CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE LT 45th TENNESSEE INFANTRY CONGRESSMAN TN AUTOGRAPH SIGNED
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JAMES DANIEL RICHARDSON(1843 - 1914)CIVIL WAR WIA CONFEDERATE1st LIEUTENANT and ADJUTANT IN THE 45th TENNESSEEINFANTRY, 10-TERM UNITED STATESDEMOCRATIC PARTY CONGRESSMAN FROM TENNESSEE 1885-1905, TENNESSEE STATESENATOR 1873-75MEMBER OF THE TENNESSEESTATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1871-73&EDITOR andCOMPILER OF THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION, "MESSAGES AND PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS"Richardson enlisted in the Confederate Army on Dec.1, 1861, and served till his surrender on May 4, 1865 at G...ainesville, Alabama. He was wounded at the battle ofResaca, Georgia on May 15, 1864. Notable battles the regiment engaged ininclude Shiloh and Chickamauga!HERE’SRICHARDSON’S SIGNATURE REMOVED FROM A 19th CENTURY AUTOGRAPH ALBUMand SIGNED:“James D. Richardson, Murfreesboro, Tenn.”The document measures 6” x 1” and is invery good condition - closely croppedat the top edge.ARARE ADDITION TO YOUR WAR BETWEEN THE STATES “OFFICERSIN GRAY” AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION! <<::>>BIOGRAPHY OF JAMESD. RICHARDSONJames Daniel Richardson (March 10, 1843 –July 24, 1914) was a Civil War Confederate Officer, Americanpolitician and a Democratfrom Tennesseefor Tennessee's 5thcongressional district in the United States House ofRepresentatives from 1885 through 1905. Richardson was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, son of John Watkins and Augusta M. Starnes Richardson. He attended the countryschools and Franklin College, near Nashville. He married Alabama Pippen onJanuary 18, 1865, and they had five children, Annie Augusta, Ida Lee, JamesDaniel, Allie Sue, and John Watkins. CareerBefore graduating from college, Richardson enlisted in the Confederate States Armyduring the Civil War, and served nearly four years. The first year he was aprivate and the remaining three years as adjutant of the Forty-fifth Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. After the war, he studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practiceJanuary 1, 1867, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.He was elected to the Tennessee House ofRepresentatives, serving from 1871 to 1873, and thento the Tennessee Senate, serving from 1873 to 1875. He was a delegate to the Democratic NationalConventions in 1876, 1896, and 1900, and presided as permanentchairman at the 1900 convention.Elected as a Democraticto the Forty-ninth and to the nine succeeding Congresses, Richardson servedfrom March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1905. He was among the earliest U.S.House Minority Leaders, holding that position from 1899 to1903, during the 56th and 57th United States Congresses.Pursuant to an act of Congress on August 20, 1894, Richardson was chargedwith compiling the "Messagesand Papers of the Presidents, " a multi-volumework including every single important document from the federal Government, from the early days of President Washington through the second administrationof Grover Cleveland, plus some papers from the administration of WilliamMcKinley. DeathRichardson died on July 24, 1914 (age 71 years, 136 days) in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. He is interredat Evergreen Cemetery.<<::>>45th TENNESSEE INFANTRY REGIMENTOrganized December, 1861; reorganized May, 1862; latter partof 1863 consolidated with 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion into field unit;formed part of 4th Tennessee Consolidated Infantry Regiment paroled atGreensboro, May 1, 1865.FIELD OFFICERSColonels-Addison Mitchell, Anderson Searcy.Lieutenant Colonels-Ephraim F. Lytle, Alex Hall.Majors-Samuel A. Carter, Caswell H. Wadley, Tazewell W. Newman, James B. Moore.The 45th Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale, SumnerCounty, with 10 companies which had been enrolled at that point during Novemberand December, 1861.At the reorganization in 1862, Captain Anderson Searcy waselected colonel; Alex Hall lieutenant colonel and Tazewell W. Newman major.Major Newman was detached to recruiting service, and C. H. Wadley succeededhim. Wadley was killed at Murfreesboro January 2, 1863, and James B. Mooresucceeded him as major.The 45th was at Murfreesboro February 93, 1862, where it wasreported in Major General G. B. Crittenden’s Division, Colonel W. S. Statham’sBrigade, consisting of the 15th and 22nd Mississippi, 19th, 20th, 28th and 45thTennessee Infantry Regiments, and Rutledge’s Battery, with Lieutenant ColonelLytle in command of the 45th. As part of Statham’s Brigade, the regiment was inBrigadier General John C. Breckinridge’s Corps at the Battle of Shiloh, April6-7, 1862, but no record of its activities was found. On May 26, it wasreported at Corinth, Mississippi with the same units in the brigade.Some time in June or July, Breckinridge’s Division was transferredto Major General Earl Van Dorn’s District of Mississippi, with headquarters atVicksburg. The brigade left Vicksburg July 27 for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, whereit was engaged on August 5 as part of General Charles Clark’s Division, underGeneral Breckinridge’s overall command. In this engagement the 19th, 20th, 28thand 45th Regiments were consolidated into one battalion under Colonel Thomas B.Smith of the 20th. it returned from Baton Rouge to Camp Liberty, near Jackson, Mississippi, where it was reported on August 31, 1862.From here it moved to Murfreesboro, where on September 18, 1862 Colonel F. M. Walker was in command of a brigade composed of the 20th, 28th, 45th Tennessee, 60th North Carolina Infantry Regiments, and twobatteries. On December 19, 1862, Brigadier General John C. Brown was givencommand of the brigade, and it was known as Brown’s Brigade until November, 1864, when