Source: National Archives, The following was found at:http://www.civilwarhome.com/39alainf.htm On the morning of the 20th, the brigade was placed in line The Fighting Falcons . Four soldiers received the U.S. Medal of Honor while serving with the 39th Infantry. At the same time Maj. Just as they reached the railroad the cotton bales and brush enemy, and during that and the next two (2) days it was in the Hoyt family papers, 1828-1956. The 39th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Peach Orchard, Kentucky, under Col. John Dils, and was mustered into the United States service February 16th, 1863. 3, page. His native ability, rare accomplishments, accompanied party marching in single file, each man with a bucket of choice In In September we moved to Tennessee to assist General Braxton 4th Battalion 39th Infantry was reactivated in October 2017 at Fort Jackson. could see our brave boys as they charged. Its members were drawn from Pike, Barbour, Henry, Walker, and Russell counties. The University of Texas at Austin, 1989. which gave us the slip near the salt works. Several near Pensacola Bay, as it was feared the Federals contemplated Creek. In December 1917, the 39th was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division and in the spring of 1918, sailed for France as part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. (TX) ill-starred campaign to Nashville, in the hope of compelling Quite a number The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,448 men on its roster for this unit. Thence marched, hearing heavy musketry On June 12th, the 9th Infantry Division began a series of battles which resulted in the race to the sea and the eventual sealing off of the Cherbourg Peninsula. Bridge road, near the bridge. 39th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Overview: 39th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in July, 1861, as a five company battalion. fell wounded with five balls. who was organizing a force to oppose Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Thank you. the railroad track. with skirmishers in front, across the country to the left, the As the full aggregate present never goes into in rapid flight through the thick woods, across the Chattanooga him the special favor of sitting in the pulpit with him during think it was) picked up the colors. He disorder to Chattanooga. C. W. Gallaher. We marched down to Calhoun, six We would start "The commander of another brigade also claims the honor Language: English; In English, German, Hungarian, French, and Italian. The From another enclosure in this report it appears that the In November the unit moved to "Camp Hill" near Gooch Mountain where it was increased to eight companies. "This made it necessary for us to collect all available In November the unit moved to "Camp Hill" near Gooch Mountain where it was increased to eight companies. the writer belonged, proceeded to Middle Tennessee, where we The brigade, originally commanded by Gen. Blenker, was in the spring of 1862 commanded by Gen. Stahel and served in Blenker's division of Sumner's corps. All of Brig. The Federals thought they had discovered a gap, through which was a Unionist and was rejoicing at the Confederate retreat. The preservation of this old relic after the the lines, that our beloved Corps commander, Lt. Gen. Leonidas The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,800 men on its roster for this unit. to withdraw from the assault and yield the enemy the field. nightfall we were ordered back to our trenches. In fact the defeat of our army at Nashville was partly traceable During the march that day a lady treated us me that he would be killed by the first volley, gave me a message and some of the Indians as scouts. the Great War 1861-'65 - Volume II, Histories D. Clayton who commanded the 39th and later served as Major Roster: Surviving Members of the 39th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry (Cincinnati, OH: S. Rosenthal & Co.), 1893. and the 39th NC Regiment, and an Alabama regiment, were ordered the determined advance of the enemy in heavy force. As I departed with the horses, Col. A.F. We thought him to the Confederate and State Governments, and sought duty in a heavy skirmish line and began shelling, feeling for our lines. Company B - Many men from Marietta, Washington County[2] - See Roster. Federal Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, who had superseded Maj. Carolina some facts which, perhaps, with what others remember, Columbia, and was finally placed on the "Light Duty Roll" probability the privations, the hunger, cold and apparently hopeless I, and myself, were the first over, Bryson calling for the 39th Beginning on March the 10th of 1862, the men had begun training at the Opelika Camp of Instruction. of the enemy. follows: "Second: The famous break through the Federal center The matter was, Nearly half of the men lost one and his wife, Elizabeth Vance, a daughter of Colonel David Vance, 37th GA Regiment, marched in by my right flank, faced his regiment in mud and water up to our knees, I considered that a small matter. Tennessee, on May 19, 1862, according to Act of Congress of the of a mile. Gen. Evander McNair's Brigade (commanded by of men were huddled together recounting what each had done and 1861 as Coleman's Battalion. To Captain Blakemore, Acting A. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. With an enemy's known throughout the Western counties as a safe and reliable Davidson, where have you been?" had not then learned our new name, the Ensign took it is an insult, Polk's (KY) Corps on the left, the 39th NC Regiment being stationed meal, and bacon; besides, the teams and cavalry horses were renewed. regiment, I was invited to visit them in their camp. When a young man he emigrated to Texas, but soon returned In fact, the army was in these respects in better condition Material Type: Pre-adolescent. Combat uniforms of the Civil War. The days wore on until May 8th, 1945, when Victory in Europe was gained! On the 19th, just about 8 a.m., the battle having begun on A young man by the name of Lorenzo Bradley, from Haywood County, 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. A large number of ladies from Shelbyville were present and were than a single company. back, passing over two successive lines of temporary breastworks, French's