13th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Historical Notes:
The Tennessee 13th Infantry Regiment, organized at Jackson, Tennessee, in June, 1861, contained men from Dyer, Fayette, Shelby, Gibson, McNairy, and Chester counties. It participated in the battles at Belmont , Shiloh , Richmond, and Perryville , then was assigned to P.Smith's, Vaughan's, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. During March, 1863, it was consolidated with the 154th (Senoir) Regiment. In November, 1862, the unit suffered from an outbreak of smallpox but recovered in time to fight at Murfreesboro . It went on to serve with the army from Chickamauga to Atlanta . Then it returned to Tennessee with Hood and was active in North Carolina. The regiment sustained 149 casualties at Belmont, 137 at Shiloh, and 48 at Richmond. Of the 252 engaged at Murfreesboro, forty-four percent were disabled. In December, 1863, the 13th/154th totalled 428 men and 263 arms. Few were included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. Officers:
Colonels R. W. Pitman, Alfred J. Vaughan, and John V. Wright; Lieutenant Colonels Beverly L. Dyer, William E. Morgan, and W.E. Winfield; and Majors Peter H. Cole and William J. Crook. Assignments:
Snead's River Brigade, Provisional Army of Tennessee (June-July 1861)
McCown's Brigade, Department #2 (July-September 1861)
Russell's Brigade, 1st Geographical Division, Department #2 (September-October 1861)
Walker's Brigade, Pillow's Division, 1st Geographical Division, Department #2 (October 1861-March 1862)
Russell's Brigade, 1st Grand Division, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (March 1862)
Russell's Brigade, Clark's Division, 1st Grand Division, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (March 1862)
Russell's-Smith's-Johnson's-Russell's Brigade, Clark's Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (March-July 1862)
Smith's-Russell's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (July-August 1862)
Smith's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, Right Wing, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (August 1862)
Smith's Brigade, Cleburne's-Vaughan's Division, Army of Kentucky, Department #2 (August-October 1862)
Smith's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, Right Wing, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (October-November 1862)
Smith's-Vaughan's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee (November 1862-November 1863)
Vaughan's Brigade, Hindman's Division, 2ndCorps, Army of Tennessee (November 1863-February 1864)
Vaughan's-Gordon's Brigade, Cheatham's-Brown's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (February 1864-April 1865)
Battles:
Belmont (November 7, 1861) Shiloh (April 6- 7, 1862) Corinth Campaign (April-June 1862) Richmond, Kentucky (August 29-30, 1862) Perryville (October 8, 1862) Murfreesboro (December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863) Tullahoma Campaign (June 1863) Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863) Chattanooga Siege (September-November 1863) Chattanooga (November 23-25, 1863) Atlanta Campaign (May-September 1864) New Hope Church (May 25-June 4, 1864) Kennesaw Mountain (June 27, 1864) Peach Tree Creek (July 20, 1864) Atlanta (July 22, 1864) Atlanta Siege (July-September 1864) Jonesboro (August 31-September 1, 1864) Franklin (November 30, 1864) Nashville (December 15-16, 1864) Carolinas Campaign (February-April 1865) Bentonville (March 19-21, 1865) Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1900 men.

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