Sumner County, Tennessee
In the Civil War
2nd Tennessee Infantry, Company H
By Edwin L. Ferguson
Company H
William G. Henry - Capt. Resigned commission on April 3, 1862.
William J. Hale - 1st Lt. Made Adjutant on April 3, 1862. Made Lt. Col. on December 20, 1862. Detailed as Conscript Officer. In battles at Manassas, Shiloh, Shelton House, Farmington, Richmond, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Ringgold Gap, Dalton Peachtree Creek and Atlanta. Wounded at Chickamauga by a spent ball. Wounded and captured at Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 19, 1864. Sent to Johnson's Island, Ohio. Paroled at Johnson's Island in August 1865.
Edwin R. Cryer - 2nd Lt. 1st Lt. April 3, 1862. Killed at Shiloh on April 6, 1862.
Golman D. Brevard - 3rd Lt. 2nd Lt. May 14, 1862. Resigned and enlisted in Co. B, 7th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, later 2nd or 22nd Cavalry, see also.
Charles P. Moore - 1st Sgt. Capt. April 3, 1862, replacing Capt. Henry. Killed at Murfreesboro on Dec. 31, 1862.
William H. Saunders - 2nd Sgt., 2nd Lt. April 3, 1862. Capt. Jan. 8, 1863, replacing Capt. Moore. Wounded at Ringgold Gap, Ga., on Nov. 27, 1863, during retreat from Missionary Ridge. Detailed to care for the baggage of Gen. Johnson.
Allen W. Lipscomb - 3rd Sgt. Trans. to Co. G, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry where he became 2nd Lt. June 13, 1862. Was captured at Corinth, Miss., on Aug. 19, 1862.
Pleas G. C. Henry - 4th Sgt. Trans. to Day's unlettered company of the 44th Tennessee Infantry and was killed at Shiloh, Tenn.. April 6, 1862.
Gilbert L. Siddons - 1st Corp. Trans. to Co. G, 2nd or 22nd Tennessee Cavalry June 15, 1862.
John W. Hoffman - Shown present thru March 1, 1864.
Alexander C. Hogan - 3rd Corp. Trans. to Co. I, 9th Tennessee Cavalry and was captured at Salineville, Ohio on July 26, 1863, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio and then to Camp Douglas, IL.
Moses W. Morris - 4th Corp. On detached service as Forage Master then as Wagon Master. Wounded at Richmond, Ky., August 30, 1862. Deserted May 1, 1864.
Adams, James B. - Discharged on disability Nov. 21, 1862. Captured as a deserter by U.S. forces in Macon County on Nov. 30, 1863. Sent to Camp Chase, Ohio.
Adams, Marcus W. - 3rd Lt. Jan. 12, 1863. Then 1st Lt. Re-enlisted on Feb. 6, 1862.
Adams, William H. - Corp. April 1, 1862. 3rd Lt. Dec. 23, 1862. 1st Lt. on Jan. 12, 1863. On detached service as Conscript Officer on January 31, 1863.
Anderson, William C. - Discharged on disability at Tupelo, Miss. Enlisted in Day's unlettered company of the 44th Tennessee Infantry on April 3, 1862. Captured just before Lee's surrender. Escaped and remained hidden to end of war.
Andrews, Samuel D. - Regimental carpenter. Trans. to Co. E, 7th Battalion of Tennessee Cavalry, also see.
Avarett, John H. - Corp. Deserted on Feb. 16, 1864. Debtor for Accouterments.
Avaritt, Edwin W. - Enlisted on April 25, 1861, at Hartsville. Wounded in right foot and ankle at Shiloh, April 7, 1862, just at end of battle. Shown present through April 1864. Paroled at Decatur, Alabama in 1865.
Ball, James A. - Sgt. on April 1, 1862. Wounded at Richmond, Ky., August 30, 1862. Died from wound, Sept. 1, 1862.
Bancum, T. J. - Paroled in N. C. May 1, 1865.
Barksdale, Albert G. - 1st Lt on May 1, 1862. Killed at Richmond, Ky., on Aug. 30, 1862.
Barksdale, Wm H. - 1st Lt. then Capt then drill master on Oct. 5, 1861. Made Color bearer. In battle of Bull Run, Va. Sent home for clothing in Oct. 1861. Enlisted in Co. G, 9th Tennessee Cavalry, see also.
Bennett, William F. - Trans. to Day's unlettered company, 44th Tennessee Infantry, April 3, 1862.
