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Brief History of the 44^th TN.�
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Organized at Camp Trousdale just north of Nashville, TN in Sumner County on the TN. KY. Border.� The first organization was with men from Coffee, Grundy, Lincoln, Franklin and Bedford Counties in the southern part of Middle Tennessee.
Suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Shiloh and was subsequently consolidated with the 55^th TN. and given the Regimental name 44^th Consolidated TN. Infantry.
The 44^th then fought with the Army of Tennessee in all battles through Chickamauga.
After Chickamauga, the regiment was assigned to Longstreet�s Corps and participated in the Knoxville Campaign.
The 44^th TN. was moved to Richmond, Va. in April of 1864.� There they found themselves involved in the Richmond � Petersburg defense.�
On May 9^th, 125 men of the 44^th were detached to man the heavy artillery and defend Fort Clifton, on the Appomattox River close to Petersburg.� They found themselves engaged with Federal gunboats trying to break the Richmond � Petersburg defense.
The 44^th�s final action was manning the trenches in the defense of Petersburg.� On April 2, 1865, the Regiment�s position was overrun and most were captured.� Some managed to escape and were forced to surrender with Lee at Appomattox.
The writer of this short history had a 3^rd great uncle who mustered in with the 44^th TN. at Camp Trousdale in 1861 and managed to survive where he surrendered at Appomattox after the siege of Petersburg.� His name was Thomas Cunnyngham.





						Brief History of the 44^th TN.� � Organized at Camp Trousdale just north of Nashville, TN in Sumner County on the TN. KY. Border.� The first organization was with men from Coffee, Grundy, Lincoln, Franklin and Bedford Counties in the southern part of Middle Tennessee. Suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Shiloh and was subsequently consolidated with the 55^th TN. and given the Regimental name 44^th Consolidated TN. Infantry. The 44^th then fought with the Army of Tennessee in all battles through Chickamauga. After Chickamauga, the regiment was assigned to Longstreet�s Corps and participated in the Knoxville Campaign. The 44^th TN. was moved to Richmond, Va. in April of 1864.� There they found themselves involved in the Richmond � Petersburg defense.� On May 9^th, 125 men of the 44^th were detached to man the heavy artillery and defend Fort Clifton, on the Appomattox River close to Petersburg.� They found themselves engaged with Federal gunboats trying to break the Richmond � Petersburg defense. The 44^th�s final action was manning the trenches in the defense of Petersburg.� On April 2, 1865, the Regiment�s position was overrun and most were captured.� Some managed to escape and were forced to surrender with Lee at Appomattox. The writer of this short history had a 3^rd great uncle who mustered in with the 44^th TN. at Camp Trousdale in 1861 and managed to survive where he surrendered at Appomattox after the siege of Petersburg.� His name was Thomas Cunnyngham. Hosted by www.Geocities.ws