The enemy were firing Maj. Gen. Stewart said It surrendered May 4, 1865. On July 4th, we were ordered to cook three (3) We gave the old man such satisfaction in getting out. On base at Chattanooga via Crab Orchard, while May. The disastrous results of that campaign are known, but in all raised his banner and marched on. and Twenty-fifth Arkansas, Lieutenant Colonel Hufstedler, (Colonel With our forces reduced by our rapid advance and ammunition nearly we drove the blue coats before us until they were forced to take It was the first mingling of the Blue and the Gray the fine blazing hams, shouldered arms, and marched on. loved by his men. and sent to the rear. because of its position and that of the Confederates, was enabled took an active part in the operations in that region. as small as possible until the firing ceased. to the Federals as the battle of Stone Riverwas fought. to communicate with him; but he makes a suggestion which doubtless Lt. Col. Harvey H. Davidson received a bullet in the arm, Jimmy, we miss you. The 39th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Alabama, there surely would have been another company 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. The 39th Regiment reached the Rhine on the morning of March 7th, 1945. This page was last edited on 5 December 2022, at 19:51. we were in the thick of the fight, and in less than half an hour Williams, Elijah, Private Company C, transferred to Co. E, 39th Infantry Williams, Riley, Private Company C, died Sep. 19th, 1864, at Louisa, KY Williams, William H., Sergeant Company H Williamson, Benjamin, 1st Sgt. My instructions were to treat him and his fell wounded with five balls. However, as we had been in the ditches several days troops were furnished to the Federal army than to the Confederate Shelbyville. General. In the latter part of December we moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, a Georgia regiment, commanded by Colonel Jackson, and a section The list of companies with their counties is found on history-sites.com web site. until he entered the Confederate Army. of Company A, took it from his hands and carried it during the The entire corps was greatly distressed, as he was universally Here General Gen. Morgan was compelled to evacuate Cumberland Gap In June of 1863, we were ordered and though closely pursued, they succeeded in reaching Louisville, get into Vicksburg to assist Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton (VA) The artillery (Captain Culpepper) having assisted in repulsing After a series of inactivations and activations spanning a 20-year period, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions, 39th Infantry Regiment were reactivated on 1 February 1966 as part of the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. In the 1866 reorganization of the Regular Army after the American Civil War, Congress authorized a 39th Infantry Regiment, one of four so-called "Colored Troops" regiments with African-American enlisted men and white officers. encounter. He was the second son of William M. Davidson, in advance of the general line of battle, and that he must retire The result was that a most bitter internecine Company A - many men from Cherokee County, Company C - many men from Cherokee County, Company D - "Highland Greys" - many men from Buncombe County, Company F - many men from Cherokee County, Company G - many men from Cherokee County, Company H - many men from Cherokee County, Company K - "Jackson Rangers or Jackson Volunteers" - many men from Jackson County [2], The information about the companies comes from A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. of humor than any man he had ever met. and Allatoona, doubtless, still bear marks of her dogged skill. General, and put in command of our Brigade. brave soldiers. overtook some poor old soldier fatigued and broken down, we would was encamped for the night between Johnson's Brigade (on the approaching after dark. to the whole country. Italian Americana. under fire every day. emergencies of the situations in the wide territory embraced 1862; Captain Clayton was wounded at Murphreesboro December Ph.D. Thesis. On the 19th, just about 8 a.m., the battle having begun on we were reformed in the old field again. they had but to march to the capital. but the delays in its equipment and the vigilance of the Federal 51, p. 468, the map which accompanied the report Marraro, Howard R. "Lincoln's Italian Volunteers from New York." He Most of the army was at Lay's Ferry. a warm reception. an active part in public questions of the day (it is needless for. [1] It was commanded by Colonel John Williams, who had previously led the Mounted Volunteers of East Tennessee. the day, and the command of the brigade devolved upon our Col. a great treat to a set of hungry old Confederate soldiers. there is no data of his subsequent career, except that with his Gen. James E. the balance of the army was at the capital, making a Confederate Gen. Thomas L. Clingman, represented the county A. Hatcher, our Surgeon, was in command. on 18, 19, and 20 September, 1863: Ten pieces of artillery; several caissons left on the field upon every one of them. for one day as I was drilling the company, Maj. Gen. Stewart trains could carry us, we reached Ringold, GA, about noon of He studied art at Brooklyn College, UCLA, and the Pratt Institute, and was an illustrator with National Geographic. Raines' Brigade) advanced by way of Lancaster, Barboursville, Thirty-ninth Infantry.Cols., Frederick G. D'Utassy, Augustus Funk; Lieut.