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Tennessee 44th Consolidated Infantry (Confederate)

1862-04-18

Organized - Tennessee 44th Consolidated Infantry - Tennessee

1862-10-08

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel John S. Fulton

1862-10-08

Battle - Perryville - Perryville, Kentucky

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Perryville

On October 7, 1862, Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio, in pursuit of Gen Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi, approached the crossroads town of Perryville, Kentucky. Union forces skirmished with Confederates on the Springfield Pike before heavy fighting began on Peters Hill. The next day, fighting continued as a Union division advanced up the pike. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank and forced it to fall back. When more Confederates joined the fray, the Union line ma…READ MORE

1862-12-31

Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Stones River

After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE

1863-09-19

Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Jr., Lieutenant Colonel John L. McEwen, and Major G. M. Crawford

Jr.

Lieutenant ColonelJohn L. McEwen

MajorG. M. Crawford

1863-09-19

Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia

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Chickamauga

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

1864-09-20

Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia

1865-03-25

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Jonathan E. Spencer

1865-03-25

Battle - Fort Stedman - Petersburg, Virginia

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Fort Stedman

By March of 1865, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's grip on the Confederate lines around Petersburg was having its desired effect. Outnumbered and weakened by disease, desertion and shortage of food and supplies, Gen. Robert E. Lee had few options. After careful study of the Union troops in his sector of the line, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon suggested to Lee the possibility of a successful offensive strike against Grant. In front of Gordon's men, Union-held Fort Stedman seemed the best target for a Confederate a…READ MORE

1865-04-09

Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia

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Appomattox Court House

Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE

1865-04-09

Mustered Out - Tennessee 44th Consolidated Infantry - Tennessee

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