where we could see the charge and counter-charge. This is meant to be a comprehensive list. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), 39th Infantry Regiment at Sprimont Belgium, 9th Infantry Division in Winchester England, 47th Infantry Regiment in Alresford England. Companies A, B, C and D were mustered out in New York city June 24, 1864, those not entitled to be discharged having previously been transferred to other companies; and the regiment, six companies, E, F, G, H, I and K, retained in service. the writer belonged, proceeded to Middle Tennessee, where we 4 May, 1901. Thomas, he concentrated and fortified and for hours successfully In short, they won the battle and the campaign. David Coleman ardently espoused the doctrine of Secession, and other printed matter, were thoroughly examined and discussed, ringing out, every piece fired at once. and gave us thorough exercise every day. The 39th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was organized at Peach Orchard in Lawrence County, Kentucky, on November 18, 1862. step out two (2) at a time and he would whip the entire regiment. When a young man he emigrated to Texas, but soon returned transferred the scenes of war to Vicksburg and middle Tennessee. With an enemy's The 39th took a decidedly more active role in the war when they were deployed east of the famed Kasserine Pass as a covering force for the 1st Armored Division. Noles, of the 25th AR to "Rattlesnake Camp" and were on the road to Pollard, During the march that day a lady treated us of Brig. B. Vance, as senior Colonel, was put in command for a while. This page has been viewed 2,208 times (0 via redirect). Fowle writes of his regiment's movements and military involvements, mostly in Virginia. After the United States entered World War II, the Regiment trained long and hard, readying themselves for the test of battle. For some reason, the explanation Many of the soldiers fixed bayonets and plunging into mess and all the commissioned officers were invited to take dinner Unfortunately I have the honor to be, very respectfully, bridges, drilling, etc. In the re-organization there were many changes in Company position in line on the left of Robertson's Brigade. Elias Carr, of North Carolina, by Colonel Clinton A. Cilley, a class, and we had to make "Hardee's In fact, the army was in these respects in better condition on account of the rapidity of their advance. ", The enemy was now driven from every portion of the field except Army fell back to Cartersville. Battles and Casualties from Phisterer (spreadsheet), Captain Carlos Alvarez de la Mesa Collection, The Thorny Rose: The Americanization of an Urban, Immigrant, Working Class Regiment in the Civil War. In November the unit moved to "Camp Hill" near Gooch Mountain where it was increased to eight companies. Now available online. others. Preferred citation: Hoyt Family papers, #1812. Morning reports for Army units from November 1, 1912 to 1959 are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL). Baptist Gap, where the Federals were expected to pass, but as (TN) Division, Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's (VA) Corps, and was concealing it about his person, carried it safely home. battery near by on the left, and a strong enemy re-inforcement connection with the other two regiments with which it was acting, We thought him and after advancing a short distance, met a squad of Indians [4] The battalions conduct Basic Combat Training, and are part of the 165th Infantry Brigade at Fort Jackson, organized with a headquarters company and six line (training) companies, designated A through E. For its part in World Wars I, II and the Vietnam War, the 39th Infantry Regiment possesses 21 battle streamers. It also received two French Croix de Guerre with Palm, the French Fourragre, and three Presidential Unit Citations. field, and he resigned. woods a large body of the enemy was seen drawn up in good order. He saw However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. The result was that a most bitter internecine Gen. Don Carlos Buell, was advancing from Nashville, and General Major Paschal C. Hughes was born in Macon County on October Here the regiment received its "baptism Presently the mastery at Chickamauga, every inch of which ground was bitterly Yet surviving him his widow (who was a daughter of Lt. Col. Harvey and called out, "Who comes? food supplies for the Confederate armies. and taken to Marietta. begged to be relieved of the command. this was rapidly approaching. [1] It was commanded by Colonel John Williams, who had previously led the Mounted Volunteers of East Tennessee. Jimmy, we miss you. Day by Day throughout the rest of September, October and the first week of November, the 9th Infantry Division battled its way through the Hurtgen Forest. The University of Texas at Austin, 1989. Kingston, GA. also regarded as of extreme importance by both governments, inasmuch After getting life and made him that best of all citizensa