Tennessee 48th Voorhies' Infantry (Confederate)
12/17/61
Organized - Tennessee 48th Voorhies' Infantry - Tennessee
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
8/30/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel George H. Nixon, and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas R. Hughes
ColonelGeorge H. Nixon
Lieutenant ColonelThomas R. Hughes
8/30/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Benjamin J. Hill
ColonelBenjamin J. Hill
8/30/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, and Colonel Preston Smith
Brigadier GeneralPatrick Ronayne Cleburne
ColonelPreston Smith
8/30/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
Brigadier GeneralPatrick Ronayne Cleburne
10/8/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel George Henry Nixon
ColonelGeorge Henry Nixon
10/8/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
Brigadier GeneralPatrick Ronayne Cleburne
10/8/62
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Simon Bolivar Buckner
Major GeneralSimon Bolivar Buckner
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel George H. Nixon
ColonelGeorge H. Nixon
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Lucius E. Polk
Brigadier GeneralLucius E. Polk
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Patrick Cleburne
Major GeneralPatrick Cleburne
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William A. Quarles
Brigadier GeneralWilliam A. Quarles
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Edward C. Walthall
Brigadier GeneralEdward C. Walthall
7/20/64
Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia
Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE
11/30/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General George D. Johnston, and Brigadier General William A. Quarles
Brigadier GeneralGeorge D. Johnston
Brigadier GeneralWilliam A. Quarles
11/30/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Edward C. Walthall
Major GeneralEdward C. Walthall
11/30/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William A. Quarles
Brigadier GeneralWilliam A. Quarles
12/15/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William M. Voorhies
ColonelWilliam M. Voorhies
12/15/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General George D. Johnston
Brigadier GeneralGeorge D. Johnston
12/15/64
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE
4/9/65
Mustered Out - Tennessee 48th Voorhies' Infantry - Tennessee
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