- Joined
- May 18, 2005
- Location
- Spring Hill, Tennessee
SIXTEENTH TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT
Men Present on Regimental and Company Rosters at the Battle of Franklin.
On September 24, 1864 the Army of Tennessee was reorganized. This included the field consolidation of many regiments in the army. The Sixteenth Tennessee was at this time consolidated with the Eighth Tennessee and the Twenty-Eighth Tennessee regiments. The consolidation of these regiments merely meant that they would fight as one unit on the field of battle, yet they retained their own official identities. They continued to carry their own battle-flags into the fight and kept their own separate muster records and commands while in camp or on the march. However, these three regiments now fought as one—under one commander until the war’s end.
While the Sixteenth comprised three of the ten companies of the “consolidated” regiment, the Eighth and Twenty-Eighth regiments also consolidated their reduced companies to make up the remaining seven companies. In the Sixteenth Tennessee, companies A, D and E were combined and placed under command of Captain Frank M. York. Companies B, C and H were placed under command of Captain John L. Thompson, and Companies F, G, I and K were placed under the command of Captain Adrian Fisk.
Naturally, this organization called for a limited officer corps which left a large number of officers out of the reorganization. These officers were placed on a list of supernumeraries. Later, on September 29th, Special Field Order No. 120 required all supernumerary officers to be placed in a detail under command of Colonel Colms (of the 50th Tennessee) to report immediately to the Post at Macon, Georgia for further assignment.
The Field and Staff of the “consolidated” regiment was made up of members of all three regiments. It would include one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel and one major as well as the standard staff that made up the guts of any regiment. The following is the Field and Staff of the consolidated regiment.
Field and Staff of the 8th/16th/28th Consolidated:
1. Pvt. James Koger (18)
Transfers to Company:
3rd Cpl. John William White (20) – captured December 16
Company E – 20 on roster - 14 present - 9 effectives - 5 sick/detailed - 6 detached/in hospital (3 casualties: 2 KIA, 0 MW, 1 W, 0 C) (33% known casualties)
1. 2nd Lieut. Bailey Peyton Green (26) – Absent wounded in hospital
Pvt. John S. Womack (33) – deserted December 6
5th Sgt. James Etter (18) – granted leave December 21 – captured December 21
Transfers to Company:
3rd Sgt. John R. Brown (27) – killed November 30
Companies F/G/I/K Commanded by Captain Adrian Fisk:
Pvt. James C. Wilson (18) – probably killed November 30
Company G – 21 on roster - 14 present - 9 effectives - 5 sick/detailed - 7 detached/in hospital (2 casualties: 2 KIA, 0 MW, 0 W, 0 C) (22% known casualties)
Men Present on Regimental and Company Rosters at the Battle of Franklin.
On September 24, 1864 the Army of Tennessee was reorganized. This included the field consolidation of many regiments in the army. The Sixteenth Tennessee was at this time consolidated with the Eighth Tennessee and the Twenty-Eighth Tennessee regiments. The consolidation of these regiments merely meant that they would fight as one unit on the field of battle, yet they retained their own official identities. They continued to carry their own battle-flags into the fight and kept their own separate muster records and commands while in camp or on the march. However, these three regiments now fought as one—under one commander until the war’s end.
While the Sixteenth comprised three of the ten companies of the “consolidated” regiment, the Eighth and Twenty-Eighth regiments also consolidated their reduced companies to make up the remaining seven companies. In the Sixteenth Tennessee, companies A, D and E were combined and placed under command of Captain Frank M. York. Companies B, C and H were placed under command of Captain John L. Thompson, and Companies F, G, I and K were placed under the command of Captain Adrian Fisk.
Naturally, this organization called for a limited officer corps which left a large number of officers out of the reorganization. These officers were placed on a list of supernumeraries. Later, on September 29th, Special Field Order No. 120 required all supernumerary officers to be placed in a detail under command of Colonel Colms (of the 50th Tennessee) to report immediately to the Post at Macon, Georgia for further assignment.
The Field and Staff of the “consolidated” regiment was made up of members of all three regiments. It would include one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel and one major as well as the standard staff that made up the guts of any regiment. The following is the Field and Staff of the consolidated regiment.
