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Pettus's Brigade: 19th Alabama, Lieutenant-colonel E. S. Gulley ; 20th Alabama, Lieutenant-colonel J. K. Elliott [belonged to 30th Alabama] : 23d Alabama, Major J. T. Hester ; 54th Virginia Battalion, Lieutenant-colonel C. H. Lynch.
ARTILLERY. ARTILLERY STEWART'S CORPS.
R. B. Rhett's Battalion : Anderson's battery. Captain R. W. (?) Anderson ; Brooks's battery [probably Terrell Artillery] ; Le Gardeur's battery, Captain G. Le Gardeur ; Parker's battery, Captain Ed. L. Parker ; Stuart's battery, Captain H. M. Stuart ; Wheaton's battery, Captain J. F. Wheaton.
ARTILLERY LEE'S CORPS.
Kanapaux's battery, Captain J. T. Kanapaux.
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REGIMENTAL HISTORIES AND
MEMORIAL ROLLS.
THE MEMORIAL ROLLS
Are made up mainly from the Archives of the War Department at Washington, as will appear by the following communication from Secretary Lincoln. James Edmund Johnson, an expert, was designated as copyist. Mistakes will doubtless be noticed, caused, not by his carelessness, but by defects in the original rolls. All additions from other sources are clearly indicated. Another series of these Annals should contain several thousand epitaphs furnished by the relatives and friends of brave men who gave up their lives for these friends and relatives. It will be observed that the official records are very defective for the last year of the great struggle, which was doubtless more fruitful in death than any other one year of the war. Mr. Johnson had also instructions to copy all historical mem- oranda occurring in the muster-rolls. These are few, but valuable, and are given with the memorial rolls.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, May 10th, 1884.
Sir : Referring to the letter of the Governor of Tennessee of the 8th of February last, rela- tive to your desire to obtain copies of the muster-rolls on file in the Confederate Archives branch of this office, for use in the preparation of a history of the State of Tennessee, and asking that you be given access to the records for the purpose stated, I beg to advise you that the Department sees no objections to permitting copies of the rolls to be made under proper restrictions. The muster-rolls of Tennessee Confederate troops on file number about seven thousand five hundred, and as a long time will be occupied in this copying. it 's deemed proper that the copyist, or person having access to the records, should be well known to the Department as reliable and trustworthy, and that the work should be done under the super- vision and control of the Department. To this end the Department must reserve the right to designate the person with whom you contract to do the work. If this meets your concur- rence, the Department will as soon as possible advise you of the name and address of a per- son satisfactory to the Department. It is proper to add that the pay for persons engaged in this class of work in the Department is at the rate of $1,000 per annum, paid semi-monthly. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, ROBERT T. LINCOLN, Secretary of War.
DE. J. BERRIEN LINDSLEY, 824 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D. C.
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FIRST CONFEDERATE.
IT is matter of regret that in some instances the same numbers are applied to different regiments. In such cases they are popularly distinguished by the names of the command- ers, as Turney's First, Maney's First. The principal cause of this duplication was the fact that several regiments early in the war were inustered directly into the service of the Con- federate States. These were Tennessee regiments in fact, but were generally called Confed- erate. Thus Turney's was styled First Confederate; Maney's, First Tennessee. To make this confusion as little perplexing as possible, I have placed these Confederate regiments at the beginning of the long defile of Tennessee commands.
On August 13, 1582, Judge Peter Turney, in answer to my application for a history of his very distinguished regiment, says: "I have written to one of my old captains, who is a walking diary of occurrences in my regiment. I am sure I can get his assistance, and therefore think I may promise what you want." Accord- ingly, Captain W. E. Donaldson, of Jasper, soon entered upon the task. A letter from Captain Donaldson to Judge Turney, dated August 22, 1885, gives satisfac- tory reasons for not having completed his task. We hope to have his sketch in time for another series of these Annals. EDITOR.
Official.] FIELD AND STAFF, FIRST TENNESSEE INFANTRY.
Colonel, Peter Turney; Lieutenant-colonel, Newton J. George; Major, Felix G. Buchanan ; Adjutant, T. D. Gregory ; Surgeon, Calvin B. McGuire; Assistant Surgeon, William E. Pearson ; Quartermaster, William H. Brannon; Chaplain, William T. Helms.
William E. Watson, Adjutant, died in prison.
