Forrest's 12th Calvary

[ALAN107]

Seeking information on my gggfather Capt. James H. Hazlewood and his brother John R. Hazlewood. They both served with Forrest in the 12th. Found them listed in the roster of the 12th in the book "Coming Like Hell". Any information about my relatives would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Hussar Yeomanry]

Welcome from the UK and from The First Bull Run/ Manassas Forum

Could you give us some information as to which 12th Cavalry you speak of? I guess you mean the 12th Tennessee Cavalry but Forrest had men from many States. That will save our researchers significant time.

 

[UCVRelics]

Here is James Fold3 records but there is no John R just an R T

 

[UCVRelics]

Welcome from the UK and from The First Bull Run/ Manassas Forum

Could you give us some information as to which 12th Cavalry you speak of? I guess you mean the 12th Tennessee Cavalry but Forrest had men from many States. That will save our researchers significant time.

Its was Greens 12th Tennessee Partisan Rangers. But the brother John R is not listed in any Tennessee unit.

 

[ALAN107]

Welcome from the UK and from The First Bull Run/ Manassas Forum

Could you give us some information as to which 12th Cavalry you speak of? I guess you mean the 12th Tennessee Cavalry but Forrest had men from many States. That will save our researchers significant time.

James H. was assigned to Co. D 12th Tn. calvary>

 

[ALAN107]

Its was Greens 12th Tennessee Partisan Rangers. But the brother John R is not listed in any Tennessee unit.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Ole Miss]

Welcome from the Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing Forum and North Mississippi! Forrest was very active at Shiloh while leading his merry band of men.
Regards
David

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Welcome and good luck with your search!

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Hello @ALAN107.
Welcome to CWT !

They both served with Forrest

I invite you to visit the Forrest forum.

https://civilwartalk.com/forums/nathan-b-forrest.176/

 

[ALAN107]

Located two more relatives on my gggmothers side that fought in Co.H 7th Tn. Calvary C.S.A.. Their names are W. Gleason Barger b. 1840 d. 1906 and J. W. Barger. They are both buried at Gardner Cemetary in Gardner Tn.

 

[Big Sarge]

Located two more relatives on my gggmothers side that fought in Co.H 7th Tn. Calvary C.S.A.. Their names are W. Gleason Barger b. 1840 d. 1906 and J. W. Barger. They are both buried at Gardner Cemetary in Gardner Tn.

Here's the service record for J W Barger in the 7th Tenn Cav.

 

[Big Sarge]

This is the service record for Cpl William G Barger of the 7th Tenn Cav. Looks like he was absent without leave for about 16 months and had his pay stopped, but he returned to duty and served till the surrender.

 

[ALAN107]

Here's the service record for J W Barger in the 7th Tenn Cav.

Thank you for the info.

 

[ALAN107]

This is the service record for Cpl William G Barger of the 7th Tenn Cav. Looks like he was absent without leave for about 16 months and had his pay stopped, but he returned to duty and served till the surrender.

I had read somewhere that one of the Barger brothers had signed the oath of allegiance and the other one gave them the middle finger. Must have been J.W. Also read that they fought in Union City, Tn. and moved through Dresden Tn. and back to Ms. These areas are within a 10 mile radius of where I live. Thanks again for your help.

 

[Big Sarge]

I had read somewhere that one of the Barger brothers had signed the oath of allegiance and the other one gave them the middle finger. Must have been J.W. Also read that they fought in Union City, Tn. and moved through Dresden Tn. and back to Ms. These areas are within a 10 mile radius of where I live. Thanks again for your help.

No prob. I do a good bit of research on Forrest's cav. Here's a list of the 7th Tenn's activities:

Belmont, November 7, 1861
Medon – August 31, 1861
Britton's Lane - September 1, 1861
Battle of Corinth, October 3-4, 1881
Attack on Colonel Pickett's 21st Infantry Regiment and a regiment of cavalry commanded by Colonel Jackson at Union City, Tennessee - March 31, 1862
Confronted the Federals in Mississippi
Moved with Forrest to West Tennessee
Destroyed Federal stores at Paducah, Kentucky, April 1, 1862
Evacuation of Fort Pillow by forces under General Villepigue June 3-5, 1862
LaFayette Station, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad - June 25, 1862.
Grenada, Mississippi - August 17, 1862.
Okolona, Mississippi - February 24, 1863
In March, the regiment accompanied General Forrest in his raid into West Kentucky, and on March 24 captured at Union City, Tennessee the 7th Tennessee Cavalry, U.S.A.,
Used for diversionary purposes around Brownsville, Tennessee
Battle of Brice's Crossroads
Battle of Harrisburg.
Raid into Middle Tennessee - Sept. 24 – Oct. 6
Capture of Athens, Alabama
Battle of Franklin
Rearguard for Hood's Army December 18-28, 1864
West Point, Mississippi
Tuscaloosa, Alabama - March 31, 1865
Scottsville, Alabama – April 1, 1865
Surrender of Forrest's forces at Gainesville, Alabama, May 12, 1865,