Bettersworth, Eugene H. - Wounded at Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862. Shell struck lock of gun and exploded. Blinded in both eyes. Captured and in U.S. hospital at Harrodsburg, Ky. Exchanged at Vicksburg, Miss., Dec. 5, 1862. Discharged from disability at Tullahoma, Tenn.
Boington, John W. -Left sick at Fredericksburg, Va., when the regiment returned to Tennessee. Rejoined regiment. Discharged on disability March 27, 1863.
Brookshear, Willis - Deserted at Tunnel Hill, Ga. Debtor for accouterments, five caps at 22 cents each.
Brown, James Burnett- Trans. from Co. B, 7th Cavalry Battalion, see also. Wounded at Shiloh on April 6, 1862. Died of wound in hospital at Corinth, Miss.
Brown, Richard F. - In battles at Manassas, Richmond, Chickamauga, Ringgold Gap, Atlanta, Jonesboro, and Franklin. Wounded twice in leg at Richmond, Ky. Wounded twice in arm at Franklin, Tenn., while carrying battleflag. Captured on Dec. 31, 1864, on Hood's retreat from Nashville. Carried to Camp Chase, Ohio. Paroled in May 1865.
Bugg, Richard W. - In battles at Manassas, Shiloh, Richmond, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Peachtree Creek, and Franklin. Wounded slightly in knee at Richmond, Ky.. Wounded severely at Chickamauga, Ga. Shot in forehead, piece of skull shot away. Captured at Nashville on Dec. 15, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. Exchanged. Sent to Richmond, Va. Surrendered at Meridian, Miss. by General Richard Taylor in 1865.
Burk, John - Died at Tupelo, Miss. on July 18, 1862.
Campbell, James A. - Captured at Rock Grove, Tenn., on June 24, 1863. Sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he died of chronic diarrhea on Dec. 14, 1864. Grave No.215 one half mile south of Camp Chase.
Caplena, William N. - Killed at Perryville, Ky., on October 8, 1862.
Cardwell, John H. - Sgt. In hospital at Ocmulgee, Ga., on Feb. 13, 1864.
Carman, Elijah H. - Sgt. April 1, 1862. Wounded and captured at Richmond, Ky Aug. 30,1862. Exchanged at Vicksburg, Miss., December 4, 1862. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862. Sent to hospital at Tullahoma. Captured at Atlanta, Ga, July 19, 1864. Sent to Camp Douglas, Ill then to Point Lookout, Md. Paroled May 10, 1865.
Carney, John S. - Deserted Feb. 16, 1864. Took the oath. Debtor for accouterments lost, one canteen, one knapsack, one cartridge, 25 cents. One load for gun.
Carr, Andrew J. - Prior service in Day's unlettered company 55th Tennessee Infantry. Died in Mississippi May 18, 1862.
Carr, Bailey P. - Died June 25, 1861.
Carr, James A.- Trans. to Co. C, 55th Tennessee Infantry on April 3, 1862, see also.
Carr, James F. - 4th Sgt January 12, 1863. Wounded at Richmond, Ky., Aug. 30, 1862. Deserted on Jan. 16, 1864.
Carr, Newton H. - Discharged on disability in Sept. 1861. Enlisted in Co. C, 24th Tennessee Infantry, see also.
Carr, Thomas F. - Wounded and died at Richmond, Ky., on Aug. 30, 1862.
Carson, James T. - 1st Sgt Dec. 12, 1862. 2nd Lt. Jan. 12, 1862. Commanding company Jan. 12, 1863.
Chambers, William W. - Assistant surgeon. Discharged July 1, 1862.
Clark, John G. - Given an indefinite furloughon Feb. 15, 1862.
Cook, Iverson M. - Detailed as hospital nurse at Richmond Ky., on Dec. 30, 1862. Captured there Exchanged. Deserted at Tullahoma, Tenn. March 11, 1863. Debtor for forty cartridges at 25 cents and 52 caps at 20 cents, total $12.60.
Copeland, Edward - Enlisted at Tupelo, Miss. June 20, 1862. Deserted on Jan. 16, 1864.
Crenshaw, Thomas J. - Sgt. Wounded in leg at Murfreesboro Dec. 31, 1862. Captured at Franklin, Tenn. Dec. 17, 1864, on Hood's retreat from Nashville. Sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. Paroled May 15, 1865, at 20 years old.
Crews, Green B. - Deserted April 1, 1862.
