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FROM GEN. JOSEPH WHEELER.
HAMILTON J. SHAW'S BATTALION TENN. CAVALRY. (WHEELER'S CAVALRY CORPS.)
This battalion was organized in Jackson county, Tennessee, in 1862 Killed or died of ex- posure or wounds during the war, about one hundred and fifty ; wounded in battle, about two hundred.
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL. Hamilton, Oliver P., captured in 1864, and k. while a prisoner at Lexington, Ky.
MAJOR. Hamilton, Oliver P., promoted to Lieutenant-colonel July 1, 1863.
ADJUTANT. Stone, Wm. Plunket.
CAPTAINS.
Hamilton, O. P., promoted to Major in 1862.
Shaw, Joseph, promoted to Major July 1, 1863. Shaw, D. J.
Hutchison, William, k. by Tinker Dave Beaty in 1863. Cullom, Ed., k.
Coffee, R. N.
Coffee, Jo., resigned.
Carlen, W. B.
Wright, R. V.
Dodd, Thomas L., w. at Cleveland, Tenn., in | Rease, R. B. 1863.
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Stevens, Geo. W.
Harris, Winton B.
Bransford, Thos. L.
Gailbreath, R. J. C., k. in battle in 1862.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Tinsley, Pembroke S.
Nesmith, J. A.
Stone, W. P., promoted to Adjutant ..
Armstrong, W. T.
Hicks, W. J.
Gore, William.
Floyd, J. M.
Gillem, Luke P., deserted to the enemy.
Cash, J. M.
Tinsley, Tom F.
Rutland, L. P., k. at the battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 21, 1863.
Dale, W. A. J.
Pace, Henry S. Callom, Ed., promoted and k. Stevens, Geo. W., promoted.
Brooks, A. W. W.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Morgan, Geo. H., detached as Aid-de-camp to | Harris, Thomas K., resigned in 1863. Gen. Geo. G. Dibrell, and afterward as Act- Foster, Rowland. ing Adjutant and Inspector-general of Dib- Mayfield, Adam, d. in 1863. rell's brigade. Wounded in a skirmish near Armstrong, A. Cross., k. Blackstock Station, Feb. 21, 1865. Hestand, A. J., d. Dec. 20, 1863.
Beck, Chas. W., transferred to Morgan's com- mand in 1863.
Biss, James R.
Hearde, J. W.
Haile, Amon G., k. by bush-whackers in 1864 ..
Hayter, L. D.
Gillem, Luke P., promoted, and deserted to the enemy.
Tinsley, P. S., promoted to First Lieutenant Sept. 1, 1863.
Lacy, L. G., missing in 1864 ; fate unknown.
Norris, A. A., w. at Fort Blount, Tenn., in 1863, and transferred to Gen. Morgan's command. I
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FROM GEN. JOSEPH WHEELER. COL. LAY'S REGIMENT OF CAVALRY. (WHEELER'S CAVALRY CORPS.)
COMPANY OFFICERS. COMPANY A.
Capt. R. G. Grundy, promoted to Captain Oct. [ Second Lieut. W. H. Pell, promoted to Second 24, 1861. Lieutenant Oct. 24, 1861.
First Lieut. F. G. Boyd, promoted to First Lieutenant Oct. 24, 1801.
Third Lieut. Wm. T. Pennelee, elected Third Lieutenant Nov. 20, 1861.
COMPANY. B.
Capt. J. H. Husbands, elected Captain May 10, [ Third Lieut. A. McCunn, elected Third Lieu- 1862. tenant Sept. 24, 1861
Second Lieut. R. M. Harding, elected Second Lieutenant Sept. 24, 1861.
COMPANY C.
Capt. M. Swan, elected Captain October 8, | Second Lieut. A. McPherson, elected Second 1861. Lieutenant Oct. 8, 1861.
First Lieut. F. Wilkinson, elected First Lieu- tenant Oct. 8, 1861.
Third Lieut. I. T. Kelley, elected Third Lieu- tenant April 11, 1862.'
COMPANY D.
