Benton County Tennessee Civil War Those Who Served

ALSUP, James HUDSON, Felix Grundy 55th (Brown's) Tennessee Infantry Regiment History Also called 56th Tennessee Infantry Regiment This regiment was organized at Columbus, KY on 14 February 1862; All of the companies except I and K were surrendered at Island Number 10 in the Mississippi River on 8 April 1862. Company reports state that I and K were on detached service at the time, and were not surrendered with the rest of the regiment. The regiment was reorganized 26 September 1862; field consolidation with the 46th Tennessee Infantry in January of 1863; merged into 4th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry in April of 1865; paroled at Greensboro, N.C. on 1 May 1865. (Contributed by Carolyn Whitaker at Rootsweb World Connect) PRINCE, Nancy RUSHING, Calvin CALVIN RUSHING 5th Regiment Infantry Co. C / First Lieut. Calvin Rushing, CSA, became a commissioned officer at the first organization of the first Company from Benton County, TN. He served in Company E of the Fifth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which later became Company C. Calvin served from 1861 to 1862, where he was discharged at Cornith, Mississippi due to an age restriction as set down by the Tennessee Legislature. Calvin was born Nov. 23, 1820 in Tennessee and died Dec. 14, 1882. He is buried at Rushing's Creek cemetery in Benton County, TN along side his second wife, Nancy B. Warren (Dec. 25, 1829-May 29,1900). His first wife was Mary A. Rushing (Jan 29.,1824- abt. 1849 (Contributed by Robert Ayres at Rootsweb World Connect)