Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 4th Cavalry Regiment Murray s written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murray's Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Regiment] was organized in August, 1862, using Spiller's Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The unit was attached to Wharton's Brigade and fought at Perryville and Murfreesborough. On January 23, 1863, it disbanded. Four companies transferred to Baxter Smith's 8th Cavalry, four to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, and two to the 1st Confederate Cavalry Regiment. Companies Of The Tennessee 4th Cavalry Regiment The 4th Cavalry (Murray's ) was organized using Spiller's Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Co. "A." Organized June 14, 1862 at Chattanooga, Hamilton County. Became 2nd Co. "D," 1st Confederate Cavalry; later an independent company; in 1864 consolidated with 1st Co. "A," 13th Tennessee Cavalry Co. "B." Organized October 2, 1862 at Mill Creek, Putnam County. Became Co. "H," 22nd Tennessee Infantry Battalion. Co. "C." Organized August 14, 1861 at Knoxville. Men from Sullivan County. Formerly Co. "F," 5th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion (q.v.); then served in Spiller's Battalion. Became Co. "B," 8th (4th) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Co. "D." Organized November 11, 1861 at Livingston, Overton County, as James W. McHenry's Company, "Brown Rangers." Became 2nd Co. "C," 1st Confederate Cavalry. Co. "E." Organized August 22, 1862 from Smith and Jackson Counties. Became Co. "K," 22nd Tennessee Infantry Battalion. Co. "F." Organized August 10, 1861 at Camp McGinnis, Overton County. Men from Fentress County. Attached to this regiment September, 1862. Became Co. I, 8th (4th) Tennessee Cavalry. Co. "G." Organized August 28, 1862 at Pikeville, Bledsoe County. Became Co. "G," 22nd Tennessee Infantry Battalion. Co. "H." Organized July 22, 1861 at Nashville, Davidson County as Q. C. Sanders' Company. Men from Smith County. Became Co. "C," 8th (4th) Tennessee Cavalry. Co. "I." Organized August 11, 1861 at Chattanooga, Hamilton County as C. C. Spiller's Company. Formerly Co. "B," 5th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion; then in Spiller's Battalion. Became Co. "H," 8th (4th) Tennessee Cavalry. Co. "K." Organized July 31, 1862 at Pikeville, Bledsoe County. Became Co. "F," 22nd Tennessee Infantry Battalion.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 8th Cavalry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 8th (Baxter Smith's) Cavalry Regiment, usually called 4th Regiment, was organized in November, 1862, but annulled. Reorganized January 23, 1863, by consolidating Davis' Tennessee Cavalry Battalion and four companies from Murray's Cavalry Regiment, its ten companies contained men recruited in the counties of Marshall, Sullivan, Smith, Wilson, Cannon, Rutherford, Hamilton, Fentress, Davidson, DeKalb, and Sumner. Another company was added in August with men from Knox and Blount counties. The regiment served in Wharton's, Biffle's, Dibrell's, and T. Harrison's Brigade. After Murfreesboro the 8th fought at Chickamauga and the Atlanta Campaign. They were in central Tennessee in the late fall of 1864, then in South Carolina by mid Febuary, 1865 to participate in the Battle of Aiken. They ended the war in North Carolina, surrendering with Johnston's army. Companies Of The TN 8th Cavalry Regiment The companies were recruited in the counties of Marshall, Sullivan, Smith, Wilson, Cannon, Ruther-ford, Hamilton, Fentress, Davidson, DeKalb, and Sum-ner. Another company was added in August with men from Knox and Blount counties. Co. "A." "The Marshall Rangers." Men from Marshall County. Co. "B." "The McClellan Troop." Men from Sullivan County. Co. "C." Men from Smith County. James M. Phillips, Co. "D" (also called "E"). Men from Dekalb and Wilson Counties. H. A. Wiley, Co. "E." Men from Cannon County. James R. Lester, Co. "F." Men from Wilson County. Jonathan W. Nichol, Co. "G." Men from Cannon and Rutherford Counties. Samuel H. Clover, Co. "H" (also called "D"). Men from Hamilton County and Alabama. R. H. Anderson, Co. "I." Men from Fentress County. Co. "K." "Cedar Snags." "Paul's People." Men from Davidson, DeKalb, Sumner and Wilson Counties. These were the original ten companies. On August 1, 1863, another company was assigned as Co. "L," Captain John I. Parton (or Partin). Organized September 20, 1862 at Knoxville. Men from Blount and Knox Counties. Formerly part of Hardy's Squadron, Escort to General John P. McCown.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of The Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment Newsom s written by John C. Rigdon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment was also called the 19th Regiment. It was organized in May, 1864, by consolidating six companies of Newsom's Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and four companies of Forrest's Alabama Cavalry Regiment, The unit was assigned to T.H. Bell's Brigade in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its members were recruited in Hardeman, Madison, Henderson, and McNairy counties.