47th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Historical Notes:
The Tennessee 47th Infantry Regiment was organized December 16, 1861; reorganized May 8, 1862; consolidated with the 12th Infantry Regiment October, 1862; formed part of Company “D”, 2nd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. It was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 2, 1865. Officers:
Brown, Blackburn H. - Colonel
Caldwell, Alexander W. - Colonel
Williams, Christopher H. - Colonel
Frierson, William - Lieut. Colonel
Allen, Alexander, C. - Major
Love, Samuel T. - Major
Taylor, John M. – Major
Assignments:
B.R. Johnson's, P.Smith's, Vaughan's, and Palmer's Brigade
Russell's Brigade, of Brigadier General Gideon J. Pillow's Division
Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnson's Brigade,
General Thomas C. Hindman's Division of Longstreet's Corps (This is probably not right. Further research is needed on this unit's assignment after Chickamauga.)
Battles:
Shiloh
Richmond
Murphreesboro
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
The Atlanta Campaign
Nashville
Franklin
The Carolina’s Campaign
Bentonville
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1325 men.

Company A enlisted at Troy, Obion County, James White was elected captain.

Company B enlisted at Donaldson's, near Gibson Wells, Gibson County. It consisted of men from Dyer and Gibson County and had William Gay as its captain.

Company C enlisted at Dyersburg, Dyer County, Vincent G. Wynne was captain.( later lieutenant colonel)

Company D also enlisted at Dyersburg with William M. Watkins captain (later colonel)

Company E enlisted at Dyersburg with George Miller as captain.

Company F enlisted at Humboldt, Gibson County, Jesse Booth was elected captain.

Company G enlisted at Trenton with Thomas Carthel, captain.

Company H enlisted in Kenton, on the Obion, Gibson County line. B. E. Holmes was captain.

Company I was from Troy, W.S. Moore was captain.

Company K enlisted at Yorkville, Gibson County and Green Holmes was captain.
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