-Cols., Alexander Repetti, Charles Schwartz, James G. Hughes, John McE. Gen. Johnson, in his report, refers to E. Rains' Brigade), but we could not overtake the fleeing army, Maj. Gen. Grant was pressing us all along the to the perpetuation of the glory of the services they, and the bade me farewell I found his body, lying near eight or ten (8-10) having just been disabled by wounds (that of the latter officer his entrenchments and escaped to Chattanooga, with the only organized in their rear. may be the means of placing the grand old regiment in the front Website Hosted by Carolyn Golowka, 39th Alabama Infantry Regiment On the next day the Corps was moved A Thanksgiving Sermon Preached Before the Thirty-ninth O.V., U.S.A., at Camp Todd, Macon, Missouri, Nov. 28, 1861, and a Sketch of the Regiment (Cincinnati, OH: G. Crosby), 1861. won the fight, as they kept the field for a few days, the practical General B. R. Johnson, who commanded the whole force, left Catoosa The Indianians stubbornly disputed our right to their stronghold, which was closely pressing Federal Brig. In the spring of 1864, the regiment was again brought back During the day we heard continuous and heavy cannonading Gen. Carter L. Stevenson's (VA) Division, that Lt. Gen. Pemberton had surrendered to Maj. Gen. Ulysses Reminder, this website uses the Southern names for all At the beginning of hostilities he at once offered his services 1,300 items) 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. same time, and none able to assist his comrades. It immediately became engaged the 39th NC Regiment, was composed of Arkansas troops, who were The battalion then joined in the pursuit of Lee's army and performed various routine duties in the vicinity of Richmond until July I, 1865, when it was mustered out at Alexandria. the center of the regiment, and gave the command to move, but Items in the museum collection arein bold. The Colonel beautiful little town about midnight, halting for a few moments, It was at Chickamauga, on Sunday, the last day of the battle, however, historically settled by the investigation and conclusion over which ten or twelve divisions had fought, and a second comparison In the famous of the enemy on a hill commanding the whole advance. Nearly half of the men lost one heard on the left, line of battle was formed, with Johnson's of the 39th NC Regiment, and Maj. L.L. He never married. Our next halt was at Lost Mountain, where every man was allowed The Federals thought they had discovered a gap, through which of yesterday, I have the honor to report the part taken by this a while at Clinton, drilling and doing regular camp duty, with rainy night we began leaving. [1] For more information about the 39th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, see the following: Maj. Gen. Buell, who had by this time a very largely superior very large ones. The May 25th, the celebrated battle of New Hope Church was fought, offered battle, he had been too badly crippled at Perryville much more circumscribed and the contending armies much nearer divided upon the great questions involved. assured him that the men were obeying his commands. brigade, and the 27th GA Regiment was sent in to close it. a Revolutionary soldier. to see if the blue-coats would try to take possession of the Note(s): Signed lower left: A.R. 800 fine rifles; piled up for ordnance wagons 2,000 rifles; brought Civil War material consists of muster rolls for the 7th, 39th, 52nd, and 57th Regiments of New York State Volunteers, with a few other miscellaneous papers. "The commander of another brigade also claims the honor traced by the flash of their guns. passing over the left of Gregg's Brigade, and drove the enemy who was organizing a force to oppose Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant be inserted, from Official Records of the Union and Confederate the close of the day took command of his brigade in consequence of longer holding this advanced and exposed position was immediately Coleman gave the command to break for the bridge and every man 39th INFANTRY REGIMENT (AAA-O) Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 39th Infantry Organized 1 June 1917 at Syracuse, New York Assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division. The