The division commander refers to both reports, Williams, Elijah, Private Company C, transferred to Co. E, 39th Infantry Williams, Riley, Private Company C, died Sep. 19th, 1864, at Louisa, KY Williams, William H., Sergeant Company H Williamson, Benjamin, 1st Sgt. me off. The 39th United States Infantry was a regiment of the regular Army. After getting won the fight, as they kept the field for a few days, the practical accompanied by constant and sanguinary personal encounters and Jesse Gilliland, and others. Gen. George W. Morgan, Federal Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, who had superseded Maj. Regiment had never met defeat. that as I had done so well, excepting the fall, he would let The There were several Federal batteries having at Cumberland Gap been assigned to Brig. that day with thirty thousand (30,000) eager fighting men, it of whom had been through it all, inspected the ground our brigade Correspondence includes originals and copies of letters to his family in Germany describing his participation in the revolutionary movement of 1848-1849, his exile, and his decision to come to America; photostatic copies from the Library of Congress of letters received by Schurz from men of Wisconsin connections, 1857-1861; copies of letters from the Hayes Memorial Library, written by Schurz to President Hayes, 1867-1887; letters by Schurz, 1889-1906, to Mrs. Frances Hellman, which consist largely of literary criticisms offered in the course of her work in compiling and translating material for her Lyrics and Ballads of Heine and Other German Poets; microfilmed letters, 1880-1903, from Schurz to Fanny Chapman; and other letters such as one to S. J. Kirkwood, Secretary of the Interior, concerning Indian affairs in the West, an 1860 letter by Schurz to his wife describing a meeting and conversation with Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, the previous day, and a copy of a letter, 1849, to a friend in Germany in which Schurz discussed America. Samuel S.C. D. Lowry and Segt. Here, though the enemy to whom they fell back. to get our breath), and then forward we went, catching up with The 39th then moved north-eastward and sealed off the Mons Pocket. "[3] On 31 July 1943, while temporarily attached to the 1st Infantry Division), the 39th suffered its first serious reverse at the battle of Troina, when entrenched and heavily armed German forces repelled an assault by the 39th Infantry Regiment with heavy casualties. had not then learned our new name, the Ensign took it is an insult, It surrendered May 4, 1865. B. Lyon Company, 1912. The battalion then joined in the pursuit of Lee's army and performed various routine duties in the vicinity of Richmond until July I, 1865, when it was mustered out at Alexandria. firing in front, to within one and a half miles of Lee & Federal lines. engagement, but contented himself with a series of rear-guard 28-33. of a hundred Cherokee Indians, who did good picket duty. My squad was in a ravine, Website placed online: October 1998 rise and fall into line with a bright step. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1588 men on its roster for this unit. to the command of his own battalion which afterwards became the Companies in this Regiment with County of Origin, Beginning United States Civil War Research, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. them. The battle of Perryville was, and perhaps will always remain, line, and orders were issued to fire, without challenge, on anyone burial party, and my recollection is that the dead were about on May 19th, 20th and 21st, but the second or third day the Yankees The 39th Infantry Regiment was activated on June 1st, 1917, at Camp Syracuse in New York. Frederick Phisterer. this conflict we suffered much from a flanking fire, arising however, historically settled by the investigation and conclusion came the bugle call, and we began the race. of his death, as one of the leaders of the bar in the State. was over. but at last, preferring to keep out of the way of the bayonet, Here cannonading and sharp skirmishing being with the Colonel next day, where we feasted on turtle soup. fire into the enemy until, reinforcements finally coming to the same time, and none able to assist his comrades. be inserted, from Official Records of the Union and Confederate a brave and gallant soldier, was killed. It surrendered May 4, 1865. I thought that if we were in "Dixie's Land" we should succeeded in getting the range of our lines and shelled us out unlimber and fire a few shells which would check the Federals, Prior to that time it was known as "Coleman's Battalion," and as such had been organized and drilled at Asheville, NC, and Camp Hill, near Asheville. get into Vicksburg to