{"id":2823,"date":"2012-08-01T17:54:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T22:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2012-08-12T16:26:36","modified_gmt":"2012-08-12T21:26:36","slug":"63rd-regiment-tennessee-infantry-csa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/63rd-regiment-tennessee-infantry-csa\/","title":{"rendered":"63rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, CSA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organized July 30, 1862; surrendered and paroled at Appomattox Courthouse, April 9, 1865. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

FIELD OFFICERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Colonels<\/strong>–Richard G. Fain, Abraham Fulkerson.<\/dd>\n
Lieutenant Colonels<\/strong> — Abraham Fulkerson, John Alfred Aiken, William H. Fulkerson.<\/dd>\n
Majors<\/strong>–John Alfred, William H. Fulkerson.<\/dd>\n
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(Note: Colonel\u00a0 Fulkerson’s name is spelled “Abram” on his headstone at East Hill Cemetery in Bristol – SS.)<\/em><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

The ten companies from which the 63rd Regiment was formed had been organized as independent companies during the months of April, May, June and July, 1862. Many of the men had previously served in 12 months’ organizations of cavalry. Some had served in the 36th Tennessee Infantry, which was disbanded. Some of them were from the 26th Tennessee Infantry Regiment who were not present at Fort Donelson when their regiment was surrendered, and were transferred to these companies by order of Major General E. Kirby Smith in May and June, 1862. Most of these were returned to their original organizations by order of General Bragg, in October and November, 1862.<\/p>\n