<bgsound src="dixie.mid"> You're listening to "Dixie"... 37TH TENNESSEE INFANTRY COMPANY E Capt. Thomas H. Owen's Company was organized in 1861 and was originally comprised almost entirely of men from the southeastern part of Madison Co., Alabama and particularly the communities of Owens Cross Roads, Berkley, and Vienna(New Hope). As the State of Alabama was not prepared to arm the unit, the company on October 8, 1861, was mustered as Company E into the 37th Tennessee Infantry Regiment which was enroute from its own organization site at Camp Ramsey, near Knoxville, Tennessee to Camp Sam Hayes, Germantown, Shelby Co., Tennessee. The original brigade of three regiments and indeed it was for a time known as the 1st East Tennessee Rifles, 7th Tennessee Infantry. However, it too had considerable difficulty securing arms of any sort, much less rifles, so that the latter name was soon dropped. An assortment of old shotguns, country rifles and muskets was finally acquired and the regiment on November 14 started for Knoxville and its eventual joining with General Zollicoffer in southeastern Kentucky. The regiment was at Mill Springs, Kentucky, on January 16th, but not actively engaged in the nearby Battle of Fishing Creek. After the defeat at Fishing Creek, the regiment was marched across Tennessee and Alabama and was eventually transported by rail to Burnsville, Mississippi, and outpost on the right wing of the Army at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. Capt. Owens was replaced by Capt. John W. Grayson in the re-organization of the regiment that took place May 10, 1862. By the fall of the year, the regiment was again in Kentucky where it was engaged in the Battle of Perryville on October 8, 1862. It is interesting to note that in December 1861, the regiment reported a strength of 771; ten months later, having been engaged in no major battles, there were only 230 men available for Perryville. This is indicative of the heavy attrition which disease played in the reduction of Confederate regiments. In the Battle of Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863, the 37th lost 68 men out of 225 engaged. The regiment then moved to Chattanooga to rest and recruit until June 1863 when it was combined into a field unit with the 15th Tennessee. The 15th/37th lost 121 out of 230 engaged at Chickamauga September 19-20, 1863 and lost heavily at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863. As a part of Hardee's Corps, the regiment participated in the Atlanta Campaign and the return to Tennessee under General John B. Hood. It was in the Battles of Franklin and Nashville and as a part of Brigadier General J.B. Palmer's Brigade, was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro,North Carolina, May 1, 1865. The roster follows....The ages of the men are given as of the date of muster, October 8, 1861 where available..Those killed(k) or wounded(w) in the various battle are also noted. Achley, Jasper, 34 Achley, Joseph P., 34 Achley, William, 19 Adair, Samuel J. Allison, James L., 22 Allison, William C., 20, 3SGT. Alvis, Thomas D. Anyan, George H. Ashburn, Davis C. B. , 24, 1SGT w-Perryville Benson, James M. Berry, Ephrain Bowers, Thomas, 21 Branum, Thomas J., 20 Bulman, Henry J., 33, 1SGT Buford, Silas C. O., 20, w-Perryville Buford, William D., 24 Carter, Anderson G., 18 Caudle, William T., 17 Chandler, John M., 24 Chunn, William R., 17 Clark, James K.P., 17 Clark, John W., 22, w-Murfreesboro Clark, William C., 22 Clarkson, John W., 26 Cloud, William J., 18, w-Perryville Cobb, John S., 19 Cobb, Seymore, 40 Cobb, Theophilus T., 26 Collier, Isham J., 3SGT, w- Chickamauga Collier, James H. Collier, William C., 19, 1Lt., k-Missionary Ridge Craft, E.B. Craft, Ezekiel M Craft, James F. Dilworth, George S. , 34 Dilworth, John T., 38, 3Cpl, w-Murfreesboro Dunn,Franklin Dunn, Harvey T. Dunn, John J. Dunn, Robert C. Eason, George W., 21 Ellett, George W., 21 Ellett, Richard, 32 Esslinger, Levi W., 2Lt. Flippen, Newton Grayson, Charles A., 18 2Sgt Grayson, James B. Grayson, Jerome Grayson, John C., 18, 2Lt., k-Chickamauga Grayson, John W., 23, Capt., w-Missionary Ridge Grayson, Wody, Cook Hanner, John J., 20 Herren, Edward W., 20 Herren, Harrison D. Higgs, Samuel H. Hill, Quincy M., 22, 2Cpl. Hill, W.F. Hinnard, Elijah, 24 Hollis, James A., 29 