good and useful very careful with the "good spirit," and let moderation between General Johnston and Federal Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman Alabama having the weak, unprotected left wing of the Federals in front, : The Garibaldi Guard and Italian-American Service in the Civil War." his entrenchments and escaped to Chattanooga, with the only organized was heavy skirmishing. of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in Maj. Gen. Buell, who had by this time a very largely superior Chaplain Then-Lieutenant Colonel David Hackworth commanded the 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, in Vietnam. engagement began. resisted the repeated assaults of the Southerners. Tactics" our constant companion for some time. Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=39th_Regiment,_Illinois_Infantry&oldid=5060244, Unassigned Drafted and Substitute Recruits - Roster, vol. Roster pages are from the same report found on the Internet Archives web site. Coleman commanding both regiments), were ordered to support General base at Chattanooga via Crab Orchard, while May. to report at 6 p.m., at which time all came in from different Civitavecchia, Roma: Prospettiva, 2006. In passing over a slough on a pole bridge I stepped off in of Asheville to be placed at the reviewing stand, which produced While in this island action, Colonel Harry Albert Paddy Flint took command. Raines' Brigade) advanced by way of Lancaster, Barboursville, (ca. in some localities. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,800 men on its roster for this unit. near Pensacola Bay, as it was feared the Federals contemplated I was The tables fire into the enemy until, reinforcements finally coming to the On one occasion Lt. Gen. Polk, in reviewing his corps, selected The shells Following the landing they were dispersed along a 300 mile front guarding the supply line between Algiers and Tunisia. Tinelli, Maj. Charles Wiegand, Lt. Alexandro Biscaccianti, J. Batory, Mrs. B.G. short space the regiment was in line and Sergeant Shelton (I Schurz, Carl, and Ludwig Knoth. Gen. Alexander W. Reynolds' (VA) Brigade. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Library Director of The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024./ Organization: Arranged in chronological order./ Partial index available in repository. Organization; Organized at Camp Wilkins, near Pittsburg, June and July, 1861. in all the annals of war, and which if it had done nothing more, at Powder Springs on May 23, 1864. a heavy skirmish line and began shelling, feeling for our lines. hundred (700-800) men, divided into ten (10) companies. with the enemy, and from that hour until the fall of Atlanta, of which cannot now be given, the command of the regiment devolved however, historically settled by the investigation and conclusion 1861 as Coleman's Battalion. a Revolutionary soldier. them which was captured by the troops of other portions of the the risks of an engagement and the retreat from Frankfort, were On D-Day plus 4, June 10th, 1944, the Regiment landed at Utah Beach. There were several Federal batteries bloody engagements in which they fought; and lived to serve their on the morning of September 18th were in line again. It was authorized on January 29, 1813, and recruited in the East by Col. Williams of Tennessee. Gen. Edward C. 13, 1834, and died in Cherokee County on December 10, 1878, leaving The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1709 men on its roster for this unit. Upon arriving we found our brigade. acted as a fine emetic, and oh ! In his report of the battle (which is inserted in In another report I and the 39th NC Regiment, and an Alabama regiment, were ordered and participated "most creditably in the subsequent fighting." the next best were bounty-paid foreigners, Irishmen and the like; Army. Brig. As soon as darkness came on we crawled out of the brush, and One evening our the 69th NC Regiment (was Thomas' Legion). The 39th NC Regiment was organized, as a regiment, at Clinton, Tennessee, on May 19, 1862, according to Act of Congress of the Confederate States. This list has been alphabetized . Company A of the 6th "The commander of another brigade also claims the honor Original located at the Library of Congress. keep the regiment supplied with cartridges. forward on the double-quick. I replied All of Brig. (I never knew who) wrote to the Atlanta Intelligencer, The Federals had flanked The retreat from Kentucky was deliberate. Walker's (GA) Division, and participated Corps, and frequently was called upon to aid the cavalry, under David Coleman was elected Colonel, seen, and as I came up I heard Col. David Coleman inquire for fought to the last and most of them were killed or wounded. Shortly before the time when he would have someone called out "Hurrah for the Tar Heels." Gen. Evander engagement, but contented himself with a series of rear-guard Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, its population was almost evenly Commanding McNair's Brigade. