Thorndike Brooks organized this unit at Marion in May 1861
They were called to service for the Confederate states 05 Jun 1861 at Union City, TN
| Name and Rank | Born | Discharged (d/c), Died (d) & other info |
| Bell, Pvt James | VA | d/c Tupelo, MS 20 Jul 1862 |
| Brooks, Lt Col Thorndike | Baltimore, MD 11 Mar 1828 | wife named Mary, 3 children. Parents Chauncy & Marilla(Phelps) Brooks, He was a merchant & Planter (see below) |
| Brown, Pvt W J | KY | d/c Tupelo, MS 20 Jul 1862 |
| Cunningham, Capt Hibert A | VA 08 Feb 1836 | Single, Irish, Planter. Brother in Law to Gen John A Logan (see below) |
| Davis, Pvt W J | OH | d 06 Apr 1862 at Shiloh |
| Dodson, Sgt G H | KY | deserted 28 May 1862 at Corinth, MS |
| Finnegan, Pvt John | VA | Irish, Captured Perryville, KY then served as Union Nurse |
| Gifford, Pvt Henry | KY | deserted 08 Apr 1862 |
| Hays, 2nd Lt Harvey L | KY 11 Apr 1828 | Married, Irish, Planter due to drinking casheried 15 May 1862 Records are missing |
| Hopper, 1st Lt Henry C | Brentwood, TN 26 Jan 1824 | Telegraph operator widower w 5 children. His wife d during the war, resigned 14 Mar 1863 |
| Jent, Pvt Flemming | KY | 01 Jul 1862 made a teamster, deserted |
| Kelly, Sgt Robert R | Marion, IL 26 Dec 1842 | Married, Irish, Farmer Resigned 18 Aug 1861, wife ill |
| Kyle, Pvt J C | VA | d/c 14 Jul 1862 due to obesity and old age |
| Loew, Pvt A J | TN | deserted 28 Apr 1862 near Corinth, MS |
| McKensie, Pvt Alex | Cape Giradeau, MO 19 May 1824 | Stonemason 6'3" Green yeyes, blond hair. d/c Tupelo, MS 20 Jul 1862 |
| McKenelley, Pvt A R | TN | wounded Belmount, d/c 20 Jul 1862 at Tupelo, MS |
| Patterson, Pvt G L | VA | d 06 Apr 1862 at Shiloh |
| Perry, Corp G W | VA | deserted 01 Aug 1862 |
| Randall, Pvt Calvin | KY 24 Oct 1836 | Wagonmaker 5'7" Blue eyes, Blond hair. Wounded 06 Apr 1862 at Shiloh d 22 May 1862 at Lauderdale Springs, MS |
Randall, Pvt Ronald M |
KY 02 Jan 1836 | Wagonmaker 5'6" blue eyes/blonf hair wounded. D/c Tupelo, MS on 20 Jul 1862 |
| Sherman, Pvt Gardner | Jefferson Co, IN 11 Sep 1822 | Farmer, 5'4" Blue eyes/blond hair d/c Tupelo, MS 20 Jul 1862 |
| Tinker, Pvt W R | TN | d/c Tupelo, MS 20 Jul 1862 |
| Walker, Pvt R L | KY | wounded at Shiloh d/c as a deserter 01 Jan 1863 |
| Wallace, Pvt William | MD | Resigned 15 Sep 1861 at Columbus--Personal |
| Wandell, Sgt G W | AR | did not see battle d/c 20 Jul 1862 Tupelo, MS |
| Wilkerson, Pvt A J | TN | deserted 03 Apr 1862 at Corinth |
| Witt, Pvt J K P | AL | captured 27 Jun 1864 at Kennesau MT then transfered to Campchase in Columbus, OH |
| Wortham, Pvt E J J | TN | transferred to Capt Valenntine's Cav Co 11 Oct 1861 |
Cunningham, Capt Hibert A was on Furllough from Jun to Sep
1863 but he did not return. From Sep 1863 to Feb 1864 he was
declared AWOL, in Feb 1864 listed as a deserter. He come over to
the Union Side with Gen Logan. Cunningham died in 1895.
Brooks, Lt Col Thorndike's family left Marion and moved to Dalton, GA in the Spring of 1864. This was his wife, Mary, their 3 children and the children's nanny, Amanda Barrow. He was granted a pardon by president Johnson. Brook's died in 1893 in Baltimore, MD