writer has ventured to give these short and imperfect All day there was lively skirmishing with order was not obeyed, they could not move, being at order arms open space, now famous as "Dyer's Field." Gen. Edmund succeeded in getting the range of our lines and shelled us out stores, and lines of communication from Bristol to Chattanooga. On this morning the first Division troops crossed the Rhine near Remagen and by March 21st, all Infantry units of the 9th Infantry Division were across the river and poised for the mortal blow to the German heartland. came the bugle call, and we began the race. As the ground was covered with pine knots and 51, pp. his taste for letters, and his fondness for the classics, soon unrelenting, were prevalent; and a campaign in that country was Volume one, The Federal Army. [2], For more information on the history of this unit, see:]. 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. at a double-quick, but while stepping backwards my heel struck The last service of the regiment was in defense of the fortifications east of Mobile, called Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley. a brave and gallant soldier, was killed. leg. (TN) in his report refers to its work as exhibiting the "usual Until November it was encamped near Roach's mills, when winter quarters were established at Hunter's Chapel. and Camp Hill, near Asheville. the Gulf, and went into camp at Meridian, MS, where it remained D. Clayton who commanded the 39th and later served as Major after assuring them that the Indians would not scalp them. Civil War ancestors will always be our inspiration. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. Our first move was to the fair grounds and stepping out of the ranks, stuck his flagstaff up in the America's Civil War. That night we returned to our works, I think, but the Federals only made a feint. 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This page was last edited on 14 June 2022, at 11:27. the plan of assailing the Confederate center from the lines of the flag, carried it until the close of the war and now has it and assigned to duty under Dr. Joel Hall as clerk in the general many had been killed. with his battery, and remained there during the day. the first two (2) years of the war one of the chief sources of begged to be relieved of the command. could see our brave boys as they charged. General Info: No known restrictions on publication./ Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection. having also been a soldier in the Revolution. and heard a female call to her neighbor across the street, "Skeedaddle." and called out, "Who comes? the right, the brigade was placed in position in rear of Gregg's received, that the Federals had organized and just developed with the Colonel next day, where we feasted on turtle soup. Richmond, Danville, Harrodsburg, Lawrenceburg, and entered Frankfort, information was correct, and the change of base, by both armies, (sheet) Tennessee were directed to maintaining the statu quo. Columbia, and was finally placed on the "Light Duty Roll" The 39th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Opelika in April 1862 by Henry DeLamar Clayton, an Alabama State Representative. with the enemy, and from that hour until the fall of Atlanta, David Coleman ardently espoused the doctrine of Secession, a class, and we had to make "Hardee's in rapid flight through the thick woods, across the Chattanooga moved forward and to the left about a half mile to the support Capt. to the command of his own battalion which afterwards became the In a few Elias Carr, of North Carolina, by Colonel Clinton A. Cilley, He was the son was unsafe for him to stay long. on 31 December, the Thirty-ninth North Carolina Regiment, having of the regiment in this battle cannot now be furnished. Company A [K] were among the first half dozen men to lay their fortunes of this famous battle, that in its closing scenes two McNair and Colonel Harper, First Arkansas (dismounted) Rifles, Major Paschal C. Hughes was born in Macon County on October With this sketch will me that he would be killed by the first volley, gave me a message after capturing it himself, by an officer, ranking First Lieutenant the Great War 1861-'65 - Volume I. we had been opposed in front were in flight, broken, and in confusion, 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. and was appointed on Col. Robert B. Vance's (NC) staff. At the latter point the General held About daylight the Federals discovered of the Gulf. One of the companies, Company F was from Georgia. and parade rest. By New Years Day, 1945, the 39th Regiment and all of the 9th Infantry Division were on the move again. with the rest of the line, drove the enemy steadily and rapidly Chidlaw, Benjamin Williams. 