After the Feb. 1861 secession meeting, Peter TURNEY organized a company in Winchester, which was later to become “C” Company. Four other companies from Franklin, Lincoln, Coffee and Grundy counties were formed after the fall of Fort Sumter. TURNEY’S 1st was organized at Winchester, TN, 21 Apr. 1861 and was mustered into service at Lynchburg, VA, 8 May 1861. On 17 May, they traveled by rail to Richmond where they were drilled by the cadets from the Virginia Military Institute. On June 1, they moved to Harper’s Ferry and in July to the locale of Manassas where they were a part of the 3rd Brigade, JOHNSTON’S Division. Organization of the Tennessee Brigade was announced on 8 Mar. 1862. The third Tennessee regiment in this brigade was always the First Tennessee Regiment, but not always the same First. Until Feb 1862 MANEY’S First Tennessee Volunteers was in the brigade, but when it was ordered back to Tennessee, it was succeeded by TURNEY’S 1st Confederate Infantry sometimes called the 1st Tennessee Regiment, Provisional Army, CSA. The Battle of Fredricksburg was fought in Dec. 1862. W.A. MILES sent an account of the wounded and killed to the newspaper. The company surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse 9 Apr. 1865. Isham G. HARRIS, formerly of Franklin County, was Governor of the State during the first part of the war (3 Nov. 1857-3 Mar. 1862) and Peter TURNEY served as Governor of the State of Tennessee from 16 Jan. 1893 to 21 Jan. 1897.

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• Company A – men from Altamont & Pelham in Grundy Co. and Hillsboro in Coffee Co.
• Company B – men from Franklin & Bedford
• Company C – “The Mountain Boys” – men from Winchester, Franklin Co.
• Company D – “The Ridgeville Hornets” – men from part of Franklin Co. that became Moore Co.
• Company E – “The Lynchburg Rangers” – men from part of Franklin Co. that became Moore Co.
• Company F – “The Salem Invincibles” – men from Franklin Co.
• Company G – “The Fayetteville Guards” – men from Lincoln Co.
• Company H – “The Shelton’s Creek Volunteers” – men from Lincoln Co.
• Company I – “The Tullahoma Guards” – men from Coffee Co.
• Company K – “The Boon’s Creek/Hill Minute Men” – men from Lincoln Co.

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A special thanks for a major contribution made to this Turney page by Mr. Barry Crompton. Barry is a Melbourne-born, 45 year-old public servant from East Brighton, who became interested in the American Civil War during the 1960’s when the centennial heightened the amount of publicity over the war. He has had four trips to the U.S.

He is a founding member of the American Civil War round Table of Australia in 1972; is a past- president, a past secretary and editor of the society’s newsletter for sixteen years; awarded a life membership and winner of the society’s research award on three occasions, he currently is immediate past president, researcher and corresponding secretary for that organization.

He is an honorary citizen of the states of Tennessee and Kentucky (thus a “Kentucky Colonel”) for his efforts in Civil War research; he is a member of numerous organizations in the U.S. and Europe.

Turney’s 1st is only a part of the book which is in progress by Mr. Crompton. He has generously shared his research for this page. His material is condensed for this site and set off by an asterisk (*) in order to distinguish his work from Judy Phillips’ and other contributors. The extra identification provided is marked by a tilde (~).