Tennessee 26th Infantry (Confederate)
1861-09-06
Organized - Tennessee 26th Infantry - Tennessee
1862-02-11
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
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel John M. Lillard
ColonelJohn M. Lillard
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Gideon J. Pillow, and Colonel Joseph B. Palmer
Brigadier GeneralGideon J. Pillow
ColonelJoseph B. Palmer
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John C. Breckinridge
Major GeneralJohn C. Breckinridge
1862-12-31
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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 - Colonel John M. Lillard, and Major Richard M. Saffell
ColonelJohn M. Lillard
MajorRichard M. Saffell
1863-09-19
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Brown
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Brown
1863-09-19
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Alexander P. Stewart
Major GeneralAlexander P. Stewart
1863-09-19
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
1864-07-22
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Richard M. Saffell
ColonelRichard M. Saffell
1864-07-22
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Joseph B. Palmer
ColonelJoseph B. Palmer
1864-07-22
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Carter L. Stevenson
Major GeneralCarter L. Stevenson
1864-07-22
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
1864-08-31
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Joseph B. Palmer
ColonelJoseph B. Palmer
1864-08-31
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
1864-11-30
Battle - Franklin (1864) - Franklin, Tennessee
After allowing Maj. Gen. John Schofield's Army of the Ohio to pass him near Spring Hill, Tennessee, the previous morning, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood led his 30,000-man Army of Tennessee to the outskirts of Franklin on November 30th. Schofield's army had constructed a strong defensive line south of the town. Hood took a position two miles south of Schofield, with open, rolling farm land between them, and prepared to attack. At 4:00 p.m., over 20,000 Confederates moved forward east and west of the Columbia Pike…READ MORE
1865-03-19
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
1865-04-09
Mustered Out - Tennessee 26th Infantry - Tennessee
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