3rd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry The 3rd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 3rd Tennessee Infantry was organized at Flat Lick , Kentucky from December 1861 through January 1862 and mustered in for a three year enlistment . The regiment was attached to 25th Brigade , 7th Division , Army of the Ohio , to October 1862 , 1st Brigade , District of West Virginia , Department of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , Centre , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , XIV Corps , to April 1863 . District of Central Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to June 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , XXIII Corps , Army of the Ohio , to August 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , Reserve Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to November 1863 . Spear ' s Brigade , Chattanooga , Tennessee , to December 1863 . Spear ' s Tennessee Brigade , 2nd Division , XXIII Corps , to January 1864 . 3rd Brigade , Rousseau ' s 3rd Division , XII Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to April 1864 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , XXIII Corps , Army of the Ohio , to February 1865 . The 3rd Tennessee Infantry mustered out of service at Nashville , Tennessee on February 23 , 1865 . Detailed service . Duty at Somerset and London , Ky . , until January 1862 . Battle of Logan ' s Cross Roads January 19 . Duty at London and covering Cumberland Gap until March 1862 . Cumberland Gap Campaign March 28 - June 18 . Big Creek Gap June 11 – 12 and 15 . Occupation of Cumberland Gap and covering rear at London June 18 - September 17 . Operations about Cumberland Gap August 16 – 22 . Action at London August 17 . Big Hill August 23 . ( Battle of White ' s Farm , Richmond , Ky . , August 30 , Battalion ) . Expedition to Fine Mountain September 6 – 10 . Big Creek Gap September 7 . Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to Greenupsburg , Ky . , September 17 - October 3 . Near Gallipolis , Ohio , and operations in the Kanawha Valley until November . Ordered to Louisville , thence to Cincinnati , Ohio , and to Nashville , Tenn . Duty at Nashville , Tenn . , until April 1863 , and at Carthage , Tenn . , until August . Ordered to McMinnville August 31 . March to Chattanooga September 12 – 20 . Action near Summerton September 23 . At Sale Creek until December . Ordered to Kingston . Action at Kingston December 4 . Duty near Knoxville and operations in East Tennessee until April 1864 . Love ' s Hill , near Knoxville , January 24 . Panther Springs March 5 . Companies E , G , H , and L , Atlanta Campaign May to September . Demonstrations on Dalton May 5 – 13 . Rocky Ford Ridge May 8 – 11 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Pursuit to Cassville May 16 – 19 . Near Cassville May 18 – 19 . Etowah River May 20 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 26 - June 5 . Kingston May 27 . Allatoona May 26 and 29 . Pine Mountain June 3 – 7 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Muddy Creek June 17 . Noyes Creek June 19 . Kolb ' s Farm June 22 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Nickajack Creek July 2 – 5 . Vining Station July 4 . Chattahootchie River July 5 – 17 . Decatur July 19 . Howard House July 20 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Utoy Creek August 5 – 7 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 31 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Lovejoy ' s Station September 2 – 6 . Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 3 – 26 . Nashville Campaign November and December . Guard fords of Duck River until November 28 . Spring Hill November 29 . Battle of Franklin November 30 . Battle of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17 – 28 . At Clifton , Tenn . , until February 1865 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 225 men during service ; 3 officers and 54 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 168 enlisted men died of disease .