Captain C. H. Bean 41st Regiment – Muster Roll 1861-1862
Captain C.H. BEAN 41st Reg’t., Co. G. 26 Nov. 1861 to the 26th Nov. 1862. TSLA, Mf Roll No. 2. Transcribed by Judy Henley Phillips. PRIVATES
Peter Turney’s 1st Regiment – Company K
Company K was organized in April from men in Lincoln County and enrolled in that place on 29 April 1861, joining the rest of the regiment shortly there after. It was nicknamed “The Boon’s Creek Minute Men” or “Boon’s Hill Minute Men”. Officers at the organization were: Capt., Newton C. DAVOS; 1st Ltn., Thomas J. SUGGS; 2nd Ltn., Joseph G. DAVIDSON; 3rd Ltn., Jacob B. TURNEY; 1st Sgt., John W. NELSON; 2nd Sgt. William BUTLER; 3rd Sgt., James N. CUNNINGHAM;…
Peter Turney’s 1st Regiment – Company I
Company I was formed at Winchester for a period of twelve months from men in Coffee County. It was enrolled in April 1861 and joined the Regiment shortly thereafter and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, VA, on 8 May 1861. Its nickname was “The Tullahoma Guards” or “Cowan Guards” Another nickname said to be “Jo Lane Company.” The original organization was: Captain, Joseph HOLDER; 1st Ltn., James W. JACKSON; 2nd Ltn., Enoch G. STEWART; 3rd Ltn., Henry J. HAWKINS;…
Peter Turney’s 1st Regiment – Company H
Company H was organized from men around Shelton’s Creek, in Lincoln County, and were enrolled on 29 April in that County before joining the rest of the regiment at Winchester shortly thereafter. It was officially mustered into the Confederate Army on 8 May 1861 at Lynchburg, VA, with the nickname “The Shelton’s Creek Volunteers” or “The Shelton Creek Boys”. Muster rolls had the additional information: note for Company H for September & October 1861: “The company has been stationed at…
Peter Turney’s 1st Regiment – Company G
Company G was organized in Lincoln County and the men were enrolled at Fayetteville on 29 April 1861 and joined the other Companies of the Regiment at Winchester around 1 May 1861. They were mustered into Confederate service on 8 May 1861 at Lynchburg, Virginia. Their nickname was “The Fayetteville Guards” and officers at organization were: Captain, Benjamin F. RAMSEY; 1st Sgt., John H. THORES; 2nd Sgt., John T. CATHEY; 3rd Sgt., Sidney L. DIEMED; 4th Sgt., James CASHION; 1st…
Peter Turney’s 1st Regiment – Company F
Company F was organized from men around Franklin County and was mustered into Confederate service on 29 April 1861. It was nicknamed the “Salem Invincibles”. Service record muster rolls are available from April to December 1861 and then November 1862 until December 1864. Officers at organization were: Capt., Clement Arledge; 1st Ltn., James H. Thompson; 2nd Ltn.,Thomas Foster Jnr.; 3rd Ltn., William E. Donaldson; 1st Sgt., Solomon G. Sisk; 2nd Sgt., John D. Bell; 3rd Sgt., John S. Keith Jnr.;…
Peter Turney’s 1st Regiment – Company E
Company E was raised at Lynchburg in March 1861 and joined the Regiment in Winchester the following month where they were sworn into service on 29 April 1861. The men were from Lincoln County (became Moore County). They were nicknamed “The Lynchburg Rangers”. John H. TAYLOR, a prominent Southern gentleman of the old school, outfitted the Company at his own expense. Officers at the organization were: Capt., Dr. Ezekiel Y. SALMON; 1st Ltn., Thomas H. MANN; 2nd Ltn., Charles W….
Civil War Experiences of Marion Rice Cobb
Submitted by descendant Virginia Greene Written when he was eighty-five or older. Virginia says that when he wrote this, he would get so excited reliving the war that his daughter would make him stop for a few days. The Cobbs lived at Cobb Hollow between Lynchburg and Tullahoma. Born 14th of March 1844 in Lynchburg, Tenn. Lived at the same place until the war started. The war started because two Yankees in New York started to Africa to get negroes…
Peter Turney’s 1st Regiment – Company D
Company D was organized at Ridgeville (now in Moore County but then a part of Franklin County) in March 1861 and joined the Regiment at Winchester the next month. The men were from Moore County (then Franklin County) and were nicknamed the “Ridgeville Hornets”. Officers at the organization were: Capt., Littleberry N. SIMPSON; 1st Sgt., John H. BEVILL; 1st Ltn., William J. AWALT; 2nd Sgt.,Thomas R. RODGERS; 2nd Ltn., William R. DAVIS; 3rd Sgt., Robert H. ANTHONY; 3rd Ltn., Thomas…
Peter Turney’s 1st Regiment – Company C
Company C was organized in Winchester, Franklin County, in late April 1861. It was nicknamed “The Mountain Boys” and officers at the organization were: Captain Miller TURNEY; 1st Ltn. Nathan FRIZZELL; 2nd Ltn. William W. ESTILL and Robert BRANNAN; 1st. Sgt. William E. WATSON; 2nd Sgt. Richard F. SIMS; 3rd Sgt. William D. HARRIS; 4th Sgt. Asa JACKSON; 1st Cpl. Howard W. HERMAN; 2nd Cpl. Thomas J. FOSTER; 3rd Cpl. John B. FARRIS; 4th Cpl. Ben SPYKER. Back to the…