Third Tennessee, CSA

Third Tennessee, CSA

Description of Soldier's Service

The description of each man’s service led to constant repetition, it seemed advisable to give numbers to similar experiences, which then appear after names of members of the regiment:

1. Present at battle of Donelson; captured and imprisoned at Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged September 23, 1862

2. Present at battle of Donelson; captured and imprisoned at Camp Chase, Ohio, and Johnson's Island, Ohio; exchanged September 16, 1862

3. Present at battle of Donelson; captured and imprisoned at Camp Butler, Illinois; exchanged September 23, 1862

4. Present at battle of Donelson; captured and imprisoned at Camp Morton, Indiana

5. Sick in quarters at battle of Donelson; captured and imprisoned at Camp Douglas; exchanged September 23, 1862

6. Present at battle of Donelson; escaped after the surrender

7. Present at battle of Donelson; captured and imprisonedatCamp Douglas, escaped from prison

8. Present at battle of Donelson; captured and imprisonedatCamp Douglas; died in prison

9. Absent from company without leave from Donelson; captured and imprisoned at Camp Douglas

10. Present at battle of Donelson; captured; took oath of allegiance to the United States at St. Louis and released

11. Present at battle of Donelson; captured and imprisoned at Camp Douglas; took oath of allegiance to the United States and released

12. Wounded at battle of Donelson; captured and imprisoned at Camp Douglas; exchanged September 23, 1862

13. Wounded at battle of Donelson and sent home

14. Killed at battle of Donelson, February 15, i862

15. Absent from Donelson, sick

16. Absent from Donelson, sick at home

17. Absent from Donelson, sick at Russellville, Kentucky'

18. Discharged or disability

19. Absent from Donelson on detached duty

20. Absent from Donelson on detached teamster detail

21. Joined (or rejoined) regiment at Abbeville, Mississippi, November 1862

22. Joined regiment at Port Hudson, Louisiana

23. Joined (or rejoined) regiment at Grenada, Mississippi

24. Joined (or rejoined) regiment at Grenada. December 7, 1862

25. Present at Battle of Springdale

26. Absent from Springdale

27. Absent from Springdale, sick

28. Absent from Springdale on detached duty

29. Absent from Springdale without leave

30. Absent from Springdale with leave

31. Absent from Springdale on recruiting service

32. Wounded at Springdale

33. Captured at Springdale

34. Present at battle of Chickasaw Bayou

35. Absent from battle of Chickasaw Bayou

36. Absent from Chickasaw Bayou, sick

37. Absent from Chickasaw Bayou on detached duty

38. Absent from Chickasaw Bayou without leave

39. Wounded at Chickasaw Bayou

40. Killed at Chickasaw Bayou

41. Presentat bombardment of Port Hudson

42. Absent from bombardment of Port Hudson

43. Discharged from Port Hudson as a nonconscript

44. Discharged from Port Hudson as a nonconscript , March 5 1863

45. Present at Battle of Raymond

46. Absent from Raymond, Mississippi

47. Absent from Raymond, sick

48. Absent from Raymond on detached duty

49. Captured at Raymond

50. Captured at Raymond, May 12, 1863

51. Wounded at Raymond

52. Killed at Raymond, May 12, 1863

53. Present at siege of Jackson, Mississippi

54. Absent from siege of Jackson

55. Absent from Jackson, sick

56. Absent from Jackson on detached duty

57. Absent from Jackson, wounded

58. Captured at Jackson

59. Wounded at Jackson

60. Killed at Jackson

61. Present at battle of Chickamauga

62. Absent from battle of Chickamauga

63. Absent from Chickamauga sick

64. Absent from Chickamauga on detached duty

65. Absent from Chickamauga without leave

66. Absent from Chickamauga, wounded

67. Captured at Chickamauga

68. Wounded at Chickamauga

69. Wounded at Chickamauga, September 19, 1863

70. Wounded at Chickamauga, September 20, 1862

71. Killed at Chickamauga, September 19, 1863

72. Killed at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863

73. Present at battle of Missionary Ridge

74. Absent from battle of Missionary Ridge

75. Absent from Missionary Ridge, sick

76. Absent from Missionary Ridge on detached duty

77. Absent from Missionary Ridge without leave

78. Absent from Missionary Ridge, wounded

79. Imprisoned at Alton penitentiary, Illinois

80. Imprisoned at Fort Delaware

81. Imprisoned at Fort Delaware and Port Lookout

82. Furloughed home