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I have been doing some reading here and there for Art concerning the 20th Tennessee Regiment and I wanted to post some general information for the folks that will be in the three companies. As it has been stated here the men of the 20th had seen their share of fighting after the formation of the regiment in the summer of 1861. These men had seen combat at Fishing Creek (Mill Springs), Shiloh, Baton Rouge. Before the battle of Stones River (hey hey the period we are portraying) the 20th had been detailed with the rest of General John Breckenridge’s division to guard the approach to Murfreesboro and south central Tennessee along the main rail line leading from Chattanooga to Nashville.
So with all that being said I’d like to post some information concerning first Company F of the 20th Tennessee.
Company F of the 20th Tennessee Infantry was raised in the northeast corner of Sumner County. At the time this area was in the Fifteenth Civil District that encompassed some of Macon County as well to the east. Sumner County borders Kentucky to the north so as noted in the regimental history the county was in Federal hands for much of the war so recruiting virtually did not happen.
The Sumner County, TN roots website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/index.html
The area was known as the “Big Woods” of Sumner County. Westmorland was the only town of distinction in the area of that time. The Gallatin and Scottsville RR ran through the area as well.
The company was accepted into Confederate State’s service on June 1, 1861 and went to the Camp Trousdale for its camp of instruction which was located next to the L & N Railroad near the Kentucky border. When the company was formed it only had 85 men on the roll.
Source: “History of the 20th Tennessee Regiment Volunteer Infantry” by W.J. McMurray (a veteran of the unit) originally in 1904, but reproduced by the Higginson Book Company 148 Washington Street Salem.
I have been doing some reading here and there for Art concerning the 20th Tennessee Regiment and I wanted to post some general information for the folks that will be in the three companies. As it has been stated here the men of the 20th had seen their share of fighting after the formation of the regiment in the summer of 1861. These men had seen combat at Fishing Creek (Mill Springs), Shiloh, Baton Rouge. Before the battle of Stones River (hey hey the period we are portraying) the 20th had been detailed with the rest of General John Breckenridge’s division to guard the approach to Murfreesboro and south central Tennessee along the main rail line leading from Chattanooga to Nashville.
So with all that being said I’d like to post some information concerning first Company F of the 20th Tennessee.
Company F of the 20th Tennessee Infantry was raised in the northeast corner of Sumner County. At the time this area was in the Fifteenth Civil District that encompassed some of Macon County as well to the east. Sumner County borders Kentucky to the north so as noted in the regimental history the county was in Federal hands for much of the war so recruiting virtually did not happen.
The Sumner County, TN roots website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/index.html
The area was known as the “Big Woods” of Sumner County. Westmorland was the only town of distinction in the area of that time. The Gallatin and Scottsville RR ran through the area as well.
The company was accepted into Confederate State’s service on June 1, 1861 and went to the Camp Trousdale for its camp of instruction which was located next to the L & N Railroad near the Kentucky border. When the company was formed it only had 85 men on the roll.
Source: “History of the 20th Tennessee Regiment Volunteer Infantry” by W.J. McMurray (a veteran of the unit) originally in 1904, but reproduced by the Higginson Book Company 148 Washington Street Salem.
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