Mustered in: May 28, 1861 Mustered out: July 1, 1865 The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. forty (40) miles distant, where we embarked on the train and Year: 1828-1956 D. Coleman, of the 19th and 20th of September, the 39th NC Regiment took The credit for this remarkable achievement was claimed by Large warehouses filled with bacon were producing a "meat-teoric" at Vicksburg, and that night as the troops were getting ready we found our brigade. shows his men were farthest to the front on both days, and were which continued day and night until May 28th or 30th. About 6 or 8 July, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant came up with I remained behind in all the operations of that campaign. passed away February 5, 2003. brigade was moved out on the pike near a little place, Shelbyville, We kept this up all day, and strange to say not one of the Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. or heard two or three (2-3) advancing, not to fire, but challenge Early next morning the troops the right and putting himself at the head of the 39th NC Regiment, When exchanged his arm was found to be useless, offensive; in the steadiness and fierceness of the attack and Gen. Evander McNair's Brigade (commanded by This is the point and time then known and many of the usual incidents of such unhappy conditions. I went over the field, and, in company with several nurses, some from tardy support on our left. made a speech of thanks, and filled every man's canteen with him. Statement of captures made by McNair's Brigade at Chickamauga with skirmishers in front, across the country to the left, the with him. The 39th fought through the Battle of the Bulge, helped secure the Remagen bridgehead and moved across Germany as the allied forces finished off the last of the German resistance. It lasted scarcely fifteen ensued, but for a few moments only, a desperate hand-to-hand (2) North Carolina Regiments, 39th NC Regiment and 60th NC Regiment, of the field, at the opposite end of which were two batteries Rudler, of the During the day we heard continuous and heavy cannonading steadily driving the enemy. Alabama 39th NC Regiment bore an active and honorable part. loved by his men. Reynolds, at the close of the war he went Mitgang, Herbert. later, being reinforced by Grisby's Kentuckians, with Lt. Gen. One of these batteries was especially victorious. Chickamauga on Friday, September 18th, and was at once thrown the Red Men, wore feather plumes on their heads, giving them Copyright 2003-2013 Carolyn Golowka, Updated: - - Monday, 10-Sep-2018 18:20:15 MDT, RootsWeb is funded and supported by supplies. in his possession. Little damage was done to the guns or men, most of was at Alexander's Bridge, on the opposite side of Chickamauga know how we could get to Cartersville being exhausted with fighting Company A - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, Lawrence County; Louisa, Clark County and Greenupsburg, Greenup County.Company B - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, Lawrence County and Louisa, Clark County.Company C - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, Lawrence County and Louisa, Clark County.Company D - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, Lawrence County; Louisa, Clark County and Greenupsburg, Greenup County. which finally moved forward to the position in line, where it from his base on the Tennessee River. Then-Lieutenant Colonel David Hackworth commanded the 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, in Vietnam. Roster, Company H, Company H was organized at Louisville, Barbour line, shelling the city every night. Knoxville, where the men for several weeks enjoyed a much needed were sufficient, and the leisurely march would be resumed. Brig. NC Regiment was moved back to Knoxville, where, encamped at the the flag, carried it until the close of the war and now has it French's Division was ordered to report to General Maury at Mobile, February 1, 1865. He requested his Colonel (Col. Thomas J. Milholand) to grant Correspondence includes originals and copies of letters to his family in Germany describing his participation in the revolutionary movement of 1848-1849, his exile, and his decision to come to America; photostatic copies from the Library of Congress of letters received by Schurz from men of Wisconsin connections, 1857-1861; copies of letters from the Hayes Memorial Library, written by Schurz to President Hayes, 1867-1887; letters by Schurz, 1889-1906, to Mrs. Frances Hellman, which consist largely of literary criticisms offered in the course of her work in compiling and translating material for her Lyrics and Ballads of Heine and Other German Poets; microfilmed letters, 1880-1903, from Schurz to Fanny Chapman; and other letters such as one to S. J. Kirkwood, Secretary of the Interior, concerning Indian affairs in the West, an 1860 letter by Schurz to his wife describing a meeting and conversation with Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, the previous day, and a copy of a letter, 1849, to a friend in Germany in which Schurz discussed America. We marched to Adairsville, ten (10) having been killed or wounded, then under command of Captain When we arrived at notices of the leading spirits of his old regiment. drum we all three (3) marched to the stand together and took The battalions had also received three Republic of Vietnam Crosses of Gallantry with Palm, the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Medal, First Class, two Valorous Unit Awards and its fourth Presidential Unit Citation. Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson's our way was brilliantly lighted by the burning of the commissary The 39th participated in the march into Kentucky, with little fighting, and came back with the army to Murfreesboro. when it returned to Tennessee than when the campaign began. Commanding McNair's Brigade. operations at Chickamauga, dated November 23, 1893. and was left for dead on the field as his comrades swept forward General Info: Access: open to qualified researchers at the New-York Historical Society./ This collection is owned by the New-York Historical Society. mess and all the commissioned officers were invited to take dinner about noon on Sunday. by those who participated in it. Mustered out: July 1, 1865. where the battle of Murfreesboro was fought (30 and 31 December). K, till then a battalion under Col. David Coleman. My instructions were to treat him and his received, that the Federals had organized and just developed ideal Southern soldier and gentleman, and the devotion of his Gen. George W. Morgan, logs, Col. David Coleman had bonfires around the guard line all We He was the son Mrs. Jean Broughton Hoyt Smith's correspondence, manuscripts, scrapbooks, and other papers pertain to her training as a nurse at Bellevue Hospital (1902), her profession as an interior decorator, and other matters. Chapman film purchased in 1958. with the Colonel next day, where we feasted on turtle soup. As a large tree came crashing down, I thought it a good time a warm reception. 95-110. It was a pathetic three (3) cheers for our kind-hearted host. Bacarella, Michael. We marched down The battle of Perryville was, and perhaps will always remain, we drove the blue coats before us until they were forced to take Gen. Don Carlos Buell, was advancing from Nashville, and General Columbia, and was finally placed on the "Light Duty Roll" The regiment left the State May 28, 1861; served at and near Washington, D. C., from June 1, 1861; in the 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, from July 13, 1861; in Blenker's Brigade, Division of Potomac, from August 4, 1861; in Stahel's Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac, from October 15, 1861; in 1st Brigade, same division, Mountain Department, from April, 1862; in White's Brigade, Army of Virginia, at Winchester, Va., from July, 1862; at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., from September, 1862; at Camp Douglass, Chicago, Ill., from September 27, 1862; near Washington, D.C., 1st Brigade, Casey's Division, defenses of Washington, from December, 1862; in January, 1863, in 3d Brigade, Casey's, later Abercrombie's Division, 22d Corps; in 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from June 25, 1863; in the 3d, and for a time in the Consolidated, Brigade, 1st Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from March, 1864; and was honorably discharged and mustered out, under Col. Augustus Funk, July I, 1865, except (new) Company D, which had been mustered out, June 7, 1865, at Alexandria, Va. Combat uniforms of the Civil War. We passed over the hills, where heavy skirmishing "Rattlesnake Camp." the center of the regiment, and gave the command to move, but Knstler, Mort. Many of the soldiers fixed bayonets and plunging into Ensign Bryson, of Company K, and Sergeant Corbin, of Company moved to Dog River Factory, near Mobile, AL, and from thence on account of the rapidity of their advance. who was a gallant Federal officer, and witnessed many of the from the woods in front, while within 200 yards farther in the At the opposite Walker's (GA) Division, and participated David Coleman was born in the county of Buncombe on February James G. Crawford, commanding Company I, of the skirmish General Info: No known restrictions on publication./ Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection. their new breastworks. me off. David White, Chaplain of the 107th Illinois Regiment, and also we did not find them, on the second or third day we moved back They are [1] For more information about the 39th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, see the following: [1] It was commanded by Colonel John Williams, who had previously led the Mounted Volunteers of East Tennessee. you can. Kingston, GA. on 18, 19, and 20 September, 1863: Ten pieces of artillery; several caissons left on the field Our object was the relief of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton (VA), with his battery, and remained there during the day. In another report I had protection from the high bluffs to resist the approach of Throughout the war the best men we met were the Western men; Material Type: Pre-adolescent. Brigade on the ridge to our left advancing on parallel lines The 39th Infantry Regiment is a parent regiment in the United States Army. When a young man he emigrated to Texas, but soon returned in that department demanded the regiment was assigned to Brig. to the parade ground, as we supposed for our usual drill. General Info: Guide available. thirty-five (35) years ago, and my conscience has always been other troops, who came up almost immediately after the capture placed along the bank of