Field and Staff of the 8th/16th/28th Consolidated:
- Col. John H. Anderson – Eighth Tennessee
- Lt. Col. Christopher C. McKinney – Eighth Tennessee
- Major Benjamin Randals – Sixteenth Tennessee – Co. I
- Adjutant Abner F. Claywell – Sixteenth Tennessee – Co. C – wounded November 30
- Sgt. Maj. Thomas B. Potter – Sixteenth Tennessee – Co. A
- Ordnance Sgt. Thomas R. Hooper – Sixteenth Tennessee – Co. A – killed November 30
- Commissary Sgt. Frank A. Thompson – Sixteenth Tennessee – Co. I
- Quartermaster
- ***. Quartermaster Capt. James B. Ritchey – Sixteenth Tennessee – Co. B
- Surgeon
- ***. Surgeon Charles K. Mauzy
- Regimental Hospital Steward
- Chief Musician, Bugler Horace McGuire (21) – Co. A – severely wounded November 30 and captured December 17 at Franklin
- Musician James C. J. Kirby – Co. E
- Musician George R. Martin – Co. E
- Color Bearer – killed or wounded
- Killed or wounded
- 2nd Sgt. Samuel Lusk – killed – Co. D
- Statistics of the ten consolidated companies (combined) of the Sixteenth Tennessee:
- 226 men were on the combined regimental roster
- 59 men were on detached duty or recovering from wounds in hospitals
- 166 men were present
- 60 men were detailed on additional duty or sick
- 107 men were considered effective for battle
- 38 casualties were recorded (15 Killed, 2 Mortally wounded, 17 Wounded and 1 Captured)
- This amounted to 36% casualties for the all companies of the regiment combined
- Of the 166 men present—only 79 men returned to northern Mississippi with the army equating to a loss of 53% on the campaign due to death, capture or desertion.
- Companies A/D/E Commanded by Captain Francis M. York:
- 80 men were on the combined company rosters
- 20 men were on detached duty or recovering from wounds in hospitals
- 60 men were present
- 21 men were detailed on additional duty or sick
- 39 men were considered effective for battle
- 20 casualties were recorded (8 Killed in action, 1 Mortally wounded, 10 Wounded and 1 Captured)
- This amounted to 51% casualties for Captain York’s consolidated Company
- Of the sixty men present—only 25 men returned to northern Mississippi with the army equating to a loss of 60% on the campaign due to death, capture or desertion.
- Company A – 40 on roster - 31 present - 20 effectives - 11 sick/detailed - 9 detached/in hospital (13 casualties: 5 KIA, 1 MW, 6 W, 1 C) (65% known casualties)
- Pvt. M. E. Adcock (24) – captured December 18
- 2nd Cp. Elisha Atnip (27)
- 3rd Sgt. Lewis G. Bing (28) – AWOL on retreat
- Pvt. Howard J. Cantrell (22) – killed in action November 30
- Pvt. John Cantrell
- 1st Sgt. W. C. Cantrell (30)
- Pvt. William H. Cantrell (22) – mortally wounded November 30
- Pvt. Martin Delong (28) – Absent in hospital at Meridian, Mississippi
- Pvt. Isaiah Driver (34) – Absent in hospital
- Ord. Sgt. Thomas R. Hooper (27) – on regimental staff – killed in action November 30
- Pvt. James W. Johnson (23) – severely wounded November 30 – captured December 17 at Franklin
- Pvt. Richard Jones (20)
- Pvt. William L. Judkins (28) – Absent wounded in hospital
- 2nd Sgt. Andrew J. Kersy (22) – killed in action on November 30
- Pvt. Jasper Martin – Deserted December 13
- Pvt. John Martin (29) – Teamster – captured December 22
- 3rd Cpl. Robert M. Martin (30) – killed in action November 30
- Pvt. William P. Martin (19) – Deserted December 13
- Pvt. R. W. McGinness (22)
- Bugler Horace McGuire (21) – Chief Musician on Regimental staff – severely wounded November 30 and captured December 17 at Franklin
- 1st Cpl. John A. Moore (21) – captured November 30
- 5th Sgt. Joshua D. Phillips (26) – designated marksman
- Sgt. Maj. Thomas B. Potter (27) – on regimental staff as Sergeant Major – captured December 16
- 1st Lieut. W. C. Potter (24)
- Captain Gideon L. Talley (24) – supernumerary – detached to Post duty Macon
