The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-05-10
WAR HISTORY.
Operations and History of the Ord
Tennessee Regiment.
BY JNO. S. WILKES.
BY mo. $. WILKES.

History of Tennessee
The Third Regiment of Tennessee
Confederate Infantry was organized
at Lynnville station, Giles county
on the Nashville 81 Decatur railroad
on the 10Th day of May, 1861
under special order issued by Hii
Excellency Isham G. Harris, Cover
nor of Tennessee, and consisted
of ten full companies of picked men
Five of these companies were com
posed of volunteers from Giles, three
from Maury, one from Lawrence
and one from Lewis counties. One
of the Maury county companies in
cluded, however, many men from
Williamson county.
The roll of field and staff officers
was as follows:
Colonel, Jno. C. Brown; Lieut.
Col, Thos. NJ. Gordon; Major
Nathaniel F. Cheairs; Adjutani
Major, Thomas. NJ. Tucker; Quar-
ter Masters, Ben. p Roy and j. L.
Heron; Commissary, B L. Wilkes
Surgeons, Sam. H. Stout and Jas.
A. Bowers; Assistant Surgeon, Wiley
S. Perry; Chaplains, Marcus Will
liams and Thomas II. Davenport;
Sergeant Major, William Polk
Quartermaster Sergeants, j. F.
Alexander and J. W. Littleton
Commissary Sergeant, Jno. S.
Wilkes; Ordnance Sergeants, Wal
lace W. Rutledge and Jas. ]. Walk
er; Hospital Steward, Eber Fry.
The companies were composed as
follows
Co. A, Giles county; Captain Cal
vim J. CIack, elected to fill vacancy
occasioned by election of Capt Jno.
C. Brown to the colonelcy of the
regiment; 1st Lieut.. David Rhea !;
End Lieut.. Leonidas Black; Junior
End Lieut.. David S. Martin The
rank and file of this company pre-
vious to the seige of Fort Donelson
numbered 120 men.
Co. B, Giles county; Capt. Z. H.
F. Gordon, elected to fill the vacan-
cy made by the election of Capt.
Thomas NJ. Gordon to the lieuten-
ant colonelcy; 1st Lieut.. Robert
A. Mitchell; End Lieut. VIM. NJ.
Brickeen; Junior End Lieut.. VIM.
T. Mitchell; numbered rank and file
113 men.
Co. C, Maury county; Captain
Daniel F. Wade; 1st Lieut. James
D. Moss; End Lieut.. johnson Long;
Junior End Lieut.. Walter S. Jen-
nings; number rank and file 119
men.
Co. D, Giles county; Capt. VIM.
Peaton; 1st Lieut. D. H. Hannah;
End Lieut. d. G. Alexander; Junior
2nd Lieut.. J. p. Lock; number rank
and file 108 men.
Co. E, Maury ana Williamson
counties; Capt II. p. Pointer.
elected to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the election of Capt. n. F.
Cheairs as major; LIST Lieut.. Camp
bell Brown; End Lieut.. Thomas
Tucker; Junior 2nd Lieut.. j. T. S.
Thompson; number rank and file
100 men.
Co. F, Maury county; Capt. Geo.
W. Jones; 1st Lieut.. J. B. Murphy !;
2nd Lieut.. B. G. Darden; Junior
End Lieut.. Jno. 7. Williamson; num-
Der rank and file SO men.
&c. G, Giles county; Capt. Cal
vim H. Walker; 1st Lieut.. E. G. l..
Bridges; End Lieut.. Alfred Jones
Junior 2nd Lieut.. E. w. Hammond ;
number rank and file ITO men.
Co. H, Lewis county; Capt. S. L.
Tarrant; 1st Lieut.. A. T. Plummer;
End Lieut.. r. T. Cooper; Junior End
j. A. Doyel; number rank and file
80 men.
Co. i, Lawrence county; Capt. B.
F. Matthews; 1st Lieut.. j. G. Chat
fin: End Lieut.. b. W. Evans; Junior
End Lieut.. G.. F. Heron; number
rank and file 12l men.
Co. K, Giles county; Capt. +. c.
Barber; 1st Lieut. James A.-Bowers
2nd Lieut. w. H. Jones; Junior End
Lieut.. Thos. E. Mccoy, vice o. p.
Bruce resigned; number rank and
file ITO men.
The regiment was mustered into
the service of the state of Tennessee
Immediately upon its organization
and went into camp near Spring
field, Robertson county, Tennessee
at camp Cheatham, where it wa:
stationed until July 26, when itwa'
ordered to Camp Trousdale, Robert
son county, on the Louisville anC
Nashville railroad near the Ken
lucky line, where it was reinforced
by the 18th, 23rd and oath regiment!
of Tennessee infantry, Jones Bat
talon of Tennessee cavalry anC
Porter's Tennessee Battery-al
under commander Jno. &. Brown
senior colonel. Under orders from
Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston, it re
ported to Gen. S. B. Buchner on tn
10Th of September, 1861, near Bow
ling Green, and on the same day
with other commands, marched int
and occupied that city, the fedora
garrison having beat hasty retreat
These several encampments wer
literally camps. of training, wher
raw recruits were drilled until the
became proficient and thorough
disciplined. While no engagement
were had at either place and blood
shed was unknown, this was
trying ordeal in the history of til
regiment. Much sickness, princi
pally measles and diarrhea, pr(
vailed. The drill was very exact
ing and fatigueing, and in the pre-
cess of hardening for service tn
numbers were reduced by sickness:
permanent disability and deatl
Colonel Jno. G. Brown was q striC
disciplinarian, full of the magnitude
of the work ahead and determine
that his regiment, composed c
picked material, should not be ex
celled. Under his instruction. an
with the co operation of his abb
line of officers, the regiment 500
became noted for its fine appear
ance, proficiency in drill and mill
tary bearing. Company, regimenta
brigade and divi-ion drill was tn
order of the day at Bowling Greer
and no finer display was ever wit
messed than appeared when thi
army OF ROwlipU Green was 70