COMPANY A. Captains: Alexander E. Patton, Elijah Reynolds, J. R. Gunn, and Joseph A. Lusk.
Smith, Smart L., d. at Camp Jones, Ang. 11, 1861. Crockett, W. N., k. in action, Chancellorsville, Thacker, Joseph S., d. at Camp Jones, Aug. 11, May 3, 1863.
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Parker, Monroe, d. at Lynchburg, Va., May 22.
Stills, Isaac, d. in the service. 1853. Marks, Jasper, jr., d. in the service. Carnalison, Isaac, k. at Gettysburg, July 1. Rome, Thomas W., d. in the service. 1863. Kelley, S. M., k. in action at Cedar Run, Aug. 0, 1862. Layne, J. C., k. in action, Sheperdstown, Sept. 20, 1862. Howard, J. V., d. at Fort Delaware, Dec. 27, 1863. Farris, H. M., k. at Spottsylvania Court-house, Va., May 10, 1863. Cunningham, J. M., d. at Danville, Va., Oct. 24, Northeut, W. L., k. at the battle of the Wilder- 1862.
ness, May 10, 1863.
COMPANY B. Captains: John E. Bennett and William S. Daniel.
Johnson, Augustus L., d. at Winchester, Va., | Minor, Henry W., k. at Sharpsburg, Md .. Sept. July 18, 1861.
Britton, William E., d. at Lynchburg, Va., some time in May, 1801.
Rowlin, W. T., di. at Lynchburg, Va .. May 5, 1861. Blackman, George W., d. at Winchester, Va., July 8. 1861.
Haines, Joseph C., d. at Camp Fisher, Jan. 5, 1802.
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Vanghan. George W., k. in action at Cedar Run. Any. 9. 1662.
Reagin, Thomas J., d. March 2, 1863.
Jones. Edwin, d. in the service.
Poe, George R., k. in action, Ang. 10, 1864. Sells, William, k. in action, May 15, 1864. (129)
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COMPANY C. Captains: A. T. W. Alexander and S. H. Estill.
Turner, W. M., k. in action at Chancellorsville, | Sims, A. J., died in prison. May 3, 1863.
Extill, F.G., k. nr. the Jones Hotel, Sept. 30, 1504. Robinson, H. C., k. in action at the battle of the | Downum, S., d. in hospital at Richmond, Va., Wilderness, May 5, 1864.
Dec. 12, 1864.
Bradbury, H., d. in prison.
Hodges, R. W., d. in prison. -
Alexander, Captain A. T. W., k. on the Weldon road, August 18, 1864.
COMPANY D.
Captain, John H. Bevill.
Jones, James K., d. in hospital at Richmond, | Mitchell, Jacch, k. in action at Gettysburg, Va., some time in Sept., 1862. July 1, 1863. Sanders, John H., d. in hospital at Richmond, Va., some time in Sept., 1862. Norvill, Nathaniel G., k. in action at the battle of Manassas, Oct. 26, 1802. Pollick, Allen G., k. in action at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. Shasteen, Ezekiel F., k. at Cancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Brasier, Lemuel G., d. in hospital at Richmond, Va., Jan. 12, 1801. Adams, James D., d. in prison at Fort Dela- ware, some time in Jan., 1864.
Overhy, Edward A., d. in hospital at Richmond, Va., Jan. 8, 1803.
Hanes, James K., k. in action at Spottsylvania Court-house, May 10, 1864.
COMPANY E.
Captains : William P. Tolley. Thomas H. Mann, and O. J. Bailey.
Stockstill, J. W., k. at Sharpsburg, Md., Sept. | Mann, Captain Thomas H., k. in action, Hay 6, 18, 1562.
Eddy, James A., k. in action at Chancellors- ville. May 3, 1863.
Phelps, John C. C., d. Sept. 22, 1863.
1864. Cate. John R., k. in action at Gettysburg. MeCullough, John, k. in action, June 3, 1864. Silvertooth, John H., k. in action, June 10, 1804.
COMPANY F.
Captains : Clement Arledge, John D. Bell, and James H. Thompson.
H.Il, G., k. in action at Sheperdstown, Sept. | Brazelton, Martin, k. in action at Gettysburg, 20. 1>62.
July 1, 1863.
