General's

5th Tennessee Regiment

CONFEDERATE and UNION Generals interacting with the 5th Tennessee Infantry

Name: POLK, Leonidas
Born: April 10 1806, Raleigh NC
Died: June 14 1864, Pine Mountain GA
Pre-War Profession: West Point 1827, resigned 1827, minister, bishop.
War Service: June 1861 Maj. Gen., commanded Dept No. 2 (Red River to Kentucky), replaced by A S Johnston, Belmont, commanded a corps at Shiloh, Perryville, October 1862 Lt. Gen., Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, argued with Bragg, transferred to command the Dept of Alabama Mississippi and East Louisiana, commanded Polk's Corps in Atlanta campaign, killed by artillery fire while observing Union positions at Pine Mountain.
Notes: A favourite of President Davis.
Further reading: Parks, Joseph H General Leonidas Polk C.S.A. : the fighting bishop Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press 1992.

Name: BEAUREGARD, Pierre Gustave Toutant
Born: May 28 1818, St Bernard Parish LA
Died: February 20 1893, New Orleans LA
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1838, Mexican War, Supt. of West Point (briefly) 1861, resigned February 1861
War Service: March 1861 Brig. Gen. in Confederate Provisional Army, Fort Sumter, First Manassas, July 1861 General, Shiloh - commanded Army of Tennessee after A S Johnston killed, Corinth, superseded by Bragg while on sick leave, defence of South Carolina and Georgia, commanded defences south of Richmond, second in command to Johnston in Carolinas campaign.
Post War Career: Railroad president, lottery supervisor, politician.
Notes: Refused post-war offers to command foreign armies.
Further reading: Roman, Alfred The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 New York, Harper & brothers 1884, Williams, T. Harry P.G.T. Beauregard : Napoleon in gray New York : Collier 1962

Name: STEWART, Alexander Peter "Old Straight"
Born: October 2 1821, Rogersville TN
Died: August 30 1908, Biloxi MS
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1842, resigned 1845, teacher.
War Service: War Service 1861 Maj. in the Artillery Corps of Tennessee, Belmont, November 1861 Brig. Gen., commanded 2nd Bde/1st Divn/Polk's Corps at Shiloh, Corinth, Murfreesboro, June 1863 Maj. Gen., commanded Stewart's Divn/Buckner's Corps at Chickamauga , Missionary Ridge, Atlanta campaign, June 1864 Lt. Gen., commanded Polk's Corps, Ezra Church (w).
Post War Career: College professor, businessman, chancellor of the University of Mississippi.

Name: BRAGG, Braxton
Born: March 22 1817, Warrenton NC
Died: September 27 1876, Galveston TX
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1837, Seminole War, Mexican War, Lt. Col., resigned 1856, planter.
War Service: March 1861 Brig. Gen. of Confederate Provisional Army, Pensacola-Mobile coast, September 1861 Maj. Gen., commanded II Corps at Shiloh, Corinth, April 1862 General, commanded the Army of Tennessee, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, resigned his command, chief of staff to President Davis, commanded a division of the Army of Tennessee in Carolinas campaign, Bentonville.
Post War Career: Engineer
Notes: A friend of President Davis.
Further reading: McWhiney, Grady Braxton Bragg and Confederate defeat Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press 1991 Seitz, Don Carlos Braxton Bragg, general of the Confederacy Freeport NY, Books for Libraries Press 1971

Name: JOHNSTON, Albert Sidney
Born: February 2 1803, Washington, KY
Died: April 6 1862, Pittsburg Landing, TN
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1826, Black Hawk war, Mexican War, fought for Texas independence, Col. of US 2nd Cavalry, Utah expedition, commanded Dept of the Pacific, resigned April 1861.
War Service: August 1861 full General in command of Confederate Dept No 2, had insufficient troops to hold a very large area, concentrated his army at Corinth, Shiloh (mw).
Notes: A close friend of President Davis. It's thought that as a result of an old injury, he had loss of feeling in his leg and this contributed to his bleeding to death at Shiloh.
Further reading: Johnston, William Preston The life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States New York, D. Appleton 1879, Roland, Charles Pierce Albert Sidney Johnston, soldier of three republics Austin, University of Texas Press 1964

Name: MCCOWN, John Porter
Born: August 19 1815, Sevierville TN
Died: January 22 1879, Little Rock AR
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1840, artillery service, Mexican War, resigned May 1861.
War Service: May 1861 Lt. Col., Col. in command of artillery corps in the Provisional army of Tennessee, October 1861 Brig. Gen., Belmont, New Madrid, Fort Pillow, March 1862 Maj. Gen. in command of the Army of the West, commanded Dept of East Tennessee, commanded McCown's Divn/Hardee's Corps at Murfreesboro, court martialled for disobedience, relieved of rank and pay for 6 months, quarreled with Bragg and President Davis, saw little service after that.
Post War Career: Teacher, farmer.

