Tennessee 50th Infantry (Confederate)
25/12/61
Organized - Tennessee 50th Infantry - Tennessee
11/2/62
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
26/12/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John Gregg
Brigadier GeneralJohn Gregg
26/12/62
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Martin Luther Smith
Major GeneralMartin Luther Smith
26/12/62
Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi
12/5/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Beaumont
Lieutenant ColonelThomas W. Beaumont
12/5/63
Battle - Raymond - Hinds County, Mississippi
On May 12th, 1863, after days of hard marching towards Jackson, Mississippi, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant fought to secure the crossings of Fourteenmile Creek southwest of Raymond, which would provide a vital water source for his men and animals and serve as a staging area for a strike on the Confederate rail supply line between Clinton and Edwards, Mississippi. Cutting the railroad here would cut off supplies to Grant's ultimate goal, the Mississippi River city of Vicksburg 30 miles to the west. At around…READ MORE
19/9/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Calvin H. Walker, Colonel Cyrus A. Sugg, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Beaumont, and Major Christopher W. Robertson
19/9/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnson
Brigadier GeneralBushrod R. Johnson
19/9/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
24/2/64
Mustered Out - Tennessee 50th Infantry - Tennessee
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