23rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Martin's)
23rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in August, 1861. Organized with ten companies, it was consolidated into eight after the Battle of Shiloh. The men were recruited in the counties of Maury, Smith, Lawrence, DeKalb, Bedford, Rutherford, Marshall, Perry, Cannon, and Coffee. After being involved in the conflicts at Shiloh, Munfordville, and Perryville, it was assigned to B.R. Johnson's Brigade and in November, 1863, consolidated with the 17th Regiment. The regiment participated in the Battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, moved to Knoxville, then was ordered to Virginia. Here it fought at Drewry's Bluff, took its place in the Petersburg trenches, and was active in the Appomattox Campaign. It took 570 effectives to Shiloh and lost twenty-six percent of the 201 at Perryville, twenty-three percent of the 272 at Murfreesboro, and fifty-four percent of the 181 at Chickamauga. On April 9, 1865, there were 4 officers and 52 men at the surrender. The field officers were Colonels Richard H. Keeble, Mathias Martin, James F. Neill, and Horace Ready; Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cantrell; and Majors John G. Lowe and George H. Nixon.
Alfred J. Puryear
Regiment Name 23rd Tennessee Infantry. (Martin's Reg't.)
Side Confederate
Company A
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Sergeant
Film Number M231 roll 35
D.O. Puryear
Regiment Name 8th Tennessee Infantry.
Side Confederate
Company A
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Captain
Film Number M231 roll 35
8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Smith, Overton, Lincoln, Fentress, Putnam, Jackson, Moore, and Marshall. Ordered to Virginia, the unit arrived at Huntersville in July with 887 men. Assigned to D.S. Donelson's Brigade, it participated in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign, then was sent to Port Royal, South Carolina. During the spring of 1862, it moved west, fought at Corinth, Munfordville, and Perryville, then joined the Army of Tennessee. During the war it was attached to M.J. Wright's and Maney's Brigade. The 8th took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and saw action in North Carolina. It reported 38 casualties at Perryville, lost sixty-five percent of the 474 engaged at Murfreesboro, and took 260 into the fight at Chickamauga. During December, 1863, it totalled 233 men and 207 arms. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John H. Anderson, Alfred S. Fulton, William L. Moore, and L.W. Oglesby; Lieutenant Colonels A.G. Ewing and C.C. McKinney; and Majors W.H. Botts and William G. Burford.
W.P. Puryear
Regiment Name 9th (Ward's) Tennessee Cavalry.
Side Confederate
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name William H./Puryear
Film Number M231 roll 35
9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ward's)
9th Cavalry Regiment [also called 13th or 15th Cavalry] was organized as an eight-company battalion in September, 1862, then two other companies were assigned in November. The men were from Sumner, Trousdale, Smith, and Wilson counties. It skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky and served in General Morgan's Brigade. On Morgan's raid into Ohio during July, 1863, most of the men were captured at Buffington Island and New Lisbon. Those that remained went on to serve in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry Battalion. The field officers were Colonels James D. Bennett and William W. Ward, Lieutenant Colonel R.A. Alston, and Major Richard McCann.
D.Y. Puryear
Regiment Name 9th (Ward's) Tennessee Cavalry.
Side Confederate
Company F
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M231 roll 35
William H. Puryear
Regiment Name 9th (Ward's) Tennessee Cavalry.
Side Confederate
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M231 roll 35
Others of the PURYEAR name:
Puryear, D.Y.
Confederate
Cavalry 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Barteau's)
Puryear, David
Confederate
Cavalry 7th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Bennett's)
Puryear, David G.
Confederate
Cavalry 7th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Bennett's)
Puryear, Elijah
Confederate
Cavalry 7th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Bennett's)
Puryear, Elijah
Confederate
Cavalry 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Puryear, H.
Confederate
Cavalry 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Holman's)
Puryear, Henry
Confederate Holman's Battalion, Tennessee Partisan Rangers
Puryear, J.E.
Confederate
Cavalry 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Holman's)
Puryear, J.E.
Confederate Holman's Battalion, Tennessee Partisan Rangers
Puryear, John
Confederate
Infantry 40th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Walker's) (5th Confederate Infantry)
Puryear, R.H.
Confederate
Cavalry 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Wilson's)
Puryear, Robert H.
Confederate
Cavalry 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Wilson's)
Puryear, T.A.
Confederate
Cavalry 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Holman's)
Puryear, T.J.
Confederate
Cavalry 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's)
Puryear, Thomas
Confederate
Cavalry 7th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Bennett's)
Puryear, Thomas
Confederate
Cavalry 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Barteau's)
Puryear, Thomas A.
Confederate
Cavalry 7th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Bennett's)
Puryear, W.S.
Confederate
Cavalry 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's)
Puryear, W.W.
Confederate
Cavalry 16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Logwood's)
Puryear, William
Confederate
Cavalry 7th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Bennett's)
Puryear, William
Confederate
Cavalry 15th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Puryear, William M.
Confederate
Infantry 26th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (3rd East Tennessee Volunteers)