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  Army of the Tennessee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Army of the Tennessee was composed of divisions in the District of Cairo, Department of Missouri, renamed the Army of West Tennessee
On October 16, 1862, the army was transferred to the Department of the Tennessee, becoming the Army of the Tennessee.
The Army of the Tennessee was officially disbanded on August 1, 1865.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Army_of_the_Tennessee   (1203 words)

  
 Confederate Army of Tennessee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, reinforced by James Longstreet's corps from the Army of Northern Virginia, the Army of Tennessee was able to inflict a significant defeat on Rosecrans at Chickamauga in September 1863, advancing to besiege Chattanooga.
The Army of the Cumberland was, however, reinforced by the troops of Grant's Army of the Tennessee, which combined with the Army of the Cumberland to inflict a significant defeat on Bragg at the Battle of Missionary Ridge on November 25, forcing Bragg to abandon the siege of Chattanooga and withdraw again into northern Georgia.
In the meanwhile, Hood was faced in Tennessee by the army's old enemy, the Army of the Cumberland, under George H. Thomas, as well as the Army of the Ohio under John Schofield.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Confederate_Army_of_Tennessee   (576 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Army of Tennessee
Army of Tennessee, the Confederate army named after the state of Tennessee.
In late November, 1863, the Confederate Army of Tennessee (which had been the old Army of the Mississippi), was soundly defeated at the Battle of Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Among the first priorities of General Johnston to re-establish the faltering morale of the Army of Tennessee was the adoption of an army-wide battle flag of the same basic design he had helped create in Virginia in 1861 and which had been contracted for in Mobile while he held command in Mississippi in 1863.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Army-of-Tennessee   (589 words)

  
 Army Of The Tennessee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Army of the Tennessee's soldiers saw little combat with organized Rebel forces during the March to the Sea and the Carolinas campaign, but they waged horrible war on the South's civilian population and destroyed all public and private property within their reach.
Throughout its existence, the Army of the Tennessee was constantly fighting or campaigning and earned a reputation that was second only to that of the much larger Army of the Potomac, which did all of its fighting on the eastern front of the war.
Fascinating Fact: The Army of the Tennessee never lost any of its major campaigns during the war and amassed what was probably the best combat record of any Union army.
civilwar.bluegrass.net /FamousUnits/armyofthetennessee.html   (268 words)

  
 Tennessee Map of Battles of the American Civil War
Tennessee is divided into three regions - the Tennessee River divides West Tennessee from Middle Tennessee, and East Tennessee is the area of the Smokey Mountains and east - the "Grand Divisions.
This flag was adopted as the official flag of the State of Tennessee by an act of the Legislature passed and approved April 17, 1905.
In the spring of 1862 in Tennessee, the tranquility of the small log church called Shiloh was shattered by the sounds of battle.
www.americancivilwar.com /statepic/tn.html   (1131 words)

  
 Journal Of The Army Of Tennessee (Battle Of Nashville)
Army headquarters for the night were at Doctor Thompson's, two and a half miles from Spring Hill and a little to the right of the Columbia and Franklin pike.
The army, after the day's march, camped as follows: Stevenson's corps at the intersection of the Lamb's Ferry road with the Powell road, four miles from Lexington; General Stewart in rear, on the Lamb's Ferry road; General Cheatham moved on the Lawrenceburg road.
Army headquarters were at Tuscumbia from the 26th to the 28th of December, inclusive.
www.civilwarhome.com /journalaotnashville.htm   (2397 words)

  
 Amazon API Demo - Books - The Army of Tennessee - Chris Codes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I decided to read Horn's Army of Tennessee because it is cited repeatedly in the notes of Hattaway and Jones' How the North Won, and I was intrigued that Horn had written it more than 60 years ago.
Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee, 1861-1862
The Sword of Lincoln : The Army of the Potomac
www.chriscodes.com /store/detail/books/related_result/Book/0806125659   (535 words)

