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CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
25th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
25th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in August, 1861, at Camp Zollicoffer, in Overton County, Tennessee. Its members were recruited in the counties of White, Overton, Putnam, and Jackson. The unit fought at Fishing Creek and Perryville, then was assigned to General B.R. Johnson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In November, 1863, it was consolidated with the 44th Regiment. The unit participated in the conflicts at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, served in the Knoxville operations, then moved to Virginia. Here it saw action at Drewry's Bluff, took its place in the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at Appomattox. In January, 1862, this regiment reported 683 men present for duty, had 55 disabled at Fishing Creek, and suffered 8 casualties at Perryville. It lost thirty-six percent of the 336 at Murfreesboro and thirty-nine percent of the 145 at Chickamauga. The 25th/44th reported 95 casualties of the 259 engaged at Drewry's Bluff. On April 9, 1865, the 25th surrendered 4 officers and 21 men. The field officers were Colonels John M. Hughes and Sidney S. Stanton; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel Davis, George G. Dibrell, R.C. Sanders, Robert B. Snowden; and Majors Josiah H. Bilbrey, William A. Duncan, Samuel H. McCarver, and Timothy H. Williams.
BATTLES:
- Mill Springs, 01/19/1862
- Corinth Campaign, Apr-Jun 1862
- Munfordsville, 09/17/1862
- Perryville, 10/08/1862
- Murfreesboro, 12/31/1862-01/03/1863
- Tullahoma Campaign, June 1863
- Hoover's Gap, 06/24/1863
- Chickamauga, 09/19-20/1863
- Chattanooga Siege, Sept-Nov 1863
- Knoxville Siege, Nov 1863
- Port Walthall Junction, 05/07/1864
- Drewry's Bluff, 05/12/1864
- Drewry's Bluff, 05/16/1864
- Petersburg Siege, June 1864 - April 1865
- Fort Harrison, 09/29-30/1864
- Appomattox Court House, 04/09/1865