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Stone's River after battle report:
Report of Maj. S. W.. Shannon, Twenty-fourth Tennessee Infantry.
SHELBYVILLE, TENN., January 10, 1863.
The following is a report of the
battle at Murfreesborough, Tenn., in
which the Twenty-fourth Tennessee Regt. was engaged,
commencing on December 29, [1862,] and ending on January 4, 1863:
We left camp on the morning of
December 29, 1862; crossed Stone's
River and formed line of battle on the north side of said river, and there
remained under frequent shelling until December 31, 1862, when we
were ordered to advance, which we did through a corn-field; thence
through a skirt of woods and across the Wilkinson pike, advancing on
through a stubble field; thence into a cedar glade, where we engaged the
enemy and drove him through the woods before us.
Here we sustained a loss of 9
killed, 3 of whom were commissioned
officers (1 captain and 2 lieutenants), also 70 wounded, 4 of whom were
commissioned officers (our colonel commanding, lieutenant-colonel,
adjutant and 1 lieutenant), our colonel and adjutant mortally wounded.
On arriving at the edge of an old field in our front, we were ordered
back by some one representing himself as
aide-de-camp to
Maj.-Gen. Cheatham, which order was obeyed by falling back to
the top of the hill, where we reformed, advanced, and took our former
position at the edge of an old field, where we remained in line of battle
under occasional heavy shelling, which position we held until ordered
off on the night of January 4, during which time we lost 1 man killed
and several wounded, resulting from the occasional shelling and
skirmishing along our line.
The officers and men acted
gallantly, except a few who straggled from
ranks during the engagement. The regiment left the field in good order
when the retreat was ordered.
S. A. SHANNON,
Maj., Cmdg. Twenty-fourth Tennessee Regt.
Source: Official Records
CHAP. XXXII.] THE STONE'S RIVER
CAMPAIGN. PAGE 731-29
[Series I. Vol. 20. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 29.]
Chickamagua after battle report:
Report of Col. John A. Wilson,
Twenty-fourth Tennessee
Infantry.
IN THE FIELD, NEAR CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.,
September 29, 1863.
I have the honor to make the
following report of the action of
the Twenty-fourth Tennessee Regt. in the battle of Chickamauga
September 19 and 20:
The regiment engaged the enemy in
the battle of Chickamauga on
the 19th instant under rather disadvantageous circumstances.
Being flanked on the right, was forced to fall back n
order to
prevent the capture of the regiment.
On the 20th instant, the regiment
was not engaged, save in the
support of Gen.'s Cleburne's and Liddell's divisions, moving
from time to time by the right flank until we reached the
extreme right of the army, losing in the two days' engagement 43
men in killed, wounded, and missing.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN A. WILSON
Col., Comdg. Twenty-fourth Tennessee Regt.
Capt. J. W. JOHNSTON,
Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
Source: Official Records
PAGE 135-51 KY., SW. VA., TENN., MISS., N. ALA., AND N. GA. [CHAP. XLII.
[Series I. Vol. 30. Part II, Reports. Serial No. 51.]
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