Bowling, George N., k. in action, July 14, 1963. MeClure, John S., k. in action at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Counts, John P., musician, d. at Marietta, Ga., June 29, 1864. Holt. John J., k. in action at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Faris, William D., d. at Richmond, Va., Oct. 22, 1864.
Nuckels, Lieut. William N., k. in action at : Reaves. A .. d. some time in December, 1804. Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. | King, John G., d. Nov. 0, 1864.
COMPANY G.
Captains : Benjamin F. Ramsey, D. W. Clarke, and Richard Routt.
Pinkerton, Samuel S., d. at Winchester, Va .. ; Diemar, M. H., d. in prison at Fort Delaware, June 24, 1801. Aug., 1:63.
Wicker, B. F., d. in hospital at Richmond, Va.
Small, Amos S., k. in action near Fredericks- burg.
McElery, T. B., k. in action at Chancellors- ville, May 3, 1863.
Kelso, John S., k. in action at Chancellors- ville, May 3, 1863.
Mccown, James F., k. in action at Chancellors- ville. May 3, 1903. Stewart. George, k. in action at Gettysburg ;. July 3, 1863.
Morgan, Jeremiah, d. at Receiving Hospital, Orange Court-house, Va., Mar. 27, 1861.
Golden, P., d. at Receiving Hospital, Orange Court-house, Va., Mar. 27, 1864.
Larkin, James H., d. at Orange Court-house, Va., Mar. 30, 1804.
Manley. Liegt. James M., k. at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Cowan, James C., d. at Richmond. Va., Dec. 9, 1864.
Clark, A. R., d. Dec. 4. 1904. Fanner. Elijah, d. at Lynchburg, Va. Date unknown.
I.ittle, John H., d. in hospital at Danville, Va., Sept. 1, 1802.
Bell, Captain John D., d. at home, Nov. 7, 1862.
Ashley. Michael, k. in action at Frederickburg, Dec. 13, 1862.
Faris, Doc, d. at Lynchburg, V., Jan. 9, 1863. McCord. William M, k. in action at Chancel- lorsville, May 3, 1863.
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COMPANY H.
Captains: Jacob Cruse and Thomas P. Arnold.
Stanley, William, d. at Richmond, Va., June 3. , Christon, William Y., k. in action at Gettys- Tucker, William F., d. Sept. 8. burg, July 3, 1803.
Mayhall, Martin L., d. at Camp Bell, Ang. 1. Peckett, G. W., d. at Camp Fisher, Nov. 17, 1861. Jordan, G. W., d. at Camp Fisher, Nov. 22, 1861.
Campbell, Cheney, d. Feb. 8, 1803.
Simmons, Jarred, d. July 6, 1863.
Ratliff, Samuel H., k. in action, Nov. 27, 1863. Myrick, Edward L., k. in action at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Allison, Joseph P., k. in action at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. Shackelford, Martin V., d. in prison, Oct. 15, 1863.
Street, Asa S., k. in action at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864.
Taylor, John C., d. in prison, Oct. 1, 1863.
Shelton, Peter T., d. in prison at Fort Dela- - ware, Apr. 25, 1864.
COMPANY I. Captains: Henry J. Hawkins and Joseph Holder.
Sutton, John, d. at Richmond, Va., May 29, Holland, Richard L., k. at Manassas, Aug. 34, 1861. 1862.
Keith, Daniel C .. d. at Camp Jones, Va., Aug. S, Gaskins Thomas M., k. at Manassas.
Linnehan, John, k. in action at Fredericks- burg, Dec. 13, 1802.
1861. Coalson, Isaac A., d. at Gainesville, Va., Aug. 20, 1861. Mullikin, Samuel G., k. in action at Freder- ieksburg. Dec. 13, 1862.
Sells, John H , d. Jan. 19, 1863.
Moore, W. G., k. at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Holland, J. K., d. in prison at Fort Delaware.
COMPANY K.
Captains: Jacob B. Turney and Newton C. Davis.
Davidson, Lient. Joseph G., k. May 18, 1861. Myers, C., k. in action at Chancellorsville, May Butler, William, d. at Camp Fisher, Feb. 12, 3, 1863.
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Driver, James O., d. May 15, 1863.
Findley, William C., k. at Sharpsburg, Md., ; Hampton, Pleasant R., d. at Fort Delaware, Sept. 17, 1862. Nov. 23, 1863.
McGuire, Lieut. Cornelius N., k. in action at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862.
