Sumner County, Tennessee
In the Civil War
24th Tennessee Infantry, Company E
By Edwin L. Ferguson
Editing by Diane Payne
Company E
Men from Sumner County
John A. Baskerville - Capt. Discharged on disability on April 27, 1863. Was to recruit a company of partisan rangers to operate behind the Union lines. No such command materialized. By occupation a blacksmith. Prior service in Col. E. S. Smith's 2nd Tennessee Cavalry which was disbanded because of not being furnished arms.
J. L. Hibbett - 1st Lt. Detailed as Assistant Surgeon Jan. 1, 1862. Resigned June 1, 1862. Enlisted in Co. E, Allison's Cavalry Squadron.
James Campbell - 2nd Lt. Resigned June 15, 1862. Enlisted in the 1st Tennessee Infantry.
Jesse E. Gwinn - 3rd Lt. 2nd Lt. March 8, 1862. Made Captain, May 2, 1862, at re-organization. Killed at Murfreesboro Dec. 31, 1862.
Henry Cox - 1st Sgt. Discharged as a non-conscript July 20, 1862.
William B. Rice - 2nd Sgt. 1st Sgt. July 12, 1862. 2nd Lt. Feb. 1, 1862. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862.
B. H. Graves - 3rd Sgt. Bandmaster in Regimental Band. Strain at battle of Farmington, Miss. Hernia and Hydrocele, followed by Pneumonia. Discharged on disability from Gallatin. Was a butcher after war.
William H. Dobbins - 4th Sgt. Wounded at Shiloh April 6, 1862. Wounded severely at Murfreesboro Dec. 31, 1862. Died of wound April 30, 1862.
John V. Wright - 1st Corp. Wounded at Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Shown on roll through Oct. 1863.
J. A. Dobbins - 2nd Corp. 2nd Lt. May 2, 1862. Killed at Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863.
James Henry Owen - 3rd Corp. Wounded and captured at Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Exchanged. Wounded at Murfreesboro Jan. 2, 1863. Discharged and dropped from roll.
W. P. Guthrie - 4th Corp. Discharged as a non conscript July 22, 1862. Enlisted in Co. G, 7th Tennessee Cavalry.
J. W. Albright - 5th Sgt. May 2, 1862. 1st Sgt March 1, 1863. Wounded at Reseca, Ga., May 13, 1863. Pay stoppage for one bayonet lost, $5.00. Paroled at Greensboro, N. C. May 1, 1862.
Anderson, C. H. - Discharged as a non-conscript July 22, 1862.
Austin, Henry M. - 3rd Lt. March 3, 1862. 1st Lt. May 2, 1862. Capt. March 11, 1865, replacing Capt. Gwinn. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864. Minie ball through elbow. Arm amputated on the battlefield.Baskerville, R. K. - Shown present through June 3, 1864. Deserted. Captured as a deserter by Union forces. Agreed to take oath if released north of the Ohio River. Prior service in Co. E, 30th Tennessee Infantry, which see.
Bertrand, Robert B. - In bad health. In hospital a lot. Captured at Corinth, Miss., June 1, 1862. Sent to Alton, IL. Exchanged. Paroled at Greensboro, N. C., May 1, 1863.
Branham, J. R. - Died Dec. 17, 1861, in Sumner County.
Brumley, James P. - Detailed as hospital cook. Pay stoppage for $15.50 for one cartridge box and 40 cartridges lost. Deserted Oct. 10, 1863. Captured as a deserter at Chattanooga by Union forces. Carried to Nashville where he took the oath Oct. 31, 1863.
Brumley, W. J. - Discharged on disability July 22, 1862. A disability in early years of the war could be physical or under or over age.
Byrns, C. B. - Left sick in Kentucky on Bragg's retreat after the battle of Perryville. No further record.
Carter, J. W. - Sgt. Shown on roll through Oct. 1863.
Cissom, J. M. - Deserted Jan. 4, 1863. Prior service in Co. D, 7th Cavalry Battalion and in Co. I, 2nd Tennessee Infantry, which records see.
Cloar, J. H. T. - Died Nov. 25, 1861.
Cole, J. M. - Deserted June 3, 1862. Arrested by Confederate forces. Given extra duty as Teamster at Huntsville, Ala., in Feb. and March 1863.
Cole, A. W. - Sent to hospital at Nashville sick, Oct. 31, 1861. Enlisted in Co. A, 12th Tennessee Cavalry.
Crenshaw, N. D. - Died in a Nashville hospital Jan. 15, 1862. Day, E. -Left sick at Glasgow, Ky., on Bragg's Kentucky Invasion. Captured at Gallatin, May 3, 1863. Sent to Ft. McHenry, Md. Exchanged. Shown on roll through Oct. 1863.
