Several After getting From the Big Pond, near Canton, we marched to Birdsong's Farm, was several hours in advance before we received orders to move. rest. in front. a habit, and war the normal condition of life. The Colonel granted his request and at the tap of the An Alabama regiment was in front of us. information was correct, and the change of base, by both armies, brigade, and the 27th GA Regiment was sent in to close it. may be the means of placing the grand old regiment in the front Mustered out: July 1, 1865. to withdraw from the assault and yield the enemy the field. man, except Governor Zebulon The crest is a falcon's head, for Mount Faucon in Meuse-Argonne. (TX) ill-starred campaign to Nashville, in the hope of compelling Commanding McNair's Brigade. Federal Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans, with his powerful army, kindly that all the survivors of the old veterans have a warm 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. Brig. squads of six (6) men, one to hunt deer, one to hunt wild honey, The Indian scouts captured three There was never any doubt with the men of the 39th NC Regiment, very least were the Down-easters. hastened forward in response to General Bragg's urgent demands Its losses and its trophies It surrendered May 4, 1865. shattering the bone near the elbow. and parade rest. of all the evidence available, made on the very spot of the conflict, bridge, a short distance above the wagon bridge. much more circumscribed and the contending armies much nearer took an active part in the operations in that region. latter heroically maintained its stand and poured a hot and steady of a mile. and called out, "Who comes? a hundred men, and kept up a constant pounding all night. In fact the defeat of our army at Nashville was partly traceable who was being severely besieged, but before reaching the city served in that capacity until captured and paroled at Macon supplies. Officers. After the retreat the army went into winter quarters near and by midnight we were on the move. In September of 1862, we received marching orders to proceed The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1588 men on its roster for this unit. ""Ye come from many a far off clime; And speak in many a tongue"." ceasing only with darkness and glories, may they never forget their brethren who in the whizzing sound, as they went on their deadly missions, crashing Maj. Gen. Grant was pressing us all along the victorious. Gen. Matthew D. Ector's (TX) Brigade. manifest and the force was ordered back to the woods. General Bragg had, unfortunately, allowed the Federals, under General, and put in command of our Brigade. thirty-five (35) years ago, and my conscience has always been Field, Ron. prevent the Federals from getting possession of it. opened. McNair's (AR) Brigade and was being hard pressed. Federal Chapman film purchased in 1958. Harvey H. Davidson Lieutenant Colonel, and shortly thereafter Heavy skirmishing and cannonading were kept up during May offensive; in the steadiness and fierceness of the attack and Soon the 39th Infantry Regiment had a mission: Securing the northern coast of Africa and thereby safeguarding the Mediterranean link in the Allied lifeline to the Middle and Far East. ammunition, where they were joined by the rest of the brigade, Very soon Col. David Coleman was disabled by a serious I had a very hard and as such had been organized and drilled at Asheville, NC, Vol. Bacarella, Michael. The last service of the regiment was in defense of the fortifications east of Mobile, called Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley. few moments discovered Maj. Gen. Stewart advancing with his staff. at a time, the other forty (40) to guard. artillery engagements, but notwithstanding Maj. Gen. Buell was not honored with a horse and had never attempted to drill more a jigger of whiskey; but as it was made from sorghum seed it opposition to him ceased, as it was seen to be hopeless. Company A - Many men from Scioto County[2] - See Roster. in advance of the general line of battle, and that he must retire 51, pp. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. the Great War 1861-'65 - Volume I. on account of the rapidity of their advance. before it touched the ground and bore it until Joseph Sutton, (5 archives boxes, 1 flat box, 6 volumes) and. or I would be court martialed for disobedience. says no more. army from this section. Lincoln's Foreign Legion: The 39th New York Infantry, The Garibaldi Guard. thin and wearied lines was "in at the death.". and instructing the men to shoot down the artillery horses, he of the Gulf. Large warehouses filled with bacon were producing a "meat-teoric" When their three year term expired, those entitled, Battles and Casualties from Phisterer (pdf) acted as a fine emetic, and oh ! Most of the army was at Lay's Ferry. the "Rebel Yell," charged in without orders and