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the line whence this deluge of death was emptied. The dead immediately in front of this main line were thicker than I ever saw them except perhaps at the " Dead Angle" on our Kennesaw Mountain line, as hereinbefore described. As indicating the fierceness of the slaughter, every brigade commander, except the writer, in Cheatham's (now Brown's) division, was killed, while Maj .- gen. Brown, commanding the division, was wounded. The writer doubtless owes his escape from the fate of Gens. Carter, Strahl, and Gist to the fact that he commanded his brigade on foot. In this massacre the Eleventh and Twenty-ninth consolidated suffered heavily. Col. Horace Rice, commanding, was severely wounded inside of the enemy's main line; while the gallant Ensign, Sergt. Dru, of the Twenty-ninth, bearing the old battle-flag of the Eleventh, was killed as he mounted the main line of works, fell inside and died upon his colors, upon whose folds is still seen his faded blood.
The writer-having been captured in this battle, and not released till several months after the war was over-personally no longer followed the fortunes of the Eleventh Regiment. However, it was engaged in the battle of Nashville, Dec. 15 and 16, 1864, at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865, andI surrendered with Gen. Johnston's army at Greensboro, N. C., April 26. 1865.
Thus ends our incomplete sketch of the operations of the Eleventh Regiment during our late civil war, and the writer would apologize to the survivors of the same for the very imperfect manner in which his assumed task has been per- formed; but it has been unavoidable, for the reasons mentioned in the beginning. We have not enumerated the many privations and hardships endured by the brave men of this command at various periods of the war, and especially the cruel trials to which they were subjected on the retreat from Middle Tennessee in December, IS64-trials that required more fortitude than to bear wounds, more conrage than to fight battles. While this regiment-like, perhaps, every other command in the service-had its deserters and its shirkers and the terrible trials of cruel war, yet as a regiment it did its duty, and did it well. The writer had the honor to com- mand it for more than two years, and he never gave it an order, no matter how desperate or dangerous, that it did not attempt to execute it with promptness and alacrity. And he would here say that the private soldier who, without the stim- ulus or pride of rank, and without the emoluments of office to supply his personal necessities, yet stood by his colors to the last, was truly the grandest hero of the war. We regret that we have not been able to make honorable mention of more of this class; also that we have not been able to give a list of all who be- longed to the regiment that were wounded and disabled, and who bear their hon- orable scars-our limits have not permitted, besides our memory and the reports before us do not furnish them. However, we may mention a few that were maimed and disabled for life. Lieut. Richard MeCauley, of Co. I, lost a leg. Lieut. J. D. Ridings, of Co. A, had a leg broken. Capt. Clint Jones, had an arm broken. Private Frank Beasley, of Co. A, had both eyes shot out at Missionary Ridge, the ball passing through the front of the temples. After the loss of his eyes he be- came a musician, and thereby supported himself for many years, and finally died of other causes. Private J. M. Rogers, of Co. C, lost both an arm and a leg at the battle of Murfreesboro, but has continued to fight the battle of life, and is now and has been for many years the register of Montgomery county-esteemed and hon- ored by all who know him.
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The following is a list of the names of those belonging to the Eleventh Rezi- ment who were killed or died while in the service; but as it has been chiefly furnished from memory by the surviving officers and men who served with the several companies, it is no doubt very incomplete, having been recalled after the lapse of twenty years:
FIELD AND STAFF.
Rains, General James E., k. at the battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Long, Colonel J. A., k, at the battle of Jonesboro, Ga. Green, Major William, k. at the battle of Missionary Ridge. Weems, Major P. V. H., k. at Atlanta, July 22, 1861.
COMPANY A.
Cronan, Pat, k. in battle of Franklin, Nov. 30, ; Love, Jacob, d. at Shelbyville, Tenn. 1854.
MeCrary, J. W., d. at Knoxville, Tenn.
Cathey, Samnel, drowned in Duck River.
