Tennessee 3rd Infantry (Confederate)
5/16/61
Organized - Tennessee 3rd Infantry - Tennessee
7/21/61
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Edmund Kirby Smith
Brigadier GeneralEdmund Kirby Smith
2/11/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gordon, and Major N. F. Cheairs
Lieutenant ColonelThomas Gordon
MajorN. F. Cheairs
2/11/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John C. Brown
ColonelJohn C. Brown
2/11/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gordon
Lieutenant ColonelThomas Gordon
2/11/62
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
12/26/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Calvin J. Clack
ColonelCalvin J. Clack
12/26/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John Gregg
Brigadier GeneralJohn Gregg
12/26/62
Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi
5/12/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Calvin H. Walker
ColonelCalvin H. Walker
5/12/63
Battle - Raymond - Hinds County, Mississippi
On May 12th, 1863, after days of hard marching towards Jackson, Mississippi, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant fought to secure the crossings of Fourteenmile Creek southwest of Raymond, which would provide a vital water source for his men and animals and serve as a staging area for a strike on the Confederate rail supply line between Clinton and Edwards, Mississippi. Cutting the railroad here would cut off supplies to Grant's ultimate goal, the Mississippi River city of Vicksburg 30 miles to the west. At around…READ MORE
5/13/63
Battle - Raymond, Mississippi
5/18/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Newton J. Lillard
ColonelNewton J. Lillard
5/18/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Alexander W. Reynolds
ColonelAlexander W. Reynolds
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Calvin H. Walker
ColonelCalvin H. Walker
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John Gregg
Brigadier GeneralJohn Gregg
9/19/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
6/5/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Vaughn
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Vaughn
7/22/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Calvin J. Clack
Lieutenant ColonelCalvin J. Clack
7/22/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Joseph B. Palmer
ColonelJoseph B. Palmer
7/22/64
Battle - Atlanta - Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Despite the defeat at Peach Tree Creek, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood still had hopes of driving Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Yankees from the outskirts of Atlanta with an offensive blow. On the night of July 21, 1864, Hood ordered Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps to make 15-mile night march and assault the Union left flank east of the city, held by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee. Joining the attack with Hardee would be the corps of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham. Hood attac…READ MORE
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Joseph B. Palmer
ColonelJoseph B. Palmer
8/31/64
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
5/9/65
Mustered Out - Tennessee 3rd Infantry - Tennessee
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