Dickens, J. H. - Died in hospital at Chattanooga, April 14, 1863.
Dickerson, M. T. - Murdered at Shelbyville, Tenn., March 6, 1862.
Dobbins, Foster D. - Left sick in hospital at Murfreesboro and was captured there Jan. 5, 1863. Sent to Camp Chase, O.
Dobbs, H. S. - Discharged on disability, sick, May 19, 1862. Dutton, Wylie -Wounded in top of head by shell fragment at Shiloh, April 6, 1862. All left side paralyzed. Discharged on disability. Part of skull being gone, each heart beat could be seen pulsating in top of head.
Dorris, W. A. - Discharged as a non-conscript July 30, 1862.
Etheridge, Geo. W. - Detailed to Regimental Band. Discharged as a non-conscript July 22, 1862.
Grantham, Louis - 5th Sgt. May 2, 1862. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862. Wounded at Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862. Captured in Sumner County, April 4, 1863. Sent to City Point, Va.
Gregory, A. - Discharged as a non-conscript July 30, 1862. Gregory, J. L. -Sent home, sick, Oct. 12, 1861.
Gregory, William A. - Wounded at Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862, by minie ball in left foot. Carried off battlefield by T. J. Moncrief. Left leg and hip perished. Left at Perryville when Bragg retreated. Captured in Mercer County, Ky., July 23, 1863, trying to get back south. Sent to Fortress Monroe, Va. Exchanged. Detailed to hospital duty at Atlanta, Ga., to meet all trains carrying sick and wounded that passed through Atlanta on way to hospitals. Paroled May 7, 1865. From ABC, Tenn.
Harrell, R. F. - Died July 10, 1862.
Harrison, W. H. - Killed at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Harshaw, Benjamin - Killed at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Hibbett, A. J. - Spinal Meningitis at Bowling Green, Ky., and discharged on disability in Dec. 1861. Enlisted in Co. E, Allison's Cavalry Squadron.
Henry, J. E. - Died May 26, 1862.
Hill, J. C. - Absent. Dropped from roll Dec. 18, 1861.
Hill, Robert Gwinn - In battles at Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Atlanta. Paroled at Greensboro, N. C., April 16, 1865.
Hill, W. H. - Wounded at Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Died on May 13, 1862.
Holt, James S. - Sent to hospital at Nashville, Dec. 10, 1861. No further record.
House, M. P. - Absent. Dropped from roll Dec. 10, 1861.
Hunt, James Jones - Trans. to Co. H, 2nd Tennessee Infantry, April1, 1862, which see
Hunt, J. W. - Wounded and captured at Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Sent to Alton, Ill. Exchanged Aug. 2, 1862. By reason of disability was detailed as a shoemaker in a government shoe factory at Macon, Ga., making uppers for shoes. Paroled at Macon, Ga., May 16, 1865.
Hunter, D. L. - 3rd Corp. March 3, 1862. 4th Sgt. May 2, 1862. No further record found.
Hunter, Francis M. - 3rd Corp. May 2, 1862. 1st Sgt. Feb. 1, 1864. Placed on in valid roll for disability. Paroled April 26, 1865.
Johnson, Thomas P. - Corp. Captured at Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. Sent to Rock Island, Ill. Exchanged Dec. 6, 1863.
Jordan, William A. - Wounded severely at Murfreesboro, Jan. 2, 1863. Died of wound Jan. 12, 1863.
Kerley, D. W. - Discharged as a non-conscript July 22, 1862. Key, C. P. -Corp. Discharged as a non-conscript July 22, 1862.
Key, William T. - Discharged as a non-conscript July 12, 1862. Enlisted in Co. E, 9th Tennessee Cavalry, which see.
Livingston, J. F. - Absent, sick since Feb. 22, 1862. No further record found.
Livingston, Robt. N. - Wounded at Shiloh, April 7, 1862. Minie ball struck gun, splintered and a piece struck left eye. Discharged as a non-conscript July 30, 1862, at Chattanooga. Under age. From Fountain Head.
Martin, James F. - Discharged as a non-conscript July 22, 1862. Enlisted in Napier's Cavalry Battalion.
McGee, Robert - Wounded and died at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
McNeeley, R. D. - Discharged as a non-conscript July 12, 1862. No further record.
McWhirter, James S. - Wounded at Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Died of wound April 18, 1862.
Meador, W. J. - Sent to hospital Feb. 12, 1862. Enlisted in Co. E, 21st Tennessee Infantry.
Moncrief, Thomas J. - In all battles of the regimen t to Nashville where he was captured Dec. 16, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, O.
