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This 8.5"x11" oversized publication contains a wealth of information for the historian or researcher of McKenzie's 5th Tennessee Regiment. Concentrating primarily on Tennessee troop movements, each wonderful 'tidbit' is a personal recollection, packed with names and data. Most of the articles appearing in this volume were originally published in the Dayton Herald.

Partial Excerpt

January, 1864. Our Brigade was at Camp Wharton at Cave Springs, Georgia, recruiting our horses. A heavy snow fell, Colonel Montgomery secured a boarding place for me here.

Our brigade was organized as follows: First Tennessee, Colonel Joseph T. Wheeler; Second Tennessee, Colonel H.M. Ashby; Fifth Tennessee, Colonel G.W. McKenzie; Fourth Tennessee, Colonel Baxter Smith.

Lieutenant Colonel Paul Anderson commanded these four regiments, made Colonel Asby Brigade Colonel. Terries Brigade was the 8th Texas. Colonel Raser commanded the 11th Texas; Colonel Terry 3rd Arkansas, Colonel Hobson the 9th Tennessee Battalion; Colonel Lewis commanded by Major Aiken. *( Continues with military action )*

Partial Table of Contents

• Chapter I: Introduction
• Chapter II: Remininiscenses

  Company "A" (Hamilton County)
  Company "B" (Roane County)
  Company "C" (Meigs County)
  Company "D" (Bradley County)
  Company "E" (Polk County)
  Company "F" (Cocke County)
  Company "G" (Hancock County)
  Company "H" (Washington County)
  Company "I" (Meigs County)
  Company "K" (Blount County)

  Colonel George Mc Kenzie
  Lt. Col. J.G.M. Montgomery
  Major J.H. Blackwell
  Captain R.R. Harris
  Robert F. Sloan
  Samuel H. Day
  Capt. James M. Martin
  J.C. Williamson
  A.G. Taff
  James Wallace
  Hugh D. Maloney
  Jonas Day
  Joe Bower

• Chapter III: The 1911 Series

  Sanders' East TN Raid
  Morgan at Cumberland Gap
  Battle of Perryville
  Pegram's KY Raid
  Burnsides & His Men
  Lieutenant W.G. Allen
  Charging Wilder's Camp
  Battle Near Red House Bridge
  Wheeler Raids TN
  Wheeler's Forces (Cross River at Cottonport)

• Chapter IV: The 1918 Series

  Inside Sherman's Lines Fighting Sharp Shooters
  Seeing Service Near Tilton
  Breastworks Attacked
  Uses of Logs, Rails, Etc.
  Crossing Etowah River
  Hotly Engaged with Yankees

• Chapter V: The 1912 Series

  Kings Salt
  Captain Lillard
  Card from Crawford
  Capt. A.F. Boggess' Company
  Capt. Crawford's Company
  Capt. Colville's Company
  Cheatham's Division

• Chapter VI: Miscellaneous

  New Hope Church
  A True Story of Burning Loudon Bridge; 1863

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