Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Georgia 38th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Georgia 38th Infantry Regiment

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0359723241

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The GA 38th Infantry Regiment was a part of the Lawton - Gordon - Evans brigade made up of the 13th, 26th, 31st, 38th, 60th, & 61st Georgia Regiments and the 12th Georgia Light Artillery Battalion. It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and was active around Appomattox. The unit lost 54 killed and 118 wounded at Gaines' Mill and sixty-two percent of the 123 engaged at Sharpsburg. In the fight at Fredericksburg there were 10 killed and 91 wounded, and of the 341 at Gettysburg, more than thirty-five percent were disabled. It surrendered with 112, of which 73 were armed.

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 20th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 20th Infantry Regiment

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-07-20

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1329399285

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The 20th Georgia Infantry was formed at Columbus in May 1861. They served in the Army of Northern Virginia throughout most of its campaigns. They were attached to Early's Brigade in September of 1861 and transferred to the brigades of Generals Toombs and Benning in April 1862. The 20th fought with the army from the Seven Days Battles to Cold Harbor. They went with General Longstreet to fight at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and operations in east Tennessee including Chattanooga and Knoxville, then returned to Virginia in time for the spring campaign of 1864, enduring the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south and north of the James River. Companies Of The GA 20th Infantry Regiment Company A: Bibb County Company B: Muscogee County. Company C: Jefferson County. Company D: Polk County. Company E: Harris County Company F: Fulton County. Company G: Muscogee County. Company H: Telfair County. Company I: Muscogee County. Company K: Richmond County.

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Mississippi 29th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Mississippi 29th Infantry Regiment

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-01-25

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0359384307

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The 29th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in April, 1862 with men from Grenada, Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha, Washington, and De Soto counties. The unit served in Mississippi, then moved to Kentucky where it saw action in Munfordville. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee and was placed in General Walthall's and Brantly's Brigade where it participated in many battles from Murfreesboro to Bentonville. The 29th lost 5 killed and 36 wounded at Munfordville, had 34 killed and 202 wounded at Murfreesboro, and suffered fifty-three percent disabled of the 364 engaged at Chickamauga. It reported 191 casualties at Chattanooga and in December, 1863 was consolidated with the 30th and 34th Regiment and totalled 554 men and 339 arms. This unit reported 5 killed and 22 wounded at Resaca, and in the fight at Ezra Church the 29th/30th lost 8 killed and 20 wounded. Very few surrendered in North Carolina in April, 1865.

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 47th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 47th Infantry Regiment

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Eastern Digital Resources

Published: 2017-12-08

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1981513531

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Tennessee 47th Infantry Regiment was organized December 16, 1861; reorganized May 8, 1862; consolidated with the 12th Infantry Regiment October, 1862; formed part of Company "D", 2nd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The regiment fought throughout the war from Shiloh to Bentonville with the Army of Tennessee. It was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 2, 1865. Companies of the Tennessee 47th Infantry Regiment -Company A enlisted at Troy, Obion County, James White was elected captain. -Company B enlisted at Donaldson's, near Gibson Wells, Gibson County. It consisted of men from Dyer and Gibson County and had William Gay as its captain -Company C enlisted at Dyersburg, Dyer County, Vincent G. Wynne was captain.( later lieutenant colonel) -Company D also enlisted at Dyersburg with William M. Watkins captain (later colonel) Company E enlisted at Dyersburg with George Miller as captain. -Company F enlisted at Humboldt, Gibson County, Jesse Booth was elected captain. -Company G enlisted at Trenton with Thomas Carthel, captain. -Company H enlisted in Kenton, on the Obion, Gibson County line. B. E. Holmes was captain. -Company I was from Troy, W.S. Moore was captain. -Company K enlisted at Yorkville, Gibson County and Green Holmes was captain.

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Tennessee 51st And 52nd Infantry Regiments Consolidated
Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Tennessee 51st And 52nd Infantry Regiments Consolidated

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-03-27

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 0359550576

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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.

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Mississippi 4th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch and Roster of the Mississippi 4th Infantry Regiment

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-07-17

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1387106791

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Mississippi 4th Infantry Regiment was organized at Grenada as the Fourth Regiment, Second Brigade, Army of Mississippi, and enlisted for twelve months. The Fourth was among the troops posted at Fort Henry on the Tennessee River, under General Lloyd Tilghman. The troops were transferred to Fort Donelson and there captured. Following exchange they were then surrendered at Vicksburg and continued throughout the remainder of the war in the Atlanta Campaign, Franklin, and Nashville, ending the war in the defense of Mobile.

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The South Carolina 19th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch And Roster Of The South Carolina 19th Infantry Regiment

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-04-11

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0359584144

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The South Carolina 19th Infantry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1861-1862. It, along with the 18th was created as the last of the units formed in 1861 and did not participate in the early deployment. The 19th was involved the reorganization of the troops in the spring of 1862. They then moved to Mississippi, then to Kentucky where it saw action at Munfordsville. The 19th served with the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, fought with Hood in Tennessee, and was active in the South Carolina Campaign and the North Carolina operations. The regiment lost 8 killed and 72 wounded at Murfreesboro, and the 10th/19th sustained 236 casualties at Chickamauga and totaled 436 men and 293 arms in December, 1863. During the Atlanta Campaign, July 22-28, the 19th reported 12 killed, 60 wounded, and 25 missing, and there were 9 killed, 34 wounded, and 8 missing at Ezra Church. It surrendered on April 26, 1865, with 76 men.

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The South Carolina 1st Regiment Charleston Guards
Historical Sketch And Roster Of The South Carolina 1st Regiment Charleston Guards

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-11-21

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1794758283

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Following its Secession from the Union in December, 1860, South Carolina militia seized Castle Pinckney and the Charleston Arsenal and their supplies of arms and ammunition. On January 9, 1861, Citadel cadets fired upon the merchant ship Star of the West as it was entering Charleston's harbor. The ship had been sent by the Buchanan administration with relief supplies of men and material for Ft. Sumter's small garrison. As the new Confederate States of America came into being late that winter, old and abandoned forts were revamped around Charleston to focus upon the massive, though not completed, Federal fort. This book is the story of the men who fought in Charleston until its fall, then participated in the Carolina's Campaign to its bitter end.

Historical Sketch and Roster of The Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment (NewsomÕs)
Historical Sketch and Roster of The Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment (NewsomÕs)

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-10-18

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0359167780

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Tennessee 18th Cavalry Regiment was also called the 19th Regiment. It was organized in May, 1864, by consolidating six companies of Newsom's Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and four companies of Forrest's Alabama Cavalry Regiment, The unit was assigned to T.H. Bell's Brigade in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its members were recruited in Hardeman, Madison, Henderson, and McNairy counties.

Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 34th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 34th Infantry Regiment

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-08-07

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0359839495

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The North Carolina 34th Infantry Regiment was assembled at High Point, North Carolina, in October, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Ashe, Rutherford, Rowan, Lincoln, Cleveland, Mecklenburg, and Montgomery. After serving in the Department of North Carolina, it was sent to Virginia and placed in General Pender's and Scales' Brigade. The 34th was active in the many campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor and later participated in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the operations around Appomattox.