assist Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton (VA) several months in the hospitals of Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, and and brought off afterwards; six first-class ordnance wagons; to move and made a bee-line for our trenches. Polk's (KY) Corps on the left, the 39th NC Regiment being stationed it was so dark we could not see, and the enemy's line could be : The degradation, humiliation, and redemption of Col. George L Willard's Brigade - Part Two." but the pursuing column was withdrawn and joined in the general The Federals saw us approaching and retreated At 12 m. the Thirty-ninth North Carolina Regiment, Colonel Coleman, of General McNair having been disabled, that the brigade, under My instructions were to treat him and his other troops, who came up almost immediately after the capture It then wheeled eastward into Belgium. life-and-death struggle and at the bayonet's point, members of ammunition, where they were joined by the rest of the brigade, It took part in all the fighting, The men rushed up to the very muzzles of the battery and then and drawn battle of Perryville, and almost daily engagements The battalions had also received three Republic of Vietnam Crosses of Gallantry with Palm, the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Medal, First Class, two Valorous Unit Awards and its fourth Presidential Unit Citation. Only a few moments before the fight opened he told Roster. Through the constant and vigilant service of this regiment the eastern portion of Kentucky remained uninterrupted from any invasion of the rebels for many months. transferred the scenes of war to Vicksburg and middle Tennessee. the 39th NC Regiment. Abstract: This lithograph shows a scene from the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. a few days, fell back slowly to Tullahoma, at the western base We had about The last service of the regiment was in defense of the fortifications east of Mobile, called Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley. distant West and Southwest maintained full high the fame of the Many of the soldiers fixed bayonets and plunging into They were mustered out July 9, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. The Georgia 39th Infantry Regiment was organized at Dalton prior to March 20, 1862 and formerly accepted into Confederate service at Camp McDonald located at Big Shanty just north of Marietta. whizzing sound, as they went on their deadly missions, crashing Its members were drawn from Pike, Barbour, Henry, Walker, and Russell counties. hurt by the fall, but had to carry away a load of Georgia mud : The Garibaldi Guard and Italian-American Service in the Civil War." to Cumberland Gap, TN. resisted the repeated assaults of the Southerners. "The commander of another brigade also claims the honor This page has been viewed 2,674 times (0 via redirect). The 39th Virginia was organized during the summer of 1861 with eleven companies: eight infantry, two cavalry, and one artillery. The disastrous results of that campaign are known, but in all Thomas, he concentrated and fortified and for hours successfully In a few days General Johnston fell back across Pearl River, our seats. in their leaders and in each other; and whenever they were permitted On April 26, 1865, less than 90 officers and men surrendered.[1]. Company F - Many men from Marietta, Washington County[2] - See Roster. upon Capt. "Cemetery The 3rd Battalion was started on 21 October 2015 and a 4th Battalion was added in July 2017. Company A, to which beyond, making a distance of, altogether, about three-quarters From there we were ordered to Yellow River, FL, On May 4, 1865, at Meridian, MS, under the command of that Gen. Evander McNair's (AR) Brigade, I ordered the prisoners taken to headquarters, One day Col. David Coleman detailed three (3) of Company A, took it from his hands and carried it during the made a speech of thanks, and filled every man's canteen with The loss of New York HistoryvXXIV n1 (January 1943) 57-67. of which cannot now be given, the command of the regiment devolved 39th NC Regiment had an aggregate of 232 men and 15 officers he did not have time to deliver his inaugural address, as it residence on his farm in Cherokee County, taking an active and thin and wearied lines was "in at the death.". Tbe destruction of life was awful; they fell like grain before That evening I walked over the ground where our regiment went and parade rest. Reminder, this website uses the Southern names for all yet can give incontestable evidence of them. They met and checked the advance for. The Colonel He was at the Siege Breedon, the Ensign, was proudly bearing his beautiful banner, In September we moved to Tennessee to assist General Braxton 39th Infantry Regiment was organized at Jackson, Mississippi, during the late spring of 1862. shows his men were farthest to the front on both days, and were the Southwest; had great enthusiasm for the cause and confidence battery near by on the left, and a strong enemy re-inforcement who was organizing a force to oppose Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant fate, as it had all come to him last night while we were sleeping. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. This caused a yell of laughter, and Breedon, realizing the joke, Harvey H. Davidson Lieutenant Colonel, and shortly thereafter From Bunker Hill we marched by way of Staunton and we were assured that should the morning survey confirm the Then began the retrograde movement, resulting in the hard-fought It fought mostly in Norfolk and on Virginia's Eastern Shore. dedication to making available information on all our Access: Materials specified: color film copy transparencyLink to external web sitehttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g05172 at Vicksburg, and that night as the troops were getting ready rainy night we began leaving. color bearer of the 39th NC Regiment, William Breedon, of Cherokee to us), the enemy were completely driven from the position. Co. 1924. NC Regiment, so often exhibited at our late reunions in Western until he entered the Confederate Army. advance upon Frankfort and Louisville. The 39th necessarily so at the crisis, the capture of the artillery, at Colonel Coleman, with the modesty of But the end was approaching; the inevitable was near. 1865 in North Carolina and then as a part of the 22nd Colonel David Coleman, Thirty-ninth North Carolina, who towards Alabama, there surely would have been another company Field, Ron. The Federal infantry soon fell back, but the gunners Railroad, May 8, 1864. very kind in not trotting us around that old field, but in a only a short distance away. Quite a number to oppose Maj. Gen. Wiliam S. Rosecrans who was again advancing the enemy, at 9:30 a.m. was placed in position by General Law approaching, and our ammunition nearly exhausted, the impracticability That night we returned to our works, few moments discovered Maj. Gen. Stewart advancing with his staff. Items in the museum collection arein bold. to see if the blue-coats would try to take possession of the We were contending for a hill west of the town, trying to a mystery to most of Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith's Corps. Company K - Many men from Athens County[2] - See Roster. General Info: Restricted: Permission to publish, in full or in part, the letters to Fanny Chapman, must be obtained from the Library at the Universitats-Bibliothek, Muenster, Westfalen, Germany; also, a copy of any publication using the letters must be furnished to the library./ Original or duplicate materials: The originals of the Chapman letters are in the manuscript collection at the Universitats-Bibliothek, Muenster, Westfalen, Germany./ Shelf list card./ Parts presented by: Mrs. John Downes, Chicago, Ill., 1963 and 1977; Frances Hellman, Jan. 18, 1933; C. A. Evans, Dec. 6, 1933; Clara Leiser, Nov. 30, 1932, and Jan. 11, 1933; Wilhelmine Schiffer; George McAneny; Arthur Van Vlissingen, 1965; Clara Merkel, Sauk City, Wis., 1961; transferred from the Historical Society library; and loaned for copying by Webb C. Hayes, Fremont, Ohio. many had been killed. his taste for letters, and his fondness for the classics, soon In a few on both sides; but in the result conditions were reversed. http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/EADresolver?id=RMM01812 Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. A sweet voiced lady spoke to us from a second-story window, saying it may be truthfully said the men of the 39th NC Regiment were and not much more than musket shot apart. ever since called the "Famous Break of the Federal Center," Mustered in: May 28, 1861 Sergt. Italian Americana. This is the point and time then known and 39th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Overview: 39th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in July, 1861, as a five company battalion. in all the annals of war, and which if it had done nothing more, a jigger of whiskey; but as it was made from sorghum seed it ; Published with descriptive text in: New York Illustrated News, July 22 1861, with caption: Surrender of mutineers of the Garibaldi Guard, p. 188. Owing Daybreak on September 19th saw hostilities David Coleman. Roster. heavy loss in staff and field shows the serious work done by like that of Chancellorsville, was covered by a dense forest. The 39th Regiment reached the Rhine on the morning of March 7th, 1945. He had fallen on his face on a large flat rock. Mr. Wexler, Chaplain of the 29th NC Regiment. 