- Pvt. James R. Thompson (22) – Absent wounded in hospital
- Pvt. Fielding Turner (23) – Detached to Quartermaster department at Macon, Georgia
- 3rd Lieut. L. R. Witt (28) – Absent at convalescent camp in Tallahassee
- Pvt. Larkin H. Bain (39) – captured December 17
- Pvt. James A. Briggs (31) – captured December 16
- Pvt. Perry G. Cantrell (20) – wounded November 30
- Pvt. Watson Cantrell (27) – wounded November 30 – captured December 25 at Pulaski
- Pvt. June Driver (30) – killed in action November 30
- Pvt. William L. Driver (30) – Detached as shoemaker
- Pvt. Tennessee Monroe Hooper (19) – wounded on November 30
- Pvt. John Moore (39)
- Pvt. William Green Stephens (37) – Detached duty – captured January 1 east of Florence
1. Pvt. James Koger (18)
Transfers to Company:
- Pvt. John Atnip (21) – wounded November 30 – captured December 16
- Pvt. J. J. Martin (31)
- Company D – 20 on roster - 15 present - 10 effectives - 5 sick/detailed - 5 detached/in hospital (4 casualties: 1 KIA, 0 MW, 3 W, 0 C) (40% known casualties)
- Pvt. J. M Blanks (25)
- Pvt. J. S. B. Blanks (21) – Detached duty with railroad
- Pvt. D. W. Byars (24) – teamster for regimental baggage wagon
- Pvt. J. P. Douglass (21)
- 2nd Lieut. James P. A. Hennessee (28) – Supernumerary – absent wounded at hospital
- Pvt. John D. Lusk (22)
- 1st Sgt. Thomas J. Martin (25) – captured December 15
- Pvt. John A. McWhirter (21) – captured December 22
- Pvt. Byars Green Webb (24) – Absent wounded in hospital at Tupelo
- 1st Lieut. William H. White (27) – slightly wounded November 30
- Capt. Francis M. York (26) – Commanding – wounded November 30
- Pvt. Henry W. Blanks (18)
- Pvt. Enoch A. Byars (25) – Detached with engineers
- Pvt. John Duncan (19) – deserted December 13
- Pvt. James A. Gribble (32) – deserted December 13
- 2nd Sgt. Samuel C. Lusk (19) – killed in action November 30
- Pvt. Ransom G. Martin (22)
- Pvt. Hamilton M. Hennessee (19) – wounded November 30 – captured December 13
- Pvt. James Cunningham – not present
3rd Cpl. John William White (20) – captured December 16
Company E – 20 on roster - 14 present - 9 effectives - 5 sick/detailed - 6 detached/in hospital (3 casualties: 2 KIA, 0 MW, 1 W, 0 C) (33% known casualties)
1. 2nd Lieut. Bailey Peyton Green (26) – Absent wounded in hospital
- 3rd Lieut. James Pickney Green (23) – killed in action November 30
- Pvt. George R. Martin (23) – regimental musician
- Pvt. Isaiah Moffiet (22)
- Pvt. William T. Moores (24) – AWOL
- Pvt. John Purser (23)
- Pvt. Luke Purser (24) – probably sick in hospital
- Pvt. William C. Quick (24)
- Pvt. E. W. Smartt (21)
- 1st Cpl. A. J. Vanhooser (22)
- Pvt. L. L. Vanhooser (21)
- Capt. James K. P. Webb (24) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- 5th Sgt. Robert A. Webb (23)
- 1st Sgt. John B. Womack (24) – killed in action November 30
- Pvt. James L. Cope (37) – Absent sick in hospital
- Pvt. Jeptha Marion Fuston (21) – severely wounded November 30 – captured December 24 in Franklin
- Pvt. Andrew J. Hawkins (19) – captured December 25
- Pvt. James C. J. Kirby – regimental musician
- Pvt. William R. Nunnelley (20) – Absent recovering from wounds
Pvt. John S. Womack (33) – deserted December 6
- Companies B/C/H Commanded by Captain James L. Thompson:
- 73 men were on the company rosters
- 17 men were on detached duty or recovering from wounds in hospitals
- 55 men were present
- 21 men were detailed on additional duty or sick
- 35 men were considered effective for battle
- 9 casualties were recorded (4 Killed in action, 1 Mortally wounded, 4 Wounded and 0 Captured)
- This amounted to 26% casualties for Captain Thompson’s consolidated Company
- Of the men 55 present—only 27 men returned to northern Mississippi with the army equating to a loss of 50% on the campaign due to death, capture or desertion.