  
 Tennessee Military Department
The Tennessee Military Department is divided into three major organizations, the Tennessee Army National Guard, the Tennessee Air National Guard, and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
Almost 15,000 Tennessee men and women are members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is the agency of state government responsible for managing the state's response to emergencies and disasters that affect the citizens of Tennessee and/or its local governments.
www.tnmilitary.org   (200 words)

  
 Chattanooga Recruiting
The Army National Guard is a branch of the United States Army, which is comprised of the Active, Guard, and Reserve components.
Most members of the Army National Guard serve their country on a part-time basis, all are citizen-soldiers.
The Chattanooga Recruiting Team is a small group of veterans that are on full-time duty (AGR) with the Tennessee Army National Guard.
www.chattanoogarecruiting.com   (490 words)

  
 Bragg home
to Bolivar, Tennessee; an attack upon the outposts at that place; the destruction of bridges on the line of communications of the troops at Bolivar and Jackson; a number of slight affairs with the enemy's cavalry, and the burning of a quantity of cotton in transit to the North.
Some were allowed to organize in squads and make their way back to east Tennessee; some sought shelter among the kind and hospitable people; some struggled along with the ambulance trains, and some were left at temporarily established hospitals, one of which, containing two hundred inmates, was captured by the enemy at Glasgow.
Resting quietly on the ground, the army expected, and would gladly have welcomed, a renewal of the fight on the next day, but the accumulation of Buell's forces was such as not to justify further conflict in that locality.
www.aotc.net /Bragg_home.htm   (11345 words)

  
 History of the Civil War--10th Cavalry
In the Spring of 1863, the Tenth Tennessee fought in the battles of Thompson's Station and Brentwood.
The remnants of the army were sent to the Carolinas to try and stop or at least slow Sherman's advance north.
The Tenth Tennessee Cavalry participated in ten major campaigns and battles: Forrest's West Tennessee raid, the battle of Parker's Crossroads, Chickamauga, the campaign against Knoxville, the Atlanta campaign, Wheeler's northern Georgia raid, the battles of Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, and Wilson's Alabama raid.
www.floridareenactorsonline.com /10TN.htm   (915 words)

  
 Battle of Franklin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Confederate Army of Tennessee consisted of 20,085 infantry / 5,000 cavalry
There were more men killed in the Confederate Army of Tennessee in the 5- hour battle than in the 2-day Battle of Shiloh and the 3-day Battle of Stones River.
The Army of Tennessee died at Franklin on November 30, 1864.
www.carter-house.org /TheBattle.htm   (1003 words)

  
 The UNC Press, Soldiering in the Army of Tennessee by Larry J. Daniel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Daniel argues that the unity of the Army of Tennessee--unlike that of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia--can be understood only by viewing the army from the bottom up rather than the top down.
The western army had neither strong leadership nor battlefield victories to sustain it, yet it maintained its cohesiveness.
Daniel concludes that shared suffering and a belief in the ability to overcome adversity bonded the soldiers of the Army of Tennessee into a resilient fighting force.
uncpress.unc.edu /books/T-952.html   (307 words)

  
 Cannoneers in Gray : The Field Artillery of the Army of Tennessee, 1861-1865   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In other words, the redlegs of the Army of Tennessee appear to be red-headed stepchildren of a red-headed stepchild.
The Army of Tennessee's artillerymen were faced with shortages of pretty much everything during the war.
If the Army of the Tennessee was bereft of experienced men, the types and numbers of guns was even worse.
www.textkit.com /0_0817304819.html   (1216 words)

