American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Robert Allen
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Tennessee
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company Ives', 54th Infantry Regiment Tennessee.
American Civil War Regiments
REGIMENT: 54th Infantry Regiment Tennessee
Date of Organization: 5 Feb 1862
Muster Date: 1 Apr 1862
Regiment State: Tennessee
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 54th
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Battles Fought
Fought on 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA.
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Robert Allen
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Tennessee
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company I, 48th Infantry Regiment Tennessee.
American Civil War Regiments
REGIMENT: 48th Infantry Regiment Tennessee
Date of Organization: 1 Apr 1862
Muster Date: 1 Jul 1864
Regiment State: Tennessee
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 48th
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Chickamagua after battle report:
Report of Col. George H. Nixon, Forty-eighth Tennessee
Infantry.
HDQRS. FORTY-EIGHTH REGT. TENN., VOLS.
SIR: I submit the following report, through you to, Brig. Gen.
L. E. Polk, commanding Polk's brigade, Cleburne's division,
Hill's corps, stating the part taken in the battle of Chickamauga
by the Forty-eighth Regt. Tennessee Volunteers, under my
command, on Saturday and Sunday, September 19 and 20, 1863:
The brigade was drawn up in line of battle about 4 p. m.
Saturday near Underwood's steam saw-mill, one-half mile west
of Reed's Bridge, over the Chickamauga, the Thirty-fifth Regt.
Tennessee Volunteers, under Col. B. J. Hill, on my right, and
the remainder of the brigade on my left.
At about 6 p. m. an order was given to advance upon the enemy,
who were in position about 600 yards in our front and upon the
top of a ridge. After advancing about 300 yards, the enemy
opened with one piece of artillery directly in front of my
regiment with grape and canister. At the same time he opened
with several guns about 400 yards to my left in front of the Third
and Fifth Confederate Regt.'s, commanded by Col. Smith. After
passing over a line of Confederate troops, the enemy opened fire
with small-arms, their left resting opposite the right of my
regiment. A well-directed fire from the regiments on my left, as
well as my regiment, broke the enemy's line. They were driven
about 1 1/2 miles, when the firing ceased.
About 9 p. m., the enemy being completely routed from their
strong position at the first fire from my regiment, the enemy
made and effort to remove the piece of artillery I have mentioned
as being in my front, but being so closely pressed were forced to
abandon the piece, leaving the gun in our possession.
During the engagement Lieut.-Col. Hughs, of my regiment,
received a painful wound on the hip. Lieut. Bradley,
commanding Company I, was mortally wounded, and died early
next morning. I also had 3 privates badly wounded during the
engagement.
The enemy being driven back 1 1/2 miles, the command was
halted at 9 p. m., and rested on the ground during the remainder
of the night. The soldiers suffered considerable from cold, their
clothes being wet from wading Chickamauga in the evening.
On Sunday morning, about 8 o'clock, the brigade advanced upon
the enemy's lines, and very soon were warmly engaged with the
center and main line of the enemy, posted behind breastworks
erected of logs and rail picketing, covered with green brush.
Their position was naturally strong, and, with these works,
almost impregnable. The enemy opened with artillery and
small-arms from behind these works one of the most destructive
fires ever witnessed by any troops during the war. Perfect lanes
were made through the timber by the enemy's artillery; yet my
regiment held the ground assigned them i the brigade (within 125
yards of the enemy's works) for more than three hours, not
giving a single inch of ground until they had exhausted all their
ammunition, and inflicting such a blow upon the enemy that the
was unable to advance his lines beyond the ground he occupied.
In this engagement I lost (killed and wounded) many of the
bravest and best officers and men of my regiment.
After procuring ammunition and allowing the troops to rest, the
brigade was again put in motion, and moved obliquely to the
right until the center of the brigade rested in front of the center
and main works of the enemy, my regiment occupying the same
position in line as above mentioned--on the right of the center.
Here the conflict was again renewed--a terrible conflict, with
artillery and small-arms; a hand-to-hand fight, lasting for more
than one and a half hours, the streams of smoke and fire form
the enemy's guns reaching our lines, throwing the missiles of
death in every direction; and just at the going down of the sun
their works were forced, and the enemy fled in wild confusion
in every direction, giving a complete victory to our arms.
I entered the contest Sunday morning with 150 men in my
regiment, and had 73 killed and wounded during the day.
Aggregate killed and wounded during two days' engagement, 78.
A list* is herewith furnished.
The daring and impetuosity of all the officers and men of my
regiment are entitled to the highest praise.
I cannot close this report without bringing to your favorable
notice the daring conduct of Lieut. Col. T. R. Hughs, Capt.
Lewis Miller (acting major), Capt.'s Carrell, Benham, Lindsey,
and Cooper; also Lieut. Tracy, of Company K, commanding
Company I. I am sorry to inform you that Capt.'s Lindsey,
Miller, and Benham are seriously wounded.
Too much praise cannot be given to the privates of my regiment.
they deserve the highest consideration. They fought like veterans.
Respectfully submitted.
G. H. NIXON,
Col., Comdg. Forty-eighth Tennessee Volunteers.
[Capt.] W. A. KING,
Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
Source: Official Records
PAGE 185-51 KY., SW. VA., TENN., MISS., N. ALA., AND N. GA. [CHAP. XLII.
[Series I. Vol. 30. Part II, Reports. Serial No. 51.]
JR