44th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Consolidated)

Historical Notes:
The 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale December 16, 1861. This regiment later consolidated with 55th (McKoin's) Tennessee Infantry April 18, 1862 to form 44th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry and was again reorganized May 5, 1862. Once again field consolidation with 25th Tennessee Infantry occurred October, 1863. The regiment was paroled at Appomattox Courthouse April 9, 1865. Officers:
Colonel-Coleman A. McDaniel
Lt. Colonel-Henry S. Shied
Major -J. Matt Johnson

After Consolidation:
Colonels-John H. Kelly, John S. Fulton
Lt. Colonel-John L. McEwen, Jr.
Majors- John S. Fulton, Henry C. Ewin, Gipson M. Crawford.
Assignments:
Wood's Brigade, Hardee's Division, Central Army of Kentucky, Department #2 (January-February 1862)
Wood's Brigade, Pillow's Division, Central Army of Kentucky, Department #2 (February-March 1862)
Wood's Brigade, 3rd Corps, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (March-April 1862)

After Consolidation with the 55th
Wood's Brigade, 3rd Corps, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (April-July 1862)
Wood's-Johnson's Brigade, Wood's Division, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (July-August 1862)
Johnson's Brigade, Wood's-Buckner's Division, Left Wing, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (August-November 1862)
Johnson's Brigade, Buckner's Cleburne's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee (November 1862-May 1863)
Johnson's Brigade, Stewart's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee (May- September 1863)
Johnson's Brigade, Stewart's Division, Buckner's Corps, Army of Tennessee (September 1863)
Johnson's Brigade, Stewart's Division, Johnson's Provisional Division, Army of Tennessee (September 1863)
Johnson's Brigade, Stewart's Division, Buckner's Corps, Army of Tennessee (September-October 1863)
Johnson's Brigade, Stewart's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee (October-November 1863)
Johnson's Brigade, Buckner's Division, Department of East Tennessee (November 1863-May 1864)
Johnson's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (May 1864)
Johnson's Brigade, Johnson's Division, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (June-August 1864)
Johnson's Brigade, Department of Richmond (August 1864-January 1865) Archer's and Johnson's Consolidated Brigades (McComb's), Heth's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (January-April 1865)
Battles:
Shiloh

After Consolidation with the 55th
Corinth Campaign (April-June 1862)
Munfordville (September 17, 1862)
Perryville (October 8. 1862)
Murfreesboro (December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863)
Tullahoma Campaign (June 1863) Hoover's Gap (June 24, 1863)
Chickamauga (September 19-20,1863)
Chattanooga Siege (September-November 1863)
Knoxville Siege (November 1863)
Port Waithall Junction (May 7, 1864)
Drewry's Bluff (May 12, 1864)
Drewry's Bluff (May 16, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Fort Harrison (September 29-30, 1864)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2018 men.

W.P. Cherry, Co. "A". Consolidated with "D" and "F" to form "D", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Coffee County. William L. Parks, Co. "B". Consolidated with "C" to form "K", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Coffee and Grundy Counties. Henry S. Shied, Gipson M.Crawford, Co. "C". Consolidated with "B" to form "K", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Coffee County. James Wagner, Co. "D". Consolidated with "A" and "F" to form "K", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Franklin County. Coleman A. McDaniel, Thomas M. Bell, Co. "E". Became "B", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Lincoln County. America Arnold, Co. "F". Consolidated with "A" and "D" to form "D", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Coffee County. William A. Rhodes, Co. "G". Consolidated with "K" to form "F", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Lincoln County. Williamson C. Haggard, Co. "H". Consolidated with "I" to form "A", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Bedford County. Samuel Stiles, Co. "I". Consolidated with "H" to form "A", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Lincoln County. David G. Smith, Co. "K". Consolidated with "G" to form "F", Consolidated Regiment. Men from Lincoln County.
After Consolidation:
Samuel Stiles, Thomas W. Tarpley Co. "A" (also called "D"). A consolidation of "H" and "F" of 44th. Jonathan E. Spencer, Co. "B". Co. "E" of 44th plus some transfers from 41st (also called "K"). W.N. James, Co. "C". A consolidation of James' and Dillehay's companies of the 55th (also called "I"). John W. Chandler, David A. Buckner, Co. "D" (also called "F"). A consolidation of "A" , "D" and "F" of 44th. William W. Burnett, George T. Dodson, Co. "E". A consolidation of "F" and "H" of 55th plus transfers from 41st. John S. Fulton, Joel J. Jones, James L. Hogan, William H. Gibbs,'Co. "F". A consolidation of "G" and "K" of 44th (also called "A"). Samuel J. Warner, Co. "G" (also called "B"). A consolidation of Bounds' and Duggan's companies of 55th. William Day, H. B. Day, John W. Warmack, Co. "H". A consolidation of Day's and Joyner's companies of 55th. Samuel Jackson, John H. Hunter, Co. "I" (also called "G"). A consolidation of "I" and McEwen's company of the 55th. Gipson M. Crawford, J. Robert Oliver, Co. "K". A consolidation of "B" and "C" of 44th. Some of the companies bore different letters in the interval between the first consolidation and the final organization with election of regimental officers. The letters shown are those used after the final reorganization.
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