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First Lieut. T. B. Haynes; discharged at reorgan- ization.
Second Lieut. James Haynes; wounded at Shiloh ; discharged at reorganization; served in cavalry and killed in battle in Mississippi.
Third Lieut. Henry C. Greer; discharged at reor- ganization ; served as lieutenant-colonel of Twentieth Cavalry.
First Sergt. James Bowles; discharged, over age.
C. T. (Tip) Allen; wounded in the neck at Perry- ville, coughed up the ball and walked back to Knox- ville, Tenn; captured at Nashville; served through the war.
J. W. Allen ; served through the war.
Samuel A. Allen; wounded at Peachtree Creek and died.
W. H. Allen; wounded at Chickamauga; served two and one-half years.
J. K. Polk Alexander; wounded at Shiloh and Mis- sion Ridge; served through the war.
Robert Baker.
W. D. Baker; served through the war.
W. H. Barbee ; wounded at Mission Ridge and died. N. J. Barham ; furnished a substitute.
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Tom Barker; discharged, ill health.
Ed Bohanan; served through the war; wagonmas- ter.
Rice Bostwick ; joined the Federals.
Walter Bowden; joined cavalry.
Wm. Bowles; discharged, over age.
Smith C. Breedlove; on infirmary corps; served through the war.
Robert H. Breedlove; served through the war. John Brewer; served through the war.
Tom Bryant ; served one year.
Alf Busbee ; died at Union City.
B. B. Busbee; served through the war.
Ransom Busbee; died at Corinth, Miss.
Ed. Chapman; wounded at Murfreesboro and cap- tured ; joined the Federals.
F. M. Clark; elected lieutenant at reorganization ; served through the war.
John Cody.
Jack Coleman; served through the war.
G. J. Coleman ; wounded at Atlanta ; served through the war.
John Copeland ; elected first lieutenant at reorgani- zation; wounded and captured at Perryville and es- caped ; served through the war.
Thomas Copeland ; discharged, over age ; re-enlisted in Company "E," Twentieth Cavalry.
John Carson ; died at Chattanooga.
John R. Crosswell; appointed sergeant major; elected third lieutenant in 1863 ; wounded at Atlanta ; served through the war.
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W. A. Dillahunty ; transferred to Tenth Tennessee Cavalry.
Ab A. Dinwiddie; ensign; wounded at Shiloh ; wounded and captured at Murfreesboro; wounded at Atlanta, and died at hospital at Macon, Ga., August 8, 1864.
Matt B. Dinwiddie; color guard; wounded at At- lanta; served as second lieutenant in Company "B,' Twentieth Tennessee Cavalry; served to close of the war.
Sid Ellis ; lost sight of during the war.
Alex Fields; died at Union City.
Henry Fields; died.
Abe Foster; discharged, ill health.
George W. Foster; served through the war.
Elijah Foust; elected captain at reorganization; wounded and captured at Mission Ridge; died at Camp Chase, January 10, 1864.
James Freeman ; discharged, under age.
Albert Gibson; served one year.
Frank Gibson; discharged, under age.
John Gibson; served one year.
J. Monroe Gilbert; discharged, and re-enlisted in a Texas regiment.
A. B. Goodin; discharged, ill health; re-enlisted in cavalry.
Richard Grenade; served through the war.
W. Bird Greer; wounded and made cripple; dis- charged.
W. H. Green; discharged on account of lameness.
Joe J. Hagler ; wounded at Chickamauga ; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
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Thomas Hannah; discharged, ill health.
Wm. Hannah ; served one year, and in cavalry and killed.
Samuel Haynes; discharged, under age.
S. C. Hearn; appointed chaplain, 1862; served through the war.
James Hicks; died in hospital.
Ad Jones; served through the war.
Eli Jones; wounded at Perryville; served through the war.
Lazarus Johnson; killed while bathing in Chatta- hoochee River, July 7, 1862.
W. M. Kennedy.
Joe LaFlore; served one year; served also in cav- alry.
A. H. Lankford; promoted to corporal; wounded at Atlanta; captured at Nashville; served through the war.
W. S. Lankford; served through the war.
J. D. Looney; served through the war.
Thomas L. May; served two and one-half years. Tom Marshall.
Robert McAdoo; discharged, over age.
Jas. H. McCampbell ; transferred to Company "F," One Hundred and Fifty-Fourth Tennessee.