Morris, James H. - Captured at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga., June 23, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, O.
Morris, John W.- Captured at Nashville, Dec. 15, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, O.
Myrick, Russell - Discharged as a non-conscript July 3, 1862. No further record.
Neal, Wilson G. - Assistant Surgeon. Captured at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 16, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, O.
Neel, W. H. - Made Hospital Ward Master, Jan. 11, 1862. Assistant surgeon Dec. 20, 1862.
Overton, John W. - From Bransford. Discharged on disability Jan. 29, 1862, from Measles and Typhoid. Enlisted in Co. E, 9th Tennessee Cavalry, which see.
Perry, S. M. - In hospital at Nashville Feb. 12, 1862. No further record. Never paid.
Phelps, J. H. - In hospital at Nashville Dec. 18, 1861. Dropped from roll. Never paid. Enlisted in Co. H, 9th Tennessee Cavalry, which see.
Reddick, James P. - Wounded at Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862. Captured at Nashville, Dec. 16, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, O. Paroled on oath March 11, 1865. From Bethpage.
Reeves, Richard C. - Carried the body of J. A. Simmons home, from Camp Trousdale. Discharged as a non-conscript July 20, 1862. Enlisted in Co. I, 45th Tennessee Infantry.
Rice, T. P. - 2nd Sgt. May 2, 1862. Left sick at Henderson, Miss., on retreat from Corinth in June 1862.
Richardson, Jesse - Wounded at Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Discharged as a non-conscript July 12, 1862. Enlisted in Co. G, 25th Tennessee Infantry.
Roberts, Cyrus W. - Detailed to Quartermaster Service. Captured at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864. Sent to Camp Chase, O. Released on oath Feb. 4, 1865, by special order.
Sanford, James R. - Corp. May 2, 1862. Detailed as wagoner. Left in charge of sick at Henderson, Miss., on retreat from Corinth, Miss. Trans. to Co. I, 2nd Tennessee Infantry in March 1862, which see.
Simmons, J. A. - Died at Camp Trousdale near Richland, now Portland, Dec. 12.1861. Body carried home by Richard C. Reeves.
Sissom, James M. - Prior service in Co. D, 7th Cavalry Battalion. Trans. to this company July 3, 1862. Captured at Buck's Springs, Miss., April 7, 1863.
Smith, Samuel - Discharged at Camp Trousdale, near Portland, Oct. 6, 1861. Smith, William - Discharged Jan. 6, 1862, by order Gen. Hardee.
Spradlin, A. L. - 2nd Lt. May 2, 1862. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862. Wounded at Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, 1864, in left leg and left testicle.
Spradlin, J. B. - 3rd Sgt. May 2, 1862. Detailed as Wagoner. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862. Discharged on disability Apri18, 1863.
Stewart, J. J. - Captured Nov. 29, 1862. Nothing further.
Stephens, James W. -Deserted June 3, 1862.
Templeton, Edmund J. - From Fountain Head. In battles at Shiloh, Perryville, Ky.; Corinth, Miss.; and Chickamauga. Deserted and was captured by Union forces. Took the oath.
Webb, Frank - Died in hospital at Columbus, Miss., July 3, 1862.
West, A. J. - Sent to Nashville hospital Feb. 13, 1862. Missing.
White, T. J. - Corp. Pay stoppage of $9.00 for cartridge box and 16 cartridges lost. Paroled at Greensboro, N. C., May 1, 1865.
Williams, Daniel G. - Corp. Captured at Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. Sent to Rock Island, Ill.
Wilson, John A. - Detached service in Post Commissary. Discharged on disability May 6, 1862. Captured at Gallatin after discharge, Nov. 15, 1862. Exchanged at Vicksburg, Miss. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862, after re-enlisted. Wounded at Jonesboro, Ga., July 22, 1864. Had been elected Lt. Col. of regiment succeeding Lt. Col. Shannon, who had been commanding the company.
Wix, Robert - Trans. from Co. K, 2nd Tennessee Infantry, April 1, 1862. Wounded at Shiloh, Apri16, 1862. Sent to hospital at Columbus, Miss., where he died of wound, April 9, 1862. Having been trans. just in time to be killed.
Here in these individual records you see again the evils of The Non-conscript Act passed by the Confederate Congress. It deprived the army of men already trained and battle tried. These men had volunteered of their own volition and numbers of them had already re-enlisted for the duration of the war. A number of them volunteered in other regiments later, they being then older and the conscript age had been lowered.
The Non-conscript act in conjunction of another law passed by The Confederate Congress releasing from military service all owners of twenty or more slaves greatly weakened the morale of the Confederate soldier. They now considered it "The Rich Man's War and the Poor Man's Fight."