CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
52nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
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52nd Infantry Regiment was organized in January, 1862, at Henderson Station, Tennessee, with men recruited in Decatur, Shelby, Weakley, and Henderson counties. During the first month of service, the regiment suffered from measles. Of the 760 present, 260 were sick. Later it moved to Corinth, then took an active part in the conflicts at Shiloh and Perryville. The unit was assigned to D.S. Donelson's, M.J. Wright's, Vaughan's, and Palmer's Brigade. In April, 1862, it was consolidated with the 51st Regiment and called the 51st Consolidated. However, the consolidation was declared illegal and during April, 1863, it was reorganized as the 51st and 52nd Consolidated Regiment and each kept separate records. It was active in the various campaigns of the Army of Tennessee with Hood, and fought at Bentonville. The 51st Consolidated sustained 34 casualties at Perryville and thirty percent of the 290 engaged at Murfreesboro were disabled. The 51st/52nd lost fifty percent of the 232 at Chickamauga and in December, 1863, totalled 213 men and 134 arms. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Benjamin J. Lea, Lieutenant Colonel John W. Estes and H.L. Oliver, and Major Thomas G. Rundle.
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