Capt. W. J. Nanny, elected Captain May 18, | Third Lieut. J. H. West, elected Third Lien- 1862. tenant Dec. 10, 1861.
COMPANY E.
Capt. C. H. Conner, elected Captain Nov. 11, Second Lieut. James M. Young, elected Second 1861. Lieutenant Nov. 11, 1861.
First Lieut. Wm. Boydston, elected First Lieu- | Third Lieut. L. B. Carson, elected Third Lieu- tenant Nov. 11, 1861. tenant Nov. 11, 1861.
COMPANY F.
Capt. M. V. Gray, appointed Captain Jan. 9, | Second Lieut. L. S. Rogers, elected Second 1862. Lieutenant Jan. 9, 1862.
First Lieut. W. G. Johnson, elected First Lieu- Third Lieut. R. Allen, elected Third Lieuten- tenant Jan. 9, 1862. ant Jan. 9, 1862.
COMPANY G.
Capt. C. S. Robertson, elected Captain Sept. 9, | Second Lieut. J. W. Irwin, elected Second Licu- 1861. tenant Sept. 9, 1861.
First Lieut. A. W. Hardin, elected First Lieu- Third Lieut. J. M. Forrest, elected Third Lieu- tenant Sept. 9, 1861.
tenant Sept. 9, 1861.
COMPANY H.
Capt. John E. Newsom, elected Captain May | Second Lieu. J. C. Nelson, elected Second Lieu- 12, 1862. tenant May 12, 1862.
First Lieut. E. D. Kelly, elected First Lieu- tenant May 12, 1862.
Third Lieut. H. H. Oates, elected Third Lien- tenant May 12, 1862.
COMPANY I.
First Lieut. A. C. Bettus, promoted to First Lieutenant April 27, 1862.
Becond Lieut. L. N. Estes, promoted to Second Lieutenant April 27. 1862.
Third Lient. J. E. Douglass, promoted i > Third Lieutenant April 27, 1862.
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TWELFTH KENTUCKY CAVALRY. (FAULKNER'S.)
BY Z. N. WRIGHT, SERGEANT OF CO. D.
THE Twelfth Kentucky Regiment was composed of both Kentuckians and Ten- nesseans, though it was recognized as a Kentucky regiment. Possibly Kentuckians were in the majority when the original organization took place; however, the ma- jority was small. In mentioning this fact the writer does it only as a matter of history, and not to detract in any respect from our sister State or from any mem- ber of the regiment from Kentucky; for we Tennessee members of the Twelfth claim no superiority over our brave comrades from Kentucky who shared with us the hardships of a Confederate soldier's life, and stood side by side with us con- fronting the enemy on numerous battle-fields, facing the shot and shell with us, and fought as bravely as the soldiers from any State, South or North. The regi- ment was made up under numerous difficulties, the companies forming it being raised inside of the Federal lines at a time when Southern Kentucky and West Tennessee were occupied by the enemy in strong force; Gen. Grant's head-quarters being at Jackson, Tenn., only a short while prior to the time the company that the writer belonged to first began to form, and at the time the writer enlisted. There were other companies also that were forming about this time. Jackson was evacuated during the month of May, 1863, but the country was frequently raided by large bodies of the enemy from different points. Company D lost two men- F. M. Biggs and Peter Mason-captured by Gen. Hatch, near Huntingdon, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1863, before the company was completed. In the meantime we captured one of his men and two horses and equipments, and the arms of two men, one of the men escaping through a thicket. This was done almost in sight of several thousand Federals; therefore our escape was only made by traversing the woods for miles at a rapid speed, and finally pitching camps in a dense growth of tim- ber in the vicinity of Young's Mill, in Madison county, south of Jackson, where the Federals marched within a short distance of our camp in strong force.
The war had been raging for two years when the regiment was organizedl. Many of the young men composing the regiment were under age to enlist when the war began; others were still young indeed to endure the hardships of a Con- federate soldier's life; and many were middle-aged men, who had left their fan- ilies behind while they went to battle in defense of the South.
Owing to the peculiar and hazardous situation in this section of the country at that time, it took from the early part of spring to about the 20th of September, · 1863, to complete the organization of the regiment.
