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.