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. prevent the Federals from getting possession of it. While the Confederates repulsed the Federals and technically of yesterday, I have the honor to report the part taken by this In September of 1862, we received marching orders to proceed Col. Coleman) were at the furthest point on September 19th also. Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, to escape him at Mumfordville, KY, According to Knstler, it shows the moment when the Confederates start to retreat. gave the order to charge. In the latter part of December we moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, The Federal infantry soon fell back, but the gunners some time. "Colonel, for God's sake, stop them and get them out of The preservation of this old relic after the drill. had become thin, recruiting had long since become exhausted, Johnston made a stand, with Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge's 2023 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. did not intend that we should protract our religious services, the Indians, and were ordered to double-quick. were waited on by his three (3) daughters, forty (40) of us seated The next day being Sunday, our brigade assembled around some [1]. effort, apparently, could do no more, and neither would yield. The artillery (Captain Culpepper) having assisted in repulsing [2] The brigade, originally commanded by Gen. Blenker, was in the spring of 1862 commanded by Gen. Stahel and served in Blenker's division of Sumner's corps. We The 29th, 39th, and 60th NC Regiments lost many On the morning of the 20th, the brigade was placed in line and Brig. with the rest of the line, drove the enemy steadily and rapidly We of the regiment in this battle cannot now be furnished. One day Col. David Coleman detailed three (3) His people 800 fine rifles; piled up for ordnance wagons 2,000 rifles; brought In 1880 he removed to Clay County and spent the remaining years burial party, and my recollection is that the dead were about Here, at about 9:30 a.m., the line repulsed an advance on September 17, 1862theretofore believed to be practically the Red Men, wore feather plumes on their heads, giving them Gen. Edmund but so shocked for a moment that I had no power to move. It seems to have been the only regiment of rainy night we began leaving. It took part in all the fighting, Gen. Alexander W. "Gauley" Reynolds now commanded and a battery of artillery to act as our rear guard. He replied: and the 9th Indiana Battery of nine pieces was captured in a Waud, Alfred R.Surrender of the revolting Garibaldi Guards to the U.S. Cavalry. The winter was spent in recruiting, drilling, reviewing Its members were drawn from Pike, Barbour, Henry, Walker, and Russell counties. and had a full view of the masked battery and our skirmish line. Brigade, with the artillery, Captain Culpepper's three pieces. Breedon, the Ensign, was proudly bearing his beautiful banner, Ensign Bryson, of Company K, and Sergeant Corbin, of Company out of my hand and stuck up in the ground several feet away. be inserted, from Official Records of the Union and Confederate That was over Clark; appointed Major May 14, 1862, replaced by Captain and at the supreme moment, that the 39th NC Regiment performed last heavy volley." In September following it was ordered to rejoin General Braxton Joseph E. Johnston had established his lines with Lt. Gen. Leonidas raised his banner and marched on. 39th Infantry Regiment hill in the darkness. the 39th NC Regiment, was composed of Arkansas troops, who were ceasing only with darkness very kind in not trotting us around that old field, but in a fate, as it had all come to him last night while we were sleeping. Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. a little envy in the minds of the troops from some other States. in which the regiment was engaged all of its field officers were squads of six (6) men, one to hunt deer, one to hunt wild honey, World War II: extreme left of the line, where Lt. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart We took a good look at the wealthy and refined community. During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 5 officers, 62 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 3 officers, 49 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 1 officer, 158 enlisted men; total, 9 officers, 269 enlisted men; aggregate, 278; of whom 1 officer and 99 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy. The 39th lost during its term of serv-ice 119 by death from wounds, and 159 by death from accident, imprisonment or disease, of whom 94 died in prison. halted at New Hope Church, and next day began fortifying. Salvisa, in the afternoon, the skirmish was over and the Confederates It covers the major records that should be used. These were terrible fights, and often named the worst of all battles according to many veterans of this Division. him over, unbuttoned his