CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Neely's)
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4th Regiment Volunteers was organized at Germantown, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Shelby, Hardeman, Dyer, Obion, Gidson, Lauderdale, and Tipton. The unit fought at Shiloh and Perryville, then was assigned to Stewart's, Strahl's, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. During December, 1862, it was consolidated with the 5th Regiment. It participated in many battles of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and ended the war in North Carolina. This regiment lost forty-three percent of the 512 at Shiloh and had 11 killed, 72 wounded, and 2 missing at Perryville. The 4th/5th reported 76 casualties at Murfreesboro, 33 at Chickamauga, and 63 at Missionary Ridge. In December, 1863, the 4th totalled 159 men and 90 arms, but only a handful surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Andrew J. Kellar, Rufus P. Neely, and Otho F. Strahl; Lieutenant Colonel Luke W. Finlay; and Majors Henry Hampton and John F. Henry.
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