Joseph B. McCaslin, Private, Company H, 18th Tennesseee infantry, records are filed with Jesse McCaslin. Note: There are no records of a Josepth McCaslin in any other Confederate unit.
Jesse B. McCaslin, age 22, Private, Captain B. G. Wood's Company H, 18th Tennessee Infantry, enlisted May 23, 1861 at Murfreesboro, jointed for duty August 7, 1861 at Camp Trousdale by Lieut. Smith for 9 mos 16 days, captured at Fort Donelson February 16, 1862, sent to Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois, died June 3, 1863 at Camp Butler
M268: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
Company H was raised with men from Rutherford and Cannon counties.
18th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
18th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee, in June, 1861, and in July had 883 men present for duty. Its members were raised in the counties of Cannon, Sumner, Davidson, Rutherford, Cheatham, Wilson, and Bedford. The unit moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, then Fort Donelson where it was captured in February, 1862. Exchanged and reorganized, the 18th was assigned to Pillow's, J.C. Brown's, Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. During October, 1863, the unit was consolidated with the 26th Regiment. It participated in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta and returned to Tennessee with Hood, but it was not engaged at Franklin and Nashville. Later it was involved in the North Carolina Campaign. The regiment reported 52 casualties of the 685 at Fort Donelson, then lost thirty-one percent of the 430 at Murfreesboro and forty-one percent of the 330 at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, the 18th/26th totalled 423 men and 290 arms and sustained many losses at Atlanta. Later the 18th was consolidated with the 3rd Volunteers and on December 21, 1864, there were 12 men fit for duty. It was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Joseph B. Palmer, Lieutenant Colonels William R. Butler and Albert G. Carden, and Majors Samuel W. David and William H. Joyner.
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1860 United States Federal Census about Jesse Mccaslin
Name: Jesse Mccaslin
Age in 1860: 16
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Cannon, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Bradyville
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Household Members:
Name Age
Hanah Mccaslin 54 Midwifery
Logan Mccaslin 18 Apprentice Carpenter
Jesse Mccaslin 16 Farming
Levina Gordon 52
Wm Mccaslin 22 Blacksmith
Adline Mccaslin
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