14th TN Cavalry (CSA)

14th (NEELY’S) TENNESSEE CAVALRY REGIMENT
Also called 13th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment

    Recruited within Federal lines, 1863; organized with 10 companies August 8, 1863; consolidated into seven companies February 1864, and other companies added; consolidated March, 1865 with 15th Consolidated, 21st (Carter’s) and 22nd (Nixon’s) to form Nixon’s Consolidated Regiment; paroled at Gainesville, Ala., May, 1865.Excerpted action….

Meanwhile, the brigade, under Colonel Rucker, went with Forrest on September 18 on his raid into Middle TennesseQ beginning with the capture of Athens, Alabama, continuing as far north as Spring Hill, Tennessee, and recrossing the Tennessee River south of Lawrenceburg on October 8. It then moved back into Middle Tennessee with Forrest in support of General Hood’s invasion, ending with the Battles of Franklin and Nashville. The regiment was at Spring Hill on Novemher 29, the day before the Battle of Franklin, and on the Granny White Pike leading to Franklin, December 16, in the Battle of Nashville. Then followed the protection of General Hood’s retreat from Tennessee, and the withdrawal into Mississippi.

12th TN Cav (CSA)

Hood’s retreat starts being discussed on page 131.

Resources

• Coming Like Hell!: The Story Of The 12th Tennessee Cavalry, Richardson’s (Paperback)
  by Waldon Loving (Author)

111th Ohio Infantry

The One Hundred and Eleventh Infantry (three years) was organized at Toledo in August, 1862, and mustered in September 5 and 6 of that year. It was an out-and-out northwestern Ohio command, ‘made up of men from Wood, Lucas, Sandusky, Fulton, Williams and Defiance counties.

“It was severely engaged during both days of the fighting in front of Nashville and in a charge on the second day it captured 3 Confederate battle-flags and a large number of prisoners, losing 7 killed and 15 wounded.  After pursuing Hood for some distance, the regiment was sent to North Carolina.”

The Union Army -Vol 2.

1st Ohio Light Artillery

The First Light Artillery (three years) was organized under the militia law of 1860. and formed a part of the Ohio militia. It consisted of six companies, having one gun each. The Colonel was James Barnett.

On November 23, it broke camp at Pulaski, and while falling back toward Nashville disputed the ground with Hood day by day. On the 10th it checked Hood’s advance into Franklin, and covered the rear of the Federal column moving out, and reached Nashville on the night of December t. The loss of the battery in killed and wounded at the battle of Franklin was twenty-three. It was highly complimented by Gen. Stanley for gallant services in the field. On December 14, the battery was in the general engagement between Gens. Thomas and Hood, at Nashville, also it sharply engaged the enemy at Rutherford’s creek, being in the advance column of the Federal forces in Hood’s retreat to the Tennessee river. In March, 1865, it moved with the 4th Corps into East Tennessee and North Carolina, and in April returned to Nashville.

“Battery D – It was engaged in the battles of Franklin and Nashville and after the army of Hood was driven across the Tennessee river the battery returned to Nashville and was sent with the 23d corps to Wilmington, N. C.”
The Union Army – Vol 2

27th Alabama soldiers part of retreat

KILLEN, Doctor Duncan
Resides Green Hill, AL. Born 14 Dec 1840, near Green Hill, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Nov 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co E, 27^th Alabama. A little before the surrender, in the spring of 1865, was in Hood’s retreat from Franklin. All the pontoons were destroyed and he was given orders to take care of himself.

KILLEN, Robert Taylor
Resides Green Hill, AL. Born 2 Apr 1847, near Green Hill, AL.
Enlisted fall of 1864, Green Hill. Pvt., Co E, 27^th Alabama. Served until spring 1865; company disbanded near Tuscumbia, AL following Hood’s retreat from Nashville, TN.

19th Pennsylvania Cavalry (180th Volunteer Infantry)

Organized at Philadelphia June to October, 1863.
Action

Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 26-December 3.

