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Tennessee 48th Voorhies' Infantry (Confederate)

17/12/1861

Organized - Tennessee 48th Voorhies' Infantry - Tennessee

11/02/1862

Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee

Fort Donelson
Fort Donelson

Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE

30/08/1862

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel George H. Nixon, and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas R. Hughes

ColonelGeorge H. Nixon

Lieutenant ColonelThomas R. Hughes

30/08/1862

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Benjamin J. Hill

30/08/1862

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, and Colonel Preston Smith

30/08/1862

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne

Brigadier GeneralPatrick Ronayne Cleburne

08/10/1862

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel George Henry Nixon

08/10/1862

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne

Brigadier GeneralPatrick Ronayne Cleburne

08/10/1862

Leadership Change - Division - Major General Simon Bolivar Buckner

19/09/1863

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel George H. Nixon

19/09/1863

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Lucius E. Polk

Brigadier GeneralLucius E. Polk

19/09/1863

Leadership Change - Division - Major General Patrick Cleburne

Major GeneralPatrick Cleburne

20/07/1864

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William A. Quarles

Brigadier GeneralWilliam A. Quarles

20/07/1864

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Edward C. Walthall

Brigadier GeneralEdward C. Walthall

20/07/1864

Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia

Peachtree Creek
Peachtree Creek

Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE

30/11/1864

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General George D. Johnston, and Brigadier General William A. Quarles

Brigadier GeneralGeorge D. Johnston

Brigadier GeneralWilliam A. Quarles

30/11/1864

Leadership Change - Division - Major General Edward C. Walthall

Major GeneralEdward C. Walthall

30/11/1864

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William A. Quarles

Brigadier GeneralWilliam A. Quarles

15/12/1864

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William M. Voorhies

15/12/1864

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General George D. Johnston

Brigadier GeneralGeorge D. Johnston

15/12/1864

Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville
Nashville

Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE

09/04/1865

Mustered Out - Tennessee 48th Voorhies' Infantry - Tennessee

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