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.

Co. Aytch, Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment: Large Print

Co. Aytch, Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment: Large Print
Author: Samuel R. Watkins
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2019-03-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781798541029

Company Aytch; Or, a Side Show of the Big Show is the personal memoir of American Civil War veteran Samuel "Sam" Rush Watkins. Often heralded as one of the most reliable and informative primary sources on the Civil War, Watkins describes his experiences during his service as an infantryman in the Confederate Army. In the early days of the war, Watkins enlisted in the Tennessee Infantry and served through the duration of the conflict, participating in many battles, including ones in Atlanta, Jonesboro, and Nashville. Profoundly, Watkins was one of only sixty-five men from the First Tennessee infantry, which recruited over three thousand men, to survive the war. Widely studied by Civil War historians, Company Aytch is valued for its portrayal of the experience of the common soldier.