George Martin
Wesley Bell enlisted on 8/13/1863 at Columbia, KY as a Private.
On 12/23/1863 he mustered into "E" Co. KY 13th Cavalry USA
He was Mustered Out on 1/10/1865 at Camp Nelson, KY
Confederate George Bell's in Tennessee units:
George W. Bell, age 26, enlisted as a 4th Sergeant in Captain James H. Dean's Company E, 4th Tennessee Infantry (Neely's), May 15, 1861 at Germantown, promoted to 3rd Sergeant , Dea. the 20 1861 [December or Deserted?], no further records
Company E "The Harris Guards."Men from Obion County. Captain James Dean
The regiment was organized at Germantown,Shelby County,and immediately after organization moved to Randolph,Tennessee,where it served in the River Brigade,under Brigadier General John Sneed,Provisional Army of Tennessee.On July 18, it moved to Fort Pillow,where it was accepted into Confederate service on August 16,1861.
The regiment was placed in a brigade commanded by Colonel Neely along with the 12th Louisiana Infantry.The brigade moved to Columbus,Kentucky on September 5,1861,where it was in Major General John McCowan's Division.It spent the fall and winter in the area around Columbus,Kentucky,New Madrid, Missouri and Island No.10,but after the fall of Fort Donelson was ordered to Corinth,Mississippi,arrving April 2,1862,with 512 men present for action.
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George W. Bell, enlisted as a 2nd Corporal in (1st) Company F, Bennett's 9th Tennessee Cavalry (Ward's) Regiment, Morgan's Brigade, September 1, 1862 at Summer County, Tennessee, last shown present on December 1862 muster roll, no further records
9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ward's)
9th Cavalry Regiment [also called 13th or 15th Cavalry] was organized as an eight-company battalion in September, 1862, then two other companies were assigned in November. The men were from Sumner, Trousdale, Smith, and Wilson counties. It skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky and served in General Morgan's Brigade. On Morgan's raid into Ohio during July, 1863, most of the men were captured at Buffington Island and New Lisbon. Those that remained went on to serve in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry Battalion. The field officers were Colonels James D. Bennett and William W. Ward, Lieutenant Colonel R.A. Alston, and Major Richard McCann.
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George Bell, age 21, enlisted as a Private in Company D, later H, 42nd Tennessee Infantry, October 21, 1861 at Camp Cheatham, absent sick at the battle of Fort Donelson, deserted January 23, 1863 when ordered to report to this command
42nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
42nd Infantry Regiment was formed at Camp Cheatham (Robertson County), Tennessee, in November, 1861, with five Tennessee and five Alabama companies. At the reorganization in 1862, the five Alabama companies were transferred to the 6th (Norwood's) Alabama Infantry Battalion which later merged into the 55th Alabama Regiment. Four Tennessee companies from the 1st Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi Regiment and one Florida company then joined the 42nd. The unit was captured in the fight at Fort Donelson and after the exchange became part of Maxey's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It was stationed at Port Hudson, moved to Jackson, and in September, 1863, assigned to Quarles' Brigade, Department of the Gulf. During the spring of 1864 the regiment joined the Army of Tennessee at Dalton with 169 effectives. It went on to participate in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee operations, and the North Carolina Campaign. Very few were included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Isaac N. Hulme and William A. Quarles; Lieutenant Colonels Levi McCollum, John H. Norwood, and Isaac B. Walton; and Major Josiah R. Hubbard.