Gid Milam; captured and died at Rock Island.
John Miller ; probably discharged.
Shoat Mitchell ; served one year.
James Moffett; promoted to first sergeant; served through the war.
W. A. Morphis; wounded at Shiloh ; served two or three years.
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Tom Morris; served one year.
Richard Mullins.
Link Newton; discharged, over age.
James Nolen; died at Columbus, Ky.
John O'Brien; wounded at Shiloh, and died in hos- pital.
C. P. Owensby ; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
Bedford Parrish; captured and afterwards served in cavalry.
John Patterson; discharged, over age.
J. O. Penick; cut off at Corinth; served as lieuten- ant in Tenth Cavalry.
John Penick ; died at Union City.
James Perkins ; secured a substitute.
W. E. Petree.
James Randle ; discharged, ill health.
Thomas Reynolds; died at Memphis, April, 1862.
Wm. Reynolds; served one year.
Louis Ridley ; discharged.
Frank C. Robertson ; killed at Atlanta.
Wm. Robertson; served one year.
Albert Rogers ; served one year.
John Ross; captured at Nashville; served through the war.
Silas Simmons; captured at Nashville; served through the war.
Nick Stubbs; served two and a half years.
Elias Sullivan ; died at Corinth, Miss.
Harrison Sullivan.
J. C. Tillman; elected second lieutenant at reor- ganization.
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Haywood Thomas; served one year.
Matt Thomas; killed at Shiloh.
George Thomason ; transferred to some other regi- ment.
Joe Thompson ; wounded at Shiloh; discharged.
A. Green Trevathan; transferred to Forty-Sixth Tennessee Infantry.
Jack Underwood; served one year.
Ben Vincent ; discharged.
Edward Wallace; wounded at Shiloh.
W. T. Ward; served through the war.
W. M. Winbush; wounded at Shiloh and Chicka- mauga; served through the war.
John Wright; captured at Shiloh; joined the Fed- erals.
ROLL OF COMPANY "K," FIFTH REGIMENT, TENNESSEE INFANTRY.
Capt. H. W. Ballard; discharged at reorganization.
Capt. Joe T. Kendall; elected captain at reorgani- zation; wounded at Mission Ridge and died under Federal surgeon's knife. (See Company "F").
First Lieut. George C. Street; discharged at reor- ganization.
Second Lieut. Wes E. Harris; elected first lieuten- ant at reorganization ; detached, August, 1863.
Third Lieut. R. A. Brisendine; discharged at reor- ganization.
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First Sergt. J. Wm. Howard; elected second lieu- tenant at reorganization; wounded at Peachtree Creek; served through the war.
Second Sergt. Wm. McClure; discharged, over age.
Third Sergt. D. P. McClure; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
Fourth Sergt. Edwin H. Rennolds; elected first sergeant at reorganization; third lieutenant, October 10, 1863; wounded at Perryville; served through the war; one of thirty present at surrender. (Author.)
Fifth Sergt. J. W. Pillow; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
First Corp. Wm. B. Duff; died at Atlanta, July 3, 1863.
Second Corp. Philip Kennerly; wounded and cap- tured at Perryville ; killed at Mission Ridge.
Third Corp. J. M. B. Elliott; elected third lieuten- ant at reorganization; discharged October, 1863.
Fourth Corp. John S. Rennolds; died at Corinth, April 17, 1863, of typhoid fever.
Henry Adams; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
James Adams; served one year.
Merideth Alexander; served one year.
E. R. Atchison ; discharged, over age.
J. J. Atchison; discharged, over age.
John M. Arnn; served one year; joined the Fed- erals.
J. A. Austin; discharged (perhaps).
W. T. (Link) Ballard; killed at Murfreesboro.
A. Dillard Beckwith; promoted to corporal; killed at Resaca. (Died rejoicing. )
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Dr. C. Ed Bradley ; discharged, ill health.
Thos. J. Brisendine; wounded and captured at Mis- sion Ridge; lost an arm; served through the war.
W. Thomas Browning; captured at Mission Ridge; died in prison.
Carroll Bruce.
Ed R. Bumpass ; served one year.
John Burnley ; served one year.
Louis Bustle; discharged; joined Federals; killed at Fort Pillow.
Cal W. Cherry; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
LaFayette Cherry ; served in Lyons' Escort.
