Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Tennessee 5th Infantry Regiment

The Tennessee 5th Infantry Regiment was organized for State service May 20, 1861; mustered Confederate service August 9, 1861; reorganized May 6, 1862; consolidated with 4th Tennessee Infantry Regiment December, 1862; merged into 3rd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment April 9, 1865; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina. The Tennessee 5th Infantry Regiment was recruited in Henry and Benton counties. The unit fought at New Madrid, Shiloh, and Perryville before being assigned to Strahl's, Stewart's, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. During December, 1862, it was reduced to five companies, and consolidated with the 4th Tennessee Volunteers. It participated in the various campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and was active in North Carolina. This regiment lost 8 killed, 68 wounded, and 12 missing at Perryville, and the 4th/5th reported 76 casualties at Murfreesboro, 33 at Chickamauga, and 63 at Missionary Ridge. In December, 1863, the 5th totaled 167 men and 106 arms, but only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. Companies Company A - Captain B.B. Bunch Jr., William H. Wilson. Men from Henry County. Company B - Captain John H. Long, Henry F. Bowman. Men from Henry County. Company C - Captain Thomas H. Conway - Men from Henry County. Company D - Captain A. Wayne Caldwell - Men from Henry County. Company E - Captain H. Corbett - Men from Benton County. Company F - Captain Josiah H. Porter, H.T. Blanton, Jr. - Men from Henry County. Company G - Captain James E. Fowler - Men from Henry County. Company H - Captain J.D. Dumas - Men from Henry County. Company I - Captain W.D. Hallum, Eliah Foust - Men from Henry County. Company K - Captain H. W. Ballard, Joseph T. Kendall - Men from Henry County. Company L - Captain John A. Lauderdale, J.B. Ward - Men from Fulton County, Kentucky. Company M - Captain J.T. Winfrey, M.M. Fry - Men from Benton County.

The Tennessee 45th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee, in December, 1861. It participated in the Battle of Shiloh, was active at Baton Rouge, then served in the Jackson area. Later it was assigned to J.C. Brown's, Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In November, 1863, it was consolidated with the 23rd Infantry Battalion. The regiment took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moving with General Hood back into Tennessee, but it was not engaged at Franklin and Nashville. It ended the war in North Carolina. The unit sustained 112 casualties at Murfreesboro, lost forty-three percent of the 226 at Chickamauga, and reported 12 men disabled at Missionary Ridge. The 45th/23rd Battalion totaled 316 men and 340 arms in December, 1863. Few surrendered in April, 1865.

The Tennessee 2nd Infantry Regiment Volunteers [also called the Irish Regiment] was comprised of men from Memphis, Tennessee, and completed its organization at that city in May, 1861. In July totaling 541 effectives, it moved to Fort Pillow. It reported 18 killed, 64 wounded, and 33 missing at Belmont and suffered heavy casualties at Shiloh. Later the unit was consolidated into four companies and merged into Smith's 5th Confederate Infantry Regiment.

The Tennessee 20th Infantry Regiment was organized during May and June, 1861, at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee, and in July contained 880 men. The regiment was ordered to Virginia in July 1861, reaching Bristol, Virginia when the order was countermanded and they were returned to General Zollicoffer. The 20th fought throughout the war with the Army of Tennessee and participated in every major battle from Shiloh through the end of the war in North Carolina. In the final reorganization of the Army April 9, 1865, the 20th, with 34 men left, formed part of the 4th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment commanded by Colonel Anderson Searcy. Companies Of The Tennessee 20th Infantry Regiment Many of the companies changed company letters when mustered into Confederate service. In the list below, the letters used in Confederate service are shown, with prior numbers indicated. Co. "A." "The Hickory Guards." Men from Nashville and Davidson County. Co. "B," formerly "C." Men from Nolensville and Williamson, Rutherford, and Davidson Counties. Co. "C," formerly "B." "The Sewanee Rifles." Men from Davidson County. Co. "D." Men from Williamson County. Co. "E," formerly "C." Men from Rutherford County, some from Williamson and Davidson Counties. Co. "F," formerly "E." Men from Sumner County. Co. "G," formerly "K." "The Perry Guards." Men from Perry, Wayne, Humphreys, and Hickman Counties. Co. "H." Men from Williamson County. Co. "I," formerly "F." "The Hermitage Guards." Men from Hermitage, Davidson County. Co. "K," formerly "I." Men from Hartsville, (then in Sumner, now Trousdale County) Smith, Macon and Wilson Counties.

The 51st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was organized at Henderson Station, Tennessee, in January, 1862. The 52nd was also organized at the same time with men from Tipton, Fayette, Shelby, Madison, and Jackson counties. A detachment of the 52nd was captured at Fort Donelson, then in October it was active in the fight at Perryville. Later the unit was assigned to D.S. Donelson's, M.J. Wright's, Vaughan's, and Palmer's Brigade. During April, 1862, it was consolidated with the 52nd Regiment and called the 51st Consolidated. However, the consolidation was declared illegal and during April, 1863, it was reorganized as the 51st and 52nd Consolidated Regiment and each unit kept separate records. It participated in many battles of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and was involved in the North Carolina Campaign.