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

No prob. I do a good bit of research on Forrest's cav. Here's a list of the 7th Tenn's activities:

Belmont, November 7, 1861
Medon – August 31, 1861
Britton's Lane - September 1, 1861
Battle of Corinth, October 3-4, 1881
Attack on Colonel Pickett's 21st Infantry Regiment and a regiment of cavalry commanded by Colonel Jackson at Union City, Tennessee - March 31, 1862
Confronted the Federals in Mississippi
Moved with Forrest to West Tennessee
Destroyed Federal stores at Paducah, Kentucky, April 1, 1862
Evacuation of Fort Pillow by forces under General Villepigue June 3-5, 1862
LaFayette Station, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad - June 25, 1862.
Grenada, Mississippi - August 17, 1862.
Okolona, Mississippi - February 24, 1863
In March, the regiment accompanied General Forrest in his raid into West Kentucky, and on March 24 captured at Union City, Tennessee the 7th Tennessee Cavalry, U.S.A.,
Used for diversionary purposes around Brownsville, Tennessee
Battle of Brice's Crossroads
Battle of Harrisburg.
Raid into Middle Tennessee - Sept. 24 – Oct. 6
Capture of Athens, Alabama
Battle of Franklin
Rearguard for Hood's Army December 18-28, 1864
West Point, Mississippi
Tuscaloosa, Alabama - March 31, 1865
Scottsville, Alabama – April 1, 1865
Surrender of Forrest's forces at Gainesville, Alabama, May 12, 1865,

Great info/research Big Sarge !

 

[Big Sarge]

I messed up in post #15. I was copying data from more than one unit/source and I transposed data. I'm sorry for any confusion this might have caused. This is a corrected version - the first dates seem out of sequence but it is due to the separate companies that were combined with the battalion later in 1862.

7th Tennessee Cavalry (Duckworth's)

Belmont, November 7, 1861
Medon – August 31, 1861
Britton's Lane - September 1, 1861
Attack on Colonel Pickett's 21st Infantry Regiment and a regiment of cavalry commanded by Colonel Jackson at Union City, Tennessee - March 31, 1862
Confronted the Federals in Mississippi
Moved with Forrest to West Tennessee
Destroyed Federal stores at Paducah, Kentucky, April 1, 1862
Evacuation of Fort Pillow by forces under General Villepigue June 3-5, 1862
LaFayette Station, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad - June 25, 1862.
Battle of Coffeeville - Dec 5, 1862
Battle of Corinth, October 3-4, 1862
Grenada, Mississippi - August 17, 1863
Okolona, Mississippi - February 22, 1864
In March accompanied General Forrest in his raid into West Kentucky, and on March 24 captured at Union City, TN the 7th Tennessee Cavalry, U.S.
Used for diversionary purposes around Brownsville, Tennessee
Battle of Brice's Crossroads Jun 10, 1864
Battle of Harrisburg Jul 14-15, 1864
Raid into Middle Tennessee - Sept. 24 – Oct. 6, 1864
Capture of Athens, Alabama
Battle of Franklin Nov 30, 1864
Rearguard for Hood's Army December 18-28, 1864
West Point, Mississippi Assigned Mar 1, 1865
Tuscaloosa, Alabama - March 31, 1865
Scottsville, Alabama – April 1, 1865
Surrender of Forrest's forces at Gainesville, Alabama, May 12, 1865.

Note: This was originally known as the 1st Tenn Cav Reg't, formed April 1, 1862, by addition of unattached companies to 6th (Logwood's) Battalion; reorganized June of 1862 with two additional companies.

 

[Zella]

Looks like you got some great information, Alan! Welcome to the Ancestry forum. I second the suggestion about visiting the Forrest forum--you'll find a lot of good info about Forrest and his forces over there.

 

[DixieRifles]

Seeking information on my gggfather Capt. James H. Hazlewood and his brother John R. Hazlewood. They both served with Forrest in the 12th. Found them listed in the roster of the 12th in the book "Coming Like Hell". Any information about my relatives would be greatly appreciated.

I have that book. It is about the 12th Tennessee Cavalry---CSA, of course.
James Hazlewood was a Captain of Company D. Here is a card that summarizes the officers of that company.

The "C" stands for Captain and the numbers are for 1st & 2nd Lieutenants. I think the column represent a change in the organization as officers were replaced, etc. It looks like Hazlewood was not the Captain of the company at some point in time. Maybe he was promoted to a staff officer.

I don't see his brother, John Hazlewood, listed in the NARA service records.

Can you clarify what type of information you are looking for. The book has a good history of that regiment. Too bad it doesn't have an Index so you could see if it mentions Captain Hazlewood in the text.