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62ND TENN MTD INFANTRY CO I - CSA

62nd TENNESSEE MOUNTED INFANTRY

COMPANY I

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

LAST UPDATE: 20 Oct 2001

Formed in

COCKE CO. TENNESSEE

UNDER THE COMMAND OF

LT. GEN. JOHN C. PEMBERTON

Confederate Soldiers Captured

AT THE FALL OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

4 JULY 1863

According to the Confederate records I have obtained on my gg grandfather, the 62nd Regiment Tennessee Infantry was also known as the 80th Rowan's Regiment, organized 8 Oct 1862 and was mustered into the service of the Confederate States of America 11 Nov 1862 with JOHN ROWAN, Colonel; WILLIAM PARKER, lieutenant colonel; S. D. REYNOLDS, major, and P. B. MAYFIELD, adjutant.

Each company was recruited & commanded by:

COMPANY A  Bradley County, NATHANIEL ATKINSON

COMPANY B  Polk County, P. L. BIBLE

COMPANY C McMinn County, W. A. MAYO

COMPANY D Monroe County, R. C. ROWAN

COMPANY E Bradley County, F. M. LOWERY

COMPANY F Loudon County, J. G. BLAIR

COMPANY G McMinn County, W. W. GRUBB

COMPANY H Monroe County, SAMUEL HENLEY

COMPANY I Cocke County, WILLIAM SMITH

COMPANY K Monroe County, JOSHUA HOLCOMB

Company I was captured and paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi on  4th July 1863, and after being exchanged was assigned to Brig. Gen. Vaughn's Brigade. While this regiment was on their way to Vicksburg, at the Big Black River in Mississippi on May 16 & 17th, 1800 confederate troops were captured by the Union Army. Of that 1800, my great great grandfather, Harvey Girdine Bolch/Balch was one of the men captured. Those men who were not captured at that battle got to Vicksburg and were captured there.  He was sent to Camp Morton, Indiana as a prisoner of war until Feb 17, 1865.

Please visit these sites for information on these battles:

BIG BLACK RIVER BRIDGE

VICKSBURG

If you would like to contribute information on your ancestor, please email me the information. Or if you have additional names to add to this regiment.

OFFICERS

SMITH, William R, Capt. to Major *

ALLEN,William C, Cpl *

BOLCH, Henry "Harvey" Girdine, 2nd Sgt*

BOYER, David, Cpl

BROOKS, James W, Sgt*

DENNIS, Carey, Cpl*

DENTON, Allen, Sgt*

DEWITT, N, 2nd Lt

DEWITT, William L, 2nd Lt

DRISKLE/DRISKELL, David M, 2nd Lt *

FOX, John, Sgt/Cpl*

HARRIS, Benjamin F, 1st Sgt

HENRY, Lewallen, Sgt

HENRY, Robert, Cpl

MASHBURN, Thomas, Cpl

MIMS/MIMES, M. J., 2nd Lt.

NORRIS, Jefferson, Sgt

PALMER, Jacob, Sgt

PARK, John, Sgt

ROBINSON, William A, 1st Lt

SMITH, T. M., 2nd Lt

TEMPLIN, David T, Sgt*

PRIVATES

NOTE: (*) asterik means captured at Vicksburg or Big Black River

ALLEN, John G *

ALLEN, John J *

ALLEN, William M.

ANDERSON, Joshua

ARRINGTON, John *

ARROWOOD, John

BANKS, George *

BANKS, Joseph

BANKS/BUNKS, Thomas S* BANKS, Thomas T.

BARNETT/BURNETT,James*

BOLCH, Hartwell *

BOLIN/BOWLIN, Elias *

BRIDGES/BRIGGES, Henderson*

BROTHERTON, James *

BROWN, A. J.

BURGESS, Asbury *

BURGESS, Coleman

BURGESS, William

CALFEE, Isaac

CLARK/CLUCK, Seth R *

DAVIS, James *

DE WITT, R. A.

DOUGLASS, William

DRISKELL, Franklin

DUNCAN, Meredith/Merritt

DYKE, John*

EDDINGTON, Isham

ELLISON, E. C.

ELLISON, Harbard

FARMER/FARNER, Abe/Abraham

FARNER, Daniel *

FARRIER, A.

GILLETT, John

GRAY, Harrison *

GULLY, A. J.

HALL, R. C.

HANCE, Samuel

HARDIN, Hosea *

HARRIS, James R *

HERITAGE, John *

HERITAGE, Thomas

HERITAGE, Thompson *

HICKS, William *

HILL, Eli HILL, Riley H. Mack
HILL/HILO, Royal * HOLDER, William *
HUFF/HOUGH, George P. HUFF, W. H.
HURLEY, J.H. INMAN, Joseph
ISENHOUR, Ireneus JONES, William T.
KELLEY, William C. KENDRICK, William D *
LANE/LAIN, Isaac LANE/LAIN, Nimrod
LANE/LAIN, William LEVIRE, R A *
LEWIS, Griffeth LEWIS, John Canady
LEWIS, James LEWIS, William *
MALONE, Samuel MARHLING, A M*
MASHBERN, Aaron MASHBURN, Anderson *
MASHBURN, Athen MASHBURY, A M*
MATHES, Allen MATHES/MATHIS, George *
McCAMISH, Hugh McGINTY, Athen
MILLER, Daniel MILLER, David *
MIMS, A. W. MIMS, C. G.
MIMS, Drury A. MOORE, Thomas *
NOLAN/NOLAND, Allen NORRIS, Samuel
OWENS, James OWENS, John
OWENSBY, Alfred * OWENSBY, Franklin *
PALMER, Jasper PARK, James *
PRATER, Amos PRATER, Jackson
SAFLEY/SAFLY, William B* SEVIER, R. A.
SLEAGO, Joseph * SNEED, George
SMITH, John SMITH, T L *
SMITHPETER, James STORY, John
STORY, Lafayette TALLY, B W *
TALLY, Thomas * TALLEY, Carter
TAYLOR, James THOMAS, George
THOMAS, John Lowry THOMAS, William
WILLETT, Ambrose WILLETT, Jacob
WILSON, William *

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