The companies were not all organized for connection with Faulkner's reg- iment, though all were raised under similar circumstances; and although the reg- iment was composed of men from two different States, they were closely allied -. the Kentnekians being principally from counties adjoining Tennessee on their south, while the Tennesseans were principally from counties adjoining Ken- tucky on their north and adjacent thereto.
We elected field officers at the old residence of Wm. Witherspoon, in the west- ern part of Madison county, Tenn., now owned by Mrs. Spivey. The following officers were elected .
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Kentuckians-W. W. Faulkner, Colonel; Wm. D. Lannum, Lieutenant-colonel; John Malone, Major. The following were appointed: Dr. W. A. Thompson, Sur- geon; John O. Morris, Adjutant; Capt. Boyle, Forage Master.
Tennesseans-Robert Meriwether, Quartermaster; Capt. Taliaferro, Commis- sary; Rev. Mr. Holterfield, Chaplain.
The following are the companies composing the regiment: Co. A: Henry A. Tyler, Captain. Co. B: W. W. Williams, Captain. Co. C: George W. Clanton, Captain. Co. D: G. W. Parkinson, Captain. Co. E: J. Z. Lynn, Captain. Co. F: John M. Carroll, Captain. Co. G: James F. Melton, Captain. Co. H: J. J. Kellehar, Captain. Co. I: N. F. Davis, Captain. Co. K: W. D. Meriwether, Captain.
Companies A, G, H, and I were composed principally of Kentuckians; compa- nies A and G, however, had several Tennessee members. Companies B, C, and E were composed of both Kentuckians and Tennesseans; the latter being in the majority in companies B and C, while Kentuckians predominated in Company E. Companies D, F', and K were composed almost entirely of Tennesseans. Com- pany B was raised in Obion, Weakley, and Madison counties. The Kentucky members were from counties on the Tennessee and Kentucky line. Company C was raised around Feliciana, Ky., and Madison, Weakley, and Obion counties, Tenn. Company D was raised in Carroll county, Tenn .- only a few from else- where. Company F was raised in Gibson, Weakley, and Henry counties; Con- pany E, in the vicinity of Murray, Calloway county, Ky., and in Henry county, Tenn .; Company G in Calloway county, Ky., principally. This company had about twenty Tennessee members, from Henry, Benton, and Carroll counties. Company K was raised mostly in Obion county, a portion of which is now in Lake county, with a few members from Gibson, Weakley, and Carroll. There were also a few Kentuckians and Missourians in this company. Companies H and I were raised in Calloway and adjoining counties in Kentucky.
The regiment having organized, notwithstanding the numerous difficulties that had confronted the companies composing it prior to the organization, now found another serious difficulty-cut off from all communication with any department . of the Confederate army, only partially armed, and having but very little ammu- nition. However, a detachment of about one hundred and fifty men from the regiment, in charge of Maj. Malone, proceeded to march into Middle Tennessee, to procure the arms needed for the command. We reached Swallow Bluff; on the Tennessee River, in Decatur county, Tenn., early in the morning, Sept. 30th, and had succeeded in crossing all of our horses and some sixty or seventy men. About fifty men were still on the west bank of the river, and some thirty were then in skiff's making for the opposite side, when the Seventh Illinois Mounted Infantry and the Seventh Kansas (Jayhawkers) Federal Cavalry suddenly ap- peared on the west bank of the river, when a lively skirmish ensued for a short while, which resulted in the killing of forty or fifty of our horses on the opposite bank of the river -- they being exposed to the firing-and the capture of nineteen of our men, including Maj. Malone. The enemy lost one man, a member of the Seventh Kansas, killed by our pickets, and five wounded.
The battle of Chickamauga having taken place on the 20th of September, the situation in Middle Tennessee had become quite different from what was expected, thereby making our effort to procure arms from that source a complete failure.