The 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale December 16, 1861; consolidated with 55th (McKoin's) Tennessee Infantry April 18, 1862 to form 44th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry; reorganized May 5, 1862; field consolidation with 25th Tennessee Infantry October, 1863; paroled at Appomattox Courthouse April 9, 1865. Companies Of The Tennessee 44th Infantry Regiment Co. "A." Consolidated with "D" and "F" to form "D," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Coffee County. Co. "B." Consolidated with "C" to form "K," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Coffee and Grundy Counties. Gipson M.Crawford, Co. "C." Consolidated with "B" to form "K," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Coffee County. Co. "D." Consolidated with "A" and "F" to form "K," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Franklin County. Co. "E." Became "B," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Lincoln County. Co. "F." Consolidated with "A" and "D" to form "D," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Coffee County. Co. "G." Consolidated with "K" to form "F," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Lincoln County. Co. "H." Consolidated with "I" to form "A," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Bedford County. Co. "I." Consolidated with "H" to form "A," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Lincoln County. Co. "K." Consolidated with "G" to form "F," Consolidated Regiment. Men from Lincoln County.

The 21st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry completed its organization at Union City, Tennessee. The regiment was composed principally of Irishmen from Memphis, and was sometimes referred to as the "Irish Regiment." In July, 1861. During May, 1862, when the unit was reorganized, it was consolidated into six companies and united with the 5th (Smith's) Confederate Infantry Regiment. The regiment fought with the Army of Tennessee throughout the war, participating in the Kentucky Campaign, the battle of Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta Campaign, Franklin and Nashville and surrendered in North Carolina. Companies Of The Tennessee 21st Infantry Regiment Co. "A." Men from Memphis. Co. "B." Men from Memphis. Co. "C." Men from Pocahontas, Hardeman County. Co. "D." Men from Memphis. Co. "E." Men from Memphis. Co. "F." Men from Memphis. Co. "G." Men from Memphis. 24 men in this company were enrolled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, June, 1861, having formerly been in Gaines' Company, 22nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Co. "H." Men from Memphis. Co. "I." Men from Memphis. Co. "K." "The Pillow Guards No.2," a Kentucky Company enlisted in Tennessee June 13, 1861.

The Tennessee 50th Infantry regiment was organized Christmas Day, 1861 at Fort Donelson from 10 companies which had previously been mustered in there and at various other places. The regiment was captured Fort Donelson on Feb. 11, 1862; reorganized September 23, 1862; temporarily consolidated with 1st (Colms') Tennessee Battalion, November, 1862; consolidation made permanent and new organization made February, 1864; paroled Greensboro, North Carolina May 2, 1865 as part of 2nd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Rosters of the Tennessee 50th Infantry Regiment Co. "A." Montgomery, Dickson and Cheatham Counties Co. "B." Stewart County Co. "C." "The Wilson Grays." An Alabama company, enrolled at Montgomery Co. "D." Stewart County. Co. "E." Montgomery County. Co. "F." Stewart County. Co. "G." Lindsley's Annals says the company was from Cheatham County. Some men from Davidson. Co. "H." Stewart County. Co. "I." Stewart County. Co. "K." Humphreys County.

The Tennessee 62nd Infantry Regiment [also called 80th Regiment] was assembled in October, 1862. Its members were raised in the counties of Bradley, Polk, Monroe, Roane, and Cocke. Immediately after being mustered into Confederate service, it was placed in General Vaughn's Brigade. Serving in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, the regiment fought at Chickasaw Bayou and had many captured at Big Black River Bridge. The remaining men were captured at Vicksburg. Exchanged and reorganized as mounted infantry, the unit was active in the Knoxville Campaign and the operations in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. During the spring of 1865 it disbanded.

Colonel Campbell, in his account in Lindsley's Annals, stated that the archives of the first and second years operations of the regiment were lost in 1863. He stated that the regiment remained in Camp of Instruction near Union City until January, 1862, when it moved to Columbus, Kentucky; that only a few of the companies were partially armed, mostly with shotguns and hunting rifles, and that the regiment was not completely armed until a few weeks before the Battle of Shiloh, when they obtained some flint and steel muskets as a loan. At the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862, the regiment was in Brigadier General Charles Clark's Division, Brigadier General Alexander P. Stewart's Brigade, composed of the 13th Arkansas, 4th, 5th, and 33rd Tennessee Infantry Regiments and Stanford's Battery. These three Tennessee regiments remained together throughout the war. The 33rd fought throughout the war with the Army of Tennessee, participating in the Atlanta Campaign, the Nashville Campaign, and the Carolina's Campaign. It was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865. Companies Of The Tennessee 33rd Infantry Regiment Ellison S. Howard, W. C. Fleming, Henry W. Hickman, Co. "A." Men from Obion County. Thomas Lacy, Co. "B." Men from Madison County, some from Hardeman. Frank W. Marberry, Co. "C." Men from Calloway County, Kentucky. Wade H. Frost, James R. Scott, Co. "D." "The Forest Rovers." Men from Ohion County T. R. Hutcherson (or Hutchinson) (or Hutchison), John W. Walker, Co. "E." Men from Obion County. John Bedford, R. F. Morris, W. B. Jones, W. H. Adams, Co. "F." Men from Obion County. Warner P. Jones, James F. Carpenter, Bennett H. Smith, Eugene R. Morerod, Co. "G." Men from Lake County. T. O. Kiligore, W. R. McWherter, T. L. Killebrew, Co. "H." Men from Weakley County. James M. Wilson, W. E. Caidwell, Co. "I." Men from Obion County. James M. Bradford, Co. "K." Men from Obion County.