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of The Tennessee 12th Cavalry Regiment Green s written by John C. Rigdon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 12th Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Partisan Rangers] was organized behind Federal lines in February, 1863. The men were from the counties of Fayette, Tipton, Shelby, Haywood, and Gibson. It served R.V. Richardson's and Rucker's Brigade, confronted the Federals in Tennessee and Mississippi, and in October totaled about 300 effectives. Later it was active in Georgia, fought at Memphis, then was part of Hood's operations in Tennessee. During February, 1865, the regiment was broken up. Some of its members became part of the 3rd (Forrest's Old) Tennessee Cavalry. Companies Of The Tennessee 12th Cavalry Regiment Co. ""A"". Fayette County. Co. ""B"". Fayette County. Co. ""C"". Tipton County. Co. ""D"". Shelby County. Co. ""E"". Shelby County. Co. ""F"". Fayette County. Co. ""G"". Tipton County. Co. ""H"". Fayette County. Co. ""I"". Haywood County. Co. ""K"". Fayette County.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 4th Cavalry Regiment McLemore s written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 4th (Starnes'-McLemore's) Cavalry Regiment, originally called the 3rd Regiment, completed its organization at Camp Robertson, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in May, 1862. The men were from the counties of Wilson, Marshall, Bedford, Rutherford, Smith, Marion, Coffee, and Franklin. The unit was formed by adding four companies to Starnes' 8th Cavalry Battalion. The 4th skirmished in Kentucky, moved to West Tennessee and saw action at Parker's Cross Roads, fought at Franklin and Chickamauga, then took part in the Atlanta Campaign. Later it split: part was active in East Tennessee and Virginia and rejoined General Wheeler at Savannah; the other part served with General Forrest in Middle Tennessee and Mississippi. The regiment was reunited in South Carolina during January, 1865, and went on to participate in the campaign of the Carolinas. It was included in the surrender on April 26. Companies Of The Tennessee 4th Cavalry Regiment Company A - Captain David W. Alexander - Men from Marshall County. Company B - Captain C.H. Ingles - Men from Sevier County and Knox County. Company C - Captain Geo. Moore - Men from Wilson County and DeKalb County. Company D - Lieut. Robt. Bone - Men from Wilson County and DeKalb County. Company E - Captain H.E. Wyly - Men from Cannon County. Company F - Captain Jas. R. Lester - Men from Wilson County and DeKalb County. Company G - Captain J.W. Nichol - Men from Rutherford County and Cannon County. Company H - Captain Samuel H. Glover - Men from Hamilton County and North Alabama. Company I - Captain Robt. Bledsoe - Men from Fentress County. Company K - Captain James H. Britton - Men from Wilson County and DeKalb County Company L - Captain J.J. Parton - Men from Sevier County and Knox County.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 4th Infantry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 4th Infantry Regiment was organized at Germantown, Tennessee, in May, 1861. It was Transferred from the Provisional Army of Tennessee "to Confederate service August, 1861; reorganized April 25, 1862; consolidated with the 5th Tennessee Infantry RegimentDecember 1862; formed part of Co. "D," 3rd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment April 9, 1865; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865. The regiment fought entirely in the west beginning with the battle Shiloh. It participated in the Atlanta Campaign, Franklin, Nashville and the Carolinas Campaign. Companies Of The Tennessee 4th Infantry Regiment Company A "The Shelby Grays." Shelby County. Company B "The Pillow Guards." Hardeman County. Company C "The Wigfall Grays." Shelby County. Company D "The Raleigh Volunteers." Shelby County. Company E "The Harris Guards." Obion County. Company F "The West Tennessee Rifles." Gibson County Company G "The Lauderdale Invincibles." Lauderdale County. Company H "The Tennessee Guards." Shelby County. Company I "The Tipton Rifles." Tipton County. Company K "The Dyer Guards." Dyer County.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 16th Cavalry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Logwood's) also called the 15th Regiment was organized at Pikeville, Mississippi, in August, 1863. It was reorganized November 16, 1863 and in February, 1864, it consolidated with Street's Mississippi Battalion, 15th (Stewart's) Tennessee Regiment on February 5, 1864 to form 15th (Stewart's-Logwood's) Regiment (2nd Organization). The regiment served under Nathan Bedford Forrest in Tennessee and Alabama, participated in the Atlanta and Nashville Campaigns and surrendered in Alabama. Companies of the Tennessee 16th Cavalry Regiment Company A - Captain James H. Murray (to lieutenant colonel) Company B - Captain James L. Garrison Company C - Benjamin I. McSpadden Company D - Captains J.R. Farrabee, John C. Ford - Shelby County and Fayette Counties. Company E - Captain Thomas N. Caruthers Company F - Captains Thomas W. Brinkley, William S. Latta - Fayette County, Hardeman County and Haywood Counties. Company G - Captain John H. Stevens - Fayette and Shelby Counties. Company H - Captain Thomas D. Robins - Fayette, Shelby and Hardeman Counties Company I - Captain J.E. Sullivan - Shelby and Tipton Counties. Company K - Thomas N. Hughes - Shelby and Fayette Counties.