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Thereupon the detachment recrossed the river into West Tennessee in a few days, and joined Col. Faulkner with the main body of the regiment, who in the mean- time, in conjunction with Col. A. N. Wilson's regiment, had routed a body of Federal cavalry under Col. Harrison, near Como, Tenn., capturing sixty-three of his men, abont one hundred horses, with equipments and arms in proportion. Rejoining our command at MeLemoresville, Tenn., the regiment made a flying trip into Kentucky, as far as Mayfield, where the telegraph wires were cut, a rail- road bridge destroyed, and a train of cars captured and burned. A few Federal soldiers were on the train, but they fled to the woods and escaped. By this time, which was in the month of October or early in November, the Federals were not so numerous in West Tennessee as heretofore. They having evacuated this sec- tion of the State, the regiment camped therein at different points until, Gen. For- rest having entered it in December, 1863, Col. Faulkner reported to him at Jack- son, Tenn., on the 23d of that month, where Forrest was gathering his command to march into Mississippi. Meanwhile the enemy were moving from Memphis, Paducah, and Corinth, to hem in and cut off Gen. Forrest. On the night of the 23d a detachment was sent out from our regiment, in conjunction with Col. Jeff. Forrest's regiment and McDonald's battalion. The entire detachment, under command of Col. D. M. Wisdom, marched in quick time to Jack's Creek, in Hen- derson county. About day-break on the morning of the 24th our advance charged the pickets of the enemy and drove them in, whereupon a lively combat ensued for several hours. The situation having become hazardous, the command was forced to withdraw. During this combat Adjt. J. O. Morris and Capt. H. A. Ty- ler, with a detachment from Faulkner's regiment, led a charge upon the enemy's line, which brought them face to face in a hand-to-hand encounter, many of our men charging through their line, and being charged in turn. This resulted in wounding several of our force, among whom was the brave Adjt. Morris, fatally.
The main body of the regiment had marched from Jackson with Gen. Forrest, by the way of Somerville. In the meantime the detachment joined the com- mand at Estenaula. At Somerville a skirmish took place, without serious result to our forces. A detachment of about one hundred men, under Capt. Kellehar, was sent out from Somerville in quick time, marching about twenty miles to a point below Raleigh, where the Federals were posted to prevent our force from crossing, which point was reached in the night. Firing was kept up from the opposite banks until day, when a lively skirmish took place, resulting in the wounding of two or three of our regiment, among whom was Tom McDonald, of Company D; after which we withdrew and moved on to Raleigh, where we crossed Wolf River, and proceeded with Col. Faulkner (Maj. Strange being in special charge), marching within a few miles of Memphis, through Hernando, and reached Como, Miss., Jan. Ist, 1864. The weather was miserable indeed, snow and sleet falling rapidly; our horses were jaded and the men very much fatigued from the hazardous forced march for the past seven days. Here the regiment camped for about a month. Meanwhile Gen. Forrest organized his command. Faulkner's regiment was assigned to McCulloch's brigade, but only remained with it until Gen. Buford augmented Forrest's force with the Third, Seventh, and Eighth Kentucky regiments, which had served in the infantry, and of which ful- ly two-thirds were yet dismounted. The regiment participated in several lively skirmishes, also the Okolona combat, Feb. 21st and 22d, 1864, in which we lost
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several men killed and wounded, among them Capt. Williams, of Co. B, killed; and Capt. W. D. Meriwether, of Company K, was severely wounded, from which he was so disabled that he never returned to his company.
Early in the month of March, in the vicinity of Tibbee Station, the regiment was assigned to the Kentucky brigade, which was under the command of Col. . 1. P. Thompson, of the Third Kentucky, from this time forward. This brigade . consisted of the above-named regiments and Faulkner's Twelfth Kentucky, and was known as the Kentucky Brigade.