MeKalvey, Wm., k. at Kennesaw Mountain. Ga.
Easley, W. D., d. at Morristown, East Tennessee. Saunders, Adam, k. in battle of Murfreesboro. Gray, J. F., k. at Will Cat, Ky., October, 1861. ! Saunders, Wm. V., d. in camp, July 8, 1801.
Gray, F. M., k. at battle of Franklin, Tenn.
Glover, Joseph, d. at Knoxville, Tenn.
Knight, Thomas, d. July 8, 1861, in Humphreys county, Tenn.
ASkelton, Joseph, k. at Kennesaw Mountain. Ga. Young, J. B., d. at Knoxville, Tenn.
COMPANY B.
Dougiass, Victor, k. in battle near Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864.
Caston, Charles, k. at Carter's Station, August 15, 1861.
Douglass, J. R., k. at New Hope Church, May 27, 1864.
Figg, Jason, k. in battle near Atlanta, July 22, :364.
Goodwin, G. B., d. at Knoxville, June 4, 1862. Goodwin, J. L. C., k. at Nashville, Dec. 10, 1861.
Lynch, W. B., k. in battle near Atlanta, July 22, 1861.
Miller, W. D., k. in the battle of Chickamanza, Sept. 19, 1863.
Murrell, F., d. in the service.
Murrell, T. M, d., Cumberland Gap, Oct. 23, 1802. Nichol, W. C., k. in the battle at Kennesaw Mountain.
Seaborne, Oliver, k. at the battle of Chick ?- mauga. Seaton, C. A., k. in battle.
Siston, Charles, k. accidentally at Watany. East Tenn.
Smith, A. T., k. at the battle of Franklin, Tebb. Smith, J. T., d. at Nashville, July 1, 1861.
COMPANY C.
Baker, Stephen, d. at Rome, Ga., April 30, : Latham, J. B., d. December 3, 1863. 1803.
MeClelland, J. R., k. in battle near Atlanta,
Balthrope, W. T., d. July 29, 1861. July 20, 1864. Chester, C. B., k. in the battle of Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862. MeNeilly, Hugh J., k. in battle near Atlanta, July 22, 1804. Robertson, D. L., d. March 23, 1863.
Chester, John A., k. accidentally in Atlanta, August, 1864.
Collins, Hazard, k. in the battle of Chicka- mauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Fitzgerald. Edward, d. June 23, 1861.
Freeman, J. R., k. in the battle at New Hope Church, May 27, 1864.
Sewsing, J. H., k. in the battle of Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1802. Street, F. M., d. July 50, 1861. Street, J. C., d. August 9, 1861. Stokely, W. A., k. in the battle of Franklin. Nov. 20, 1804.
COMPANY D.
Beech, Lieut. Thomas, k. in the battle of ; Robinson, Henry, k. at Egypt, Mississippi. Franklin, Tena.
Bowers, W. B., k. at Resaca, Ga.
Bumpass, Abram. k. in the battle of Lost Mountain, Ga.
Menefee, James, k. in the battle of Franklin. Tenn.
Robinson, Jack, k. in battle near Atlanta. July 22, 1864. Sevier, James, k. in the battle of Murfrees- boro, Tenn. Smith. Thomas, k. in Kentucky. [ Smith, Augustus, k. in battle.
Shaver, Michael, k. in battle of Murfreesboro. Shaver, M. M., d. in prison.
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Stewart, Michael, d. of wounds received in | Walters, Frank, k. in the battle of Murfrees- battle. Sutton, Joseph, k. in the battle of Murfrees- boro. boro.
Willard, William, k. in the battle of Jones boro, Ga.
COMPANY E.
Alison. - , k. in the battle of Missionary Ridge.
Baker, Robert, k. in battle near Calhoun, Ga. Baker, W. L., k. in battle.
Dougherty, Martin, k. in the battle of Mission- ary Ridge.
Enbanks, R. G., k. in the battle of Franklin. Heath, John, k. at the battle of Missionary Ridge.
