5TH TENNESSEE INFANTRY - UNION ARMY Companies A, B, D, & F
Compiled by Robert L. Bailey

Surnames A-C  D-L  M-O  P-S  T-Z

Note: For more information on this regiment, see "Tennesseans In The Civil War", Part I, pages 385-387.  This list of soldiers is compiled from Microfilm Copy No. 395, Rolls No. 154-155.

The 5th Tennessee Infantry was organized at Barboursville, Kentucky, March 28, 1862. Mustered out at Nashville, March 29 through June 30, 1865. Companies A, B, D, and F are made up mostly of Roane County soldiers.

Officers were Colonel - James T. SHELLEY Lieutenant Colonels - Freemorton YOUNG, Charles C. McCALEB, Nathaniel WITT Majors - Charles C. McCALEB, Joseph D. TURNER, David G. BOWERS. Captains - Company "A" - David G. BOWERS, Samuel P. EVANS. Enrolled at Kingston, Roane County, February 25; mustered in March 28, 1863; mustered out April 4, 1865 Captains - Company "B" - Freemorton YOUNG, Daniel T. PETERMAN, R. Clay CRAWFORD, James R. THOMPSON. Enrolled at Barboursville, February 25; mustered in March 6, 1862; mustered out March 30, 1865 Captains - Company "D" - Joseph D. TURNER, David C. SPARKS. Enrolled at Barboursville, February 26; mustered in March 28, 1862; mustered out March 30, 1865. Captains - Company "F" - Jacob S. HAGLER, John N. HAGGARD, Edwin F. WILEY. Enrolled at Barboursville, February 25; mustered in March 28, 1862; mustered out March 29, 1865.

COMPANY A

PARKER, Aaron or Aron (age 33)

 

PARKER, Nicholas (age __). Died 8 or 12 Feb 1863 at General Hospital, Nashville.

 

PHIFER, Hugh H.

 

PHIFER, Robert (age 35). Also served in Company K.

 

PIPER (PHIFER), John R. (age 22)

 

PURDY, Joseph (age 26)

 

PURDY, William N. (age 29)

 

PURKINSON (PARKINSON), Page J. (age 34 or 24)

 

ROBERSON, James (age 40). Died 13 Apr 1864 at Andersonville, GA.

 

ROBERSON, John W. (age 18). Killed by accident in the field near Marietta, GA

 

ROBERSON, William H. (age 18). Born in Roane Co., TN.

 

ROBERTS, James M. (age 44). Died 25 Jun 1862 near Camp Pine Knot, TN.

 

ROSE, Elisha (age 37). Born in Roane Co., TN.

 

SCOTT, Israel (age 42)

 

SOWARD, William B. (age 26)

 

STEWARD (STUART), Willis (age 37). Died 17 Apr 1863 at Murfreesboro, TN. Born in Johnson Co., TN.

 

COMPANY B

PATTY, Josiah W. (Chaplain)

 

PETERS, Tobias (age 44)

 

PETERMAN, Daniel T. or Dan T. (age 24)

 

PETERSON, James H. (age 30)

 

PETERSON, Robert L. (age 22). Died 14 May 1864 at Chattanooga, TN, of wounds received in battle at Resaca, GA. Born in White Co., TN.

 

PETERSON, William C. (age 30)

 

PETTY, Jackson (age 24). Born in Anderson Co., TN. Also served in Company I.

 

PFOUSE, August

 

PHILIPS, John (age 37)

 

POLEON, James (age 18)

 

RAINES, James (age 18)

 

RAINS, William B. (age 38)

 

REATHERFORD (RETHERFORD), Alexander R. (age 46). Died 28 Mar 1865. Buried in Nashville

 

Cemetery. He was born in "Lea" Co., VA. Wife was Nannie J.

 

REATHERFORD (RETHERFORD), Phillip F. (age 32). Born in Monroe Co., TN.

 

REATHERFORD (RETHERFORD), William (age 18)

 

REEDER, George (age 25). Died 19 Apr 1862 at Barboursville, KY.

 

RENFROW, John (age 33). Born in Belmont (sic) Co., TN.

 

ROBERTS, Basel (age 23)

 

ROBERTS, Benjamin F. (age 30)

 

ROBERTS, Thomas L. (age 28). Born in Roane Co., TN. Also served in Companies F & S.

 

ROBINSON, William (age 28). Born in Russell Co., VA. Died 26 Apr 1863 at Nashville, TN. Married - wife's name was Celia.

 

ROBISON, Samuel P. (age 33). Born in Russell Co., VA.

 

ROSE, McKinsie (McKinzie) (age 37)

 

RUOFF, Charles A. (age 22). Born in Munich, Germany. Also served in Company F & S.

 

SCARBOROUGH, James B. (age 32). Born in Fairfield, S.C.

 

SCHRONAGLE, Francis (age 29)

 

SCRIMCIER (SCHRIMSHER), James E. (age 20)

 

SHACKLEFORD (SHACKELFORD), William T. (age 24). Died 18 May 1862 at Camp Pine Knot, TN.

 

SHACKLEFORD (SHACKELFORD), Zachariah. Died 19 May 1862 at Williamsburg, KY.