Download or read book Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Tennessee 9th Cavalry Regiment Ward s written by John C. Rigdon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 9th Cavalry Regiment [also called 13th or 15th Cavalry] was organized as an eight-company battalion in September, 1862, then two other companies were assigned in November. It skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky and served in General Morgan's Brigade. On Morgan's raid into Ohio during July, 1863, most of the men were captured at Buffington Island and New Lisbon. Those that remained went on to serve in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry Battalion.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 22nd Infantry Battalion written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 22nd Infantry Battalion was organized in January, 1863 by the addition of five companies which had been organized in September and October, 1862 to four companies which had previously served in the 4th (John P. Murray's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, which was disbanded in January, 1863. The battalion joined the Army of Tennessee at Shelbyville, after the Battle of Murfreesboro, and was placed in Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk's Corps, Major General B. F. Cheatham's Division, Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright's Brigade, which consisted of the 8th, 16th, 28th, 38th, 51st Tennessee Infantry Regiments, and the 22nd Battalion plus Carnes's Battery. The battalion fought throughout the remainder of the war with the Army of Tennessee including the Atlanta Campaign, Franklin and Nashville, The Carolinas Campaign and surrendered in North Carolina. Companies of the Tennessee 22nd Infantry Battalion Co. "A." Organized October 1, 1862 at McMinnville. Men from White County. Co. "B." Organized October 1, 1862 at McMinnville. Men from White County. Co. "C." Organized September 10, 1862 at Pikeville, Bledsoe County. Co. "D." Organized November 26, 1862 at McMinnville, Warren County. This company was incomplete, and March 28, 1863 was ordered disbanded the men distributed to other companies, the order was apparently not carried out. Co. "E." Organized September 25, 1862 in Van Buren County. Co. "F." Organized July 31, 1862 at Pikeville, Bledsoe County. Formerly Company "K," 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Co. "G." Organized August 28, 1862 at Pikeville, Bledsoe County. Formerly Co. "G," 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Co. "H." Organized October 2, 1862 at Mill Creek, Putnam County. Formerly Co. "B," 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Co. "K." Organized August 22, 1862 at Dixon Springs, Smith County. Formerly Co. "E," 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. There was no Company "I."

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 5th Cavalry Battalion McClellan s written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 5th Cavalry Battalion [also called 1st or 4th Battalion] was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 29, 1861, with six companies. The unit served under General Zollicoffer in the Department of East Tennessee and during September had 540 effectives. It skirmished in Kentucky, returned to Tennessee, and in May, 1862, merged into the 2nd (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment except for companies B and F which became Companies I and C of the TN 4th Cavalry Regiment (Murray's). Companies Of The TN 5th Cavalry Battalion S. W. Eldredge, Co. "A." "The Lancers." Organized August 10, 1861 at Cleveland, Bradley County. Men mostly from Bradley County with some from Polk County. Became Company "A," 2nd Regiment. C. C. Spiller, Co. "B." Organized August 11, 1861 at Chattanooga. Men mostly from Hamilton County with some from North Alabama. Later served in Spiller's Battalion; then as Company "I," 4th (Murray's) Regiment; finally as Company "H," 8th, -usually called 4th- (Baxter Smith's) Cavalry Regiment. Henry C. Gillespie, Co. "C." Organized August 12, 1861 at Camp Cummings, near Knoxville. Men from Knox, Union, and Claiborne Counties. Became Company "B," 2nd Regiment. Henry C. Legg, Co. "D." Organized August 12, 1861 at Knoxville. Men from Hawkins and Hancock Counties. Became Company "C," 2nd Regiment. William C. Holland, Co. "E." Organized August 13, 1861 at Knoxville. Men from Blount County. Became Company "K," 2nd Regiment. David McClellan, Co. "F." "The McClellan Troop." Organized August 14, 1861 at Knoxville. Men from Sullivan County. Became Company "C," 4th (Murray's) Regiment; later Company "B," 4th or 8th, (Baxter Smith's) Regiment.