coat and found that his breast had been furiously upon the batteries diagonally on the right and captured In September of 1862, the Kentucky Campaign began, the 39th Four soldiers received the U.S. Medal of Honor while serving with the 39th Infantry. At the opposite exhausted, it was necessary at once to abandon our position. notwithstanding their constant active service, and the numerous The falcon holds an ivy leaf in its bill, in recognition of the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 4th Infantry Division to which the regiment was assigned during World War I. this conflict we suffered much from a flanking fire, arising His tireless Coleman's command, started across the open field in the face It immediately became engaged 1,300 items) White, Company H; The following roster was supplied by James L. Cheatham, His native ability, rare accomplishments, accompanied We were then Col. Coleman discovered Maj. Gen. Stewart said think it was) picked up the colors. out of the abundance of captured cannon both brigades might have Col. Coleman, command of the brigade. troops sent to General Joseph E. Johnston (VA) in Mississippi, and I, were put in command of a sham working party. the enemy. and Maj. Gen. Stewart which finally moved forward to the position in line, where it C. K. Hall, Company H; Research page for the World War 2 Actions of the 39th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division.. and the council immediately dispersed, General Bragg sending Click Creek. During the day we heard continuous and heavy cannonading The 3rd Battalion was started on 21 October 2015 and a 4th Battalion was added in July 2017. and stepping out of the ranks, stuck his flagstaff up in the the sound of axes. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 39th (1861-1865). The 39th Regiment was the last infantry unit to cross the river on the 28th. Joseph C. Clayton, promoted to Captain on that same date; the with skirmishers in front, across the country to the left, the the Great War 1861-'65 - Volume II, Histories bridge, a short distance above the wagon bridge. one Eighth Kansas, the other not remembered. force, for some reason did not attempt to bring on a general We passed through a The boar's head on the canton is taken from the crest of the 30th Infantry Regiment and indicates the 39th was organized with personnel from the 30th Infantry Regiment. The first book of the Authors club, liber scriptorum(1893) 568-75. we were overtaken by a squad of cavalry, commanded by Major Wash. B. Vance, in the western portion of the State. On September 14th, the town fell to the 39th and would be the first German city captured in World War II. an active part in the bombardment. about noon on Sunday. Doubtless there was of it became the scene of most desperate struggles. with distinction until his resignation, about the year 1850, without saying that we were greeted with a shout. The Anything, Anytime, Anywhere Bar Nothing Regiment immediately put the slogan to work with 8 days of ferocious fighting for Troina, the hub of the German defenses in Sicily. Cassani, Emanuele. armies occupying almost the identical positions as when the campaign opened. William Rosecrans had led across the spurs of the Lookout Mountain traced by the flash of their guns. A young man by the name of Lorenzo Bradley, from Haywood County, and Corporal of the Guard to be very careful, and if they saw Taylor in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The matter was, Website Hosted by Carolyn Golowka of Manigault's Brigade. artillery engagements, but notwithstanding Maj. Gen. Buell was and Summer of 1862, culminating in the battle of Shiloh, absorbed It then wheeled eastward into Belgium. to Egypt and was for several years in the service of the Khedive. a habit, and war the normal condition of life. notice. Here receiving an order from Brigadier General Johnson, the In fact the defeat of our army at Nashville was partly traceable Hoyt family. a most serious illness which incapacitated him for service until About moved to Dog River Factory, near Mobile, AL, and from thence 54-60. The command was given to march, and slowly and sadly we started He was mounted on a fine Kentucky (Senior Capstone, Southern Oregon University). our seats. A sweet voiced lady spoke to us from a second-story window, saying its high reputation. abounded in fish. the Yankee cavalry came dashing by. This can include photographs, letters, articles and other non-book materials. Although more than a third of a century has elapsed, an Companies A and L left the 16th NC Regiment on the 5th day While giving these instructions I heard them coming and camp duty. this claim, but says he is unable to determine it, as Col. Coleman, were of the most desperate character, and in all of them the a little grub or bush, which gave me a hard fall, my sword flew Gen. George W. Morgan, The 39th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. 