Hunter, J. P., k. in the battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
Jackson, Epps, d. at Normandy, Tenn., Jan., 1863.
Larkins, J. M., k. in the battle of New Hope Church, G.1.
Mathis, Drew, k. in a railroad collision. Musgrove, D., k. in the battle of Murfreesboro. Noll, Rufus, transferred to cavalry and k. at Shiloh. .
Noll, Nicholas, transferred to cavalry and k. at Shilch.
O'Conner, -, k. at the battle of Missionary Ridge.
Richardson, M. T., k. at the battle of Jones- boro, Ga.
Taylor, Welton, d. at Tunnel Hill, Ga., Sept., 1863.
Walls, John, k. at the battle of Murfreesboro. Williams, Stephen, k. at the battle of Ken- nesaw Mountain.
COMPANY F.
Baldwin, J. G., k. at the battle of Missionary | Jackson, J. W., k. in battle near Atlanta, Ga. Ridge, Tenn.
Baldwin, S. P., k. in battle near Atlanta, Ga.
Balthrop, G. J., k. at the battle of Missionary Ridge.
Barnes, J. H., k. at the battle of Franklin, Tenn.
Batts, Captain J., k. at the battle of Franklin. Batts, B. F., d. at Knoxville, Teun., Sept. 2, 1861.
Batts, W. R., d. in prison at Camp Chase, Ohio. Black, W. J , d. in camp of instruction-Camp Cheatham.
Bryant, 31. T., k. in battle near Atlanta.
Connel, H. D., d. at Atlanta, Ga.
Darden, Captain J. H., k. at the battle of Jones. boro, Ga.
Draughan, G. W., k. at the battle of Jones- boro, Ga.
Ellis, T. J., d. of wounds received in battle of Atlanta, July 20, 1864.
Gunn, M. A., d. at Richmond, Virginia. Gunn, W. B., d. in camp of instruction-Camp Cheatham.
Guff, A., d. at Knoxville, Tennessee.
Hornburger, J. E., d. in camp of instruction, July 2, 1861.
Hawkins, W. H., d. at Chattanooga, March 1, 1803.
Hughes, E. W., d. at Shelbyville, Tenn.
Hutchinson, J. M., d. while in eamp of in- struction. Jackson, G. M., d. at Dalton, Ga., Aug 30, 1863.
Jones, Lieut. T. B., k. in battle near Atlanta, Ga.
Jones, E. W., d. at Chattanooga, July 25, 1:63. Johnston, S. M., discharged for disability, and d. at home.
Long, M. F., k. at the battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
Luter, T. J., discharged for disability, and d. Morgan, I., k. near Atlanta, July 20, 1864.
Morris, Lieut. M. V., discharged for disability. and d. at home.
Morris, G. J., d. at Macon, Ga.
Newton, W. J., k. in battle near Atlanta, July 20, 1864.
Northington, S., k. in battle near Atlanta.
Powell, J. W., k. at the battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
Powell, R. L., k. at the battle of Franklin, Tenn.
Powell, R., d. while in camp of instruction.
Quarles, P. M., k. at the battle of Franklin, Tenn.
Stroud. J. W., k. at the battle of Chickamauga. Sherrod, R. T., k. at the battle of Chickamauga. Tally, R., d. while in camp of instruction.
Usrea, N. T., k. by a citizen in Scott county, Tenn.
Vanhook, J. W., k. at the battle of Chicka- manga.
Woodruff, W. B., k. at the battle of Franklin, Tenn. Woodruff, C. W., k. ic battle near Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY G.
Brown, Wilham F., k. in bottle.
| Clarrissy, John, k. in battle.
Carter, J. J., k. in battle at Lovejoy's Station. Diviny, Lient. Matt, k. in battle at Atlanta, Ga., Sepa., ISC4. July 24, 1961.
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Dougherty, Martin, k. in battle. Flaherty, Roger, k. in battle.
Green, Michael, k. in battle at Murfreesboro.
Hurley, Jerre, k. in battle at Franklin.
Helpio, Lawrence, k. at Missionary Ridge. Horrigan, Timothy, k. at Missionary Ridge. Joyce, Thomas, d. in camp at Chattanooga. Irwin, Michael, k. in battle at Murfreesboro. Mahoney, James, k. at Missionary Ridge. Miller, W. D., k. in battle.
| Maury, John, k. in battle. Merritt, James, k. in battle.
| Monahan, Patrick, k. in battle.
Orme, John, k. in battle.
Perry, Thomas, hanged or murder and rob- bery.
Rich, Peter, k. in battle.
Sevier, James, k. in battle.
Tracy, Thomas, k. in battle. Wood, James, k. in battle.
COMPANY H.
Allen, William, d. in the service, Oct. 16, 1861. ยก Johnson, Capt. J. H., k. in battle near Atlanta, Ballard, Houston, k. in battle at Jonesboro, Ga. July 22, 1864; Beuton, Petty, k. in battle at Atlanta. July 22, 1864.
Lancaster, J. S. J., k. in battle at Chickamauga. Lomax, W. E., d. in the spring of 1862.
Liek, N. H., d. April 13. 1863.
Lowe, Henry, d. at Camp Cheatham, July 10, 1861.
Montgomery, Daniel, k. in battle at Jones- boro, Ga.
Martin, A. W., k. in battle near Atiants, July 20, 1864.
Martin, J. S., d. April 2, 1863.
Patterson, Joseph, k. in battle at Murfreesboro. Petty, T. B., k. in battle.
Shipp, J., k. near Dalton, Ga.
Thompson, Stewart, k. in battle at Missionary Ridge.
Tucker, White, d. July 8. 1861.
Webb, W. C., k. in battle at Murfreesboro. Wright, Monroe, k. at Murfreesboro.
Vaughan, Lieut. A. V., shot and killed in the spring of 1862, near Cumberland Gap, by drunken and insubordinate Confederate sol- diers belonging to Col. Brazzleton's cavalry.
COMPANY I.
Beech, S. H., d. Dec. 25, 1862. Brown, W. J., d. June 1, 1562.
Crosswell, C. N., k. in battle at Franklin.
Echols, J. F_ k. in battle at Murfreesboro.
Ennis, T. J., k. at Kennesaw Mountain, June 27. 1864.
Flaherty, Patrick, d. March 24, 1862.
French, Cull, k. in battle at Franklin.
Garret, Joseph, d. March 10, 1862. Harley, James, d. July 9, 1861.
Jamison, W. A., d. July 5, 1861.
Jones, W. L., d. Nov. 12, 1861.
Perry, Marshall, d., date unknown.
Owens, William, d. July 9, 1863.
O'Groin, J. C., k. in battle near Atlanta, July 22, 1861.
Price, W. H., k. in battle at Murfreesboro.
Price, Richard, d. July 8, 1861.
Price, J. R., d. Dec. 24, 1862. Scholes, N. H., k. at Atlanta, July 22, 1864. Smith, Jasper, d. May 5, 1862.
Teaster, C. T., k. at Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
Thompson, Thomas, d. July 7, 1861.
Trotter, J. J., k. at Kennesaw Mountain, June 27, 1864. Wyatt, C. C., d. July 10, 1861.
COMPANY K.
Brown. Aaron, d. at Camp Cheatham, July 27, ; Brown, Wiley, d. in prison. 1861.
Bryant, J. W, d. March 26, 1863.
# " Tell father that I died in a glorious cause."
* A mere boy, ander eighteen years of aze. and when shot, said, " Tell them at home that I died like a soldier." A grape-shot broke bis thigh, one Minie-bail passed through his breast aud another shattered his hand, and the noble boy did die like a soldier.
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Johnson,t Granville, k. in battle at Chicka- mauga.
