45th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Historical Notes:
The Tennessee 45th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee, in December, 1861. The men were raised in the counties of Williamson, Wilson, and Ruthernford. It participated in the Battle of Shiloh , was active at Baton Rouge , then served in the Jackson area. Later it was assigned to J.C. Brown's, Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In November, 1863, it was consolidated with the 23rd Infantry Battalion. The regiment took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta , moving with General Hood back into Tennessee, but it was not engaged at Franklin and Nashville. It ended the war in North Carolina. The unit sustained 112 casualties at Murfreesboro, lost forty-three percent of the 226 at Chickamauga , and reported 12 men disabled at Missionary Ridge. The 45th/23rd Battalion totalled 316 men and 340 arms in December, 1863. Few surrendered in April, 1865. Officers:
Colonel
A. Searcy
Lieutenant colonel
W. Hall
Major
T. W. Newman
Adjutant
W. G. Newman
Assistant Quartermaster
T. P. Johnson
Surgeon
J. S. Fletcher
Assistant Surgeon
John Murphy.
Assignments:
Statham's Brigade, Brigadier General John C. Breckinridge's Corps
Major General G. B. Crittenden's Division, Colonel W. S. Statham's Brigade
Statham's Brigade, Breckinridge's Reserve Corps
Brown's Brigade, Stewart's Division, Buckner's Corps, Left Wing (Longstreet), Army of Tennessee
Battles:
Shiloh
Baton Rouge
Vicksburg
Murfreesboro
Chickamauga
The Atlanta Campaign
Franklin
Nashville
The Carolina’s Campaign
Bentonville
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2018 men.

Joseph B. Allison, S. B. Wilson, Co. "A". Men from Williamson County.
Samuel A. Carter (to major), R. B. Hare, J. F. Coe, W. H. Vernon, Henry C. Irbey, Co. "B". Men from Wilson County.
Addison Mitchell (to colonel), Anderson Searcy (to colonel), A. M. Kirk, Richard Sanford, Co. "C". Men from Rutherford County.
Ephraim F. Lytle (to lieutenant colonel), James B. Moore (to major), Co. "D". Men from Rutherford County.
Thomas D. Peyton, A. M. Dillin, William H. Sikes, Co. "E". Men from Rutherford County.
William B. Oldham, J. H. McLaren, Brett Hardy, Co. "F". Men from Wilson County.
S. S. Preston, John F. Puckett, Co. "G". Men from Wilson County.
Andrew W. Baird, Co. "H". Men from Wilson County.
Henry H. Clayton (to surgeon), James C. Farmer, Co. "I", formerly "D". Men from Rutherford County.
Lycurgus Nelson, Levi B. White, Co. "K". Men from Rutherford County.
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Tennessee. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.