Chronological History of the American Civil War

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Perryville, October 8. It marched south with the army, reaching Murfreesboro where, December 31, it was hotly engaged, losing over a third of those engaged. It retreated to Chattanooga, thence to Chickamauga, where it fought in that great battle in September, and later at Missionary Ridge. It wintered at Dalton, and in 1864, in the Georgia campaign fought in all the principal battles down to Atlanta, losing in the aggregate many valuable men. It marched north with Hood and invaded Tennessee, fighting at Franklin, Nashville and elsewhere, and retreating south out of the State. It marched to the Carolinas, participated in the action at Bentonville, and surrendered in April, 1865. Twenty-first Tennessee Confederate Regiment formed at the end of April 1861 A few facts you might not know about the Great American Civil War. A full-strength regiment was typically supposed to be a thousand men and was commanded by a colonel. Our brave Hardeman Countians, enlisted in five regiments that formed during the war. Listed next is our fourth regiment that formed within the county and the battles they fought so bravely in. As time and war goes forward, men and their companies and regiments were sometimes combined and renamed. The Twenty-first Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment was raised in Shelby and Hardeman Counties about the last of April 1861, and was soon organized with Ed. Pickett, colonel. It reported first to Gen. Cheatham at Union City, and later moved up to Columbus, Ky. It participated in the sharp action at Belmont, November 7, then moved back to Columbus and to Union City where it remained a short period; then moved southward and finally participated in the furious battle of Shiloh, and later was consolidated with the Second Regiment to form the Fifth Confederate Regiment. The Fifth then moved to Tupelo; thence to Chattanooga. In September, it moved on the Kentucky expedition, and at Perryville sustained a heavy loss. For the Fifth, this was one of the sharpest fights of the war. It then moved via Knoxville to Murfreesboro, where it was consolidated with the Fourth under Col. Lamb and was desperately engaged at the battle of the latter name. In the movement south, it skirmishes at Guy's Gap. The Fifth fought in the bloody battle of Chickamauga for two days, and at Missionary Ridge, in November 1863, was one of the last to leave the ridge, and was then used to cover the retreat. It checked the victorious Federals until 2 AM the next morning, though overwhelmed with numbers. On the retreat it fought all the way to Ringgold Gap. It wintered at Dalton, and in the spring, on the Atlanta campaign, fought almost continuously to Atlanta. Col. Lamb was mortally wounded at Ellsbury Ridge and was succeeded by A J Kellar. It moved north with Hood, fought at Franklin and Nashville, retreated south, and in the spring of 1865 a mere remnant was surrendered in North Carolina. Fourth Tennessee Confederate Regiment formed May 18, 1861 A few facts you might not know about the Great American Civil War. A full-strength regiment was typically supposed to be a thousand men and was commanded by a colonel. Many of our Tennessee Volunteers enlisted in the first year of the war, mostly in units organized within the county but some of our brave Hardeman Countians join ranks in Mississippi and other states as well. Listed is a regiment that formed early in the war within the county and the battles they fought so bravely in. As time and war goes forward, men and their companies and regiments were sometimes combined and renamed. The Fourth Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment was raised in the counties of Dyer, Obion, Lauderdale, Gibson, Tipton and Hardeman, and was organized May 18, 1861, with R P Neely, colonel. It moved to Memphis May 20; thence up to Randolph; thence to Fort Pillow July 18; thence to New Madrid, and November 7, at Belmont, served as a reserve. February 4, 1862, at Island No. 10, it was under the fire of Federal gun-boats. It reached Memphis March 20; thence moved to Corinth, and on the 6th of April