1. Owen’s Cross Roads December 1.
2. Battle of Nashville December 15-16.
3. Hollow Tree Gap, Franklin and West Harpeth River December 17.

16th Illinois Cavalry

Sixteenth Cavalry.-Col., Christian Thielemann; Lieut.-Cols., Robert W. Smith, Nathan C. Goodenow; Majs., Christian Thielemann, Friedrich Schambeck, Charles H. Beers, Milo Thielemann, Hiram S. Hanchett, John Hoffman, Francis Jackson.

This regiment was composed principally of Chicago men, Thielemann’s and Schambeck’s cavalry companies, raised at the outset of the war, forming the nucleus of the organization.

In Nov 64 – Aug 65, the 16th was a member of the 1st Brigade, 6th Division Cavalry, Military Division of the Mississippi.

Action

On the retreat before Hood from Florence, it kept up a running fight with the enemy for three days and nights, until it reached Columbia.  In a 6 hours’ engagement at Duck river the regiment held its position triumphantly against a vastly superior force of the Confederates until dusk.  It next participated in the battle of Franklin and in various skirmishes between there and Nashville.  It engaged in the two days’ battle at the latter place, and in the pursuit of the enemy to the Tennessee river.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 3

10th Indiana Cav (125th Vol Infantry)

One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment (10th Cavalry) Cols., Thomas N. Pace, George R. Swallow, Lieut.-Cols., Benjamin Q. A. Gresham, George R. Swallow, Thomas G. Williamson, Majs., George R. Swallow, George F. Herriott, Thomas G. Williamson, Sylvanus Milner, DeWitt C. James, George R. Mitchell.

This regiment, the 125th of the line, was organized during the fall and winter of 1862-63 at Vincennes and Columbus, was mustered in Feb.2, 1863, and left the state May 3, moving via Nashville to Pulaski, Tenn.

Assignment

At the time of the West Harpeth action the 10th IN Cav was 1st Brigade, 7th Division Cavalry, Military Division of the Mississippi.

Action

The detachment at Decatur, under Maj. Williamson, fought Hood’s forces for four days in October and a portion of the regiment, under Lieut.-Col. Gresham, was engaged at Nashville, Little Harpeth, Reynolds’ Hill and Sugar creek, losing 8 killed 43 wounded and 75 captured, but it captured 300 prisoners with their arms, and 4 stands of colors.

Sources:

• Diaries
  Diary of Major William Whiteworth, Company K, 125th Indiana Regiment, March 8, 1864 – August, 1865. INHI. Smith Historical Society Library. Cited in: Guide to Indiana Civil War Manuscripts, 1965.
• Archives and Manuscripts
  Louis Bernard DeMotte (author)
  Title: William Milton DeMotte, Union cavalryman and Hoosier doctor : his life and family /
  Indiana Historical Society – see citation
  DeMotte was a member of the 10th Indiana Cavalry regt; pages 15-30 apparently cover his service in the 10th.
• Reenactors
  6th Alabama Cavalry , Montgomery, AL Maj. Brien McWilliams, brienmcw@aol.com
  A family oriented unit We have both mounted & dismounted companies. We attend reenactments throughout the state. We portray the 10th Indiana Cavalry when we put on blue(often).
• Genealogy research
  • Dan and Judy Harvey are interested in the 10th Indiana Cav, particularly in John A. Cox, Company C
    d_jharvey@verizon.net.
  • Kraig McNutt’s wife had a 1st cousin in the 10th IN Cav; Thomas Gudgel of Company B. His parents were Andrew and Elvira Gudgel. Kraig can be reached at tellinghistory[at]yahoo.com

14th Ohio Independent Battery

Organization

Mustered in under Captain Jerome B. Burrows on September 10th, 1861, it left Cleveland and served at Shiloh, seige of Corinth, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Ruff’s Mills, Decatur, Atlanta and Nashville.

Action

Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., October 24.

1. Battle of Nashville December 15-16.
2. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28.
3. Hollow Tree Gap and Franklin December 17.
4. West Harpeth River December 17.