Gen. Forrest left Columbus, Miss., with the command, March 15th, on his raid into West Tennessee and Kentucky. Faulkner's regiment was thrown out on the left flank. Crossing the line at Pocahontas, we proceeded via Bolivar, Den- mark, and Wellwood, reaching Trenton on the 22d. From thence marched on the 23d, in conjunction with McDonald's battalion and the Seventh Tennessee Regiment (about five hundred men), under command of Col. Duckworth, arriving at Union City early on the morning of the 24th, where the Federals were found strongly intrenched in their fortifications. For several hours sharp-shooting was kept up quite lively, while Faulkner's regiment made a charge to within twenty or thirty yards of their works, in which W. D. Lannum, our Lieutenant-colonel, and R. H. Hammerly, Orderly Sergeant of Company D, were severely wounded. Our force had no artillery, and the Federals were about as strong in number as ourselves, consisting of the Seventh Tennessee Federal Cavalry, under the com- mand of Col. Isaac R. Hawkins, from Huntingdon, Tenn. His regiment was made up in Carroll, Henderson, Benton, and Decatur counties; hence, with the exception of the Kentuckians in Faulkner's regiment, all engaged on both sides were Tennesseans. Col. Hawkins-who had fallen into the hands of Gen. Forrest at Trenton, in Dec., 1862-in response to a flag of truce from Col. Duckworth, did not positively refuse a surrender on demand, but pleaded delay, no doubt with the expectation of being reenforced in the meantime. However, Col. Duckworth, having practiced a ruse leading him to believe that Gen. Forrest was present with his command, succeeded in capturing the entire Federal force of abont four hun- dred and seventy-five men, with their arms, ammunition, horses, and all their equipments, including the camp and garrison equipage.
. It will be remembered that one of the principal objects of this raid was to mount the dismounted Kentuckians and to recruit the commands in Kentucky and West Tennessee. Notwithstanding the success in capturing about seven hun- dred horses at Union City and Paducah, Gen. Buford was not content, he having learned that he had failed to get about one hundred and forty horses in the first attack upon Paducah; hence he proceeded to that place with our brigade ( which was at that time commanded by Col. Ed. Crossland, of the Seventh Kentucky, Col. Thompson having been killed in a charge upon the works in the first attack upon Paducah, on the 26th of March), and suddenly attacked it on the 14th of April. It was strongly garrisoned, the Federal strength being estimated at fully four times ours, and in excellent positions in the fort and behind the river-bank, with numerous gun-boats backed out in the river to protect them; while our force was only about eight hundred, placed at considerable disadvantage. The horses, however, some one hundred and forty, of excellent stock, were soon captured, with only a slight loss to the regiment in killed, wounded, and prisoners. The command then withdrew with the captured horses and stores. Meantime Gen.
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Buford sent in a flag of truce, threatening a serious attack if they declined to sur- render, but proposing to give the enemy time to remove the women and children across the river. Faulkner's regiment was left to cover the retreat and contine the deception as to the Confederate strength, and thereby enable the entire bri- gade to escape with the captured horses, quartermaster stores, etc. After frequent · skirmishes, the regiment withdrew in good order, bringing up the rear. The main command succeeded in taking all the captured horses and stores with them, there- by making a success of the adventure, and providing horses and equipments suffi- cient to mount and equip not only the Kentucky regiments, but also many new recruits both from Kentucky and Tennessee, that were added to the command; of these our regiment received a share, of which we were very much in need. The regiment at its organization was more than an average in numbers, but from va- rious causes had diminished until it did not number more than two hundred and fifty when we started on this raid, but had increased to about four hundred at its close.
The entire command having concentrated at Jackson, Tenn., where Gen. For- rest now made his head-quarters, and the officers and men generally feeling jubi- lant over their success for the past six weeks, all was in readiness to march into Mississippi. Thereupon, on the 2d of May the regiment marched with the bri- gade, and reached Tupelo on the 6th, where we camped for about three weeks. Meanwhile, in the latter part of April a general reorganization took place in most of the companies. Co. D underwent a radical change, it having decreased from about seventy-five members to thirty-three present. However, of the seven- ty-five there were fourteen in prison, three left severely wounded, and six absent on surgeon's certificate. Nine Tennesseans and twenty-five Kentnekians joined the company on this raid. The regiment now had only one field officer. This was Col. Faulkner, Col. Lannum being left wounded and Maj. Malone still in prison. Thereupon Maj. Tate, of Memphis, was assigned to our regiment by ap- pointment as Major pro tem. Capt. Ed. Manning, of Kentucky, was appointed Adjutant after Adjt. Morris was killed. E. R. Dent, of Obion county, was elect- . ed Captain of Co. B. He being in prison, First Lieut. Ed. Nailing became its commander. Jas. J. Wilson, of Kentucky, became Captain of Co. D; Rufus . Thomas, of Carroll county, First Lieutenant: H. C. Lawhon, of Kentucky (now at Mckenzie, Tenn.), and J. J. Birdsong, of Madison county, Second Lieutenants. Robt. P. Cole, of Paris, became Captain of Co. F. In all the other companies the old Captains were retained, though various changes took place in the other offices. Lieut. L. Donaldson commanded Co. K, Capt. Meriwether still being unable to return on account of his wound.
