Alabama Garrity's Artillery (Confederate)
31/12/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General James R. Chalmers
Brigadier GeneralJames R. Chalmers
31/12/1862
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
19/09/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain James Garrity
CaptainJames Garrity
19/09/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Patton Anderson, and Colonel Jacob H. Sharp
Brigadier GeneralPatton Anderson
ColonelJacob H. Sharp
19/09/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Patton Anderson, and Major General Thomas C. Hindman
Brigadier GeneralPatton Anderson
Major GeneralThomas C. Hindman
19/09/1863
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
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Alfred R. Courtney
MajorAlfred R. Courtney
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Lieutenant Colonel James H. Hallonquist
Lieutenant ColonelJames H. Hallonquist
31/08/1864
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
30/11/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain James P. Douglas
CaptainJames P. Douglas
30/11/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Robert F. Beckham & Maj John W. Johnston
30/11/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Robert F. Beckham & Maj John W. Johnston
30/11/1864
Battle - Franklin (1864) - Franklin, Tennessee
After allowing Maj. Gen. John Schofield's Army of the Ohio to pass him near Spring Hill, Tennessee, the previous morning, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood led his 30,000-man Army of Tennessee to the outskirts of Franklin on November 30th. Schofield's army had constructed a strong defensive line south of the town. Hood took a position two miles south of Schofield, with open, rolling farm land between them, and prepared to attack. At 4:00 p.m., over 20,000 Confederates moved forward east and west of the Columbia Pike…READ MORE
15/12/1864
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Henry F. Carrell
LieutenantHenry F. Carrell
15/12/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Edward Johnson
Major GeneralEdward Johnson
15/12/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Edward Johnson
Major GeneralEdward Johnson
15/12/1864
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
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
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