Hunt, George W., 20 Inman, James M. Jacobs, William R., 44, Officers Cook Jenkins, Joseph F. Johnson, John W. 2Lt, Chaplain Lanier, Lazarus, 22, w-Chickamauga Lanier, William D., 16 Lanier, Clemens C., 21, 3SGT, w-Missionary Ridge Lasley, John L., 24, w-Missionary Ridge Latham, Charles, 23 Layne, Harvey M., 24, 1lt. Layne, R.E. Layne, W.J Ledbetter, William M., w-Chickamauga Lewis, William D., 17 Mann, William W. Mathews, James F., 26 Mathewson, John W., 29 McMunn, Jesse, 20 Medlin, Josiah E. Medlin, Richard H., 21 Middleton, Robert W, 24 1SGT, w-Chickamauga Miller, james E., 23 Moon, Jacob W.F., 22 Moon, James L., 25, 4Cpl Moon, John P. 2Cpl Moon, John William, 16 Moon, Nathaniel, 17 Moon, Richard, 29 Moon, William H. Moone, William R.D. Moore, Charles W. Moore, Henry H., 24 Nail, Robert L., 24 Nickles, George T. Nickles, Henry H. Nickles, James D., 22, 1Cpl Nickles, William C. Owens, Thomas H., 31, Capt. Pate, James Peevey, William H., 17 Poor, George W., 27, 4SGT Poor, James H., 59, 3LT Poor, James M., 3SGT Rich, Charles N. Rich, James E., w-Chickamauga Rich, Jeremiah K.P., w-Chickamauga Rich, William V., 23, w-Chickamauga Robertson, W. Sammons, Andrew B., w-Chickamauga Sartain, Hopkins L. Schrimsher, Robert J., 19, 5SGT Schrimsher, Thomas J., 17, 2CPL Seat, L.M. 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Capt. Thomas H. Owen's Company was organized in 1861 and was originally comprised almost entirely of men from the southeastern part of Madison Co., Alabama and particularly the communities of Owens Cross Roads, Berkley, and Vienna(New Hope). As the State of Alabama was not prepared to arm the unit, the company on October 8, 1861, was mustered as Company E into the 37th Tennessee Infantry Regiment which was enroute from its own organization site at Camp Ramsey, near Knoxville, Tennessee to Camp Sam Hayes, Germantown, Shelby Co., Tennessee. The original brigade of three regiments and indeed it was for a time known as the 1st East Tennessee Rifles, 7th Tennessee Infantry. However, it too had considerable difficulty securing arms of any sort, much less rifles, so that the latter name was soon dropped. An assortment of old shotguns, country rifles and muskets was finally acquired and the regiment on November 14 started for Knoxville and its eventual joining with General Zollicoffer in southeastern Kentucky.
The regiment was at Mill Springs, Kentucky, on January 16th, but not actively engaged in the nearby Battle of Fishing Creek. After the defeat at Fishing Creek, the regiment was marched across Tennessee and Alabama and was eventually transported by rail to Burnsville, Mississippi, and outpost on the right wing of the Army at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862.
Capt. Owens was replaced by Capt. John W. Grayson in the re-organization of the regiment that took place May 10, 1862. By the fall of the year, the regiment was again in Kentucky where it was engaged in the Battle of Perryville on October 8, 1862. It is interesting to note that in December 1861, the regiment reported a strength of 771; ten months later, having been engaged in no major battles, there were only 230 men available for Perryville. This is indicative of the heavy attrition which disease played in the reduction of Confederate regiments.
In the Battle of Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863, the 37th lost 68 men out of 225 engaged. The regiment then moved to Chattanooga to rest and recruit until June 1863 when it was combined into a field unit with the 15th Tennessee. The 15th/37th lost 121 out of 230 engaged at Chickamauga September 19-20, 1863 and lost heavily at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863. As a part of Hardee's Corps, the regiment participated in the Atlanta Campaign and the return to Tennessee under General John B. Hood. It was in the Battles of Franklin and Nashville and as a part of Brigadier General J.B. Palmer's Brigade, was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro,North Carolina, May 1, 1865.
The roster follows....The ages of the men are given as of the date of muster, October 8, 1861 where available..Those killed(k) or wounded(w) in the various battle are also noted.
Achley, Jasper, 34
Achley, Joseph P., 34
Achley, William, 19
Adair, Samuel J.
Allison, James L., 22
Allison, William C., 20, 3SGT.
