Tennessee Infantry regiments. This brigade was in Major General William J. Hardees Corps. At Port Hudson, on January 7, 1863, Major General Frank Gardner formed Brigadier General S. B. Maxeys Brigade, composed of Miles Louisiana Legion, the 4th and 30th Louisiana, the 42nd, 46th, 48th and 53rd Tennessee, 49th/50th Tennessee and 7th Texas Infantry Regiments plus Boones Louisiana, Roberts Mississippi and Fenners Louisiana Batteries. Became part of Co. F, 12th Consolidated. Some men from the 48th were in a list of men paroled at Port Hudson, July 10, 1863. John A. Oliver, Solomon J. Easley, Heltar R. Walker, Co. G, formerly D. Men from Hickman County. Early in January the brigade moved to Port Hudson, Louisiana, where it was in Major General Franklin Gardners District of Louisiana. Copyrighted 1964 by the Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee and is published here with their permission. Men from Franklin and Bedford Counties. James D. Scott, James R. Feeney, Benjamin J. Chafin, Co. C also called H. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863. Colonel Mussey stated that on October 10, 1864, the regiment had about 400 men; did considerable fatigue duty during its organization; and had been chiefly engaged in the summer of 1864 in the hospital gardens. Left state for St. Louis, Mo., September 20, 1861. . William W. James, Hugh L. W. Little, Co. A. 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. The 7th Tennessee Infantry in the Civil War : a history and roster: 7th: Infantry: R 973.782 W735O: . The Hatchie Hunters. Organized July 15th, 1861 at Camp Trenton, became part of Co. H, 12th Consolidated. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. On July 19, 1861, the brigade joined Beauregards forces at Manassas, preparatory to the battle of July 21. Roster. It was engaged in the Battle of Missionary Ridge November 25, 1863, and on the 26th, while acting as guard for Fergusons Battery, was ambushed at Graysville, Georgia where it suffered a number of casualties. Action on this request was insignificant, for the regiment was released on parole at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on September 23, and declared exchanged November 10, 1862. Albany: J. William Lafayette Brown, Joel C. Russell, Samuel O. Abner S. Boone, William E. Cunningham, Co. F. Captain Joseph Love, in his account of the regiment in Lindsleys Annals, stated that the two companies which had been on guard duty in Kentucky, arrived at Fort Donelson Friday night, February 15, just in time to be included in the surrender the next day. (Washington, D.C.: James C. Dunn, 1837). Men from Castalian Springs, Sumner County. After Murfreesboro, the regiment wintered at Tullahoma, and in the late spring was detailed to guard the railroad south of Tullahoma. 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. Bethell, James Purl, Co. A formerly H. On May 2, 1863 the brigade left Port Hudson for Jackson, Mississippi, and was engaged in some heavy fighting at Raymond, Mississippi on May 12, 1863. A Compilation of Registers of the Army of the United States, from 1815 to 1837, Inclusive. Andrew J. Campbell (to major), Isaac J. Howlett, Co. F, formerly G. The field officers were sent to Fort Warren, Massachusetts, the line officers to Johnsons Island, Illinois and the enlisted men to Camp Douglas, Chicago. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Center, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863. Men from Gibson County. At Ringgold Gap, with Lieutenant Colonel William J. Hale commanding, it had only 133 men, and lost nine. There were 46 infantry regiments in theWar of 1812for a total of about 50,324 men. 43rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Gillespie's) (5th East Tennessee Volunteers) Was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, during December, 1861. Each Regular Army infantry regiment was recruited from a particular state (or states). These six Tennessee regiments continued to serve together for the duration of the war, first under General Maxey, then under Brigadier General W. A. Quarles, from the 42nd Regiment. Hale lieutenant colonel. 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 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was organized at Camp Dick Robinson and Somerset, September 28, 1861. 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. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. A brief history of the 42nd Missouri Infantry Volunteers (1864-1865) Includes list of where each company in the regiment came from. 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. In this battle, Greggs Brigade was in Brigadier General Bushrod Johnsons Provisional Division. It then moved on sundry expeditions, and in 1864 joined the campaign through Georgia, and was engaged at New Hope Church, Pine Mountain, Kennesaw, Smyrna Depot, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta and Lick Skillet road, losing in the aggregate heavily. His older brother, Thomas Reuben Moore, a member of Company F of the 16th . Men from Hardeman County. Men from Dyer County. Jerome B. Cording, Robert U. Dunlap, Co. D. 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. Men from Maury County. Copyrighted 1964 by the Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee and is published here with their permission. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Quarles was re-elected colonel. No actual record was found of the 22nd ever being at Camp Beauregard. At this time the 41lst/50th/51st Regiment and 1st Tennessee Battalion were serving as a field unit under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. W. Beaumont. The Liberty Guards. Men from Lincoln County. W.A. On March 19, one man from the 49th was on a list of men at Camp Butler who wished to take the oath of allegiance to the Federal Government, and on April 17, a petition from Camp Douglas from men in the 42nd, 48th, 49th, and 50th Tennessee Regiments was sent to Andrew Johnson, then Military Governor of Tennessee, requesting him to use his influence to secure permission for them to take the oath of allegiance and return to their homes. It participated in the stubborn contest at Nashville, and moved south with the army, and finally surrendered in North Carolina in April, 1865.Company A - Men from Hickman County.Company B - Men from Hickman County.Company C - Men from Cheatham County.Company D - Men from Humphreys County.Company E - An Alabama company.Company F - An Alabama company.Company G - "The Perry Blues." Organized July 18, 1861 at Camp Trenton, became part of Co. H, 12th Consolidated. March, Thomas D. Griffis, Co. D. The Carroll Invincibles. Organized June 25, 1861 at McLemoresville, Tennessee; became part of Co. G, 12th Consolidated. Voorhies 48th Regiment was composed of 10 companies which had been mustered into state service during October-November 1861. David L. Goodall, William G. Henry, Charles P. Moore, William H. Saunders, Co. H. The last record of the regiment found was in a report from the Adjutant Generals Office at Washington, D.C., listing the regiments which had either already been mustered out, or were under orders to be mustered out of service. On July 10, Lieutenant General A. P. Stewart took command of the Army of Mississippi, which later became Stewarts Corps of the Army of Tennessee, and the brigade remained in Walthalls Division, Stewarts Corps until the end. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. On September 1, 1863, the brigade was at Mobile, Alabama, where General Maxey was ordered to Richmond, Virginia, and Colonel (later brigadier general) Quarles took command; the brigade was known as Quarles Brigade from this time on. Rifle, artillery, and dragoons were recruited at large. This brigade assignment continued until the surrender in 1865. Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt. The 41st reported 325 engaged, but no report of casualties was found. The brigade was composed of the 14th, 18th, 42nd and 44th U. S. Colored Infantry. 42nd Infantry Regiment was organized at Salibury, North Carolina, in April, 1862. For further history of the organization see the history of the 12th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. B.D. The Forty-second Tennessee Regiment was raised under the first call in Cheatham, Montgomery and other counties, and five companies in Alabama, and was organized about the 1st of October, 1861, with W A Quarles, colonel. On July 14, 1864, the surviving remnant of Nixons 48th Regiment was consolidated with Voorhies 48th. T. A. Napier, Isaac Anderson, Co. I.