  
 Tennessee Civil War Battle Nashville American Civil War
In a last desperate attempt to force Major General William T. Sherman's army out of Georgia, General John Bell Hood led the Army of Tennessee north toward Nashville in November 1864.
The IV Army Corps marched out to within 250 yards, in some places, of the Confederate's new line and began constructing fieldworks.
For ten days, the pursuit continued until the beaten and battered Army of Tennessee recrossed the Tennessee River.
americancivilwar.com /statepic/tn/tn038.html   (531 words)

  
 arng   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The volunteer spirit and Tennessee, an inseparable combination since 1780 when Colonel John Sevier called for "100 good men"—and 200 answered—has been a source of pride for generations of Tennesseans.
Today, that spirit is still alive and well with the Tennessee Army National Guard.
Tennessee is the home of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the 196th Field Artillery Brigade, the 194th Engineer Brigade, the 30th Troop Command, and the 230th Area Support Group.
www.tnmilitary.org /tngweb/arng.htm   (108 words)

  
 41st Georgia Volunteer Infantry
Thus, as a deserter from the Confederate Army, James was released from prison to serve the remainder of the war on a small farm near the prison.
Yet the Confederate army that marched northward was a mere shell of the once mighty Army of Tennessee that invaded Tennessee in the spring of 1862.
As the rebel army entered winter quarters at Tupelo, General Hood was relieved of his command and General Joseph Johnston was reinstated as the Army of Tennessee's commander.
www.rootsweb.com /~gacampbe/Company_K_History.htm   (8994 words)

  
 James River Publications - Tennessee Regiments - mosocco.com/jreb/civilwar.htm
Tennessee was mustered in at Lynnville, in early 1861 and served at Fort Donelson, where it was captured in February, 1862.
Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to November, 1863.
Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment, U.S.A., author Robert Cannon and the Bohemian Brigade Bookshop (7347 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37909, 615-694-8227) are pleased to announce the release of his much awaited, in-depth study of this proud and courageous group of volunteers known as the 5th Tennessee.
www.mosocco.com /tennessee.html   (5903 words)

  
 Roster for 8th Georgian Battalion Company A   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
James Alexander White was taken prisoner by the Union Army in the Spring of 1864.
He was placed in the Douglas Prison Camp at Chicago Illinois, where he remained until the end of the war, 1865.
His brother, John M Gunn, had a limp and was unable to serve but he made gun stocks at the mill and took them to Adairsville for the Confederate Army.
www.hardlink.com /~rlk/roster.html   (474 words)

  
 Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Texas--Woodworth book signing to be held next week at The Cook Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Army of the Tennessee operated in the Mississippi River Valley through the first half of the Civil War, winning major victories at the Confederate strongholds of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg.
The Army of the Tennessee contributed to the Union triumph at Chattanooga in the fall 1863 and then became part of William Tecumseh Sherman’s combined force in the following summer’s march to Atlanta.
The story of this army is one of perseverance in the face of difficulty, courage amid severe trials, resolute lessons in fighting taught by equally courageous foes, and the determination of a generation of young men to see a righteous cause all the way through to victory.
www.corsicanadailysun.com /local/local_story_013233120.html   (540 words)

  
 Virtual Tour of the Army of Tennessee's 1864 Campaign - Page One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
We'll be traveling on Columbia Pike, following the same route of the Confederate army, The Army of Tennessee, in late November of 1864.
George H. Thomas, commanding The Army of the Tennessee (not to be confused with the CSA Army of Tenn), to organize forces in Middle Tennessee in case Hood should attempt to invade it and to capture Forrest, who was raiding in parts of the state.
In November, 1864, the Federal Army, which had occupied Maury County for several months, was preparing defensive positions ahead of the oncoming Confederate troops under Gen. John B. Hood.
www.civilwarweb.com /articles/04-99/vtour1.htm   (1170 words)

  
 James Birdseye McPherson, Major General, Union Commander, Army of Tennessee
In December 1862, the Army of the Tennessee was divided into five corps; 13th Corps under McClernand, 14th Corps under Thomas, the 15th Corps under Sherman, the 16th Corps under Hurlburt, and the 17th Corps was to be commanded by McPherson.
On March 12, 1864, he was given the command of the Army of the Tennessee replacing Sherman as its leader.
Thomas with his Army of the Cumberland and Schofield with his Army of the Ohio were to advance to Dalton and McPherson was to proceed to Resaca via Snake Creek Gap.
www.ngeorgia.com /people/mcpherson.html   (1685 words)