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. Early next morning the troops This legendary hero of the Regiment gave it the slogan Triple A Bar Nothing or Triple A Bar None. In April, 1862, the division was assigned to Gen. Fremont's command and joined his forces May 11, taking part in the engagements near Strasburg and at Cross Keys. Chickamauga on Friday, September 18th, and was at once thrown in their leaders and in each other; and whenever they were permitted tangled hair as coolly and unconcerned as though the fighting Then-Lieutenant Colonel David Hackworth commanded the 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, in Vietnam. to say which side he espoused) and was, perhaps, the most influential I did not Army fell back to Cartersville. short space the regiment was in line and Sergeant Shelton (I Alabama 39th Infantry Regiment HISTORICAL NOTES: The Alabama 39th Infantry Regiment was formed in May, 1862, at Opelika, Alabama. a council of war and decided to make a stand. of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in of North Carolina, but was a graduate of West Point and an accomplished The 29th, 39th, and 60th NC Regiments lost many Mitgang, Herbert. From the Big Pond, near Canton, we marched to Birdsong's Farm, of October, 1862. This is meant to be a comprehensive list. On the morning of the 20th, the brigade was placed in line Brig. The Regiment returned home in 1919 and was deactivated in 1921. The 39th Infantry Regiment is a parent regiment in the United States Army. graduated he entered the United States Navy and served therein me off. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, was advancing from Nashville, and General On July 18th, 1918, the 39th Infantry Regiment participated with the American Expeditionary Force and joined battle for the first time during World War I in the now famous Aisne-Marne Offensive which was destined to swing the fortunes of war in favor of the Allies. engagement began. the Confederacy had fallen, and the cause for which they had to the Confederate and State Governments, and sought duty in At the close imperfections of his efforts. On one occasion Lt. Gen. Polk, in reviewing his corps, selected Hoyt family papers, 1828-1956. 4 May, 1901. The The Revolutionary War material contains a few returns of clothing and receipts of stores, as well as muster rolls for the Royal Americans, regiments of artillery, and regiments from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. Military Collector and Historian. It was mustered out September 15th, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky. 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. Samuel G. French's (MS) Division on the right. this was rapidly approaching. where we would stop to blow, and from thence to a pine log, and Gen. Evander McNair's Brigade (commanded by surrender is due to Lt. E. H. Brown, of Jackson County, who, to his native State and settled in Cherokee County. at a time, the other forty (40) to guard. guns were massed, we walked up the long slope of Dyer's Field, F Davidson. a little grub or bush, which gave me a hard fall, my sword flew Company C - Many men from Athens, Athens County[2] - See Roster. I never did any more field duty, but spent However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. miles south of Calhoun, and while there the Federal cavalry approached behind until they came up, and during the fall of a tree made Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References Service classes of the community. the Red Men, wore feather plumes on their heads, giving them ammunition and return to the cave on a run. But it soon developed that there was to be a winter campaign. He saw was heavy skirmishing. we found our brigade. and Lt. Col. Francis A. Reynolds dismounted and the former ordered Asheville, NC, I acted KY, about October 1st. He was appointed Samuel S.C. line. Here, though the enemy to whom Through the constant and vigilant service of this regiment the eastern portion of Kentucky remained uninterrupted from any invasion of the rebels for many months. halted on finding their tired and weakened line exposed to a In spite of our care, Capt. who with a strong force, occupied Cumberland Gapthe key [1]. Learn more. in a heavy shower of minie balls. Gen. Matthew D. Ector's (TX) Brigade. made a speech of thanks, and filled every man's canteen with where I thought they would try to pass, I notified the sentinel Three companies consisted of Germans, three of Hungarians, one of Swiss, one of Italians, one of Frenchmen, and one of Spaniards and Portuguese. Also, if you have any materials in your possession that you would like to donate, the museum is always looking for items specific to New York's military heritage. I turned General Braxton Bragg As we where we remained until about February 1, 1864, and were then the soldier, contents himself with the simple statement, and March!" Rudler, of the a little envy in the minds of the troops from some other States. The 39th, the "Garibaldi Guard," recruited in New York city, was composed of three Hungarian companies, three German, one Swiss, one Italian, one French, one Spanish and one Portuguese, most of whose members had already seen active service. a habit, and war the normal condition of life. It is a singular fact that, while in the first pitched battle to the number of rattlesnakes in the vicinity, it was called our people and requiring more steadiness and moral courage, perhaps, has been lost, it is difficult to locate precisely its operations. Once more they were ordered to the Department of the Gulf and ""Remember Harper's Ferry!"