Name: GRANT, Ulysses Simpson (Hiram Ulysses)
Born: April 27 1822, Point Pleasant OH
Died: July 23 1885, Mount McGregor NY
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1843, Mexican war, garrison duty, resigned 1854, firewood pedlar, store clerk.
War Service: 1861 commanded a camp of instruction, June 1861 Col. of 21st Illinois, May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Belmont, Fts Henry and Donelson, February 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Army of the Tennessee, Shiloh, Vicksburg campaign, July 1863 promoted Maj. Gen. in Regular Army, Chattanooga campaign, March 1864 Lt. Gen. and general-in-chief, Overland campaign.
Post War Career: Army service, US president, businessman, writer.
Notes: He was the general that Lincoln had been looking for.
Further reading: Anderson, Nancy Scott The generals : Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee New York, Wings Books, 1994 Badeau, Adam Military history of Ulysses S. Grant, from April, 1861 to April, 1865 New York, 1868-1881 Dana, Charles A The life of Ulysses S. Grant : general of the armies of the United States Springfield MA, Gurdon Bill & Co., 1868 Grant, Ulysses S Personal memoirs of U.S. Grant Blue Ridge Summit PA, Tab Books, 1991 Lewis, Lloyd Captain Sam Grant Boston, Little, Brown, 1950

Name: SHERMAN, William Tecumseh "Cump"
Born: February 8 1820, Lancaster OH
Died: February 14 1891, New York NY
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1840, artillery duty, travelled widely in the South, Mexican war, served in Pacific Division, resigned US Army 1853, banker, lawyer, realtor, superintendent of a Louisiana military academy.
War Service: May 1861 Col. of 13th US Infantry, commanded a brigade at First Bull Run, May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, served in Kentucky but was relieved because of instability, commanded Dist of Cairo, commanded 5th Divn/Army of the Tennessee at Shiloh (w), May 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, Chickasaw Bluffs, Arkansas Post, commanded XV Corps in Vicksburg campaign, July 1863 promoted Brig. Gen. Regular Army, Missionary Ridge, commanded Divn of the Mississippi, Red River campaign, Meridien campaign, Atlanta campaign, August 1864 promoted Maj. Gen. in Regular Army, March to the Sea, Carolinas campaign.
Post War Career: Army service, commanded the Division of the Mississippi, Indian campaigns, general-in-chief after Grant's election to the presidency, retired 1883, author.
Notes: A fierce commander, hated in the South but had a vision of modern war.
Further reading: Fellman, Michael Citizen Sherman : a life of William Tecumseh Sherman New York, Random House, 1995 Johnson, Willis Fletcher Life of Wm. Techumseh Sherman, late retired general, U.S.A. : a graphic history of his career in war and peace Philadelphia, Hubbard Bros., 1891, Lewis, Lloyd Sherman : fighting prophet Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 1993, Marszalek, John F Sherman : a soldier's passion for order New York, Vintage Civil War Library, 1994, Sherman, William T Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman New York, Library of America, 1990

Name: HALLECK, Henry Wager
Born: January 16 1815, Westernville NY
Died: January 9 1872, Louisville KY
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1839, instructor at West Point, author, Mexican war, secretary of state of California, lawyer.
War Service: Maj. Gen. in Regular Army (August 1861), relieved Fremont as commander of the Dept of the Missouri, expanded to the Dept of the Mississippi, advance on Corinth, 1862 General in chief, became chief of staff when Grant became General in chief.
Post War Career: Army service, commanded Depts of the Pacific and the South.
Notes: An effective administrator but a poor field commander.
Further reading: Ambrose, Stephen E Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of Staff Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1962

Name: MCCLERNAND, John Alexander
Born: May 30 1812, nr Hardinsburg KY
Died: September 20 1890, Springfield IL
Pre-War Profession: Black Hawk war, lawyer, politician, US congressman.
War Service: May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Belmont, commanded 1st Divn at Fts Henry and Donelson, March 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Divn/Dist of West Tennessee at Shiloh, Vicksburg campaign, Arkansas Post, commanded XIII Corps at Vicksburg, removed from command by Grant, commanded XII Corps in Red River campaign, resigned November 1864.
Post War Career: Politician

