5th Tennessee Infantry Company M
Company M, 5th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was raised from men in Benton County in April and May 1861. They were organized and sworn in 9 August 1861 at Paris, TN. The Company consisted of 91 men and ordered to report to Columbus, KY. After the Battle at Shiloh this company was reorganized.
The Field Officers were the same as Company E which were
The Regiment Field Officers were:
Colonel William E. Travis, Colonel Calvin D. Venable and Colonel
Jonathan J. Lamb. After the Battle of Shiloh, Colonel Venable
succeeded Travis in command of the regiment. Lieutenant Colonel
John D.C. Adkins, Lieutenant Colonel Calvin D. Venable and
William C. Swor, Major William C. Swor, Major Jonathan J. Lamb,
and B.B. Bunch.
Captain J.T. Winfrey and Captain M.M. Fry commanded Company M.
Men from Benton County, TN were:
Allison, G.W., died April 1862
Box, J.M. died June 1862
Box, Joseph, wounded at Perryville, KY.
Bruce, C.B., last record 1862
Bruce, J.H., last record 1862
Burkett, Alvin, present at the surrender 1865
Calvin, Henry discharged July 1862
Camp, George Cooper, wounded at Atlanta, GA 1864
Camp, J.W.
Camp, J. Thomas
Capps, Francis M., last record 1862
Chidress, F.M.C., last record 1863
Childress, J.A., died March 1862
Chudress, W.M., last record 1862
Childress, Z.D., last record July 1862
Conley, William
Curtis, Samuel, last record 1862
Dickey, D.C.
Forrest, W.J., last record 1862
Fry, A.J., died 1862
Fry, Michael M.
Gibson, Gid, last record 1862
Gordon, Henry Clay, died at Camden, TN 12 July 1861 with measles
Gordon, W.L., last record 1862
Gossett, A.M.C., last record 1862
Gossett, David A., medical discharged July 1863
Green, H.A., discharged 1862
Gulley, D.B., wounded at Perryville, KY
Harper, J.T.,
last record 1862
Harrison, G.T., wounded
Harrison, Thomas
Henderson, John, last record 1862
Henderson, Pleasant W., last record 1862
Henderson, W.E., died May 1862
Hicks, J.D., last record 1862
Hill, John, last record 1862
Hollingsworth, Isaac, died June 1863
Johnson, Lazaras, last record 1862
Johnson, M.M., discharged 1862
Jolly, A.C.
Kennedy, P., killed at Missionary Ridge, TN 1863
King, Thomas, discharged 1862
Kirk, H.C., died a Camden, TN August 1861
Langley, George M., died September 1861
Langley, John, wounded and discharged 1861
Langley, W.R., discharged 1862
Linderman, Henry
McDowell, John discharged in 1861
Mcillwain, W.C. died January 1863
Mackey, Andrew, last record 1862
Malin, J.A. killed at Shiloh 1862
Malin, W.C. killed at Murfreesboro, TN
Marchbanks, John T. died September 1861
Mathews, John S. discharged 1861
Merrick, William H. died August 1862
Merrell, William died of fever (no date)
Nowell, Nelson died of smallpox March 1863
Odle, A.J. discharged 1862
Parks, A.J. discharged 1862
Parks, G.W. discharged 1862
Phippins, William last record 1862
Pratt, G.W. last record 1861
Price, L.D. last record 1861
Quinn, John
Quinn, Peter B.
Reynolds, Pat discharged 1862
Richerson, G.W.
Rogers, J.C. last record 1862
Rogers, L.H. last record 1862
Rumley, H. discharged 1861
Russell, W.T. last record 1862
Saunders, Joseph killed at Perryville, KY October 1862
Shaw, S.A. last record 1861
Short, T.A. last record 1862
Stigall, W.T. last record 1862
Thompson, W.F.
last record 1862
Thorton, George M.
Thorton, Henry died 1862
Thorton, T.A. last record 1862
Tubbs, James died October 1861
Utley, B.L. discharged 1861
Utley, G.W. died October 1861
Utley, John A. last record 1862 at Corinth, MS
Wallace, Edward wounded near Atlanta, GA 1864
Walker, J.A. last record 1862
Ward, W.T.
White, H.L. killed at Perryville, KY October 1862
Winfrey, John T. left service (date unknown)
Wiseman, Thomas
Wood, J.N. died 1863
SPECIAL
THANKS to E.J. SIMS
for contributing the 5th Company M Roster.
Graphics courtesy of Savage Goodner Camp 1513