Sources:

• Web site – http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/acw14.html

12th Missouri Regt Cavalry (Union)

Twelfth Cavalry. — Col., Oliver Wells; Lieut.-Cols., Oliver Wells, R. H. Brown; Majs., R. H. Brown, J.-M. Hubbard, E. D. Nash, Levi Pritchard, A. J. Hughes.

The organization of this regiment was completed on March 23, 1864, and two days later was assigned to duty in the city of St. Louis by Maj.-Gen. Rosecrans, commanding the department. On June 1, 1864, it received orders to report to Gen. Washburne at Memphis, Tenn., where it was assigned to the 1st cavalry division, under Gen. Hatch.

Assignment:

In Nov-Dec 1864 it was part of the 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi.

Action

It then remained in camp at Clifton, Tenn., until Oct. 27, when it was ordered to move to Pulaski, in order to engage the Confederate forces under Gen. Hood. Hatch struck Hood’s army on Nov. 8, and from that time until the 19th, was engaged in daily skirmishing, in which the 12th Mo. bore an active part.

Cornelius C. PLatter Diary, 81st Ohio Infantry – entry for 17 December 1864

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Cornelius C. Platter Civil War Diary, 1864-1865
Historical Timeline: November 10, 1864-April 27, 1865

17 December 1864 (Saturday)
Wilson pursues the Army of Tennessee, still without most of its cavalry. They skirmish at Hollow Tree Gap, the West Harpeth River, and Franklin. General William J. Hardee discovers that Lee’s troops will be unable to reinforce them. Sherman demands the surrender of Savannah

Entry recorded:

Saturday Dec 17th 1864 [View Civil War timeline for this date]

Was up early and reread my letters and papers in hopes of finding something new. Spent the day in reading and writing. Wrote a long letter to Columbus — Mail left the Regiment this evening — Made out a complete Roster of officers & sergents [Sergeants] and sent them to Columbus by “Davy [unclear: Samme] ” Rations are getting very scarce. The army is worse off for Rations than anytime since we have been “in the field” — think we will get a supply tomorrow – for supper we had “hard tack” and “cold boild [boiled] beef” — –

Retreat of the Confederates (Draper)

History of the American Civil War, by John William Draper (1870)

The pursuit of the Confederates (at West Harpeth)

Read here – (page 357)

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11th Indiana Regt Cavalry (126th Infantry)

Organized at Lafayette, Kokomo and Indianapolis, Ind., November 10, 1863

Assignments

Attached to District of Northern Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864.

1st Brigade, 5th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to May, 1865.

Action

Nashville Campaign November-December.

1. On line of Shoal Creek November 16-20.
2. Near Maysville and near New Market November 17 (Detachment).
3. In front of Columbia November 24-27.
4. Crossing of Duck River November 28.
5. Battle of Franklin November 30.
6. Near Paint Rock Bridge, Ala., December 7 (Detachment).
7. Battle of Nashville December 15-16.
8. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28.
9. West Harpeth River December 17.
10. Richland Creek December 24.

Resources

• History of the One hundred and twenty-sixth Indiana regiment (11th IN Cavalry) in the Military History of Wabash County.

12th TN Regt Cavalry (Union)

Organized at Nashville, Tenn., August 24, 1863.

2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to December, 1864.

Action:

1. Franklin November 30.
2. Battle of Nashville December 15-16.
3. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28.
4. West Harpeth River December 17.
5. Spring Hill December 18.
6. Rutherford Creek December 19.

10th TN Regt Cavalry (Union)

Organized at Nashville, Tenn., August 25, 1863.

2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, October to November, 1864.

1st Brigade, 5th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to February, 1865.

Action:

Nashville Campaign November-December.

1. On line of Shoal Creek November 16-20.
2. Near Maysville and near New Market November 17.
3. On front of Columbia November 24-27.
4. Crossing of Duck River November 28.
5. Franklin November 30.
6. Battle of Nashville December 15-16.
7. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28.
8. Hollow Tree Gap and West Harpeth River December 17.
9. Rutherford Creek December 19.