John M. Coffman; promoted to first sergeant; wounded at Atlanta ; served through the war.
W. Bens Cook ; served one year.
Jacob Cox; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
Joe Dick ; served one year.
Robert W. Ditterline; served one year.
Robert Dixon.
S. R. Drown; wounded at Shiloh; discharged.
7. O. Drown : discharged for disability.
Jack Dublin ; discharged, November, 1861, (to care for his mother and sister, his father having been killed by the explosion of gun, Lady Polk).
Alvin H. Dugger ; wounded at Shiloh ; died at hos- pital.
Jons. E. Dunaway.
1. V. Duncan; after one year served in Twentieth Tennessee Infantry.
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Hugh M. Dunlap; killed in a skirmish while serv- ing in a company of partisan rangers.
Isaac Dunlap; served one year.
J. E. Dunning; wounded at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
Alvin Edwards; served one year.
-. -. Ellis ; wounded at Franklin ; served through the war.
Jarrell Fields; served one year.
W. Shade Forrest; served one year.
R. H. Foy; wounded.
D. G. Fuller; served one year.
John Fuller; served one year.
Wm. D. Gordon; wounded at Shiloh (probably discharged ).
Joe Haggard ; served one year.
S. M. V. Haggard; served one year.
Robert Harris; promoted to corporal ; killed at Per- ryville.
Wm. D. Hendricks ; promoted to sergeant ; wounded at Murfreesboro, Mission Ridge and Franklin; served through the war.
M. J. Henry; transferred.
George Hooks; served one year.
Mordecai Holland ; disappeared.
J. Kincaid Hope; appointed quartermaster, May, 1862; served through the war.
Abe Hudgens; died during the war.
James G. L. Kennerly ; wounded and captured at Perryville ; served through the war.
Jas. P. Kesterson ; served one year.
Ed G. Kyle; served one year.
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Joe T. Kyle; served one year.
H. A. Wise Laurie; wounded at Shiloh; served through the war.
Elijah MeClure; discharged, over age.
W. A. McEwin ; served one year.
Frank M. McGuire; captured at Mission Ridge; . served through the war.
Alex McMullen; wounded at Shiloh; died at hos- pital, April 25, 1862.
Thomas Middleton; detailed as blasksmith.
Samuel A. Miller; served through the war.
Alf W. Mooney ; served one year.
Meek B. Mooney ; wounded at Shiloh.
Tandy G. Morris, Jr. ; shocked by shell at Murfrees- boro; served through the war.
Wm. C. Morrison ; served one year.
Harvey M. Murrell; wounded at Shiloh; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
Isaac H. Murrell; died April 7, 1862.
J. L. Murrell; discharged, ill health; re-enlisted in cavalry.
J. Perry Murrell; killed at Shiloh ; first man killed in battle with the regiment.
R. Wales Murrell; served about three years and afterwards in Third Kentucky Cavalry.
R. H. (Dock) Newport ; captured at Mission Ridge; died in prison.
B. F. Newton ; served one year.
Robert W. Overby ; served one year.
James F. Parker; promoted to Corporal; served three and one-half years.
H. L. Perry; joined the Federals.
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Alonzo Pillow ; transferred to Hume's Battery ; pro- moted to first lieutenant; served through the war.
James A. Powell ; discharged, ill health.
Chas. B. Provine; captured at Mission Ridge; died in prison.
J. M. Rathburn; died March, 1862.
Samuel Ridgway; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
George W. Robertson; killed at Shiloh.
J. Ed Rogers; detailed as teamster to Gen. A. P. Stewart; served through the war.
Robert C. Rogers, teamster; served through the war ; present at surrender.
Z. Scott; died in 1861.
F. Mart Sinsel; killed at Shiloh; (veteran of Mexi- can war).
Alonzo Steele; discharged, under age.
Wm. H. Story; died at Holly Springs, Miss., April 7, 1862.
Joe Taylor; served one year.
H. Marsh Tibbs; served through the war.
Hugh M. Tyler ; discharged, ill health.
J. Wiseman Vest ; served one year.
Con P. Walker; appointed commissary sergeant, May, 1862; captured at Nashville; served through the war.
J. Wes. Walber ; served about one year.
J. T. Wheeler ; served one year, or more.
Dave Willis ; served one year.
