The Confederate Ninth Tennessee Infantry Hardcover - 2005

From the rear cover

"Superb and well-written . . . detailed and well-researched account . . . anyone wanting to know why the Confederacy fought so long and hard will want to read this book."
--Robert A. Lynn, editor,
Military and Bravo/Veterans Outlook magazines

"Civil War buffs, this book's for you."
--Charles D. Townsend,
National Genealogy & Heraldry, Fellowship of Rotarians

"Nothing brings an event alive more than the words of the actual participants . . . a must read for anyone interested in the history of Tennessee troops in the Civil War."
--Connie Slaughter, historian,
Wilson's Creek National Military Park

Here is the story of the Confederate Ninth Tennessee Infantry, known as the "Southern Confederates," one of the most well-educated, zealously religious, and unbelievably gallant groups of men to engage in the American Civil War. Using the soldiers' actual letters, memoirs, war records, and obituaries, James R. Fleming documents this immortal "band of brothers," which included five of his own ancestors, as they endure the privations of life on the western front. This valuable historical and genealogical resource also includes discussions of the battles at Columbus, Perryville, and Atlanta, as well as the regiment's Order of Battle and each soldier's service record.

From the jacket flap

"The tale of Tipton County Civil War soldiers comes alive in a new book written by a former resident."
--Millington TN Star

"It's a war story of hard times and sore feet. The book is an accurate account of what happened to the soldiers."
--James Allen Smith, historian

"One of those tiny jewels that occasionally appear in this age of Civil War journalistic rehash and duplication."
--Jerry R. Desmond, curator of collections,
Chattanooga Regional History Museum

Here are firsthand accounts of the experiences of the Ninth Tennessee Infantry, from its formation through the end of the war. In their own words, the men, who include five of the author's ancestors, describe their wounds, sham battles, a prayer meeting in the trenches, being taken prisoner, throwing lighted turpentine balls into the enemy camp, and the necessity of sleeping whenever possible--even while marching or during a skirmish.
The Confederate Ninth Tennessee Infantry contains a wealth of archival information taken from primary sources. The letters and reminiscences of Capt. James I. Hall, an educator who joined the war to watch over his young students, are published here in full for the first time. The author has also included C. B. Simonton's detailed contemporary account of the unit's organization, as well as transcripts of the speeches given at the presentation and acceptance of the company's first flag. Mr. Fleming also features a regimental chronology and a roster containing approximately eleven hundred official war records from the Compiled Service Records.

James R. Fleming was awarded the Jefferson Davis medal for excellence in preservation and research of Civil War history by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. A graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin, Mr. Fleming resides in his hometown of Memphis in a restored 1912 foursquare house with his wife, Judge Karen R. Williams. In addition to his writing projects and historical research, he enjoys participating in living histories, working as an interpretive historian for the National Park Service, and collecting Civil War artifacts. Mr. Fleming is also an accomplished bluegrass banjo player and, with his wife, collects and plays period musical instruments.

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