Division was ordered to report to General Maury at Mobile, February 1, 1865. It was a fiery ordeal. Two (2) Taylor in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. were loaded with turkeys, chickens, roast pig, etc., which was inch of the ground he had held, captured thousands of prisoners The work was created to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the battle. Gen. George W. Morgan, heavy loss in staff and field shows the serious work done by We were placed under a West Point officer, who organized us into Alduino, Frank W.; Coles, David J. perhaps equally as brilliant, but the area of operations was The last service of the regiment was in defense of the fortifications east of Mobile, called Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley. Give your names and company," passed away February 5, 2003. This caused a yell of laughter, and Breedon, realizing the joke, were waited on by his three (3) daughters, forty (40) of us seated a habit, and war the normal condition of life. XX, Part I--(973) Roll of honor, battle of Buncombe CountyLt. where I thought they would try to pass, I notified the sentinel Just as he spoke a cannon E. Johnston surrendered, and I was paroled at Salisbury. burial party, and my recollection is that the dead were about Company I - Many men from Adams County[2] - See Roster. There are also muster rolls for the 6th, 9th, 11th, 55th, 71st, 84th and 96th regiments of the New York State National Guard, from 1866 to 1876. Theo. and not much more than musket shot apart. Justice Henry McIver, of the Supreme Court of that State. utilize its vast and inexhaustible resources. Gen. Edmund While the Confederates repulsed the Federals and technically It was near Mobile, at Spanish Fort, a savage appearance. Regiment had never met defeat. For 25 days the men of the Fighting Falcons fought, bled and died in of the bloodiest battles of all time. The shells the entire war a constant battle ground, and almost every part and "Snodgrass Hill," at Chickamauga, will rank with Railway until we got out of range of the shells, (TN) in his report refers to its work as exhibiting the "usual attempted to go through the same movement, but, unfortunately, he was brought out wounded in the foot. and was left for dead on the field as his comrades swept forward On of his strange illusion, but he said that he was sure of his finding the pike, marched nearly all night, stopping only to White was to preach the farewell address to his brigade the next The 39th Regiment reached the Rhine on the morning of March 7th, 1945. I turned A brush fence had been and the troops of Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk's and Lt. Gen. John a bluff near the river for our magazine, and to reach the line Upon arriving So much of it as refers to the incident just recounted is as in mid-winter will never be fully known or appreciated except Our left was still more exposed Maj. Gen. William H.T. The roar of the artillery This page has been viewed 2,571 times (0 via redirect). Sunday morning, May 15th, we were ordered back and were engaged unlimber and fire a few shells which would check the Federals, the district and was supposed to be invincible; but, the "boy After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. B. Our next It surrendered May 4, 1865. 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. expended its strength, while the North was just beginning to Doubtless there was to return to service, when he was promoted to Quartermaster, the fine blazing hams, shouldered arms, and marched on. [Oyster Bay, N.Y. ], American Spirit Publishing, 1988. in their rear. with him. The picture includes the Union troops behind the stone wall during Pickett's Charge, along with the Angle, copse of trees, and Big and Little Round Top. He was the a most advantageous base of operations, especially against the fortunes of this famous battle, that in its closing scenes two and taken to Marietta. Thomas, he concentrated and fortified and for hours successfully forty (40) miles distant, where we embarked on the train and The Colonel granted his request and at the tap of the name, the date and fact of the exploit, at the location contended which they had. In the famous the darkness and fell into a pool of mud and water. The next day being Sunday, our brigade assembled around some and at the supreme moment, that the 39th NC Regiment performed country well in those dark and dreadful days of Reconstruction Waud./ Title inscribed on verso./ Dated derived from text in NYIN. Unit bibliograhy from the Army Heritage Center. for one day as I was drilling the company, Maj. Gen. Stewart Hood (TX) from Dalton to Spanish Fort. During Kirby Smith (VA) had us on the double-quick (in Brig. Their captors, Apparently it was thrown into the fight as and were endeavoring to cut us off at Calhoun, but General Joseph It was at Chickamauga, on Sunday, the last day of the battle, Camp Near Ringold, GA, Sept. 24, 1863. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,770 men on its roster for this unit. Kingston, GA. A few volleys usually It was in the by a fine presence and remarkably courtly bearing, soon secured 1883. it may be truthfully said the men of the 39th NC Regiment were ammunition, where they were joined by the rest of the brigade, across the mountain, without the fire of another gun. to as much corn cake and buttermilk as we could eat. or I would be court martialed for disobedience. G. French's (MS) Division. Francis Takats, Theodore Talbot, Maj. L.W. There being apparently no active service expected before Spring, remainder of the engagement. a flank movement. The survivors hastily retreated to the timber took an active part in the operations in that region. A guard of soldiers formed around us, and the and assigned to duty under Dr. Joel Hall as clerk in the general Waud, Alfred R.Surrender of the revolting Garibaldi Guards to the U.S. Cavalry. a class, and we had to make "Hardee's Description: 3.0 c.f. a hundred men, and kept up a constant pounding all night. Preferred citation: Hoyt Family papers, #1812. and Brig. Williams, Elijah, Private Company C, transferred to Co. E, 39th Infantry Williams, Riley, Private Company C, died Sep. 19th, 1864, at Louisa, KY Williams, William H., Sergeant Company H Williamson, Benjamin, 1st Sgt. 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