Ed E. Willis ; served one year.
Wm. Willis; served one year.
James A. Wilson ; served one year.
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J. D. Wilson; captured at Mission Ridge; served through the war.
J. G. Wilson ; died June 1, 1862.
J. Wes. Wilson; (probably ) discharged.
M. L. Wilson; discharged, ill health.
James B. Young; served through the war; (acci- dentally shot one of his fingers off).
ROLL OF COMPANY "L," FIFTH REGIMENT, TENNESSEE INFANTRY.
Capt. J. T. Winfrey; discharged at reorganization.
First Lieut. B. P. Utley ; discharged at reorganiza- tion.
Second Lieut. J. S. Watkins; discharged at reor- ganization.
Third Lieut. John Ballard; discharged at reorgani- zation.
First Sergt. H. S. White.
Second Sergt. George C. Camp; elected lieutenant at reorganization; wounded and captured at Perry- ville; detached and served with Forrest's Cavalry; afterwards ordered back to the regiment; wounded at Peachtree Creek.
G. W. Allison ; died April 27, 1862.
Jonathan Bailey; died at Louisville, Ky.
J. M. Box ; died June 8, 1862.
Joe Box.
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J. T. Camp; served in cavalry.
J. A. Childers; died March 7, 1862.
Wm. Conley ; elected second lieutenant at reorgani- zation.
A. J. Fry; died December 12, 1862.
M. M. Fry; elected captain at reorganization; de- tached at consolidation.
Clay Gordon; died of measles.
A. M. Gossett.
D. A. C. Gossett ; had smallpox at Shelbyville.
Bryant Gulley; elected first sergeant at reorgani- zation.
D. B. Gulley ; wounded at Perryville and died.
J. Harper ; wounded at Atlanta.
G. T. Harrison; captured at Nashville; served through the war.
Thomas Harrison ; wounded at Perryville. Pleas Henderson.
W. E. Henderson ; died May 31, 1862.
J. Hollinsworth ; died June 6, 1862.
P. Kennedy ; killed at Mission Ridge. Andy Mackey ; captured at Perryville.
J. A. Malin ; killed at Shiloh.
W. C. Malin; killed at Murfreesboro.
W. C. McIlwain ; died January 25, 1863.
W. H. Merrick; died July 23, 1862. Will Merrill; died of fever. Nelson Nowell; died of smallpox.
J. K. Sanders; killed at Perryville. William Stegall.
W. H. Thompson ; died March 20, 1862. George Thornton.
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H. Thornton; died June 8, 1862.
M. Tubbs; died May 18, 1862.
Ed Wallace; wounded at Peachtree Creek.
W. T. Ward; wounded at Atlanta.
H. L. White; elected sergeant at reorganization ; wounded at Perryville and died.
J. N. Wood; died February 20, 1863.
NOTE-This company was from Benton County. Its total enlistment must have been at least eighty, but the above are all the names I have been able to secure, after diligent effort.
ROLL OF COMPANY "M," FIFTH REGIMENT, TENNESSEE INFANTRY.
Capt. John A. Lauderdale; appointed assistant quartermaster, 1862.
First Lieut. J. B. Ward; elected captain at reor- ganization ; killed at Resaca.
Second Lieut. J. Lucius Bowman ; killed at Shiloh.
Third Lieut. A. J. Alexander; discharged at reor- ganization.
W. D. Allen.
Robert P. Andrews; elected second lieutenant; served through the war.
W. H. Armstrong.
W. H. Barnes.
R. B. Barnes; served through the war.
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J. M. Bartlett.
John B. Bass; wounded at Atlanta.
R. Beard.
J. D. Bennett.
M. Blanton.
R. D. Board.
A. Bolton.
E. F. Bradley.
John K. Breast; wounded at Atlanta ; served through the war.
/ A. L. Brevard ; elected first sergeant; wounded at Atlanta ; served through the war.
Arch E. Brevard; wounded at Murfreesboro; de- tached to quartermaster department.
J. H. Brevard.
R. B. Brevard; elected sergeant; wounded at At- lanta ; captured at home on furlough, January, 1865; served through the war.
J. A. Brigance.
J. H. Brigance.
B. Brooks.
J. H. Brooks ; killed at Belmont.
W. Brother.
G. L. Burnes; died during the war.
W. T. Burnes.
E. Bynum.
D. S. Campbell.
J. D. Campbell.
Peter Capote; wounded at Perryville.
