5TH TENNESSEE INFANTRY
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 1862-1865
| Date |
Event |
Location | Reg. | Brig. | Brig. | Div. | Div. | Corps |
Corps |
| 62/02/28 | Enrolled | Barbourville, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 12th | S.P. Carter | 1st | G. H. Thomas | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/04/00 | Skirmish | Big Creek Gap, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/06/18 | At | Cumberland Gap, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/07/15 | At | Wallace Cross Rds. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/09/06 | Expedition | Pine Mtn., Tn.- Company H only | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/09/07 | At | Big Creek Gap, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/09/17 | Retreat | Cumberland Gap, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/09/21 | At | Manchester, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/09/23 | At | Proctor, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/09/27 | At | Hazel Green, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/10/02 | At | Grayson, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/10/03 | At | Greenup, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/10/05 | At | Wheelersburg/ Sciotoville, Ohio |
J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/10/06 | At | Portland, Oh. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/10/22 | At | Gallipolis, Oh. | J.T. Shelley | 25th | J.S. Spears | 7th | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | D.C. Buell |
| 62/10/31 | Reported | Gallipolis, Oh. | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.S. Spears | District | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | J.D. Cox |
| 62/11/13 | Ordered to | Cincinnati, Oh. | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.S. Spears | District | G.W. Morgan | Ohio | J.D. Cox |
| 62/11/16 | At | Louisville, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 62/12/08 | At | West Point, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 62/12/09 | At | Elizabethtown, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 62/12/12 | At | Munfordville, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 62/12/16 | At | Bowling Green, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 62/12/24- 62/01/12 |
At | Nashville, Tn.via Bowling Green, Ky. | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 62/01/13- 62/01/17 |
At | Below Nashville in Pursuit of Rebels | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 63/01/18 | At | Murfreesboro, Tn. | J.T. Shelley 1st |
J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans | |
| 63/04/04 | At | Liberty, Tn. | J.T. Shelley 1st |
J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans | |
| 63/04/05 | At | Carthage, Tn. | J.T. Shelley 1st |
J.S. Spears | 2nd | J.S. Negley | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans | |
| 63/06/08 | Reassigned | Carthage, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | 3rd |
G.Granger | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans | |
| 63/06/30 | Reported As | Carthage, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | J.A. Cooper | 3rd | H.M. Judah | Dept. of the Ohio | A.E.Burn-side |
| 63/07/31 | Reported As | Carthage, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | W.B. Stokes | 3rd | H.M. Judah | Dept. of the Ohio | A.E.Burn-side |
| 63/08/31 | To | Detachment to McMinnville, Tn.(rest at Carthage, Tn.) |
J.T. Shelley | 3rd | W.B. Stokes | 3rd | G.Granger | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 63/09/13 | At | Beersheba Springs, Tn. | J.T. Shelley |
3rd | J.G. Spears | 3rd | G.Granger | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 63/09/14 | At | Therman, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | J.G. Spears | 3rd | G.Granger | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 63/09/15 | At | Cheekville, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | J.G. Spears | 3rd | G.Granger | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 63/09/16 | At | Jasper, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | J.G. Spears | 3rd | G.Granger | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 63/09/18 | At | Battle Creek, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | J.G. Spears | 3rd | G.Granger | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 63/09/19 | At | Running Creek, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | J.G. Spears | 3rd | G.Granger | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 63/09/20 | At | Lookout Mtn., Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | J.G. Spears | 3rd | G.Granger | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 63/10/09 | Reassigned | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | Beatty | 2nd | J.C. Davis |
Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans | |
| 63/10/22 | At | Sale Creek, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.G. Spears | 2nd | J.C. Davis |
Army of the Cumberland | J.M. Palmer |
| 63/12/03 | Skirmish | Kingston, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.G. Spears | 2nd | J.C. Davis |
Army of the Cumberland | J.M. Palmer |
| 63/12/06 | At | Loudon, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.G. Spears | 2nd | J.C. Davis | Army of the Cumberland | J.M. Palmer |
| 63/12/08 | At | Campbell's Sta., Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.G. Spears | 2nd | J.C. Davis | Army of the Cumberland | J.M. Palmer |
| 63/12/10 | At | Strawberry Plains, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.G. Spears | 2nd | J.C. Davis | Army of the Cumberland | J.M. Palmer |
| 63/12/16 | At | Richland Creek | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.G. Spears | 2nd | J.C. Davis | Army of the Cumberland | J.M. Palmer |
| 64/01/01 | At | Massengale House | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.G. Spears | 2nd | J.C. Davis | Army of the Cumberland | J.M. Palmer |
| 64/01/15 | At | Flat Creek Bridge | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.G. Spears | 2nd | J.C. Davis | Army of the Cumberland | J.M. Palmer |
| 64/01/17 | At | Loudon, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | detached | J.G. Spears | de-tached | J. C. Davis |
Army of the Cumberland | J.M. Palmer |
| 64/01/21 | Reassigned | Loudon, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 1st | J.G. Spears | 3rd | L.H. Rousseau | Army of the Cumberland | W.S. Rosecrans |
| 64/04/28 | Reassigned | Loudon, Tn. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | M.D. Manson | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofiled |
| 64/04/29 | Leave | Loudon, Tn. via Cleveland and Red Clay | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | M.D. Manson | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/09 | At | Rocky Face Ridge, Ga. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | M.D. Manson | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/12 | At | Tunnel Hill and Villanow,. Ga. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | M.D. Manson | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/13 | Battle | Resaca, Ga. via Snake Creek Gap | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | M.D. Manson | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/14 | Battle | Resaca, Ga. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | M.D. Manson | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/17 | At | Field's Mill, Ga. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S Hurt | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/18 | At | Big Springs, Ga. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S Hurt | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/19 | At | Cassville, Ga. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S Hurt | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/20 | At | Cartersville, Ga. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S Hurt | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/22 | At | Etowah, Ga. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/23 | At | Milam's Bridge, Ga. | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/26 | At | Pumpkin Vine | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/05/27 | At | Pickett's Mill | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/06/02 | At | Sandford's on Alatoona Rd. |
J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/06/04 | At | Alatoona Creek | J.T. Shelley | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/06/05 | Reassigned | Alatoona Creek | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | N.C. McLean | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/06/17 | At | Marietta/Sandtown Rds. at Darby's | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | R.K. Byrd | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/06/19 | At | Noye's Creek | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | R.K. Byrd | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/06/26 | At | Olley's Creek | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | R.K. Byrd | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/07/05 | At | Ruff Sta. Rd.(near Marietta, Ga.) | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | R.K. Byrd | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/07/06 | At | Smyrna Campground | J.T. Shelley |
3rd | R.K. Byrd | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/07/07 | At | Rottencreek | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | R.K. Byrd | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/07/08 | At | Soap Creek (crossing at the Chattahoochee) | J.T. Shelley | 3rd | R.K. Byrd | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/08/07 | Detached | Marietta, Ga. | D.G. Bowers | 3rd | R.K. Byrd | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/11/15 | At | Nashville, Tn. | D.G. Bowers | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/11/22 | At | Pulaski, Tn. | D.G. Bowers | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/11/22 | At | Lynnville, Tn. (11:00 a.m.) |
D.G. Bowers | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/11/23 | At | 11 mi. north of
Lynnville, Tn. (7:00 p.m.) |
D.G. Bowers | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/11/24 | At | at Mt. Pleasant Pike | D.G. Bowers | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/11/24 | At | Columbia, Tn. (10:00 a.m.) | D.G. Bowers | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/11/25 | At | crossed Duck River (1/2 mi.,Columbia.) | D.G. Bowers | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/11/29 | At | Spring Hill, Tn. | D.G. Bowers | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/11/30 | Battle | Franklin, Tn. | D.G. Bowers | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/12/15 | Battle | Nashville, Tn. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/12/17 | At | Brentwood, Tn. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/12/18 | At | Franklin, Tn. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/12/20 | At | Spring Hill, Tn. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 64/12/23 | At | Columbia, Tn. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/01/02 | At | Mt. Pleasant, Tn. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/01/05 | At | Waynesborough, Tn. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/01/07 | At | Clifton, Tn. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/01/18 | At | Paducah, Ky. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/01/19 | At | Evansville, Ind. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/01/19 | At | Louisville, Ky. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/01/21 | At | Cincinnati, Oh. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield |
| At |
Columbus, Oh. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield | |
| At |
Cumberland, Md. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield | |
| At |
Harper's Ferry, W.Va. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield | |
| At |
Washington, D.C. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield | |
| At |
Alexandria, Va. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield | |
| At |
Annapolis, Md. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of the Ohio | J.M. Schofield | |
| 65/02/11 | At | Federal Point, N.C. (on ocean vessel) | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of North Carolina | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/02/18 | At | Fort Anderson, N.C. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of North Carolina | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/02/22 | Capture of | Wilmington, N.C. | N. Witt | 2nd | J.S. Casement | 3rd | J.D. Cox | Dept. of North Carolina | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/02/28 | Reported as | Wilmington, N.C. | N. Witt | 2nd | A.T. Wilcox | 3rd | J.W. Reilly | Dept. of North Carolina | J.M. Schofield |
| 65/03/05 | Ordered to | Nashville, Tn. (to muster out) | N. Witt | 2nd | A.T. Wilcox | 3rd | J.W. Reilly | Dept. of North Carolina | J.M. Schofield |
| At | Fortress Monroe | N. Witt | |||||||
| At | Point Lookout | N. Witt | |||||||
| At | Annapolis, Md. | N. Witt | |||||||
| At | Washington, D.C. | N. Witt | |||||||
| At | Harper's Ferry, W. Va. | N. Witt | |||||||
| At | Wheeling, W Va. | N. Witt | |||||||
| At | Columbus, Oh. | N. Witt | |||||||
| At | Cincinnati, Oh. | N. Witt | |||||||
| At | Seymour, In. | N. Witt | |||||||
| At | Louisville, Ky. | N. Witt | |||||||
| 65/03/28 | Reported as | Nashville, Tn. | N. Witt | L.H. Rousseau | |||||
| Mustered out | Nashville, Tn. | N. Witt | |||||||