Chandler, John, k. in battle at Murfreesboro. Chandler, James, d. in service at Camp Cheat- ham. July 1, 1861.
Chamberlain, Andrew, d. May 20, 1861.
Chandler, Joseph, k. in battle at Jonesboro, Ga. Dudley, Harry, d. June 4. 1561. Easley, Worry, d. at Bean's Station, East Ten- nessee.
Floyd, Harrison, k. on skirmish line near Jonesboro, Ga.
Gordon," Harry, k. on skirmish line near New Hope Church, May 27, 1864.
Greer, Richard, d. at Newnan, in the autumn of 1803.
Gray, S. B., k. in battle at Chickamauga. Gosset, J. C., d. at Bean's Station, Tenn., June 28, 1862.
Gravett, Andrew, d. in camp of instruction, June, 1862.
Grenill, A. W., d. July 14, 1862.
Grinner, Lewis, d. at Bean's Station, East Ten- nessee.
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Brazzel, John, d. at Camp Cheatham. 1861. Clifton, J. W., d. in the service, Aug. 9, 1861.
Capps, Sterling, k. near New Hope Church, May 27, 1804.
Cathey, Archie, d. in hospital.
Cathey, W. J., d. at Chattanooga, Apr. 3, 1863. Cox, S. A., d. at Bean's Station, East Ten- nessee.
Cox, W. J., d. June 25, 1861.
Crow, MI. B., d. at Chattanooga, Apr. 3, 1863.
Davidson, Calvin, d. at Cumberland Gap, Apr. 17, 1882.
Davidson, J. W., k. in battle at Missionary Ridge.
Estes, Solomon, k. in battle at Missionary Ridge.
Etheridge, William, k. in battle at Jonesboro, Ga.
Galloway, J. W., k. by his own men while in front of line near Cumberland Gap.
Galloway, Henry, d. at Woodson's Cross-roads. Goodwin, John, d. in the service, date un- knowD.
Gentry, D. C., k. near New Hope Church, May 27, 1864.
Gregg, J. C., k. in battle. Harris, William, d. in service at Nashville, Sepr. 17, 1861.
House, John W, d. in prison.
Jorden, Berry, k. in battle at Chickamanga.
Lankford, Lawrence, d. in prison.
Lankford, J. W. H., d. at Cumberland Gap, Feb. 14, 1862.
Lankford, Robert, d. at Cumberland Gap. Manly, Hugh, d. at Camp Cheatham, Aug. 17, 1861.
Marsh, W. G., d. at Camp Cheatham, July 24, 1861. Richardson, B. W., d. Aug. 1, 1861.
Reader, J. L., d. of wounds received at the bat- tle of Franklin.
Stewart, W. H., k. in battle at Kennesaw Mount- ain.
Tidwell, Benjamin, d. in hospital at Chatta- nooga.
Tidwell, C. M., d. April 16, 1863. Tidwell, Silas, k. in battle at Jonesboro, Ga. Thomas, M. B., d. in prison. Weems, G. W., d. in hospital, Nov. 10, 1863.
Such are the names of some of our unreturning brave. Peace to their shades! honor to their ashes!
THE FLAGS.
What was left of the beautiful banner presented to the Eleventh Regiment by the ladies of Nashville-as it passed through that city from Camp Cheatham in July, 1861, to the seat of war -- is still extant, and in the possession of Capt. W. H. Mc- Conley, now of Montgomery county. The battle-flag of this regiment-the flag that floated at Chickamauga; that fell the fourth time but as often rose at Mis- sionary Ridge; that with perforated folds led the regiment in all the battles of North Georgia and around Atlanta, at Jonesboro, Ga .; and that was consecrated at the battle of Franklin with the blood of its Ensign-is now in the possession of the writer. Capt. E. W. Clarke (since dead), of Co. B, quietly took it from its staff on the day of and just before the surrender, placed it around his body and beneath his clothing, brought it safely back, and gave it to the writer on his re- turn from prison in the summer of 1865. But we are only the custodian of this sacred relic. It belongs to the survivors of the Eleventh Regiment, whose his- tory it so sadly but so eloquently epitomizes-a history that constitutes but a chap- ter in that of Cheatham's illustrious Tennessee Division, the true story of which, when fully and fairly written, will bear honorable comparison with that of any command that illustrated the patriotism, prowess, and valor of the South in her gallant but unequal struggle for constitutional government.
