Caruthers Company, Tennessee Heavy Artillery

Historical Notes:
This battery was organized for State service May 15, 1861, and mustered into Confederate service August 12, 1861. The place of organization is not known, as there is no muster roll on file, and the only records are from prisoner of war and parole records.

This unit was attached to Col. A. Jackson, Jr.'s and Lt. Col. R. Sterling's 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery, of Col. Edward Higgins' River Defense Batteries, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg, and commanded by Capt. J. B. Caruthers.

This roster represents the company at Vicksburg. Some of the men may later appear in the Tennessee 1st Heavy Artillery for the Atlanta Campaign and later. Officers:
Capt. J. B. Caruthers Assignments:
Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg Battles:
Vicksburg Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 55 men.

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.