William H. Phelan
Regiment Name 2nd (Robison's) Tennessee Inf. (Walker Legion.)
Side Confederate
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M231 roll 34
Name: William H. Phelan
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Tennesee
Regiment Name: 2 (Robison's) Tennessee Inf. (Walker Legion.)
Regiment Name Expanded: 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Robison's) (Walker Legion)
COMPANY: G
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M231 roll 34
2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Robison's) (Walker Legion)
2nd Infantry Regiment Provisional Army was organized in May, 1861, at Nashville, Tennessee, and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Its members were recruited in the counties of Rutherford, Maury, Davidson, Bedford, Trousdale, Shelby, and Sumner. The unit was assigned to J.G. Walker's and French's Brigade, fought at Aquia Creek and First Manassas, then in February, 1862, returned to Tennessee. Later it was attached to Cleburne's, L.E. Polk's, Tyler's, and Palmer's Brigade. After fighting at Shiloh, Richmond, and Perryville, the regiment participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesborough to Atlanta, then was involved in Hood's Tennessee operations and the Battle of Bentonville. It lost thirty-seven percent of the 300 at Richmond, had 4 killed and 59 wounded at Murfreesboro, and of the 264 engaged at Chickamauga, more than sixty percent were disabled. The unit totalled 262 men and 146 arms in December, 1863, had 133 in action at Ringgold Gap , but could muster only 65 after the Battle of Nashville . Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William B. Bate and William D. Robison; Lieutenant Colonels John A. Butler, David L. Goodall, and William J. Hale; and Majors William R. Doak and William T. Driver.
Don't know if this is the same man or not, but....
W.H. Phelan
Regiment Name 22nd Tennessee Infantry. (Freeman's Reg't.)
Side Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M231 roll 34
Name: W.H. Phelan
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Tennesee
Regiment Name: 22 Tennessee Infantry. (Freeman's Reg't.)
Regiment Name Expanded: 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's)
COMPANY: H
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M231 roll 34
22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's)
22nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Trenton, Tennessee, in August, 1861. Men of this unit were recruited in Memphis and Hardeman, Carroll, Gibson, and Dyer counties. It served in Cheatham's, R.M. Russell's, and B.R. Johnson's Brigade, and saw action in the conflicts at Belmont and Shiloh. On June 16, 1862, it merged into the 12th Regiment. The field officers were Colonels Thomas J. Freeman and Lipscomb P. McMurry; Lieutenant Colonels M.H. Pirtle, A.T. Robertson, and Francis M. Stewart; and Major Benjamin T. Davis.
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: William H Phelan
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Age in 1870: 25
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1870: District 24, Davidson, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Nashville
Household Members: Name Age
D A Phelan 62 Coachmaker b. TN
May F Phelan 60 wife b. NC
William H Phelan 25 b. TN
James T Phelan 23 Farmer b. TN
Elizabeth Phelan 28 b. TN
Mary Phelan 19 b. TN
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