- Pvt. Robert C. Carden (20)
- 1st Lieut. John K. Ensey (27) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- Pvt. William L. Ensey (33) – deserted December 2
- 2nd Lieut. William H. Fisher (26) – detached to post duty at Greensboro
- 3rd Lieut. James McGuire (27)
- Pvt. Gabriel J. Newman (32) – captured December 20
- Capt. James B. Ritchey (32) – acting Quartermaster
- 1st Sgt. Oliver P. Tucker (23) – captured December 16
- Capt. Elijah W. Walker (27) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- Pvt. L. H. Stephens (53)
- Pvt. John D. Wiser (33) – detached to Macon
- 4th Corp. T. J. Wiser (28) – unfit due to wounds
- 1st Corp. W. T. S. Ford (25) – cut off from command December 18
- Pvt. Robert W. Tucker (35) – wounded November 30 – went home December 18
- Pvt. J. D. Killian (26)
- Pvt. Telemachus H. Tucker (24) – In hospital at Columbia – went home December 18
- 3rd Sgt. Charles Allred (26)
- 2nd Sgt. James C. Biles (19) – unfit due to wounds – captured December 16
- 5th Sgt. Thomas Barnell Biles (23)
- Pvt. Thomas Black (25) – detailed as regimental hospital steward – AWOL on retreat
- 1st Lieut. Adjutant Abner F. Claywell (29) – wounded November 30 – went home
- Colonel David McMurray Donnell (35) – unfit for duty – convalescent camp Tallahassee
- Pvt. William S. Hill (22) – Acting Aide de Camp for Brig. Gen. John C. Carter
- 4th Sgt. Drury W. King (23) – captured December 20
- Pvt. A. B. Marbury (28) – absent sick at Macon
- 1st Corp. Isaac N. Mercer (21) – detailed to Commissary department
- 1st Lieut. Charles R. Morford (23) – captured December 15
- Pvt. Joel Perry (32) – captured December 20
- Pvt. William Ray (23)
- 1st Sgt. William S. Ross (21) – captured December 24
- Pvt. Eldridge S. Rowan (22) – detached to A.A.G. as clerk at brigade headquarters
- 3rd Lieut. John Rutledge (27) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- Pvt. W. D. Smartt (31) – detailed as Brigade Wagon Master
- Pvt. Alexander Smith Sr. (31)
- Captain James L. Thompson (30) – Commanding consolidated companies
- Pvt. John Walker (36) – teamster – captured January 1, 1865
- Pvt. William J. Bonner (25)
- Pvt. George Donnell (18) – killed November 30
- Pvt. Hiram J. King (30) – regimental musician
- Pvt. John W. Meadows (19) – mortally wounded November 30
- Pvt. Thomas Millraney (22)
- Pvt. Aaron Peppers (36) – killed November 30
- Pvt. George E. Purvis (28) – detached to Ordnance department
- Pvt. A. J. Rayburn (26) – detached as teamster to Subsistence department
- 2nd Corp. J. C. Smartt (18)
- Pvt. James Polk Smartt (28)
- Pvt. William T. Thompson (19) – killed November 30
- Pvt. William Taylor
- Pvt. J. D. W. Hill (30) – captured December 17
- Pvt. Alson Perry (22) – captured December 20
- Pvt. John Bess (22) – went home on retreat
- 4th Sgt. Robert B. Bess (23)
- 2nd Lieut. Jackson V. B. Brown (23) – In hospital recovering from wound
- 2nd Corp. Russell Lassiter Brown (20) – went home on retreat December 18
- 2nd Sgt. George H. Etter (32)
- Quarter Master Sgt. Roysdon R. Etter (27) – granted leave December 18
- Capt. William G. Etter (21) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- 1st Lieut. Henry L. Hayes (25)
- Pvt. Thomas H. Lynn (27) – detailed as Ordnance train driver
- Pvt. William G. Rees (26)
- 1st Sgt. Charles M. Rutledge (22) – went home on retreat December 18
- 2nd Sgt. Robert M. Safely (23)
- Pvt. William Safely (23) – went home on retreat December 18
- Pvt. Allen Smith (24) – went home on retreat December 18
- Pvt. A. D. Ware (27) – wounded November 30 – granted leave December 21
- Pvt. Wiley Bess (18) – wounded December 16 – went home on retreat
- Pvt. C. H. Butler (18) – recovering from wound at Macon
- Pvt. Martin P. Hayes (24) – granted leave December 21 – captured December 23
- Pvt. James Jones (19)
- Pvt. David Miller (34) – wounded November 30 – captured December 20
- Pvt. Jesse Savage (29) – captured December 28
5th Sgt. James Etter (18) – granted leave December 21 – captured December 21
Transfers to Company:
3rd Sgt. John R. Brown (27) – killed November 30
Companies F/G/I/K Commanded by Captain Adrian Fisk:
- 73 men were on the company rosters
- 22 men were on detached duty or recovering from wounds in hospitals
- 51 men were present
- 18 men were detailed on additional duty or sick
- 33 men were considered effective for battle
- 9 casualties were recorded (6 Killed in action, 1 Mortally wounded, 3 Wounded and 0 Captured)
- This amounted to 27% casualties for Captain Thompson’s consolidated Company
- Of the men 51 present—only 27 men returned to northern Mississippi with the army equating to a loss of 53% on the campaign due to death, capture or desertion.
