Reminiscences of the 41st Tennessee

Reminiscences of the 41st Tennessee
Author: Sumner Archibald Cunningham
Publisher: White Mane Publishing Company
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN:

Eighteen-year-old Sumner A. Cunningham joined his local home guard near Shelbyville, Tennessee, in late October 1861, and immediately was assimilated into a new Confederate regiment, the 41st Tennessee Infantry. Rising to senior noncommissioned-officer rank, his experiences were those of the Army of Tennessee through the next three years. He received limited military training, was captured at Fort Donelson, and spent time as a prisoner of war in Camp Morton, Indiana. After his exchange, he marched in the failed Mississippi campaign to free Vicksburg, saw action around Jackson and Raymond, at Port Hudson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the Atlanta and Tennessee campaigns. There, he fought with bravado at Franklin and Nashville before he deserted. Reminiscences of the 41st Tennessee: The Civil War in the West is based on his wartime diary, which he published in 1871 for his middle Tennessee market. Cunningham's military account is a refreshingly candid examination of his daily life in the Army of Tennessee. From combat and heroism to fear, cowardice, and disease, his is an unusually honest insight into the Confederacy in the West.

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 41st Infantry Regiment

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 41st Infantry Regiment
Author: John C. Rigdon
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2017-05-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781546640813

The Tennessee 41st Infantry Regiment was organized November 28, 1861; captured at Fort Donelson; reorganized September 29, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, reconstituted and fought in the Atlanta Campaign, Franklin and Nashville and finally formed Company "E," 3rd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. They were paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865. Companies Of The Tennessee 41st Infantry Regiment William W. James, Hugh L. W. Little, Co. "A." - Lincoln County. William Lafayette Brown, Joel C. Russell, Samuel O. Woods, Co. "B," also called "G." "The Richmond Gentrys." - Bedford County. James D. Scott, James R. Feeney, Benjamin J. Chafin, Co. "C" also called H." - Lincoln County. Joseph H. George, William J. March, Thomas D. Griffis, Co. "D." "The Liberty Guards." - Lincoln County. John J. Fly, William B. Fonville, Co. "E." - Lincoln and Marshall Counties. Abner S. Boone, William E. Cunningham, Co. "F." "The Shelbyville Rebels." - Bedford County. Comer H. Bean, William E. Murrell, Co. "G." - Moore County, then part of Franklin County. Robert G. McClure, John C. Osburn, Co. "H." - Marshall County. Albert G. Clopton, A. M. Kieth, Co. "I." - Franklin and Bedford Counties. Littleberry Logan, James H. Moore, William B. Baxter, Benjamin Boone, James Y. Norman, Co. "K." - Bedford County.

Holding the Line

Holding the Line
Author: Flavel C. Barber
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780873385046

A memoir of Flavel C. Barber's service with the Third Tennessee, which also provides a history of a Confederate regiment of the time. The editor introduces Barber and details the formation of the regiment. A full regimental roster, a rarity among Confederate units, is also included.

The Army of Tennessee in Retreat

The Army of Tennessee in Retreat
Author: O.C. Hood
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2018-12-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 147667292X

Following the Battle of Nashville, Confederate General John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee was in full retreat, from the battle lines south of Nashville to the Tennessee River at the Alabama state line. Ferocious engagements broke out along the way as Hood's small rearguard, harried by Federal Cavalry brigades, fought a 10-day running battle over 100 miles of impoverished countryside during one of the worst winters on record.

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Tennessee 45th Infantry Regiment

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Tennessee 45th Infantry Regiment
Author: John C. Rigdon
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1794854894

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.