**CONFEDERATE and UNION Generals interacting with the 5th Tennessee Infantry**
Name: POLK, Leonidas Born: April 10 1806, Raleigh NC Died: June 14 1864, Pine Mountain GA Pre-War Profession: West Point 1827, resigned 1827, minister, bishop. War Service: June 1861 Maj. Gen., commanded Dept No. 2 (Red River to Kentucky), replaced by A S Johnston, Belmont, commanded a corps at Shiloh, Perryville, October 1862 Lt. Gen., Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, argued with Bragg, transferred to command the Dept of Alabama Mississippi and East Louisiana, commanded Polk's Corps in Atlanta campaign, killed by artillery fire while observing Union positions at Pine Mountain. Notes: A favourite of President Davis. Further reading: Parks, Joseph H General Leonidas Polk C.S.A. : the fighting bishop Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press 1992.

Name: BEAUREGARD, Pierre Gustave Toutant Born: May 28 1818, St Bernard Parish LA Died: February 20 1893, New Orleans LA Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1838, Mexican War, Supt. of West Point (briefly) 1861, resigned February 1861 War Service: March 1861 Brig. Gen. in Confederate Provisional Army, Fort Sumter, First Manassas, July 1861 General, Shiloh - commanded Army of Tennessee after A S Johnston killed, Corinth, superseded by Bragg while on sick leave, defence of South Carolina and Georgia, commanded defences south of Richmond, second in command to Johnston in Carolinas campaign. Post War Career: Railroad president, lottery supervisor, politician. Notes: Refused post-war offers to command foreign armies. Further reading: Roman, Alfred The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 New York, Harper & brothers 1884, Williams, T. Harry P.G.T. Beauregard : Napoleon in gray New York : Collier 1962

Name: STEWART, Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Born: October 2 1821, Rogersville TN Died: August 30 1908, Biloxi MS Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1842, resigned 1845, teacher. War Service: War Service 1861 Maj. in the Artillery Corps of Tennessee, Belmont, November 1861 Brig. Gen., commanded 2nd Bde/1st Divn/Polk's Corps at Shiloh, Corinth, Murfreesboro, June 1863 Maj. Gen., commanded Stewart's Divn/Buckner's Corps at Chickamauga , Missionary Ridge, Atlanta campaign, June 1864 Lt. Gen., commanded Polk's Corps, Ezra Church (w). Post War Career: College professor, businessman, chancellor of the University of Mississippi.

Name: BRAGG, Braxton Born: March 22 1817, Warrenton NC Died: September 27 1876, Galveston TX Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1837, Seminole War, Mexican War, Lt. Col., resigned 1856, planter. War Service: March 1861 Brig. Gen. of Confederate Provisional Army, Pensacola-Mobile coast, September 1861 Maj. Gen., commanded II Corps at Shiloh, Corinth, April 1862 General, commanded the Army of Tennessee, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, resigned his command, chief of staff to President Davis, commanded a division of the Army of Tennessee in Carolinas campaign, Bentonville. Post War Career: Engineer Notes: A friend of President Davis. Further reading: McWhiney, Grady Braxton Bragg and Confederate defeat Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press 1991 Seitz, Don Carlos Braxton Bragg, general of the Confederacy Freeport NY, Books for Libraries Press 1971

Name: JOHNSTON, Albert Sidney Born: February 2 1803, Washington, KY Died: April 6 1862, Pittsburg Landing, TN Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1826, Black Hawk war, Mexican War, fought for Texas independence, Col. of US 2nd Cavalry, Utah expedition, commanded Dept of the Pacific, resigned April 1861. War Service: August 1861 full General in command of Confederate Dept No 2, had insufficient troops to hold a very large area, concentrated his army at Corinth, Shiloh (mw). Notes: A close friend of President Davis. It's thought that as a result of an old injury, he had loss of feeling in his leg and this contributed to his bleeding to death at Shiloh. Further reading: Johnston, William Preston The life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States New York, D. Appleton 1879, Roland, Charles Pierce Albert Sidney Johnston, soldier of three republics Austin, University of Texas Press 1964

Name: MCCOWN, John Porter Born: August 19 1815, Sevierville TN Died: January 22 1879, Little Rock AR Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1840, artillery service, Mexican War, resigned May 1861. War Service: May 1861 Lt. Col., Col. in command of artillery corps in the Provisional army of Tennessee, October 1861 Brig. Gen., Belmont, New Madrid, Fort Pillow, March 1862 Maj. Gen. in command of the Army of the West, commanded Dept of East Tennessee, commanded McCown's Divn/Hardee's Corps at Murfreesboro, court martialled for disobedience, relieved of rank and pay for 6 months, quarreled with Bragg and President Davis, saw little service after that. Post War Career: Teacher, farmer.

