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Capt John G. Mann was General Forrest's chief engineer. He was captured on 28 December 1863 during Forrest's "cattle raid" while moving south to cross the Memphis & Charleston…
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J. C. McAdoo, Company C, 2nd Tenn Cavalry, was present at the Battle of Fort Pillow, TN, on April 12, 1864. Col. Tyree Bell described how he and Sgt. McAdoo tried to scamper up…
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Lt-Col. H. C. Greer went into West Tennessee along with Col. T. H. Bell and other regimental officers to recruit more troopers for General Forrest's command which would grow to a…
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Capt. Joe Hibbitt was an original company commander of Milton Russell's cavalry. He was killed in the charge against the Federal position at the Battle of Brices…
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Correction: Maj. James D. Porter would become governor of Tennessee.
Source for above: "Tyree H. Bell" by N. C. Hughes, Jr.
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William H. Porter had been a cadet until he joined the staff of Col. Tyree H. Bell's cavalry brigade. He was the youngest brother of Maj. James D. Porter, who would later become…
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See other records for him in folder Confederate - Officers under names:
Isaac T. Bell
and
J. T. Bell
All the same person.
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Lt. Isaac Bell was severely wounded in the left arm at the Battle of Brices Crossroads while serving as Aide de Camp(ADC) with his father.
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Isaac T. Bell was the son of Col. Tyree H. Bell, the commander of the brigade. Lt. Isaac Bell was severely wounded in the left arm at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads (aka…
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See also the other records under:
Isaac T. Bell in Officers folder
and
Isaac T. Bell in 12 Tenn Regiment
All are the same person.
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This card is for Isaac T. Bell, who was the son of Col. Tyree H. Bell, the brigade commander. Col. Bell appointed his son as Aide de Camp(ADC). He was wounded in the left arm at…
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James William Bell of Company A was the oldest son of Col. Tyree H. Bell, the commander of the 12 Tenn. He died at 19 years old from disease on 5 December 1861 at their camp near…
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Isaac T. Bell was the son of Col. Tyree H. Bell, the commander of 12 Tennessee. When Col. Bell switched over to command a cavalry brigade under General Forrest, Isaac Bell was…
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Charley Hill was a musician for the regiment and was a Free Man of color ---- i.e. one of those Black Confederates.
There were 4 Black Confederates in the 12 Tennessee Regiment;…
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In Dunbar Rowland's "Military History of Mississippi", the unit history of the 22nd Mississippi Regiment mentions the names of several staff officers who were recognized for their…
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1st Lt. T. J. Nally (aka Nalley) appears on a list of Confederates soldiers wounded at the Battle of Fort Pillow, April 12, 1864. Lt. Nally was only slightly wounded. He was a…
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N. B. Forrest is Nathan Bedford Forrest, who became a Lieut-General in the Confederate Army and leader of a Confederate Cavalry Corps.
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This soldier's index card refers to USCT or US Colored Troops. This index card implies that Thomas W. McClure transferred to the 6 US Colored Heavy Artillery as an officer. This…
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Mack J. Leming was serving as a private in the 72 Illinois Volunteer Infantry and accepted a commission as an officer in Bradford's 13 Tennessee Cavalry.
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