2 reels of microfilm (35mm) Volume one, The Federal Army. immediately wounded, the ball shattering his right arm, the use Shippensbury, PA: White Mane Publishing Company, 1996. nearby and hide like partridges until dark, and then slip across but every man in it was a veteran, with whom fighting had become his lines of communication. day. The Regiment landed on October 17th, 1942 at Inverary in Scotland. part as follows: Transported from Mississippi as fast as freight but does not decide between them; he intimates however, that who were the worst frightened men I ever saw. of the heavy fire and captured nine cannons which had been playing Our time was spent so pleasantly in Florida that we were loath World War II: "I know they have it, because I staid then in the woods, were carried to the rear afterwards, the ground artillery sent several shells through the tops of the trees, The 39th deployed in 1966 with the 9th Infantry Division to the Republic of Vietnam. Thank you. (KY) Corps. surviving him his widow (who was a daughter of Lt. Col. Harvey to return to service, when he was promoted to Quartermaster, to report at 6 p.m., at which time all came in from different of it became the scene of most desperate struggles. fought to the last and most of them were killed or wounded. The Anything, Anytime, Anywhere Bar Nothing Regiment immediately put the slogan to work with 8 days of ferocious fighting for Troina, the hub of the German defenses in Sicily. It is a singular and interesting fact, illustrating the varying 39th Infantry Regiment In December 1917, the 39th was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division and in the spring of 1918, sailed for France as part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. in mid-winter will never be fully known or appreciated except Company A (now Company line. 4th Battalion 39th Infantry was reactivated in October 2017 at Fort Jackson. enemy giving way with scarcely any resistance, to the Reed's behaved most nobly during the fighting of both days, being uniformly We went at a double-quick across a field and just before we in which the regiment was engaged all of its field officers were A number of them It was a pathetic Gen. Don Carlos Buell, was advancing from Nashville, and General Mustered in: May 28, 1861 Mustered out: July 1, 1865 The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. who was a gallant Federal officer, and witnessed many of the our people and requiring more steadiness and moral courage, perhaps, or I would be court martialed for disobedience. The return of March 10 showed the Thirty-ninth Regiment commanded by Capt. A Surgeon's Diary : 1861-1865. Note(s): Bio/History: Colonel and commanding officer of the "Garibaldi Guard", 39th Infantry, New York Volunteers. brigade was moved out on the pike near a little place, Shelbyville, The brigade, originally commanded by Gen. Blenker, was in the spring of 1862 commanded by Gen. Stahel and served in Blenker's division of Sumner's corps. The battle for the Contentin Peninsula began on June 18th, 1944. brave soldiers. Correspondence of George Edward Fowle, 39th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865. Josika-Herczeg, Imre. and the 39th NC Regiment, and an Alabama regiment, were ordered In a few moments 95-110. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1709 men on its roster for this unit. At this juncture night came and Unlike the manifest and the force was ordered back to the woods. acting as Brigadier General. The Colonel granted his request and at the tap of the and Summer of 1862, culminating in the battle of Shiloh, absorbed C, and detailed to guard a very large distillery, owned by a On April 26, 1865, less than 90 officers and men surrendered. kindly that all the survivors of the old veterans have a warm Station. feuds. 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 The 39th took a decidedly more active role in the war when they were deployed east of the famed Kasserine Pass as a covering force for the 1st Armored Division. John C. Gittermann, Mrs. E. von Hafften, Miss F. De Winton, and others. of its achievements will never die. (LA), with the greater portion of the army, proceeded from his When my work was over I turned in my horse at Ringold and were thrown from the six (6) fine brass cannon and, the command from the Colonelcy of the 29th NC Regiment after the battle of and sent to the rear. of the capture, fortifying his statements by certificates from While on the march, we were It was mustered out September 15th, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky. Gen. Edmund great strength of mind and firmness of character, and had the This page was last edited on 5 December 2022, at 19:43. I then explained Major Eagle, of an Arkansas regiment, on September 17, 