Cross, Rev. Joseph - Regimental Chaplain. Afterwards in Co. F, 19th Tennessee Infantry.
Crump, Andrew J. - In battles at Manassas, Va., Shiloh, Tenn., Corinth, Miss. Wounded in thigh at Murfreesboro Dec. 31, 1862. Deserted at Tyners Station near Chattanooga Aug. 16, 1863, with 11 others. Oath at Nashville on March 31, 1864.
Crunk, James S. - Wounded and captured at Murfreesboro Dec. 31, 1862. Sent to City Point, Va. Exchanged. Deserted at Tyner's Station Aug. 16, 1863. Another of the famous group of 11.
Cryer, James R. - Wounded at Richmond, Ky. Aug. 30, 1862. Detailed to Calvert's Artillery Battery, March 27, 1863. Trans. to Key's Artillery Battery on Feb. 20, 1864, order Gen. Cleburne. Had been made Corp. April 1, 1862, while in this company.
Dalton, Alfred R. - 3rd Sgt. June 1, 1863. Deserted at Tyner's Station Aug. 16, 1863. Oath. News of a further retreat of Bragg's Army, still further from home caused extreme dis-satisfaction.
Dalton, Thomas F. - Left in hospital at Shelbyville onBragg's retreat to Chattanooga Nov. 27, 1862. Discharged at Tyner's Station, Tenn., Aug. 16, 1863.
Daughtry, Charles C. - Detailed as blacksmith at Columbus, Miss. Feb. 25, 1862. Deserted Feb. 16, 1864. Took Oath.
Day, William H. - Known present at Lynchburg, Va May 14, 1861. Enlisted in Co. B, 7th Cavalry Battalion for one year, see also.
Doncho, Alfred G. - In battles at Manassas, Shiloh, Richmond, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Dalton, Atlanta, Jonesboro and Franklin, Tenn. Wounded by shell fragment in hip at Atlanta, July 21, 1864. Paroled at Greensboro, N. C., May 1, 1865. Was hospital assistant and assistant surgeon. A doctor after the war.
Donoho, John S. - Several slight woulds at Shiloh. Enlisted in Co. G, 9th Tennessee Cavalry.
Duncan, John M. - Deserted on April 1, 1863.
Duncan, William A., Sr. - Detailed as Hospital Nurse at Harrodsburg, Ky., on Oct. 10,1862. Captured there. Exchanged, Dec. 31, 1862. Enlisted in Co. G, 9th Tennessee Cavalry in 1863 at Knoxville. In battles of Chickamauga, Ga., Marion, Va., Saltville, Va., Mt. Sterling, Ky., June 9, 1864, where he was wounded in right side. Unable for duty three months. Paroled at Woodstock, Ga. in May 1865.
Duncan, William A., Jr. - Trans. to this company from Co. C, 24th Infantry. Killed at Chickamauga, Ga. on Sept. 20, 1863.
Dunking, Benjamin - Captured at Decherd, Tenn. July 7, 1863. Oath.
DeBow, Richard - Trans. to Co. B, 7th Cavalry Battalion at Corinth, Miss.. See record there.
DeBow, Grant A. - Trans. to Co. B, 7th Cavalry Battalion at Corinth, Miss., see also.
Durham, William. D. - Wounded at Perryville, Ky., Oct 8,1862. Left in hospital at Harrodsburg, Ky. Captured there. Sent to Fortress Monroe, Va. then to City Point, Va. Exchanged. Captured at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then to City Point, Va. again.
Erwin, Geo E. L. - Deserted on retreat from Tullahoma, July 5, 1863.
Fergason, Dixon A. - Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863.
Forgeson, Jacob R. - Captured at Tyner's Station, July 20, 1863.
Furgerson, W. L. F. - Paroled at Jackson, Tenn. in June 1865.
Gifford, John L. - Sgt. April 4, 1862. 2nd Lt. Dec. 23, 1862. Wounded at Richmond, Ky. on Aug. 30, 1862. Killed at Murfreesboro Dec. 31, 1862.
Gifford, Joseph G. - Detailed as Division Wagon Master April 3, 1862 order of Gen. Bragg.
Goodner, Jerome - Deserted on April 1, 1862. Joined the U.S. Army.
Green, Albert P. - Substitute for John S. Doncho previously mentioned in this company. Discharged July 3, 1862.
Gross, Andrew J. - Discharged March 10, 1862.
Gross, Green B. - Killed at Richmond, Ky., on Aug. 30, 1862.
