Chronological History of the American Civil War

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began the brilliant fight at Shiloh. In one charge, when it captured a fine battery, it lost 31 killed and 160 wounded, and during the battle nearly half of those engaged. The Fourth was reorganized April 25, with O F Strahl, colonel . In July, it moved to Chattanooga and August 17 started on the Kentucky campaign, passing through Sparta, Gainesboro, Munfordville, Bardstown and Harrodsburg. At Perryville, in the afternoon of the 8th, it participated in a brilliant charge on the Federals, losing about one-third of those engaged. It moved south via Knoxville and Tullahoma to Murfreesboro, where it was hotly engaged December 31. In July, 1863, A J Keller became colonel. At Chickamauga, September 18 and 19, the Fourth fought gallantly, and November 26 participated in the severe contest on Missionary Ridge, losing nearly one-third of its men. Beginning at Dalton in May 1864, the Fourth was under fire sixty days in the movement toward Atlanta, fighting at Dug Gap, Mill Creek Gap, Resaca, Ellsbury Mountain, Kennesaw, Atlanta and Jonesboro, suffering severe loss. At Spring Hill and Franklin and Nashville the Fourth was gallantly engaged. After this the regiment moved to North Carolina, fought at Bentonville and April 26, 1865, surrendered at Greensboro. Twenty-Second Tennessee Confederate Regiment Organized July 1, 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 fifth 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-second Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment was raised in the counties of Gibson, Carroll, Dyer, Hardeman and in Kentucky and Louisiana, and was organized at Trenton about July 1, 1861, with Thomas J Freeman, colonel. It operated in West Tennessee and in the movement, which culminated in the battle of Belmont, November 7, where it fought and lost about seventy-five killed and wounded. It returned south with the army and located near Corinth. It fought at Shiloh, losing nearly one-half of those engaged, and displayed great gallantry on the field, Col. Freeman being wounded. It then moved back to Corinth, where it was reorganized and consolidated with the Twelfth Regiment and thenceforward lost its identity. Col. Freeman served the one year of enlistment. The consolidation was commanded by Col. Bell, who became a brigadier under Forrest. Col. Freeman, at Shiloh; received the surrender of Gen. Prentiss, who handed him his sword. (This surrender was soon discarded as Grant re enforced his troops during the night and pushed the Confederates back into Mississippi.) Ninth Tennessee Confederate Regiment formed May 22, 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 early during the war. Listed next is our third 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 Ninth Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment, was raised in Haywood, Fayette, Tipton, Hardeman, Shelby, Lauderdale, Weakley and Obion Counties, and was organized at Camp Beauregard, Jackson, May 22, 1861, with H L Douglas, colonel. It was disciplined at Union City where many died of measles. In August, it moved to Columbus, Ky.; in October to Mayfield; thence back to Columbus, and in March 1862, to Corinth. From Bethel Station, it marched sixteen miles to engage the enemy at Shiloh, and was in the hottest of the fight, losing about sixty men. C S Hurt soon became colonel, and in August the Ninth marched to Chattanooga, and in September northward on the Kentucky campaign. At Perryville, October 8, it fought its severest and most desperate fight of the war, losing 52 killed and 76 wounded. It was then transferred via Knoxville to Murfreesboro, where it was consolidated with the Sixth, and where December 31, it sustained heavy loss on a bloody field. Soon after this, Col. Porter succeeded Col. Hurt. The Ninth fell back with the army to Chattanooga; thence to Chickamauga, where September 19 and 20 it did