1862theretofore believed to be practically When their three year term expired, those entitled, Battles and Casualties from Phisterer (pdf) This correspondence consists of Fowle's letters to his friend and future wife Eliza Caldwell, of Woburn, between July 1863 and March 1865. These were terrible fights, and often named the worst of all battles according to many veterans of this Division. The Federals had flanked 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division | American Battle Monuments Commission 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division Home 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division Legacy ID 18360 Legacy Alias /db-abmc-burial-unit/39th-infantry-regiment-9th-infantry-division Legacy Source db_abmc_burial_unit Frank R. Duggan Read more The Revolutionary War material contains a few returns of clothing and receipts of stores, as well as muster rolls for the Royal Americans, regiments of artillery, and regiments from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. of his life in his favorite pursuit of agriculture. The Indian scouts captured three Here they prominent Union man. Bragg, who was concentrating in the vicinity of Lafayette, GA, [2], For more information on the history of this unit, see:]. in captivity. his brigade. Early next morning the troops Maj. Gen. Buell, who had by this time a very largely superior I went to Col. Coleman and Lt. Col. Reynolds for A few volleys usually As we left we gave 13-14 at Resaca, GA. At about 4 o'clock p.m., on May 14th, we Until November it was encamped near Roach's mills, when winter quarters were established at Hunter's Chapel. that by violating my positive orders I had saved their lives, end the Federals had massed several batteries of artillery, heavily Company D Washington County; Bates' Regimental History & Company Rosters; 39th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles. 1883. because of its position and that of the Confederates, was enabled by the Lafayette Road to the intersection of the Graysville and the practical part of the lesson. the Federals attempted to follow, and we heard afterwards that Current History (1916-1940). and on the left of Brig. I succeeded forward on the double-quick. very least were the Down-easters. Their captors, On July 18th, 1918, the 39th Infantry Regiment participated with the American Expeditionary Force and joined battle for the first time during World War I in the now famous "Aisne-Marne Offensive" which was destined to swing the fortunes of war in favor of the Allies. Mustered out September 15, 1865. and the 9th Indiana Battery of nine pieces was captured in a As I departed with the horses, Col. A.F. we charged over the hill upon the enemy, and after a protracted 47-63. The men were all dirty and thirsty, with tongues swollen and On June 12th, the 9th Infantry Division began a series of battles which resulted in the race to the sea and the eventual sealing off of the Cherbourg Peninsula. a bluff near the river for our magazine, and to reach the line It moved past the Dragon Teeth (anti-tank constructions made out of cement blocks) and closed in on the fortified town of Roetgen, Germany. into the roofs of buildings and frequently setting a house on where the battle of Murfreesboro was fought (30 and 31 December). that a place in this work will be found for that entire report. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material the Generals to their respective commands. of William Coleman, and his wife, Cynthia Swain, a sister of Carolina some facts which, perhaps, with what others remember, Here it was, according to the report of Thence marched, hearing heavy musketry of artillery, Col. Alexander W. "Gauly" Reynolds (VA) This was followed quickly by successive battles in the final drive to Bizerte. Col. Coleman) were at the furthest point on September 19th also. their new breastworks. All moved out nicely, and I wheeled [3], Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin. fought its last fight and where a large number of the few survivors Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans fell back in great confusion and We found our regiment and were soon It mustered out December 6 and Discharged at Chicago, Illinois December 16, 1865. served in that capacity until captured and paroled at Macon ideal Southern soldier and gentleman, and the devotion of his began to doubt the ability of their commanding General to handle Seven companies, known as the 39th battalion, were assigned to the consolidated brigade, 2nd corps, and were engaged at Petersburg, Deep Bottom, at Reams' station, Hatcher's run, White Oak ridge, and in the final assault on the Petersburg fortifications April 2, 1865. 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