The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-05-10

July been continuously in command
of brigade composed of this regi
ment and others, and at Fort Don
elson his brigade, besides his owr
regiment, was composed of the 18th
32nd and 41st Tennessee infantry
the 14th Mississippi and Porter
and Graves field batteries, Lieut..
Col. Gordon being in command OF
the 3rd Tennessee, The position o!
the brigade was on the right of the
line of defense and on Wednesday
the 18th, about II m, before the
works were half completed, the enc
my appeared, and during that day,
Thursday and Friday, kept up an in
| cessant fire of sharpshooters. Upon
the right of the regiment was
Porter's light battery Of six guns
and on the left Graves battery com
handed the long wide valley sepa-
rat ng the brigade from Co Hei
mans right. These batteries were
admirably handled and for two
days, kept at bay the enemy
infantry being constantly deployed
in the rife pits. On Saturday
morning an attempt was made to
turn the enemy's right, clear the
Wynns Ferry road and fall back to
Nashville. The 3rd Tennessee was
deployed in the rifle pits where the
Wynns Ferry road crosses the line
of entertainments. Before it reached
its position the attack had already
commenced on the extreme left, and
soon afterwards the 18th Mississippi
were thrown forward as skirmishers,
supported by the 3rd and 18th Ten
neSsee, who upon reaching the sum-
NIT of the hill were met by a terrific
fire, but returned it with spirit,
and the enemy retired still further
upon their left. At II O'clock the
3rd, 18th and 32nd Tennessee regi
ments were led by Col. Brown
across an open field on the right of
the Wynns Ferry road, under the
| fire of battery posted on that road,
and captured one section of the
battery. A further charge was
ordered and made. 1t met terrific
fire which was returned with deadly
effect, and the gallant Graves com
ing to the rescue at full speed with
his battery, the enemy were forced
to leave the field, and the road was
entirely open and free; but the regi-
ment was Immediately ordered back
to its position which it had left in
the morning; but a part of this line
was already oc> upied by the enemy
and they could not be dislodged.
On the next morning the garrison
was surrendered. The weather was
terribly cold and stormy. The rifle
pits were full of ice; the ground was
hard frozen 1.-THE regiment had been in
milne of battle and under continuous
fire for four days. 1t bad 743 men
able for duty and actually engaged
loss, Is killed, Sc wounded, 1872
captured. The commissioned OIL
GERS Were carried prisoners to Fort
Warren, Mass, and Camp Chase,
Ohio, and the privates and non-com-
missioned officers to Camp Doug
lass, Illinois. Many died from the
exposure of the seige, some escaped
from prison, some took the oath of
allegiance which was freely and in
viting ly offered them; COZ were ex-
changed on the 23rd of September,
1862, after a confinement of seven
months. They Immediately reorgan
lied the regiment, retaining their
old number, but making many
changes in their field, staff and line
officers and in the arrangement of
the companies. Col. Jno. G. Brown,
before the reorganization, was pro-
NOTED to the rank of brigadier and
ordered to report for duty to Gen.
Bragg then at Chattanooga moving
his column into Kentucky.
As reorganized on Sept. 26, 1862,
the regiment was composed as fol
lows: Colonel Calvin H. Walker;
Lieut.. Col. Calvin j. Clack; Majors
Thos. NJ. Tucker and F. G. Barber
Adjutant David S. Martin; Quarter
Masters J. L. Heron and Jno. D.
Flautt; Commissary Jno. S. Wilkes,
Surgeons, Jas. A. Bowers, DAM
F. Wright, C. G. Alternately; Asst
surgeons, J. T. S. Thompson, j. l..
Lipford, j. G. Henderson and Thos..
H. Moss; Chaplain Thos. Daven-
port; Sergeant Major John Philips;
Quarter Master Sergeant Lewis
Amis; Commissary Sergeants R. S.
Wilkes and S. S. Craig; Ordinance
Sergeant B. S. Thomas; Hospital
Stewart Robt. p. Jenkins.
! Co. A, formerly Co. X; Captain
F. G. Barber, afterward major; lst
Lieut.. Thos. E. Mccoy; End Lieut..
Willis H.Jones; Jun. End Lieut.Jas.
p. Bass; rank and file 100 men,
embracing recruits.
Co. B, formerly Co. B; Captain
Rob't A. Mitchell; 1st Lieut.. j. NJ.
Thompson; End NJ. I. West; Jun.
End W. L. Mitchell; rank and file
los men with recruits.
Co. G, formerly Co H; Captain
Rob't I. Cooper; LIST Lieut.. w. j.
Hardin; End Lieut.. r. NJ. Plummer
Jun. 2nd, Jas. A. Doyei; rank and
file and recruits, rs men.
Co. D, formerly Co. C; Captain
, Walter S. Jennings; LIST Lieut.. W
/. C. Durham; End Lieut.. r. r. viii
liams; Jun. End Y. r. Watkins
rank and file and recruits, so men
Co. E, formerly Co. F: Captain
Geo. w. Jones; Isl Lieut. ]. B
Murphy; End Lieut.. B. G. Darden
Jun End Lieut.. j. T. Matthews
rank and file and recruits 81 men
Co. F, formerly Co. f: Captain
H. p. Pointer, reelected but re
signed same day; Captain r. b
: Mccormick; 1st Lieut.. d. @. Ste
venson: End Lieut. Thos. Thomp
son; Jun. 2nd Lieut.. @. p. Straley
rank and file and recruits, a men
Co. G, formerly Co. A; Captain
David Rhea; 1st Lient. David 5
f Martin; 2nd Lieut.. Jno. G. Lester
Jun. 2nk Lieut.. Wallace W. Rut
| ledge; rank and file and recr2its
, 81 men.
Co. H, formerly Co. 6; Captain
Jas. J. Walker; 1st Lieut.. J. B
McCanless; End Lieut. j. A. Raj
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