 

SHIELDS, Benjamin F. or T. (age 35). Born in Roane Co., TN.

 

SHOEBURT, Joseph (age 30). Died 23 Mar 1864 at Concord, TN. Born in Jefferson Co., TN.

 

SHORT, Edom B. (age 28). Married. Nearest Relative - Mrs. Susan SHORT, Kingston.

 

STOUT, Isaac (age 25)

STOUT, James (age 19). Born in Roane Co., TN.

COMPANY D

PARKER, Phillip (age 24) - Died 10 Dec 1863 at Nashville, TN. Born in Roane Co., TN.

 

PARKS, David (age 39) - Died 26 Dec 1864 at Spring Hill, TN. Born in Roane Co., TN.

 

PARKS, James (age 23). Killed 22 Sep 1863 at Battle of Chicamauga, TN.

 

PARKS, Reuben (age 27)

 

PHELFREY, James W. (age 22). Born in Monroe Co., TN. Also served in Company I.

 

PHELFREY, John J. (age 21). Died 04 Mar 1865. Wife was Eliza J. Resided Loudon.

 

PICKLER (PICKLE), Jonathan F. (age 23)

 

POPE, George T. (age 20). Died 19 Apr 1862.

 

POPE, James C. (age 18)

 

PRESSWOOD, Samuel J. (age 23). Born in McMinn Co., TN.

 

ROGERS, Jesse N. (age 20)

 

ROSE, Elijah (age 42). Died 12 Jan 1863 at Bowling Green, KY. Born in Washington Co., TN.

 

ROSE, James E. (age 18)

 

ROSE, Joseph W. (age 18). Born in Roane Co., TN.

 

ROSE, Wilson or William (age 25)

 

ROWDEN, Shadrach (age 36)

 

SCARBOROUGH, John J. (age 18). Born in Roane Co., TN.

 

SIMPSON, John H. (age 23)

 

SMALLEY, George W. (age 29)

 

SMALLEY, Samuel K. (age 38). Also served in Company I.

 

SPARKS, David C. (age 28)

 

STONE, James W. (age 18). Died 12 Jun 1862 at Williamsburg, KY.

 

STONE, Madison (age 45). Died 9 Mar 1864 at Nashville, TN. Born in Grayson Co., VA.

 

STONE, Stephen H. (age 23)

 

SWAGGERTY, James (age 22). Died 12 Feb 1863 at Nashville, TN. Born in Monroe Co., TN.

 

COMPANY F

PATTERSON, George L. (age 18). Died 11 Feb 1865 from disease.

 

PEARSON, William J. (age 18). Born in Hamilton Co., TN.

 

PICKET, Louis R. Died 8 Sep 1862 at Cumberland, TN.

 

PICKET, Parson M. (age 46). Born in Rhea County, TN. Died 17 Jun 1863. Wife was Eliza and they lived in "Ray" County, TN.

 

RABEY, John T. (age 15) - deserted

 

RABEY, William (age 44). Died 17 Jul 1862 of disease at Hospital.

 

REED, Isaac S. (age 25). Born in Claiborne Co., TN.

 

RIDDLE, Milo S. (age 22)

 

RITTER, William (age 31). Died 18 Jan 1863 at Louisville, KY.

 

RODGERS, Henry H. or W. (age 21). Died 1 Jun or 14 May 1864. Resided Roane Co., TN.

 

RODGERS (ROGERS), Jonathan N. (age 26). Born in Roane Co., TN.

 

RODGERS (ROGERS), William or William W. (age 28)

 

ROMINE, John M. (age 22). Born in Bledsoe Co., TN.

 

ROSE, Mitchell (age 41). Born in Roane Co., TN. Also served in Company S.

 

RUFFNER, Christian (age 25)

 

RUSSELL, Andrew J. (age 18)

 

RUSSELL, Ezra D. (age 20). Died 5 Jan 1865.

 

RUSSELL, James A. (age 19). Died 21 Apr 1863 from disease at Carthage, TN.

 

RUSSELL, John (age 54)

 

RUSSELL, John F. (age 23)

 

RUSSELL, John M. or H. (age 18)

 

RUSSELL, Samuel (age 30). Killed by enemy 10 Nov 1862 in Anderson Co., TN.

 

RUSSELL, Thomas (age 44)

 

RUSSELL, William (age 33). Born in Anderson Co., TN. Also served in Company K.

 

SEIBER, Jordan (age 21). Born in Anderson Co., TN. Deserted.

 

SHELLEY, James T.

 

SHERLEY, Blackmond L. (age 28)

 

SHERLEY, James C. (age 26)

 

SIMMONS, Andrew J. (age 21). Also served in Company K.

 

SIMMONS, James F. (age 32?). Also served in Company K.

 

SPEARS, Ashley L. (age 20 or 37?)

 

SWAFFORD, Marshal (age 30). Born in Bledsoe Co., TN.

 

SWAFFORD, Thomas (age 26). Born in Bledsoe Co., TN. Also served in Company K.

 

Company K (only Roane County People)

SILVY, Westley (age 34)

SYLVEY, Peter (age 44). Lived Roane Co., TN.