Download or read book Historical Sketch Roster of the Tennessee 19th Cavalry Regiment Consolidated written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 19th (Biffle's) Cavalry Regiment, usually known as Biffle's 9th Cavalry, was organized October 23, 1862. The men were from the counties of Wayne, Lawrence, Maury, Perry, Lewis, and Madison. The regiment was consolidated with at least a dozen different commands during the war, but specifically in the late fall and early winter of 1864 - 65 was ordered consolidated with Holman's, Biffle's, Wheeler's Regiments, the 9th Battalion, and 1st Confederate Regiment into four regiments which composed one brigade." On January 19, 1865 in compliance with this order, Chalmers consolidated the 10th and 19th Regiments. On January 20th, Forrest instructed Chalmers: "You will retain Holman's, DeMoss's, Biffle's and Russell's Regiments and release all other parts of regiments and detachments whose commands may be in Georgia." The roster in this book thus represents one of the latest lists of men who served under Forrest / Chalmers and probably post dates the battles of Franklin and Nashville. Companies Of The Tennessee 19th Cavalry Regiment Co. "A." Organized August 10, 1862 at Ashland, Wayne County. Co. "B." Organized August 24, 1862 in Wayne County. Co. "C." Organized August 25, 1862 in Wayne County. Co. "D." Organized August 31, 1862 in Maury County. Men from Lawrence County. Co. "E." Organized September 4, 1862 at Columbia, Maury County. Co. "F." Organized September 30, 1862 at Leatherwood, Wayne County. Men from Perry County. Co. "G." Men from Maury County. Co. "H." Men from Lewis and Perry Counties. Co. "I." Organized September 10, 1862 in Wayne County. Co. "K." Men from Gibson, Henderson and Wayne Counties. Co. "L." Organized July 11, 1863 at Jackson, Madison County.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 8th Infantry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, on May 2, 1861. Ordered to Virginia, the unit arrived at Huntersville July 21, 1861 with 887 men. It was placed in Brigadier General Daniel S. Donelson's Brigade, along with the 16th Tennessee, and the 1st and 14th Georgia Regiments. The 8th and 16th Tennessee Regiments served in the same brigade organizations throughout the war. As part of this brigade it participated in the Cheat Mountain Campaign. After the Cheat Mountain failure, the 8th and 16th, Donelson's Brigade were sent to Port Royal, South Carolina, arriving December 16, 1861. The 8th was in a skirmish at Port Royal Ferry January 1, 1862. April 10, 1862, Donelson's Brigade, 1572 men, was ordered to Corinth, Mississippi, and in May the brigade consisted of the 2nd, 8th, 15th, 16th and 154th Tennessee Infantry Regiments, and Carnes' Tennessee Battery. The 8th Tennessee continued throughout the remainder of the war with the Army of Tennessee, participating in all the major battles and the Atlanta Campaign. After the Battle of Nashville, December 15-16, 1864, the 8th joined General Joseph E. Johnston, in North Carolina, and was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, as part of the 1st Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Companies Of The Tennessee 8th Infantry Regiment All company letters were changed at the reorganization of May 8, 1862, and those shown are the letters used after reorganization, with the prior numbers indicated. Co. "A," formerly "I." Men from Smith County. Co. "B," formerly "F." Men from Overton County. Co. "C," formerly "B." Men from Lincoln County. Co. "D," formerly "G." "The Norris Creek Guards." Men from Lincoln County. Co. "E," formerly "C" "The Comargo Guards." Men from Lincoln County. Co. "F," formerly "D." Men from Overton County, some from Fentress County. Co. "G," formerly "K." Men from Jackson County, some from Putnam County. A number of men from this company later enlisted in Co. "E," 4th (Murray's) Cavalry Regiment. Co. "H," formerly "E." Men from Celina, Jackson County (now Clay County). Co. "I," formerly "A." Men from Marshall County. Co. "K," formerly "H." "The Mulberry Riflemen." Men from Lincoln and Moore Counties.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment Newsom s written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment was also called the 19th Regiment. It was organized in May, 1864, by consolidating six companies of Newsom's Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and four companies of Forrest's Alabama Cavalry Regiment, The unit was assigned to T.H. Bell's Brigade in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Companies Of The Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment The Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment was organized in May, 1864, by consolidating six companies of Newsom's Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and four companies of Forrest's Alabama Cavalry Regiment. Its members were recruited in Hardeman, Madison, Henderson, and McNairy counties. Co. "A." Co. "B." Some of the men later were in Co. "G," 21st (16th). Co. "C." Some men later in Co. "E," 21st (16th) Regiment. Co. "D." Some men later in 21st (16th) Regiment, some in 18th (19th) Regiment. Co. "E" May was later captain, Co. "B," 18th (19th) Regiment, and some of the men also served in this organization. Co. "F." McClerkin was later captain, Co. "I," 18th (19th) Regiment and some of the men also served in this organization. Co. "G." Some of the men later served in 18th (19th) Regiment. Co. "H." Nothing is known as to subsequent fate of this company; probably disbanded and men distributed to other companies. Prisoner of war records showed men from Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Madison and McNairy Counties.