A. Caton.
R. Clark.
J. Click ; wounded at Resaca.
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T. W. Click.
W. H. Click.
J. M. Cook.
W. D. Cook.
S. Cypert.
J. L. Daniels.
S. F. Daniels.
H. H. DeBow.
Thomas Dillon; served through the war.
J. Dixon.
R. Edmiston.
W. J. Elder.
A. E. Ellis.
Alex A. Farris; wounded at Perryville; lost an arm; detailed as mail carrier to Hickman, Ky.
J. Fletcher.
F. A. Fore.
C. W. Furlong.
D. Gallagher. Peter George.
J. R. Gillett; appointed assistant quartermaster ; killed at Perryville.
B. F. Gonley.
L. B. Gregory.
B. C. Hamby.
J. S. Hasey.
H. Hayes.
G. M. Herring; served through the war; one of thirty present at surrender.
R. B. Hopkins; served through the war.
W. J. Huffman ; wounded at Atlanta and died.
J. B. Johnson; captured at Jonesboro: joined the Federals.
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J. S. Johnson.
C. C. Jones.
J. H. Jones; wounded at Belmont and Jonesboro.
A. H. King; served through the war.
J. C. Kirk ; killed at Ellsbury Ridge.
Sam J. Kirkpatrick; elected third lieutenant; wounded at Peachtree Creek ; served through the war; one of thirty present at surrender.
F. Kittrell.
J. T. Landis.
T. J. Lane.
J. K. Polk Lawson; killed at Atlanta.
J. Lamotte ; served through the war.
J. Mahan.
A. McFarland ; wounded at Resaca, died of wound.
P. McMannis.
H. Melrose.
W. F. Mitchell.
J. M. Morgan.
P. Moxley.
S. M. Moxley.
W. C. Moxley.
C. G. Panister.
Matt M. Parker; captured four Yankees at Mur- freesboro ; wounded at Resaca and died.
J. Paulsgrove; wounded at Atlanta; lost an arm; probably discharged.
G. W. Powell.
C. G. Prather.
J. R. Price.
W. H. Pyle.
J. Quinn.
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J. C. Ramey.
S. K. Ramey; died during the war:
J. B. Ray ; wounded at Peachtree Creek.
L. W. Roach.
W. Rolfe.
W. F. Rowe.
R. B. Russell.
Daniel Sawyer; served through the war.
J. L. Sawyer; served through the war:
W. B. Shaw.
A. J. Smith.
P. W. Stanley.
G. N. Taylor.
J. R. Taylor.
A. W. Thomas.
Charlie Trout; served through the war.
A. E. Tucker ; elected lieutenant at reorganization ; killed at Perryville.
Henry A. Tyler ; discharged, ill health, 1861; served as captain of Company "A," Twelfth Kentucky Cav- alry.
James P. Tyler; elected lieutenant at reorganiza- tion; served through the war; one of thirty present at surrender.
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Robert Tyler; killed at Belmont.
H. T. Watson.
J. W. Wiles.
R. S. Young.
NOTE-This company was from Hickman, Ky., in- cluding a squad from Southern Illinois; was com- posed of excellent fighting material. Have been un- able to secure complete casualties.
HISTORY
OF THE
Forty-Sixth Regiment,
TENNESSEE INFANTRY.
During the summer of 1861 plans were made to en- list another infantry regiment in Henry County, as the continual increase of the Federal armies by heavy levies showed conclusively that the Confeder- ate forces must be reinforced to meet them, and our grand old county never lagged behind when men and means were needed. Following the wise example of Colonel Travis, it was deemed best to try and secure the whole command from its geographical limits, and it not only succeeded, but proved advantageous in many ways.
The commanding officers of the two militia regi- ments were instructed by Governor Harris to collect all suitable firearms from the citizens and turn them over to the ordnance department. Col. J. D. Wilson of the One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment was very efficient in this work. Col. John M. Clark pro- posed to take the lead in the enlistment, attended the regimental musters early in October and urged the formation of companies, and the enrolling, which was
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already begun, was pushed forward with great alac- rity, and soon ten companies were enlisted.