Dobbins, John A .. d. at White Sulphur Springs. Va., Nov. 30, 1864. Cunningham, James W., k. at Manassas, Oet. 3, 1802.
Seeley, Wright W., k. in action at Chancellors- ville, May 3, 1:63.
Epps, James C., k. in action at Chancellors- | ville, May 3, 1863.
Moore, Cyrus A., d. at Fort Delaware, Nov. 30, 1863.
Wright, Thomas B., d. at Point Lookout, Nov. 30, 1863.
Farrar. John W., k. in action, May 5, 1864.
Oliver. Frederick J., d. at Richmond, Va., Sept. 11, 1864.
Downing. David P., d. at Camp Fisher, Sept. 29. Hedgepeth, Jeremiah, d. at Camp Fisher, Oct. 4.
SECOND CONFEDERATE. BY J. W. BLACKMORE, GALLATIN, TENN.
Ax outline history of the Second Tennessee Infantry Regiment, C. S. A. William B. Bate, Colonel; David L. Goodall, Lieutenant-colonel; William R. Doak, Major. This regiment was composed of the following companies: Co. A, Captain Steve White, Murfreesboro; Co. B. Captain John Anderson, Columbia; Co. C, Captain Hamp. J. Cheney, Nashville; Co. D, Captain John Denniston, Bellbuckle; Co. E, Captain Casper W. Hunt, Memphis; Co. F, Captain Thomas White, Millersburg, Rutherford county; Co. G, Captain John Earthman, White's Creek; Co. II, Cap.
Linnehan, William, d. at Camp Fisher, Nov. 24, 1861.
Norman, Daniel C., d. at Camp Fisher, Nov. 21, 1861.
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tain D. I .. Goodall, Hartsville; Co. I, Captain William B. Bate, Gallatin; Co. K, Captain Humphrey R. Bate, Castalian Springs.
It was organized into a regiment on the 5th day of May, 1861, by the election of Captain William B. Bate, of Gallatin, Colonel; Jo. P. Tyree being elected Captain of Co. I, to fill vacancy; Captain D. L. Goodall, of Hartsville, Lieut .- col .; William Henry being elected Captain to fill vacancy in Co. H; private. William R. Doak, of Millersburg, Major; Dr. T. J. Kennedy, Surgeon, Castalian Springs; M. W. Cluskey, A. Q. M., Memphis; John A. Moore, A. C. S., Marfreesboro; Lieut. William Driver, of Co. E, Adjutant; Dr. John Erskine, Assistant Surgeon, Huntsville, Ala .; Rev. Dr. Joseph Cross, Chaplain. Mustered into the Confederate States' service at Lynchburg, Va .. about May 12, 1861, by then Major-general, afterward Lieutenant-general, E. Kirby Smith, C. S. A.
Moved from Lynchburg to Richmond, Va., where it encamped at the Fair Grounds, and after a few days went to Fredericksburg, and thence to Brooke's Station, on Fredericksburg and Acquia Creek Railroad, and Camp Jackson estab- lished, some three or four miles from the Potomac River and mouth of Acquia Creek. On June 1, 1861, the regiment was first under fire at Acquia Creek, sup- porting Confederate batteries in an engagement with the Federal war-ships Pou- nee, Live Yankee, and Free-born; the regiment was then brigaded with the First Ar- kansas Regiment (Col. Fagan), under command of Brig .- gen. T. II. Holmes, which brigade constituted the extreme right of Beauregard's army, with center at Ma- massas. About the last of June, 1861, the regiment was ordered to Fredericksburg to embark on an expedition down the Rappahannock to Cone River, and partici- pated in the capture of the Federal mail-packet, the St. Nicholas, and the Halifax laden with coffee, and the Mary of Virginia laden with ice. On the 19th day of July, 1861, the regiment made a forced march from Camp Jackson to join Gen. Beaurc- gard's forces at Manassas, preparatory to the battle of July 21, 1861, and was posted on the night of July 20th in front of Union Mills ford, on the extreme right of the Confederate army, supporting, with the other forces of Holmes's brig- ade, Gen. Ewell's brigade. Though marched at a double-quick from this position, at about 2 o'clock P.M. on the 21st, a distance of about seven miles, to the neigh- borhood of the "stone bridge," a part of the way under a heavy fire from the enemy's artillery, the regiment took no active part in this battle. Afterward, the regiment, with the other commands of Holines's brigade, returned to the Potomac, and was stationed at Evansport, where it assisted in the erection of the batteries and other defenses at this point, and remained as a corps of observation, confronting the commands of Gens. Sickles and Hooker of the Federal army, until about the first day of February, 1862. The regiment then reenlisted for three years, "or during the war," and was granted a furlough of sixty days, with directions to ren- dezvous at Nashville, Tenn., at its expiration. Fort Donelson having fallen about the time the members of the reginient reached Murfreesboro, Tenn., they met the retreating Confederates on their way to Corinth. The regiment rendez- voused at Huntsville, Ala., about the last of March, 1862, where it re-formed, and went to Corinth, Miss., and took part in the battle of Shiloh, on the 6th and 7th days of April, 1862, being assigned on the field to the brigade of Gen. P. R. Cle- burne. It lost in this battle, in killed and wounded, 235 men. In this battle, the Colonel, Bate, was severely wounded, and was promoted to be Brigadier-gen- eral before he recovered sufficiently to resume command of the regiment; the