  
 Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
In Tennessee, we take particular interest in the preservation and marking of Confederate soldier's graves and sites of historic significance, publication of scholarly works, and attendance at regular
Also, and perhaps most importantly, Tennessee SCV members are at the forefront of the fight to preserve the honor of the Confederate Soldier.
The SCV rejects any person or group whose actions tarnish or bring dishonor upon the Confederate soldier or his reason for fighting.
www.tennessee-scv.org   (304 words)

  
 Army of the Cumberland and George Thomas Source
Bragg tried to establish a modern command structure in the Confederate Army of Tennessee, and he tried to take care of his men, but he was limited by inherent tendencies of Southern society.
He did good work at Iuka and Corinth, held on at Murfreesboro, and was the architect of the military masterpiece Tullahoma which effectively took Tennessee out of the Confederacy.
He is known as the Rock of Chickamauga where he saved the Union army, but he was equally solid beforehand under Rosecrans, and afterward during the Dalton to Atlanta and
www.aotc.net   (666 words)

  
 Blacks in the Union Army of Tennessee
Tennessee also had 7,300 free fls in 1860, but they suffered racial discrimination and second-class citizenship without the right to vote.
Tennessee's USCT units fought in every major skirmish, engagement, and battle in the area.
In the West Tennessee area, the USCT fought in the battles of Moscow, Brice's Crossroads, Memphis, Tupelo, and the Fort Pillow Massacre.
www.tnstate.edu /library/digital/BlacKs.htm   (811 words)

  
 John Bell Hood: Army of Tennessee - Chickamauga & The Atlanta Campaign
Richardson of New Orleans, who was Chief Medical Officer of the Army of Tennessee, and would after the war become president of the Medical Association of the United States [later the American Medical Association.] Dr. Richardson and Hood became lifelong friends with one of Hood’s daughters, Ida Richardson Hood, being named after Dr. Richardson’s wife.
Johnston’s Army of Tennessee fought defensive battles against the Federals at the approaches to Dalton, which was evacuated on May 13, then retreated 12 miles south to Resaca, and constructed defensive positions.
The Army of Tennessee spent the next several weeks campaigning in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama harassing Federal supply and communications lines, and attempted to draw Sherman out of Atlanta.
www.johnbellhood.org /atlanta.htm   (3402 words)

  
 Index to Walt Cross' Webpages
Early in 1864 after serving as a post commander in Gallatin, Tennessee, Ward was given command of a division in the XI Corps of the Army of the Cumberland.
As a part of Bragg's army the 1st retreated to Tennessee and was heavily engaged at the Battle of Murfreesboro (Stone's River) on December 31, 1862.
After command of the Army of Tennessee was given General John Bell Hood, the regiment returned to Tennessee to take part in the Battle of Franklin and the Battle of Nashville in November and December of 1864.
www2.okstate.edu /wcross/regiment.html   (2366 words)

  
 Franklin Co., TN Sub3m - 17th Tenn. Inf.
The men of the 17th Tennessee Infatnry Regiment (to the left in the sketch) were the most heavily engaged of all the Confederate units at the battle.
The regiment then severed its connection with the Army of Tennessee and served under Lt. General James LONGSTREET during campaigns against Knoxville and East Tennessee in the Fall and Winter of 1863/64.
The regiment was then transferred to the Army of Northern Virginia in the Spring of 1864.
www.tngenweb.org /franklin/fran17th.htm   (528 words)

  
 The Salvation Army Kentucky/Tennessee Division
Salvation Army centers of worship are called "corps." We invite you to worship with us.
The Salvation Army will issue a receipt acknowledging the vehicle was received, and will be sold by auction.
The amount received in a sale by The Salvation Army will be the amount allowed as a tax deduction by the donor.
www.salvationarmysouth.org /KY.htm   (295 words)

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