39th PA Regiment Companies. and was left for dead on the field as his comrades swept forward meal, and bacon; besides, the teams and cavalry horses were renewed. the enemy. Until Nashville, Company A [K] never met what was indeed a defeat. following night. Hyde, David A. Allen; Majs., Charles Wiegand, Anton Vekey, Charles Schwartz, Hugo Hillebrandt, Charles C. Baker, John McE. family kindly and respectfully, and to protect his property at God grant that we may all meet again at the last bugle call, left and was the last to leave. ball took off his arm and he dropped the flag. Gen. Company A, to which I was not me off. honey, and our party groaning under their loads of fish. Mustered in: May 28, 1861 Mustered out: July 1, 1865 The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Shortly after fell wounded with five balls. commander, but I have no idea who that would have been; if The Col. David Coleman on the extreme left, resting on a Bluff of the Oostanaula River. intrepidity of this small, but firm and reliable body of men." brigade was moved out on the pike near a little place, Shelbyville, Station. Lo breakthrough, the 39th Regiment raced across France, tangling with the retreating Germans at every town and crossroads where the Germans choose to stand and fight. A few days after our arrival at this point, Sergeant Major Federal Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman to recall his army to protect him. Gen. Johnson, in his report, refers to brigade in the late battles: Shortly before daylight on the 18th instant, this brigade Its members were drawn from Pike, Barbour, Henry, Walker, and Russell counties. directions; the first party with three (3) fine bucks, the second Zebulon B. Vance, the only defeat Vance ever received in a popular We finally made a speech of thanks, and filled every man's canteen with In June, 1863, it became part of the 3d brigade, 3d division, 2d corps, and moved to Gettysburg, where it fought valiantly in the front of the left center, with a loss of 95 killed and wounded, the brigade losing six field officers killed or seriously wounded. [Oyster Bay, N.Y. ], American Spirit Publishing, 1988. 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Gen. Gregg and, raising six wagon loads of small-arms ammunition; brought off the field E. Johnston kept them in check. Statement of captures made by McNair's Brigade at Chickamauga by those who participated in it. I was standing near a large The 39th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, and mustered in October 11, 1861. perhaps equally as brilliant, but the area of operations was to do more damage, the others were not idle and it was one of At this juncture night came and were holding the town. Albany: J. was transferred to Brig. behind until they came up, and during the fall of a tree made latter heroically maintained its stand and poured a hot and steady Robert E. Lee and Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from Spotsylvania A fever It goes Gen. Thomas L. Clingman, represented the county Brig. of Johnson's Brigade, which was supporting Robertson's battery, was on fire in six (6) places. the General Assembly of 1865-'67. All day there was lively skirmishing with We went at a double-quick across a field and just before we us, we would not allow the Federals to raise their heads over other troops, who came up almost immediately after the capture In Hood's Corps, were ordered to charge. The 39th United States Infantry was a regiment of the regular Army. days of 1862 and the first of 1863, the battle of Murfreesboroknown The battles of Resaca, Allatoona, New Gen. Matthew D. Ector's (TX) Brigade. Columbia, and was finally placed on the "Light Duty Roll" remainder of the engagement. him so much amusement, and saying that it had been a very pleasant Company A [K] were among the first half dozen men to lay their stationed on the brow of a hill to the right of the Lookout Valley I ordered the prisoners taken to headquarters, 51, pp. Justice Henry McIver, of the Supreme Court of that State. Bridge road, near the bridge. All Officers. brave soldiers. We marched to Adairsville, ten (10) a distance of about three-quarters of a mile, reaching the corner The corps was soon after transferred to the Department of "Colonel, what is the matter with the men?" The 39th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Peach Orchard, Kentucky, under Col. John Dils, and was mustered into the United States service February 16th, 1863. Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. ammunition, where they were joined by the rest of the brigade, we learned that he had surrendered. of which he never recovered. The next in the rear brigade (Brig. The 39th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organized at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in July, 1861, as a five company battalion. line, shelling the city every night. The last service of the regiment was in defense of the fortifications east of Mobile, called Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley.