This is the story of the Sixteenth Tennessee Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War. Where they were, who they fought and what they did is chronicled in this day by day account of the lives of the boys in this Confederate regiment. This study is written in three volumes, each covering about sixteen months of the war. From an immense number of surviving sources including letters, diaries (some never published) and memoirs comes the fascinating story of common soldiers in the most trying and difficult ordeal of their lives. A great reference for those interested in the Army of Tennessee,...

A Fresh look at old material provides new interpretations of a Confederate infantry regiment's actions at the Battle of Perryville. Heavily footnoted, with numerous maps, the text helps to explain how and why this Confederate regiment suffered so severely in this battle and how they helped to achieve victory on the Federal left flank.

"No Hope of Getting Out Alive" is the second volume in a three volume series chronicling the story of the Sixteenth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry regiment. This volume covers September 1862 thru December of 1863 and follows the regiment to Perryville, Kentucky where they participated in their first major battle. There, they helped to break the Federal left flank but lost more than 50% of their number in the process. Only two and a half months later, they suffered losses of more than 50% once again at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee at "Hells half acre." They finished out the year of 1863...

Twenty-five Hours to Tragedy: The Battle of Spring Hill and Operations on November 29, 1864 - Precursor to the Battle of Franklin is a compilation of eyewitness testimony linked by narrative telling the story of the great missed opportunity by the Confederate Army of Tennessee on November 29, 1864. Led by General John Bell Hood, a Confederate envelopment around Columbia, Tennessee left Union Major General John McAllister Schofield's Fourth and Twenty-third Army corps strung out and beyond supporting distance of their wagon train. One lone division that had been sent to Spring Hill to protect...

Correspondence from Perryville is a collection of newspaper accounts that relate the story of the Battle of Perryville in vivid detail. The scope ranges from the days following the battle to the post-war turn of the century. The accounts are mostly related in their entirety and without interruption. The greater majority of the accounts have escaped the eyes of the historian for nearly one-hundred and fifty years. Learn how the battle was reported in the days and months following the battle. The collection enables the reader to tap into long forgotten eyewitness accounts from the bloody fight...