TWELFTH TENNESSEE INFANTRY. BY J. P. McGEE, M.D., MEMPHIS, TENN. ; AND S. W. CALDWELL, M.D., TRENTON, TENN. -
WE regret that the history of a regiment which bore itself so gallantly on so many fields-indeed, in all the battles of the Army of Tennessee-made up of as
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noble, true, and brave officers and soldiers as wore the gray on any field, must be written mainly from memory, the only data at hand being an imperfect diary of Wm. E. Orr, a private in the regiment, now of Dyer Station, Gibson county, Tenn .- an honorable and respected citizen, as he was a faithful soldier; besides some notes from Capt. A. T. Fielder, that gallant Christian soldier and gentle- man, who now (1883) represents the county of Crockett in the Legislature of the State; and the roster of those surrendered, from J. C. McDearmon.
The Twelfth Tennessee Regiment of Infantry was composed of ten full compa- nies-viz .: seven from Gibson county; one from Dyer (Capt. T. H. Bell's New- bern Blues); one from Carroll and Gibson; one from Fulton, Hickman, and Graves counties, Ky. (Capt. D. A. Outlaw). The regiment was mustered into the Provisional Army of Tennessee at Jackson, Tenn., by Assistant Inspector-gen- eral A. W. Campbell, on the 28th day of May, 1861. The field and staff offi- cers were: Colonel, R. M. Russell, of Gibson county; Lieutenant-colonel, T. H. Bell, of Dyer county; Major, Robert P. Caldwell, of Gibson county; Adjutant, A. G. Harris, of Dyer county; Surgeon, S. W. Caldwell, of Gibson county; Assistant Surgeon, J. P. MeGee, of Gibson county; Quartermaster, Joe L. Lee, of Tipton county; Commissary, Jas. A. Shane, of Gibson county. Immediately after organiza- tion, the regiment went into camp near Trenton, Tenn., drilling daily, Col. Russell being a West Pointer. In a week or two it was removed to camp of instruction at Union City, Tenn., where it spent the summer drilling, having measles, and "talking war talk."
In July, 1861, the Twelfth Regiment, with the entire Provisional Army of Tennessee, was transferred from the State service to that of the Confederacy; the "Ordinance of Secession" having been approved by popular vote in the mean- time. In September all the troops at Union City were ordered to Columbus, Ky. On Nov. 7, 1861, the Twelfth Regiment took part in the battle of Belmont, and pursued Grant to his gun-boats. Col. Russell commanded the brigade and Lieut .- col. Bell the regiment. It is not necessary to say that the Twelfth bore itself most gallantly in this its initiatory battle, as from this to the close, at Bentonville, N. C .- the last battle-the Twelfth was never seen to waver where any stood. At Belmont the loss in killed on the field we are unable to give, though the number was large for such a "skirmish," as we learned afterward to regard this. Lieut .- col. Bell and Major Caldwell were both slightly wounded, and Assistant Surgeon McGee had a horse killed. Several line officers were wounded, but none killed. We think about forty non-commissioned officers and privates were wounded-four or five lost an arm, two or three a leg.
On Jan. 1, 1862, Col. Russell's brigade, including the Twelfth Regiment, was ordered to Camp Beauregard, near Clinton, Ky., to succor Brig .- gen. Alcorn's Mississippi brigade of sixty-days men, whom we found in mortal terror. Ascer- taining that no real danger threatened, the brigade returned to Columbus, Ky., and went permanently into winter-quarters. At Clinton, on the return, our Drum-major was killed by a drunken soldier of Pickett's regiment.
Early in March, 1862, Columbus, Ky., was evacuated, the army retiring to Humboldt, twelve miles south of Trenton, in Gibson county. It remained there about two weeks, and proceeded to Corinth, Miss., where it arrived on the 20th of March. On the 4th or 5th of April the Twelfth, then forming a part of Brig .- gen. Clark's division, with the entire army took up the line of march
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toward the Tennessee River, and on the 6th and 7th was engaged both days in the battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing, with very heavy loss in both killed and wounded. No regiment fought with more gallantry and more persistent conr- age on this "dark and bloody field" than did the Twelfth, inspired by the cool courage of Col. Russell, in command of the brigade, and Lieut .- col. Bell of the regiment, and the daring dash of Maj. Caldwell. Early on the seventh Lieut .- col. Bell received a wound which forced him from the field, having had two horses shot under him on the 6th, and the command devolved upon Maj. Caldwell, whose horse was shot under him while gallantly riding at the head of his regi- ment.
The Twelfth Regiment lost heavily, though we can give the names of only a few of the honored dead. Killed on the field were Capt. Ben H. Sandeford and Second Lieut. Geo. Jackson, of Co. H; Corp. Thos. C. Harwell, and privates Robt. Walls and David Brunston, of Co. B. Wounded and died, of Co. B: First Lieut. Ralph G. Sinclair, died April 23, 1862; private Beverly Strange, died April 21, 1862. Wounded and recovered, of Co. B: Second Lieut. Geo. S. Rice (severely), Sergt. Chas. W. Pate, Corp. A. H. Walker; privates Asa R. Biggs, A. J. Kennedy, Jos. G. Ferguson, Wm. Brunston, Sam Spence, John A. Brown, Eli F. Evans, M. A. Everett, Thos. J. Swift, Benj. F. W. Fielder, David Thompson, John HI. Lanier, Daniel P. Strange, Simon S. Perry. Also killed, of Co. F: Thos. Needham, Joel West, Thos. Witherspoon, G. W. Wright, Benj. Sanders, Jas. Morrow-the latter mortally wounded and died soon after.
Of all the gallant, noble men who fell, none deserve more honorable mention than Robt. C. Fortune, of Co. H. He was regimental druggist (prescriptionist), and earnestly insisted upon going with his company into the battle. Permission was reluctantly granted by Dr. McGee, who was in charge of the regiment, Sur- geon Caldwell having been ordered to report to corps medical head-quarters. No truer man nor nobler soldier survived Robt. C. Fortune. He fell in the front in the first charge on the 6th. The number of wounded was large. After the bat- tle, the shattered command returned to the old camping-ground at Corinth, Miss., arriving there through rain and mud and swollen streams on the 9th. Most of the wounded of the Twelfth Regiment-all who could be safely moved-were brought to Corinth, and sent thence to hospitals below.
In May, 1862, the term for which we were mustered in having expired, the en- tire regiment, with few exceptions, reenlisted and reorganized, electing Tyree H. Bell, Colonel; Capt. J. N. Wyatt, Lieutenant-colonel; and Capt. D. A. Outlaw, Major. The medical, quartermaster, and commissary departments remained un- changed. Numerous changes were made in line officers which we are not able to give. About this time the entire army was reorganized, senior Colonel Preston R. Smith (One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Senior )-as brevet Brigadier-general, or sen- ior Colonel commanding-taking command of the brigade of which the Twelfth Reg- iment constituted a part; while that gallant soldier and accomplished gentleman, Brig .- gen. Clark, of Mississippi, commanded the division-First Division of Maj .- gen. Leonidas Polk's First Army Corps, Army of Tennessee. Surgeon S. W. Cald- well was taken from the regiment and assigned to duty as chief Surgeon of division, leaving Assistant Surgeon McGee Acting Surgeon of the regiment and brigade, and Dr. W. P. Hill (private, Co. D) Acting Assistant Surgeon of the regiment.
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