The Fifth Regiment was composed mainly of young unmarried men, but a large proportion of the Forty- Sixth were men who left wives and children to enter the service. There were many, however, who were mere boys, who a few months before had taken the places on the farm of their older brothers, who had rushed to arms at the first call, and there were also not a few men who were in the full strength of young manhood.
November 29, 1861, the companies were assembled at Paris, Tenn., and the regiment organized by the election of field officers. ( The names of officers, both regimental and company, will be found in the proper places on the rolls which follow this history. ) On Monday, December 16, the regiment rendezvoused at Paris, and was ordered to go into camp at Union City, whither they were transported by rail. On reaching this point they were set to work building winter quarters. Shortly afterward Capt. John W. Harris' Company "C" was detached to guard the Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge over the Obion River south of Union City. Before the winter quarters were completed the regiment was ordered to Island No. 10 in the Mississippi River, whence they were moved January 10, 1862, going by rail to Hickman, Ky., where Company "E," Captain Tharpe, and Company "F," Captain Poyner, both under command of Major Brown, were left as provost guard for the town. The other seven companies were transported on the steamer Winchester, and landed on the Tennessee
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shore of the Mississippi River opposite Island No. 10.
Pitching their tents, it was necessary to floor them with rails and carpet them with cornstalks to elevate their blankets above the water, with which the rains had covered the river bottom. Stick and mud chim- neys were built to the tents to warm them.
Only a short while elapsed before the measles, that great scourge of new levies, broke out in camp, and soon many of the poor fellows were prostrated upon their rough beds in the middle of winter, without mother, wife or sister to care for them, and Surgeon S. H. Caldwell and his assistant, Dr, T. J. Taliaferro, had their hands and brains and hearts full of duties. But they did all that
skill could do human the very limited with
means at their COM- mand. No houses suitable for hospital purposes were to be found nearer than Hickman, Ky., whither many of them were sent. The ladies of this patriotic town exhibited that kind- ness of heart so character- istic of Southern woman- hood, and to this day the men who were so tenderly cared for and supplied with delicacies are full of gratitude to these noble ladies.
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DR. S. H. CALDWELL.
Only a part of the regiment was armed and these
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only with shotguns, squirrel rifles and old muskets. One company had only seven guns. They were em- ployed throwing up fortifications, being drilled a very little. Company "D" volunteered to man the floating battery and were drilled in artillery tactics. There were about forty pieces of heavy ordnance on the island and on the main land opposite.
General Polk evacuated Columbus, Ky., March 9, 1862, retiring first to New Madrid, Mo., and on the 12th crossed to the Tennessee side, marched to Tip- tonville and moved down the river on steamers. On the 13th the Federal gunboats appeared and bom- barded the Confederates night and day for twenty- three days. The infantry, for the most part, were kept out of range and suffered few casualties. Two of the Forty-Sixth, LaFayette Bowden of Company "F." and William Howsden of Company "A," were killed by the explosion of a shell. They were marched and counter-marched from point to point to meet ex- pected attacks, the enemy having passed the island at night with part of their gunboats and landed in- fantry forces below them. Reelfoot Lake, running parallel with the river, barring their retreat in that direction, they were formed in two lines about two hundred yards apart, facing outwardly, and kept in line all night of April 7. On the Sth, there being no way of escape, they were surrendered to the Federal forces. The two companies from Hickman having re- joined the regiment, were included.
Many who were unarmed, while those with arms were absent, built rude rafts of logs and loose lumber and escaped across Reelfoot Lake, through the high
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water, and returned to their homes. Most of these rejoined the regiment after its exchange or enlisted in cavalry. The regiment was first carried to New Madrid, Mo., and the officers separated from the men, not meeting again until they returned from prison. The officers were carried first to Camp Chase and a few days later to Johnson's Island in Lake Michigan. The privates were imprisoned at Camp Douglass near Chicago. At both places they were quartered in bar- racks.
The confinement was very irksome and they suf- fered in many ways; but these sufferings would have been greatly intensified had their imprisonment oc- curred in the winter time instead of summer. There were some deaths from disease, which will be men- tioned in the company rolls. Ex-Gov. Andrew Johnson visited Camp Douglass, and made a speech to the men, advising them to take the oath of allegiance to the United States and return home. Nearly all of the men received the advice with scorn. A very few, however, listened to his seductive plea and were thus released. The commander of the prison threatened dire ven- geance on all rebels who used any influence to per- suade men not to take the oath.
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