Enlisted on 11/30/1861 at Lawrenceburg, TN as a Private.
On 11/30/1861 he mustered into "Ives'" Co. TN 54th Infantry
He was transferred out on 4/1/1862
On 4/1/1862 he transferred into "I" Co. TN 48th Infantry
He died of disease on 5/15/1862 at Corinth, MS
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- Research by Mike Grimes
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Robert (Bob) Allen, age 30, Private, Capt. John D. Ives's Company*, enlisted February 5, 1862 at Lawrenceburg, Tenn. for 12 months, recorded present on the Company I, 48th Tenn. (Nixon's) muster roll dated April 30, 1862, died 15 May, 1862 at Columbus Hospital
The 54th Regiment Tennessee Infantry was organized about February 6, 1862. It was consolidated with remnants of the 48th (Voorhies') and other Tennessee regiments in April, 1862, to form the 43th (Nixon's) Regiment Tennessee Infantry
M268: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
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See also: http://csa48tn.tripod.com/
http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa48.html
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=48th+Tennessee+Infantry&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8