Name: GRANT, Ulysses Simpson (Hiram Ulysses) Born: April 27 1822, Point Pleasant OH Died: July 23 1885, Mount McGregor NY Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1843, Mexican war, garrison duty, resigned 1854, firewood pedlar, store clerk. War Service: 1861 commanded a camp of instruction, June 1861 Col. of 21st Illinois, May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Belmont, Fts Henry and Donelson, February 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Army of the Tennessee, Shiloh, Vicksburg campaign, July 1863 promoted Maj. Gen. in Regular Army, Chattanooga campaign, March 1864 Lt. Gen. and general-in-chief, Overland campaign. Post War Career: Army service, US president, businessman, writer. Notes: He was the general that Lincoln had been looking for. Further reading: Anderson, Nancy Scott The generals : Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee New York, Wings Books, 1994 Badeau, Adam Military history of Ulysses S. Grant, from April, 1861 to April, 1865 New York, 1868-1881 Dana, Charles A The life of Ulysses S. Grant : general of the armies of the United States Springfield MA, Gurdon Bill & Co., 1868 Grant, Ulysses S Personal memoirs of U.S. Grant Blue Ridge Summit PA, Tab Books, 1991 Lewis, Lloyd Captain Sam Grant Boston, Little, Brown, 1950

Name: SHERMAN, William Tecumseh "Cump" Born: February 8 1820, Lancaster OH Died: February 14 1891, New York NY Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1840, artillery duty, travelled widely in the South, Mexican war, served in Pacific Division, resigned US Army 1853, banker, lawyer, realtor, superintendent of a Louisiana military academy. War Service: May 1861 Col. of 13th US Infantry, commanded a brigade at First Bull Run, May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, served in Kentucky but was relieved because of instability, commanded Dist of Cairo, commanded 5th Divn/Army of the Tennessee at Shiloh (w), May 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, Chickasaw Bluffs, Arkansas Post, commanded XV Corps in Vicksburg campaign, July 1863 promoted Brig. Gen. Regular Army, Missionary Ridge, commanded Divn of the Mississippi, Red River campaign, Meridien campaign, Atlanta campaign, August 1864 promoted Maj. Gen. in Regular Army, March to the Sea, Carolinas campaign. Post War Career: Army service, commanded the Division of the Mississippi, Indian campaigns, general-in-chief after Grant's election to the presidency, retired 1883, author. Notes: A fierce commander, hated in the South but had a vision of modern war. Further reading: Fellman, Michael Citizen Sherman : a life of William Tecumseh Sherman New York, Random House, 1995 Johnson, Willis Fletcher Life of Wm. Techumseh Sherman, late retired general, U.S.A. : a graphic history of his career in war and peace Philadelphia, Hubbard Bros., 1891, Lewis, Lloyd Sherman : fighting prophet Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 1993, Marszalek, John F Sherman : a soldier's passion for order New York, Vintage Civil War Library, 1994, Sherman, William T Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman New York, Library of America, 1990

Name: HALLECK, Henry Wager Born: January 16 1815, Westernville NY Died: January 9 1872, Louisville KY Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1839, instructor at West Point, author, Mexican war, secretary of state of California, lawyer. War Service: Maj. Gen. in Regular Army (August 1861), relieved Fremont as commander of the Dept of the Missouri, expanded to the Dept of the Mississippi, advance on Corinth, 1862 General in chief, became chief of staff when Grant became General in chief. Post War Career: Army service, commanded Depts of the Pacific and the South. Notes: An effective administrator but a poor field commander. Further reading: Ambrose, Stephen E Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of Staff Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1962

Name: MCCLERNAND, John Alexander Born: May 30 1812, nr Hardinsburg KY Died: September 20 1890, Springfield IL Pre-War Profession: Black Hawk war, lawyer, politician, US congressman. War Service: May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Belmont, commanded 1st Divn at Fts Henry and Donelson, March 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Divn/Dist of West Tennessee at Shiloh, Vicksburg campaign, Arkansas Post, commanded XIII Corps at Vicksburg, removed from command by Grant, commanded XII Corps in Red River campaign, resigned November 1864. Post War Career: Politician

Special thanks to Mr. Kerry Webb's Civil War Site at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for supplying the information on the following Union and Confederate Generals and to Mr. Joe Grau for the photograph's.