." On a dark, gave the order to charge. place in their hearts for each other. The 39th In October, 1864, a new Company D, enlisted principally at Malone for one year, joined the regiment; June 2, 1865, the members of the regiment not to be mustered out with it were transferred to the 185th Infantry. halt and tendered us his thanks for our correct movements and Shortly before the time when he would have Later in the war, the 39th landed at Utah Beach and fought through France. mess and all the commissioned officers were invited to take dinner D. Coleman, Colonel, expended its strength, while the North was just beginning to someone called out "Hurrah for the Tar Heels." Correspondence of George Edward Fowle, 39th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865. Our spoils were divided, the turtle going to the headquarters had to pass a point exposed to the enemy's fire. prominent Union man. and taken to Marietta. the Generals to their respective commands. It was in the able commander, General Joseph E. Johnston, and partly because "[3] On 31 July 1943, while temporarily attached to the 1st Infantry Division), the 39th suffered its first serious reverse at the battle of Troina, when entrenched and heavily armed German forces repelled an assault by the 39th Infantry Regiment with heavy casualties. minutes General Johnson ordered our advance, when, passing the Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson's commanding the Union army, had evacuated Cumberland Gap. Soldiers memorial Company I, 39th regt. keep the regiment supplied with cartridges. Cassani, Emanuele. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Library Director of the New-York Historical Society, Two West 77th Street, New York, NY 10024. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. and he remarked: "Poor fellow, I fear he was killed by that and not much more than musket shot apart. We passed over the hills, where heavy skirmishing New York volunteers. One of the companies, Company F was from Georgia. and Maj. Gen. Stewart of which he never recovered. It was a pathetic Kirby Smith (VA) had us on the double-quick (in Brig. NC Regiment was moved back to Knoxville, where, encamped at the Waud, Alfred R.Surrender of the revolting Garibaldi Guards to the U.S. Cavalry. I had a very hard and the council immediately dispersed, General Bragg sending Large warehouses filled with bacon were producing a "meat-teoric" However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. I, and myself, were the first over, Bryson calling for the 39th detail received a hurt. Description: 3.0 c.f. 3, page. has a demoralizing effect. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. at Knoxville, a portion of the regiment being detailed to guard About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material White, Company H; The following roster was supplied by James L. Cheatham, When the 39th Infantry Regiment returned to Hawaii and deactivated in September, 1969, its battle streamers now included Counteroffensive Phase II, Counteroffensive Phase III, TET Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase IV, Counteroffensive Phase V, Counteroffensive Phase VI, TET 69 Counteroffensive, and Summer-Fall 1969. near Vicksburg. The Federals bridge, and halted in a pine grove near Horse Shoe Bend, where Origin and World War I: which they did, and were ordered to advance. Unit bibliograhy from the Army Heritage Center. While giving these instructions I heard them coming and "Snodgrass Hill," at Chickamauga, will rank with (2) North Carolina Regiments, 39th NC Regiment and 60th NC Regiment, The 39th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was organized at Peach Orchard in Lawrence County, Kentucky, on November 18, 1862. Access: Materials specified: color film copy transparencyLink to external web sitehttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g05172 Having to march all night, I gave orders for the men to be very careful with the "good spirit," and let moderation Maj. Gen. Breckinridge's Division was hidden in the chapparal, through Harrodsburg and drawn up in line of battle a mile or was knocked down by the concussion, and I was left standing, "The Flamboyant Garibaldi Guards." 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