Brown’s and Reynolds’ Brigades were consolidated to form Palmer’sBrigade.In the Battle of Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863, Brown’s Brigade, commanded first by Colonel J. B. Palmer, later byBrigadier General Gideon J. Pillow, formed part of Breckinridge’s Division. Atthis time, the brigade was composed of the 18th, 26th, 28th, 32nd, and 45thTennessee Regiments, pluS Moses’ Battery, with the 32nd on detached service.The regiment suffered only a few casualties on December 31, but in the chargeby Breckinridge’s Division in the afternoon of January 2, it lost heavily, total casualties amounting to 113. On January 19, 1863, the 45th reported 323present for duty, out of 449 present.During January and February, 1863, the regiment wasstationed at Tullahoma. On February 16 the 28th was transferred to Cheatham’sDivision, and on February 28, the 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion, which hadbeen recruited by Major Newman, was added to the brigade. During March andApril, 1863 the regiment was stationed at Fairfield; and on June 26, just afterthe affair at Hoover’s Gap, Lieutenant General William J. Hardee, in a note toMajor General A. P. Stewart, wrote “The 45th is at Shilob Church. If youretrogade, bring it back with you and consider it under your orders. The restof Brown’s Brigade, except the 26th, is at Tullahoma.” The brigade remained inStewart’s Division until November 12, 1863. Following the retreat toChattanooga, the 45th was stationed at Loudon and Charleston. It moved fromthat area to Chickamauga early in September, and as part of Buckner’s Corps, was engaged in the Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863, suffering 98casualties out of 226 effectives engaged. Following the battle the 45th wasstationed near Chattanooga, on Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. OnNovember 12, 1863, the brigade was transferred to Major General C. L. Stevenson’sDivision; the 3rd (Clack’s) Tennessee Regiment was added, and the 45th Regimentconsolidated into one field unit with the 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion, although separate company muster rolls were maintained. The field oflicers ofthe consolidated unit were Colonel Anderson Searcy; Lieutenant Colonel AlexHall, of the 45th; and Major T. W. Newman of the 23rd Battalion. Major Newmanwas soon again given detached service, and Major Moore, of the 45th, served asmajor of the combined units.On November 25, the 45th/23rd was stationed on top ofMissionary Ridge, near the tunnel, and held their position until the line totheir left was broken, when it retreated to Chickamauga, to Ringgold, toDalton, Georgia, where it arrived on November 27, 1863. The 45th reported 12casualties at Missionary Ridge. On December 14, at Dalton, the 45th/23rdreported 232 effectives out of 316 present.The 45th remained at Dalton, Georgia, until February 5, whenit moved to Rome, Georgia, where it was engaged in building fortificationsuntil February 25, when it returned to Dalton. On February 20, 1864, Stevenson’s Division was transferred from Hardee’s Corps to Hood’s Corps. Itleft winter quarters for line of battle outside Dalton on April 22; fought atRocky Face May 7; at Resaca, May 14-15; retreated, skirmishing, throughAdairsville, Cassville, Cartersville, Powder Springs, Marietta, Peach TreeCreek, and arrived at Atlanta July 31, 1864. From. Atlanta, it moved to Dallas, Georgia, where it was reported August 31, having been under fire for 115 days.On July 26, 1864, the division was transferred to Lieutenant General Stephen D.Lee’s Corps.On November 18, 1864 Brown’s and Reynolds’ Brigades wereconsolidated, and Colonel (later brigadier general) Joseph B. Palmer was placedin command of the combined brigade, which, from this time on, was known asPalmer’s Brigade. The regiments from Reynolds’ Brigade thus added were the 58thand 60th North Carolina, and 54th and 63rd Virginia Infantry Regiments. The26th Tennessee was added to the field consolidation of the 45th/23rd Battalion, with the combined unit under Colonel Searcy of the 45th. The 58th NorthCarolina was soon transferred elsewhere, but the other units remained togetheruntil the reorganization of General Joseph E. Johnston’s Army in NorthCarolina.Lee’s Corps arrived too late to participate in the Battle ofFranklin, November 30, 1864 and Palmer’s Brigade was on detached service withGeneral Forrest around Murfreesboro when the Battle of Nashville was fought.However, Palmer’s Brigade formed part of the force under Major General E. C.Walthall, which was part of the rear guard of General Hood’s Army in itsretreat from Tennessee into Mississippi. On January 3, 1865, after thewithdrawal from Tennessee had been completed, the 45th reported 37 effectivesout of 49 present. On January 19, the 3rd/18th/ 26th/32nd/45th Regiments and23rd Battalion, now combined into one field unit, reported 306 effectives outof 471 present.The brigade moved to North Carolina to join General JosephE. Johnston, and at Smithfield, North Carolina on March 31, 1865, in the orderof battle for Johnston’s Army, the 3rd/18th/32nd/46th/26th Tennessee Regimentsand the 23rd Battalion were reported as one unit in Palmer’s Brigade. Theinclusion of the 46th here was an error, intended for the 45th, as the 46th wasalso reported in Quarles’ Brigade, where it had been all along.In the final consolidation of Johnston’s Army, April 9, 1865, Colonel Searcy, of the 45th, was given command of the Fourth ConsolidatedTennessee Infantry Regiment of Palmer’s Brigade, which was composed of the2nd/3rd/10th/15th/18th/20th/26th/30th 32nd/37th/45th Tennessee Regiments andthe 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion. As such, it was surrendered and paroledat Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865.This unit history was extracted from Tennesseans inthe Civil War, Vol 1. 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