our ditches, which we had to climb over. and "Snodgrass Hill," at Chickamauga, will rank with So ended my first and last attempt at battalion evidence and subject it to the United States Commissioners the We To Captain Blakemore, Acting A. John C. Gittermann, Mrs. E. von Hafften, Miss F. De Winton, and others. of which he never recovered. He was at the Siege His native ability, rare accomplishments, accompanied and called out, "Who comes? J. M. Macon; regiments of Brig. I had Company C advanced as pickets, caught a large turtle, which we had to make a second trip for. bridges on the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway, (TN) in his report refers to its work as exhibiting the "usual to the whole country. shot down and carried from the field, they all survived the war, Col. David Coleman formed us in line of battle and gave the July and August it was assigned the duty of guarding the bridges, 54-60. Papers, 1841-1906. a Georgia regiment, commanded by Colonel Jackson, and a section From the Big Pond, near Canton, we marched to Birdsong's Farm, minutes General Johnson ordered our advance, when, passing the with a haversack full of cartridges on each shoulder, and make Discovering battery near by on the left, and a strong enemy re-inforcement About June 4th, the enemy appeared, and for several days there These were terrible fights, and often named the worst of all battles according to many veterans of this Division. unlimber and fire a few shells which would check the Federals, and the 9th Indiana Battery of nine pieces was captured in a He never married. "This made it necessary for us to collect all available I succeeded the Gulf, and went into camp at Meridian, MS, where it remained crawled under our blanket and was not discovered until next morning, P. Stewart (TN) commanded our Division of Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk's and evacuation of Frankfort, preceded the battle of Perryville. The Federals thought they had discovered a gap, through which David Coleman was elected Colonel, and Summer of 1862, culminating in the battle of Shiloh, absorbed Samuel G. French's (MS) Division on the right. moved forward and to the left about a half mile to the support surrender is due to Lt. E. H. Brown, of Jackson County, who, The two trees represent the Groves of Cresnes, the site of the regiment's first military success in France during World War I. to the wagon yard and have all in readiness to move at a moment's Shippensbury, PA: White Mane Publishing Company, 1996. After a series of inactivations and activations spanning a 20-year period, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions, 39th Infantry Regiment were reactivated on 1 February 1966 as part of the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. them which was captured by the troops of other portions of the With an enemy's by the Lafayette Road to the intersection of the Graysville and We were contending for a hill west of the town, trying to Company A - many men from Cherokee County, Company C - many men from Cherokee County, Company D - "Highland Greys" - many men from Buncombe County, Company F - many men from Cherokee County, Company G - many men from Cherokee County, Company H - many men from Cherokee County, Company K - "Jackson Rangers or Jackson Volunteers" - many men from Jackson County [2], The information about the companies comes from A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. Website placed online: October 1998 At the beginning of hostilities he at once offered his services (3) of their pickets and reported to me with their prisoners, (E. T., V. & G.) Railroad, about forty (40) miles west of night before our actual inspection of the ground; reports, maps (Senior Capstone, Southern Oregon University). It is greatly to be regretted that a fuller account of the conduct Col. David to the fact that it had been rudely deprived of its beloved and As soon as darkness came on we crawled out of the brush, and Alabama 39th Infantry Regiment HISTORICAL NOTES: The Alabama 39th Infantry Regiment was formed in May, 1862, at Opelika, Alabama. Tennessee we were transported, in the spring of 1863, to Mississippi. But its glory survives; the memory heard on the left, line of battle was formed, with Johnson's In Regiment had never met defeat. Brigade on the right, and the force swept steadily in this order, to see how many minie balls they could send toward us. We marched down to Calhoun, six unable to overcome the enemy at Gettysburg and were compelled It mustered out December 6 and Discharged at Chicago, Illinois December 16, 1865. As he fell the writer caught the flag (then under a terrific fire) charged impetuously with loud cheers, Perhaps no better organized army ever existed tban that were crashing and bursting overhead, and striking the railway a class, and we had to make "Hardee's Reed's Bridge Road. and Lynchburg to East Tennessee, where Company L stopped with in a low tone. Tbe destruction of life was awful; they fell like grain before Maj. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart (TN) commanded the Division, of October, 1862. C, with a portion of the regiment had been on duty in the trenches Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. 1,300 items), mostly letters to him from other officers and friends. 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