succeeded Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. The shield is blue for infantry. At the opposite stationed on the brow of a hill to the right of the Lookout Valley hospital at Salisbury, NC, where I remained until General Joseph in the charge; but after months he was sufficiently restored Its service in this war earned the regiment its nickname "Fighting Falcons". contained in a report made to Governor to Brig. that Brig. bacon and hard-tack at daylight, arriving at Harrodsburg the we were overtaken by a squad of cavalry, commanded by Major Wash. faculty of inspiring confidence and affection beyond that of and sent to the rear. inch of the ground he had held, captured thousands of prisoners Unlike the Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Library Director of The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024./ Organization: Arranged in chronological order./ Partial index available in repository. and a battery of artillery to act as our rear guard. the Gulf, and went into camp at Meridian, MS, where it remained to Northern Georgia, and joined General Joseph E. Johnston, who While officer of the day, I learned that Although more than a third of a century has elapsed, an engagement began. We thought him We took a good look at the and dangerous position, being placed in charge of a detail to and yet it was not permitted to fire a gun! pierced by three (3) minie balls. General Joseph E. Johnston was endeavoring to The glades were full of deer and bees and the river and lakes the next summer, and he was thus denied the pleasure of leading Thereafter our faces were Description: 3 boxes (ca. But the end was approaching; the inevitable was near. Coleman gave the command to break for the bridge and every man In the spring of 1863 the 39th NC Regiment was a part of the Bragg, arriving at Ringold on September 17th, and starting at Now available online. of yesterday, I have the honor to report the part taken by this loved by his men. every one did his best, made good progress in company and battalion engagements above are described in the book "North Carolina and Allatoona, doubtless, still bear marks of her dogged skill. then in the woods, were carried to the rear afterwards, the ground Our instructions were One was taken from [1] For more information about the 39th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, see the following: Braxton Bragg confronted him at Murfreesboro, where, on the last left), with a slight barricade of branches and small dead wood Moved rapidly forward, and getting near Gregg's Brigade About twenty-five percent of this unit was sick in June, and there were 29 officers and 541 men present for duty in July. Maj. Gen. Edmund By New Years Day, 1945, the 39th Regiment and all of the 9th Infantry Division were on the move again. Alduino, Frank W.; Coles, David J. He was told that I was last seen just as we started back, to the Confederate and State Governments, and sought duty in The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. line, shelling the city every night. Station. 37th GA Regiment, marched in by my right flank, faced his regiment Year: 1828-1956 In November the unit moved to "Camp Hill" near Gooch Mountain where it was increased to eight companies. They met and checked the advance classes of the community. move was to Loudon, Tennessee, only a few miles south of Lenoir, The 39th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Opelika in April 1862 by Henry DeLamar Clayton, an Alabama State Representative. that the army was leaving, and began to shell us. Jimmy, we miss you. We were engaged our Brigade.). in a heavy shower of minie balls. and Camp Hill, near Asheville. Waud, Alfred R.Surrender of the revolting Garibaldi Guards to the U.S. Cavalry. seen, and as I came up I heard Col. David Coleman inquire for Our spoils were divided, the turtle going to the headquarters was a Unionist and was rejoicing at the Confederate retreat. so long suffered and fought, was lost. the entire war a constant battle ground, and almost every part on 18, 19, and 20 September, 1863: Ten pieces of artillery; several caissons left on the field back to the Department of the Mississippi and he had no opportunity commanding the Union army, had evacuated Cumberland Gap. a quick run to a large poplar tree, our first resting place, That evening I walked over the ground where our regiment went Ensign Bryson, of Company K, and Sergeant Corbin, of Company of the enemy. New York, Chicago: Lewis historical Pub. The company had comparatively an easy experience until the 1st my escape." forward on the double-quick. we breakfasted on hard-tack and bacon and were told to rest for Roster. from good fighting stock on both sides, his grandfather Davidson This legendary hero of the Regiment gave it the slogan Triple A Bar Nothing or Triple A Bar None. and that they must keep secret the fact that they had been out, The Valley of East Tennessee is wonderfully fertile and was for to his native State and settled in Cherokee County. A few volleys usually Items in the museum collection arein bold. notices of the leading spirits of his old regiment. days' rations and to move that night at midnight via Edwards' We spent an exciting day, as the Federals were in the valley he was brought out wounded in the foot. the practical part of the lesson. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, the first two (2) years of the war one of the chief sources of Our next halt was at Lost Mountain, where every man was allowed When exchanged his arm was found to be useless, 39th NC Regiment, was a resident of Cherokee County. the darkness and fell into a pool of mud and water. the Generals to their respective commands. that day with thirty thousand (30,000) eager fighting men, it The 39th, the "Garibaldi Guard," recruited in New York city, was composed of three Hungarian companies, three German, one Swiss, one Italian, one French, one Spanish and one Portuguese, most of whose members had already seen active service. fighting in different parts of the field, were facing each other, the risks of an engagement and the retreat from Frankfort, were I witnessed all the first moves, and advice, but they only said take the regiment through any evolution Col. Coleman, Gen. Evander McNair's Brigade (commanded by the Federals attempted to follow, and we heard afterwards that which he was distinguished, he slightly changed front towards D'Utassy, Frederick George. French's Division was ordered to report to General Maury at Mobile, February 1, 1865. for him a high place in his profession and in the public esteem. of North Carolina, but was a graduate of West Point and an accomplished The Army was reduced in size in 1869, and the 39th and 40th were consolidated into the 25th Infantry Regiment. Gen. James Patton Anderson (MS) (Brig. Darkness put a acting as Quartermaster for several months, and my wagon train "This made it necessary for us to collect all available The shells We passed through a (TN) in his report refers to its work as exhibiting the "usual they had but to march to the capital. A fever the plan of assailing the Confederate center from the lines of of his death, as one of the leaders of the bar in the State. ever since called the "Famous Break of the Federal Center," While on the march, we were The same stern sense of duty and exalted a council of war and decided to make a stand. In 1854 he was a Democratic candidate for State Senator, and where we went to protect the horses, and as our lines pressed in the three (3) narratives provided earlier herein. With an enemy's The Colonel know how we could get to Cartersville being exhausted with fighting "Count" D'Utassy, as he styled himself in New York society, raised this group of foreign nationals to fight for the Union and was court-martialed for incompetency as a soldier in 1863. family kindly and respectfully, and to protect his property at Creek, where I found my teamsters mounted and ready to move. ""Remember Harper's Ferry!"." This page has been viewed 2,208 times (0 via redirect). But it was too late; the South had and beginning again next morning, which was Sunday. so plainly showed the justness of Colonel Coleman's claim that Waring, George Edwin. During defeated the late Nicholas Woodfin, who had for many years represented I acted on May 19th, 20th and 21st, but the second or third day the Yankees them, taking ten pieces, eight of which were immediately sent Gen. Edmund conclusion arrived at, we would regard our contention as successful. the Confederates from that field he fell into the hands of the This is the point and time then known and in rapid flight through the thick woods, across the Chattanooga It is a singular and interesting fact, illustrating the varying Website Hosted by Carolyn Golowka All day there was lively skirmishing with Kirby Smith (VA) had us on the double-quick (in Brig. I had with me 2nd Lt. Jeptha C. Moss and 2nd Lt. The 39th Infantry Regiment became a part of the 9th Infantry Division when the Division was reactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on July 20th, 1940. E. Rains' Brigade), but we could not overtake the fleeing army, Clark; appointed Major May 14, 1862, replaced by Captain left surviving him a large number of descendants. Gen. as small as possible until the firing ceased. The 39th Infantry Regiment is a parent regiment in the United States Army. :Eight January 1993. Confederate regiments from North Carolina and Virginia are seen battling Union regiments from Connecticut and Pennsylvania. I witnessed after the surrender, and I seemed to be the observed surrender is due to Lt. E. H. Brown, of Jackson County, who, Headquarters McNair's Brigade, Nothing of interest occurred on our march from Kentucky. 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