Tennessee 50th Consolidated Infantry (Confederate)
2/24/64
Organized - Tennessee 50th Consolidated Infantry - Tennessee
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Stephen H. Colms
ColonelStephen H. Colms
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General George Maney
Brigadier GeneralGeorge Maney
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Benjamin F. Cheatham
Major GeneralBenjamin F. Cheatham
7/20/64
Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia
Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE
7/22/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Francis M. Walker
ColonelFrancis M. Walker
7/22/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George E. Maney
Brigadier GeneralGeorge E. Maney
7/22/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Francis M. Walker
ColonelFrancis M. Walker
7/22/64
Battle - Atlanta - Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Despite the defeat at Peach Tree Creek, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood still had hopes of driving Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Yankees from the outskirts of Atlanta with an offensive blow. On the night of July 21, 1864, Hood ordered Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps to make 15-mile night march and assault the Union left flank east of the city, held by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee. Joining the attack with Hardee would be the corps of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham. Hood attac…READ MORE
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel George C. Porter
ColonelGeorge C. Porter
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George E. Maney, and Brigadier General John C. Carter
Brigadier GeneralGeorge E. Maney
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Carter
8/31/64
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
11/30/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Carter, and Colonel Hume R. Field
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Carter
ColonelHume R. Field
11/30/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Mark P. Lowrey, and Major General John C. Brown
Brigadier GeneralMark P. Lowrey
Major GeneralJohn C. Brown
11/30/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Carter
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Carter
11/30/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John C. Brown
Major GeneralJohn C. Brown
11/30/64
Battle - Franklin (1864) - Franklin, Tennessee
After allowing Maj. Gen. John Schofield's Army of the Ohio to pass him near Spring Hill, Tennessee, the previous morning, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood led his 30,000-man Army of Tennessee to the outskirts of Franklin on November 30th. Schofield's army had constructed a strong defensive line south of the town. Hood took a position two miles south of Schofield, with open, rolling farm land between them, and prepared to attack. At 4:00 p.m., over 20,000 Confederates moved forward east and west of the Columbia Pike…READ MORE
4/9/65
Mustered Out - Tennessee 50th Consolidated Infantry - Tennessee
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