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Major, W. R. Doak, was killed; and also Captains Tyree, of Co. I, and Bate, of Co. K; Lieut .- col. D. L. Goodall resigned on account of ill health; Captain John A. Butler, Co. A, was elected Lieut .- col., and Adjutant William Driver was electe l Major after the battle of Shiloh, and there was a general reorganization of the regi- ment. At this reorganization John A. Butler was elected Captain of Co. A; Pat. Wynne of Co. E; W. D. Robison of Co. F; Charles P. Moore of Co. II; L. Charlton of Co. I; J. P. Thompson of Co. K. There were, perhaps, other changes which are not now remembered. Captain Charlton having lost his right arm at Shiloh was never again in the field, but was assigned to post duty, and John W. House was elected to be Captain of this company about December, 1862. Co. B was, for the greater part of the war, after the battle of Shiloh, commanded by Lieut. Ed. O'Neil; Co. C was commanded by Captain Yeatman; Co. D by Lieut. McCrory; Co. E, after the battle of Richmond, Ky., by Captain Clark.
After the battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, in the consolidation of Tennes- see regiments which then took place, Lieut. Ed. L. Drake, of Co. K, was made Lieutenant-colonel of the consolidated regiments.
The first Colonel, William B. Bate, was promoted to be Brigadier-general after Shiloh; to be Major-general after the battle of Chickamauga, and retained com- mand of a division until the surrender.
This regiment remained in Cleburne's brigade, and participated in several skirmishes and movements during the siege of Corinth and retreat from that place to Tupelo, Miss. From which place that brigade, with Preston Smith's brigade. was ordered to Knoxville, Tenn., and thence through Wilson's Gap into Ken- tneky, in rear of Cumberland Gap, cooperating with Gen. Stevenson's forces in an attempt to cut off the retreat of the Federal Gen. Morgan from that im- portant position. On the 30th day of August, 1862, Gen. E. Kirby Smith fought the battle of Richmond, Ky., in which bloody conflict this regiment suffered ter- ribly in the loss of men and officers-losing its gallant commander, Lieut .- col. John A. Butler, and Captains Denniston of Co. D, Newsom of Co. C, and Wynne of Co. E. From thence, by way of Lexington, Paris, and Cynthiana, it marched to Latonia Springs, in the vicinity of Covington, Ky .; and thence, by way of Frankfort, to Shelbyville, at which latter place the brigades of Cleburne and Pres- ton Smith threatened Louisville, until the army under Gen. Pragg turned to the right and established its base at Harrodsburg, when this regiment with the others composing Cleburne's brigade joined the main army, and took part in the battle of Perryville, under the command of its senior Captain, C. P. Moore, behaving with such valor and fortitude as to elicit the encomiums of its grim and saturnine brigade commander, Gen. Cleburne. From Perryville it retreated with Bragg's army to Knoxville, Tenn., where, at an election held to fill vacancies in the regi- mental offices occasioned by the promotion of its Colonel, Bate, and death of Lieut .- col. Butler, Captain W. D. Robison, of Co. F, was elected Colonel; and Adjutant W. J. Hale, of Co. H, was elected Lieutenant-colonel. From Knoxville it pro- ceeded to Middle Tennessee, where it was stationed at Shelbyville and College Grove, on the left of the army, pending the hostile movements which cuhninated in the battle of Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862. in which it participated as a part of Cleburne's old brigade, commanded by then Colonel, afterward Brigadier-gen- eral, Lucius J. Polk, of the Fifteenth Arkansas Regiment. Gen. Cleburne, having been previously promoted to be Major-general, commanded the division. In this