Gross, Perry - Died June 24, 1861.
Gross, Van Buren - Trans. from Co. C, 24th Infantry. Wounded at Richmond, Ky., Aug.ust 30, 1862. See C, 24th Infantry.
Hale, William - Detailed as Teamster, then Division Teamster, April 3, 1862. Captured at Gallatin Dec. 23, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, Ohio.
Hall, John M.- Detailed as Teamster July 16, 1862. Captured at Missionary Ridge Nov. 25, 1863. Sent to Rock Island, Ill.
Hall Patrick F. - Lost leg at Shiloh April 6, 1862. Discharged May 15, 1862.
Hall, Tandy P. D. - Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Hall, Thomas M. P. - Captured at Gallatin Feb., 18, 1864. Sent to Camp Morton, Ind.
Hall, Thomas P.- Deserted April 1, 1862.
Harper, Alfred Noel - See complete record in Co. K, 2nd Infantry.
Harper, David W. - Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Harper, Noel C. - Trans. from Co. K.
Harris, Thomas J. - Deserted Feb. 28, 1862. Appears in Co. K, 49th Tennessee Infantry.
Hart, William B. - 1st Corp. March 1, 1864. Detailed to Commissary Dept.
Hollis, Jesse - Paroled at Jackson, Tenn. in June 1865.
Hinton, John J. - Discharged on March 26, 1862.
Holt, John W. - Detailed as Regimental Teamster Jan. 16, 1863. Deserted Feb. 19, 1864.
Hull, Thomas M. P. - Discharged Jan 3, 1862.
Hunt, James Jones - Trans. from Co. E, 24th Tennessee Infantry April 1, 1862. Captured in hospital at Murfreesboro Jan. 13, 1863. Sent to City Point, Va. Exchanged Feb. 11, 1863. Detailed as sharpshooter. Desperately wounded at Chickamauga, Ga Sept. 20, 1863.
Hutchines, James L. - Trans. from Co. H, Walker's 2nd Tennessee Infantry April 1, 1863. Furloughed Feb. 10, 1864.
Johnson, James N. - Captured at Atlanta, Ga July 19, 1864. Sent to Camp Douglas, Ill.
Jones, Elisha A. - Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Jones, Zachariah - Wounded at Richmond, Ky., Aug. 30, 1862. Was left there and captured later. Exchanged Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted on July 1, 1863.
King, David M. - Detailed as Teamster, then as Carpenter. Deserted Dec. 16, 1864. Oath.
Lesuer, James H. - Wounded severely at Richmond, Ky., Aug. 30,1862. Was left there and captured. Exchanged Dec. 25, 1862. Later served as recruiting officer for Morgan's 9th Tennessee Cavalry.
Lauderdale, John M. - Trans. to Co. B, 7th Cavalry Battalion, see also.
Lock, William J. - Trans. from 15th Arkansas Infantry Nov. 18, 1862. Deserted at Graysville, Ga., Nov. 25, 1863. Captured and sent to Rock Island, Ill.
Luster, William A. - Trans. to Co. B, 7th Cavalry Battalion March 13, 1862, see also.
Mann, Thomas J. - Sick at home. Enlisted in Co. F, 9th Tennessee Cavalry, see also.
Mash, William - Enlisted in Feb. 1863. Neuralgia affected eyes. Blind. Given pass home by order from Gen. Polk in March 1863.
McCourts, Landon L. - Prior enlistment in Co. F, 7th Cavalry Battalion, see also. Missing at Shiloh.
Miller, George W. - Deserted on Feb. 16, 1864. Debtor for ordnance $17.10.
Mills, Dero F. - Trans. to Co. E, 7th Cavalry Battalion May 15, 1862. See complete record there.
Morris, Charles P. - Corp. Wounded at Richmond, Ky. Aug. 30, 1862. Detailed as Regimental Forage Master Dec. 20, 1862. Discharged May 1, 1864.
Norton, Richard M. - Discharged on disability Jan. 1, 1862.
Oglesby, James K. P. - Detailed as Hospital Nurse. Trans. to Co. B, 7th Cavalry Battalion, see also.
Oglesby, Thomas C. - Detailed as Forage Master order Gen. Bragg. Then Division Forage Master April 3, 1862. Paroled May 25, 1865.
Oglesby, D. Frank - Trans. to Co. E, 7th Cavalry Battalion, see also.
Penner, L. W. - Captured at Somerset, Ky., on March 30, 1863.
