Tennessee 39th Infantry Regiment

ORGANIZATION:

The Tennessee 39th Infantry Regiment was organized in March, 1862, and in April contained 363 effectives. It was known as the 31st Infantry Regiment for a while until it was discovered that another 31st under the command of A. H. Bradford existed. The designation was then changed to the 39th, but the unit has often been confused with the 31st over the years.

The members of the 39th were from the counties of Sevier, Blount, Jefferson, Hawkins, McMinn, Greene, and Monroe. A detachment of the 39th captured the Federal gun boats Queen of the West and Indianola, and later the regiment spent forty-seven days in the trenches of Vicksburg where it was captured on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged and reogranized as mounted infantry, it was assigned to General Vaughn's Brigade. The unit contained 272 effectives April, 1864, moved to the Valley of Virginia, and lost forty-one percent of the 118 engaged at Piedmont . Later it participated in various engagements and surrendered at Asheville, North Carolina, on April 26, 1865.

OFFICERS:

Bradford, William M. - Colonel
Humes, James W. - Lieut. Colonel
McFarland, Robert - Major

ASSIGNMENTS:

Department of East Tennessee
A. W. Reynold's Brigade - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
General Vaughn's Brigade

BATTLES:

Capture of the Queen of the West and Indianola
Vicksburg
Piedmont

ROSTERS:

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

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