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battle the regiment suffered heavy loss; among others killed was the modest, urbane gentleman and gallant soldier, Captain C. P. Moore. From Murfreesboro the command moved to and wintered at Tullahoma; and in the spring of 1863 it was detailed by companies to guard the vulnerable points on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad south of Tullahoma. Captain John W. House, with Co. I, composed of twenty-seven men, guarding bridge at Decherd, on the - day of June, 1833, was attacked by Gen. Wilder's Federal cavalary of one thousand six hundred men, with two pieces of artillery. This fierce and unequal contest was maintained by Co. I till reinforcements from Tullahoma arrived, and the enemy retired without accomplishing the object of their raid. The regiment rejoined its old brigade at Bridgeport on the retreat of the army to Chattanooga, and was en- gaged with it in the battles of MeLemore's Cove, Chickamauga-where Captain McKnight, of Co. A, was killed-Missionary Ridge, and Ringgold Gap. The reg- iment did outpost duty at Tunnel Hill, Ga., during the severe winter of 1863-4, and in the spring retreated with Johnston's army from Dalton to Atlanta, taking part in the battles of Resaca, New Hope Church, and " Dead Angle," on Kenne- saw line, and in various skirmishes and minor engagements, till the investment of Atlanta; when, on petition of the regiment to the Secretary of War, it was trans- ferred about July 12, 1864, from Polk's brigade, Cleburne's division, to Tyler's brigade, Bate's division.
This regiment while on picket duty at Peach-tree Creek, near Atlanta, suffered a loss of two entire companies, under command of Lieut .- col. Hale, by capture. It was engaged in a very severe engagement on the left of Atlanta, in the battle of the right, on the Decatur road, July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, and suffered quite severely. After the abandonment of Atlanta, it was engaged in the battle of Jonesboro, Ga., where its Colonel, W. D. Robison, was severely wounded, and its Major, William Driver, was killed; also in a slight engagement at Lovejoy Sta- tion, about September 1, 1864. It was with Hood on the march into Tennessee, taking part in the capture of block-house at Dalton, Ga., and skirmish at Decatur, Ala. It suffered heavy losses in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, Tenn .; retreated with the army to Tupelo, Miss., and was transferred with the remnant of Hood's army to North Carolina, and took part in the battle of Bentonville, N. C., in which it suffered much, and lost its last regimental commander, Major W. D. Wilkerson, of Co. G. After the battle of Bentonville, the remnant of this regi- ment, together with remnants from various other Tennessee regiments, was formed into one company, commanded by Captain Jo. P. Thompson, of the Thirtieth Tennessee Regiment; and Lieut. Ed. L. Drake, of Co. K, was elected Lieutenant- colonel of this regiment, and surrendered at Greenboro, N. C., about April 26, 1865, . under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.
This regiment was composed largely of young men-having on its rolls many youths of sixteen and eighteen years of age. It was among the first to reenlist for three years, "or the war," and received the thanks of the General Assembly of Tennessee for this manifestation of its zeal and determination in the cause which it had espoused. The few who had survived the four years of continuous hard service laid down their arms sorrowfully, but with the determination to accept in good faith the terms of surrender, and returned to their respective homes with the resolve to grapple with adverse fortune in the same heroie spirit in which they had encountered the shock of arms and privations of a Confederate soldier's lite.
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This they have done, and it is with pride the members of this regiment reflect upon the character and standing its members have attained in private and public life; for "peace hath her victories no less renowned than war."
Official.] FIELD AND STAFF, SECOND TENNESSEE INFANTRY.
Colonels, William B. Bate and William D. Robison ; Lieutenant-colonels, David L. Goodall and John A. Butler; Major, William R. Doak; Surgeons, Thomas J. Kennedy and Alexander Er -- kine; Assistant Surgeons, John H. Erskine and T. L. B. Brown; Chaplains, Joseph Cross and Green T. Henderson; Quartermasters, Michael W. Cluskey and W. H. Rhea; Adjutants, Will- iam T. Driver and William J. Hale.
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