Piles, John C. - Deserted on retreat from Tullahoma, Tenn. July 5, 1863.
Pruett, Reuben A. - Died Nov. 10, 1861.
Read, Samuel R. - Deserted Oct. 8, 1862 and captured by U.S. forces at Perryville, Ky.
Reed, Younger - Wounded at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862.
Robinson, Nathaniel - Corp. June 15, 1862. Trans. to Co. C, 7th Cavalry Battalion at Murfreesboro.
Saunders, Benjamin F. - Listed in hospital at Fredericksburg, Va. with Typhoid Fever. Wounded in left leg and in arm. Leg supperated for months. Deserted at Franklin, Tenn. with twelve others. Went home. This was in 1864.
Saunders, John T. - Detailed as sharpshooter. Paroled in North Carolina in May 1865.
Seip, John - Served in companies H and K. See Co. K.
Scoggins, James S. - Left sick at Jackson, Miss. May 23, 1862. Rejoined regiment and shown present to Jan. 1, 1864.
Seay, George E. - Regimental Clerk. Trans. to Co. B, 7th Cavalry Battalion April 3, 1862 see also.
Siddons, George E. - Trans. to Co. F, 7th Battalion Cavalry April 3, 1862 see also.
Stalker, Alex Y. - Corp. On detached service as prescriptionist in Medical Dept. April 3, 1862. In battles at Manassas, Va., Richmond, Ky., Perryville, Ky., Chichamauga, Ga. and all the Georgia Campaign. Wounded once by grape shot. Paroled at Greensboro, N. C. in May 1865.
Stalker, George H. - Sgt. April 1, 1862. Captured at Hartsville, Nov. 13, 1862. Exchanged Nov. 29, 1862. Deserted at Tyner's Station, Tenn. Aug. 16, 1863. Another of the group of 11 previously mentioned.
Stein, Elihu - Trans. from Co. F, 7th Cavalry Battalion. Deserted Dec.16, 1864, debtor for accouterments, one bayonet, one scabbard, one knapsack and 25 cartridges at 24 cents each.
Stone, Apollus - Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Stone, Thomas E. - Wounded in little finger at Rinqgold Gap, Ga., on Nov. 27, 1863. Deserted on Dec. 28, 1864, debtor for accouterments.
Stone, Samuel S. - Corp. Left sick in Virginia when the regiment went back to Tennessee. Rejoined regiment. In battles at Richmond, Ky., Perryville, Ky., Murfreesboro, Tenn., Chickamauga, Ga., Missionary Ridge, Ringgold Gap, Ga., Dalton, Ga., Atlanta, Ga., Jonesboro, Ga., Franklin, Tenn. and second Murfreesboro, Tenn. Never wounded. Sent home from Murfreesboro, Tenn. by Gen. Bate to get clothing. Battle of Nashville was fought. Hood retreated so could never get back to his regiment. Oath on Dec. 28, 1864.
Talley, Tandy J. - Shown present at Lynchburg, Va., on May 14, 1861.
Terry, Reuben J. - Commissary Clerk. Killed at Shiloh April 7, 1862.
Troutt, Charles - Captured. Sent to Camp Morton, Ind. then to City Point, Va.
Vance, Archibald C. - Detailed as Teamster. Shown in hospital at Ringgold, Ga. April 3, 1863.
Vardell, R. B. - Captured. Sent to St. Louis to be tried as spy. Acquitted. Exchanged. Enlisted in Co. H, 22nd Tennessee Cavalry.
Ward, John P. - Trans. to Co. B, 7th Cavalry Battalion April 3, 1862, see also.
White, John Smith - Severely wounded at Richmond, Ky on Aug. 30, 1862. Was left there. Captured. Exchanged on Nov. 29, 1862. Given sick furlough. Detailed as Teamster on Aug. 11, 1863. In hospital on Oct. 10, 1863. Made Regimental Wagon Master.
Williams, Goolsberry - Shown present at Lynchburg, Va. May 14, 1861. Enlisted in Co. E, 7th Cavalry Battalion, see also.
Williams, Samuel A. - Deserted Feb. 16, 1864. Oath.
Williams, Thos A. - Detailed as Hospital Nurse at Tunnel Hill, Ga. Deserted on Feb. 16, 1864. Oath.
Wix, Robert - Trans. to Co. E, 24th Tennessee Infantry April 3, 1862. Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862. Trans. just in time to be killed.
This company was recurited at Hartsville, then Sumner, now Trousdale county Trousdale county in April 1861.
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