Download or read book Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Tennessee 9th Cavalry Regiment Union written by John C Rigdon and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 9th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Camp Nelson from East Tennessee refugees in the early part of 1863, with Joseph H. Parsons, of Knox county, as colonel. It assisted in the capture of Cumberland gap, after which it escorted the prisoners to Lexington, Ky. Returning to Knoxville, it remained there until after the siege of that place, and was then detailed to escort prisoners to Camp Nelson, from which place it was ordered to Nashville, where it arrived in January and remained until about May 1st. It was stationed at Gallatin from that time until August, when it was constituted a portion of the brigade known as the "Governor's Guards," under the command of Gen. Gillem, which then entered upon a campaign in East Tennessee. It participated with great gallantry in all the battles of that campaign, and at Bull's gap a large portion of the regiment was taken prisoners. A large part of the 11th cavalry having also been captured it was consolidated with the remainder of the 9th. On March 21, 1865, it entered upon the raid through Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia under Gen. Stoneman. It returned to Tennessee in May and was mustered out at Knoxville in Sept., 1865.

Download or read book A brief narrative of the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Wheeler s Corps Army of Tennessee written by George B. Guild and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one can surmise from the title, the following book chronicles the history of the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, which was one of the group soldiers deployed to fight during the American Civil War. At this period, Tennessee was divided into two factions—the pro-Union and the pro-Confederates.

Download or read book Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Tennessee 45th Infantry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 2nd Cavalry Battalion Biffle s written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 2nd Cavalry Battalion (Biffle's) was organized July 10, 1861; mustered into Confederate service August 10, 1861; consolidated with 11th Battalion May, 1862 to form the 6th Cavalry Regiment, also called 1st or 2nd (Wheeler's) Cavalry Regiment. In the latter part of September, 1862, the regiment assisted in the capture of a regiment of infantry at Burnsville, and also took part in the battle of Iuka, Miss., on the line of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, and marched in advance of the army from Kipley, Miss., to Corinth. It was with Gen. Price's division at the battle of Corinth on the 5th and 6th of October, 1S62; Maj.-gen. Earl Van Dorn being in command of the Confederate, and Gen. Rosecrans of the Federal army. The regiment continued under Wheeler's command throughout the war, most often referred to as the Tennessee 6th Cavalry Regiment. John B. Hamilton, Co. "A." Men from Maury County. Organized June 20, 1861. Probably became Company "E," 6th Regiment. Jacob B. Biffle, James M. Mitchell, Co. "B" (also called "D"). Organized July 1, 1861 at Hampshire, with men from Wayne County. Became "G" (also called "K"), 6th Regiment. Nichols N. Cox, James H. Lewis, Co. "C" (also called "E"). Organized July 9, 1861, with men from Perry and Hickman Counties. Became Company "I" (also called "K"), 6th Regiment. Samuel H. Jones, George M. V. Kinzer, Co. "D" (also called "C"). Organized June 4, 1861 at Columbia, Maury County. Became Company "A" (also called "B"), 6th Regiment. Andrew J. Polk, Co. "E." "The Maury County Braves." Organized July 5, 1861. Became Company "F," 6th Regiment. James M. Minnis (or Mennes), Co. "F." Organized September 27, 1861 at Bowing Green, Kentucky. Men from Sumner County. Became Company "B" (also called C"), 6th Regiment. Vernon F. Bibb, Co. "G." Originally Company "C," 9th Battalion and only temporarily attached to this battalion.