CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
26th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (3rd East Tennessee Volunteers)
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26th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in September, 1861, at Camp Lillard, near
Knoxville, Tennessee. The men were recruited in the counties of Washington, Cocke, Grainger,
Rhea, Hamilton, Knox, Roane, and Sullivan. It moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, then Fort Donelson
where on February 16, 1862, most of the men were captured. After the exchange it
was assigned to G.J. Pillow's, J.C. Brown's, Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's
Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In April, 1863, the unit was reduced to eight companies and in
October consolidated with the 18th Regiment. It participated in the difficult campaigns of the
army from Murfreesboro
to Atlanta, returned to
Tennessee with Hood, but was not engaged at
Franklin and Nashville. Later the regiment was involved in the North Carolina operations. At
Fort Donelson it reported 96 casualties of the 400 engaged before being captured. The 26th had
110 men disabled at Murfreesboro and of the 229 engaged at Chickamauga, forty-three percent
were killed, wounded, or missing. During December, 1863, the 18th/26th totalled 423 men and
290 arms. Only a remnant surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John M
Lillard and Richard M. Saffell; Lieutenant Colonels Abijah F. Boggess, James L. Bottles, and
James J. Odell; and Major Thomas M. McConnell.
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