Alvis, Thomas D.
Anyan, George H.
Ashburn, Davis C. B. , 24, 1SGT w-Perryville
Benson, James M.
Berry, Ephrain
Bowers, Thomas, 21
Branum, Thomas J., 20
Bulman, Henry J., 33, 1SGT
Buford, Silas C. O., 20, w-Perryville
Buford, William D., 24
Carter, Anderson G., 18
Caudle, William T., 17
Chandler, John M., 24
Chunn, William R., 17
Clark, James K.P., 17
Clark, John W., 22, w-Murfreesboro
Clark, William C., 22
Clarkson, John W., 26
Cloud, William J., 18, w-Perryville
Cobb, John S., 19
Cobb, Seymore, 40
Cobb, Theophilus T., 26
Collier, Isham J., 3SGT, w- Chickamauga
Collier, James H.
Collier, William C., 19, 1Lt., k-Missionary Ridge
Craft, E.B.
Craft, Ezekiel M
Craft, James F.
Dilworth, George S. , 34
Dilworth, John T., 38, 3Cpl, w-Murfreesboro
Dunn,Franklin
Dunn, Harvey T.
Dunn, John J.
Dunn, Robert C.
Eason, George W., 21
Ellett, George W., 21
Ellett, Richard, 32
Esslinger, Levi W., 2Lt.
Flippen, Newton
Grayson, Charles A., 18 2Sgt
Grayson, James B.
Grayson, Jerome
Grayson, John C., 18, 2Lt., k-Chickamauga
Grayson, John W., 23, Capt., w-Missionary Ridge
Grayson, Wody, Cook
Hanner, John J., 20
Herren, Edward W., 20
Herren, Harrison D.
Higgs, Samuel H.
Hill, Quincy M., 22, 2Cpl.
Hill, W.F.
Hinnard, Elijah, 24
Hollis, James A., 29
Hunt, George W., 20
Inman, James M.
Jacobs, William R., 44, Officers Cook
Jenkins, Joseph F.
Johnson, John W. 2Lt, Chaplain
Lanier, Lazarus, 22, w-Chickamauga
Lanier, William D., 16
Lanier, Clemens C., 21, 3SGT, w-Missionary Ridge
Lasley, John L., 24, w-Missionary Ridge
Latham, Charles, 23
Layne, Harvey M., 24, 1lt.
Layne, R.E.
Layne, W.J
Ledbetter, William M., w-Chickamauga
Lewis, William D., 17
Mann, William W.
Mathews, James F., 26
Mathewson, John W., 29
McMunn, Jesse, 20
Medlin, Josiah E.
Medlin, Richard H., 21
Middleton, Robert W, 24 1SGT, w-Chickamauga
Miller, james E., 23
Moon, Jacob W.F., 22
Moon, James L., 25, 4Cpl
Moon, John P. 2Cpl
Moon, John William, 16
Moon, Nathaniel, 17
Moon, Richard, 29
Moon, William H.
Moone, William R.D.
Moore, Charles W.
Moore, Henry H., 24
Nail, Robert L., 24
Nickles, George T.
Nickles, Henry H.
Nickles, James D., 22, 1Cpl
Nickles, William C.
Owens, Thomas H., 31, Capt.
Pate, James
Peevey, William H., 17
Poor, George W., 27, 4SGT
Poor, James H., 59, 3LT
Poor, James M., 3SGT
Rich, Charles N.
Rich, James E., w-Chickamauga
Rich, Jeremiah K.P., w-Chickamauga
Rich, William V., 23, w-Chickamauga
Robertson, W.
Sammons, Andrew B., w-Chickamauga
Sartain, Hopkins L.
Schrimsher, Robert J., 19, 5SGT
Schrimsher, Thomas J., 17, 2CPL
Seat, L.M.
Seward, Edward W., 19
Smith, Archibald, 36
Smoot, Ausman K.
Smoot, J.T.
Southall, John G., 37, 2Lt, w-Chickamauga
Spivy, Stephen J., 21, 4SGT
Spivy, William J., 18, 4CPL
Sublett, John B.
Taylor, James C., 23
Taylor, John W., 35, w-Murfreesboro
Taylor, John W., 20
Taylor, Robert, 23
Watson, Warren P.
Whitehead, William
Whiten, Calvin H., 23
Wilman, Sylvester p.
Woody, Thomas, w-Atlanta Campaign
Wright, James K.P., 17
Webb, John H., 37
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