CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
18th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
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18th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee, in June, 1861,
and in July had 883 men present for duty. Its members were raised in the counties of Cannon,
Sumner, Davidson, Rutherford, Cheatham, Wilson, and Bedford. The unit moved to Bowling
Green, Kentucky, then Fort Donelson
where it was captured in February, 1862. Exchanged and
reorganized, the 18th was assigned to Pillow's, J.C. Brown's, Brown's and Reynolds'
Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. During October, 1863, the unit was
consolidated with the 26th Regiment. It participated in the campaigns of the army from
Murfreesboro
to Atlanta
and returned to Tennessee with Hood, but it was not engaged at Franklin
and Nashville. Later it was involved in the North Carolina Campaign. The regiment reported 52
casualties of the 685 at Fort Donelson, then lost thirty-one percent of the 430 at Murfreesboro
and forty-one percent of the 330 at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, the
18th/26th totalled 423
men and 290 arms and sustained many losses at Atlanta. Later the 18th was consolidated with the
3rd Volunteers and on December 21, 1864, there were 12 men fit for duty. It was included in the
surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Joseph B. Palmer, Lieutenant
Colonels William R. Butler and Albert G. Carden, and Majors Samuel W. David and William H.
Joyner.
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