- Captain Francis M. Amonett (24) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- Pvt. Carroll N. Ballard (22) – sick in hospital at Columbus
- Pvt. James M. Null (45) – deserted December 12
- 2nd Corp. W. H. H. Ortray (22) – absent wounded in hospital
- 2nd Sgt. Isaac M. West (24) – musician – detached with engineer troops
- 1st Corp. Joseph B. Evans (21) – captured December 18
- Pvt. John W. Sutton (30) – wounded November 30
- Pvt. William Webb (23) – killed November 30
- Pvt. John Whitehead (23)
- Pvt. William Mathis (16)
- Pvt. Milton M. Owen (23) – unfit due to wounds
Pvt. James C. Wilson (18) – probably killed November 30
Company G – 21 on roster - 14 present - 9 effectives - 5 sick/detailed - 7 detached/in hospital (2 casualties: 2 KIA, 0 MW, 0 W, 0 C) (22% known casualties)
- Pvt. Benjamin Atnip (23)
- 5th Sgt. Peter Bain (21) – captured December 21
- 2nd Sgt. John H. Denton (24) – captured December 16
- 1st Sgt. Tilghman A. C. Denton (28) – captured December 16
- 1st Lieut. James R. Fisher (22) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- Captain Adrian Fisk (31) – Commanding consolidated company
- Pvt. C. M. Jordan (22) – killed November 30
- 1st Corp. John Meggerson (27) – unfit due to wounds – in hospital
- 3rd Lieut. Lewis M. Pettit (22) – killed November 30
- 4th Corporal Joseph M. Pollard (24)
- 2nd Lieut. Lawson W. Smith (26) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- Pvt. John Stricklin (26) – absent sick in hospital
- Pvt. H. P. Adcock (20)
- Pvt. Alfred Bain (19) – captured December 21
- Pvt. John P. Fisher (26) – captured December 16
- Pvt. Green B. Rankhorn (30)
- 4th Sgt. James Stanley (26)
- Pvt. E. N. Taylor
- Pvt. Nathan T. Troglin (20) – detached to Provost Jamestown, N.C.
- Pvt. William R. Wilson (18) – captured December 22
- Pvt. Andrew J. Youngblood (35) – unfit due to wound – in hospital at Augusta
- Pvt. Carroll H. Clark (22) – absent wounded
- 3rd Lieut. Denny Cummings (22) – transferred to invalid corps
- 1st Corp. John L. Cummings (23) – captured December 20
- Pvt. J. K. P. Douglass (19)
- 1st Sgt. Napoleon B. Hambrick (28) – killed November 30
- Pvt. William H. Head (23)
- Pvt. Isaiah T. Hillis (25)
- Pvt. S. I. Martin (27)
- 2nd Lieut. Spencer D. Mitchell (24) – captured December 21
- 4th Sgt. William R. Paine (26) – captured December 16
- Pvt. James M. Passons (23)
- Pvt. James M. Patton (25)
- Major Benjamin Randals (23) – captured December 16
- Commissary Sgt. Frank A. Thompson (26)
- Captain James Worthington (29) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- 2nd Sgt. Samuel Worthington (24) – went home on retreat
- Pvt. Joseph Cummings – absent – unfit due to wounds
- Pvt. Samuel Haston (18)
- Pvt. A. T. Johnson (25)
- Pvt. George W. McBride (17)
- Pvt. Mathew McBride (19) – wounded November 30
- 2nd Corp. William W. Rawlings (30) – captured December 20
- Pvt. William T. Worthington (19) – went home December 18
- Lieut. Col. Daniel T. Brown – detached to post duty in Greensboro
- 3rd Corp. Hosea Gist (21)
- Pvt. Gardner Green (22) – detached as hospital nurse
- 4th Sgt. John Hudgens (24)
- Pvt. Eavens M. Irwin (19) – detached to Army supply train
- 5th Sgt. Benjamin Lack (33)
- 1st Lieut. William L. Lowery (21) – absent due to wounds – detached at Macon
- 2nd Lieut. James E. Rotan (21) – went home on retreat
- 3rd Lieut. William G. Sims (22) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- Pvt. Thomas J. Templeton (21)
- Capt. William D. Turlington (29) – Supernumerary – detached to post duty at Macon
- Pvt. John H. Whitley – detailed as brigade teamster
- Pvt. William Wilhite (19) – killed November 30
- Pvt. Jesse Bozarth (18) – wounded November 30 – captured December 17
- Pvt. Jubal T. Early
- Pvt. G. H. Templeton (35)
- Pvt. Pleasant C. Templeton (19) – mortally wounded November 30