The battle at Tishomingo Creek, which was fought June 10 and 11, was the next engagement the regiment participated in. Col. Faulkner being absent sick, Maj. Tate became our commander, and gallantly led the regiment through the entire battle of June 10. The men nobly followed him in the charge made upon the enemy across an old field, approaching the skirt of woods where the enemy were formed, and routing them after a combat in close quarters around some negro- cabins in front of Brice's house. The regiment sustained a heavy loss in killed and wounded. Here Lieut. Ed. Nailing, of Kentucky, who was in command of Co. B, was killed. Gaither Tyson, Second Lieutenant of the same company, and his brother George Tyson, both of whom were from Madison county, were severely
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wounded. Geo. Whitworth, of Kentucky (Co. D)), was killed, and many others from other companies whom I am unable to mention.
The regiment suffered severely the first day, but sustained heavier loss on the 11th about four miles north of Ripley, where Maj. Tate led it in a charge on horseback, encountering a regiment of Missouri cavalry formed in ambush in the woods on the side of a hill to cover the retreat of their infantry. Cheering, the regiment made a desperate charge. When within a short distance, the enemy opened upon us a most destructive fire, killing and wounding a large number. Among the killed were Capt. J. J. Wilson and Robt. Hamilton, of Kentucky; Dr. Clapp and J. W. Cole (brother of Capt. R. P. Cole), of Paris, Tenn .- all of Co. D, other companies suffering in proportion. This was done at one volley, but the regiment passed on, driving the enemy back into the infantry and producing a complete demoralization. They did not make another bold stand, but were scattered throughout the woods in all directions attempting to escape. In the meantime they were pursued by the command for miles, and captured in consid- erable numbers.
Gen. Forrest's "Campaigns" reports about two thousand, including the wound- ed, captured in the two days' fight, and one thousand nine hundred killed out of a force of from eight to nine thousand. Twenty-three pieces of artillery, and their entire wagon-train, loaded with commissary stores and ammunition, were also captured. Our loss is reported in the same book at one hundred and forty killed and five hundred wounded out of a force of about three thousand two hun- dred, one-fourth of whom were horse-holders, during the first day's fight.
The regiment marched to Tupelo, via Guntown, where we camped until July 9, marching to Pontotoc on the 10th, the Federals in strong force being within a few miles of that place. Here a detachment of one hundred men from Faulk- ner's regiment, in command of Capt. Henry Tyler, was thrown out to gain the Federal rear, in order to cut off their communications. After traversing the woods for several miles, we dropped in the extreme rear of the enemy about five miles north of Pontotoc. So the enemy had one hundred Confederates in their rear, cutting them off from communication from that point; and we had about sixteen thousand Federals between us and the main Confederate army, thus cut- ting us off from communication with our army. We bivouacked in sight of a large command of the enemy on the night of the 11th, and could see their camp-fires. As they marched out of their camp on the morning of the 12th Capt. Tyler suddenly attacked their rear-guard. Here a lively skirmish ensued, and from this time until the close of the battle of Harrisburg we were in our saddles, nearly the whole time moving at rapid speed in close proximity to the extreme rear of the enemy, and engaging in frequent skirmishes. After sustaining a loss of two men killed-Robert Spillman, Second Sergeant of Co. . I, and Frank Rash (the writer is not sure which company he belonged to)-and two wounded -A. P. Hall and a young man by name of Russell, of Co. A-the detachment rejoined the regiment after the battle.
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