| 30 April 1861 |
Mustered into
service. |
| 30 July |
Arrived in
Camp at Iuka. |
| 10 Sept. |
Ordered to
Memphis to join 22nd Regiment. |
| 23 Sept. |
Arrived Columbus,
Kentucky. |
| 6 Oct. |
Went into winter
camp at Camp Beauregard, Grove County, Ky. |
| 29 Dec. |
Shifted winter
camp to Bowling Green, Ky. |
| 12 Feb. 1862 |
Began retreat
back into Tennessee. |
| 23 Feb. |
Arrived in
Iuka. |
| 6-7 April |
Battle of Shiloh |
| 8 April |
Retreated to
positions around Corinth |
| 27 April |
Battle of Farmington. |
| 29 May-1 June |
Rear guard
for retreat from Corinth, heavy skirmishing at Tuscumbia crossing. |
| 12-22 June |
Encamped at
Kunewa. |
| 23 June |
Enroute to
Vicksburg. Upon arrival encamped at Bovina and Four-Mile Bridge. Picketed
the river and engaged in attempt to capture mortar boats about ten miles
below Vicksburg. |
| 29 July |
Departed Vicksburg
for Camp Moore, La. |
| 5 Aug. |
Battle of Baton
Rouge |
| 7 Aug. |
Retired to
Fort Hudson, where they assisted in erecting fortifications. |
| 24 Aug. |
Departed for
Jackson: arriving on 29th, spent 12 days at Sulphur Springs relaxing. Assigned
to General Bowen's Brigade. |
| 12 Sept. |
Departed Jackson
for Grand Junction, Tenn. |
| Late Sept. |
The 22nd captured
Federal outpost at Chewalla. |
| 3 - 4 Oct. |
Battle of Corinth.
Captured the Parrot gun, "Lady Richardson," in attack on Corinth. |
| 5 Oct. |
Heavy skirmishing
at Tuscumbia River crossing as part of rear guard action, and almost continuous
skirmishing on the entire march to Holly Springs. |
| 9 Nov. |
Skirmishing
at Coldwater with frequent skirmishes as they fell back to Oxford, Water
Valley . |
| 5 Dec. |
Heavy engagement
at Coffeeville. |
| 6 Dec. |
Withdrew back
and went into winter quarters at Grenada. |
| 31 Jan. 1863 |
Ordered to
Vicksburg, where they went into camp near Edwards. |
| 1 March |
Moved to Chickasaw
Bayou. |
| 19 March |
Embarked on
steamer up Sunflower River to Rolling Fork. |
| 20 - 30 April |
Engaged Porter's
gunships and Sherman's ground forces along Black Bayou on several ocassins. |
| 1 May |
Marched to
Fort Pemberton, then on to Grenada. |
| 12- 16 May |
Marching/ countermarching
around Edwards. |
| 16 May |
Battle of Bakers
Creek or Champion Hill. |
| 17 -21 May |
Marching through
Federal Army, to Crystal Springs and back to Jackson. |
| 22 May |
Joined General
Johnson's Army at Canton. |
| 9 -16 July |
Defense of
Jackson in trenches (near the Moody Place). |
| 17 July |
Retreated to
Morton. Later went into winter quarters at Goodman. |
| February 1864 |
Retreated before
Sherman's march to Meridan to Demopolis, Ala. |
| April |
Ordered to
Georgia to reinforce General Johnson. |
| 12-16 May |
Engaged at
Resaca. |
| 19 May |
Skirmished
at Cassville. |
| 25 May - 4
June |
Heavy Skirmishing
on the Dallas and New Hope Church line and under heavy bombardment night
and day. 31 May assaulted federal positions with heavy losses. |
| 27 June |
Repulsed fierce
federal assault at Kennesaw Mountain. |
| 20 July |
Battle of Peachtree
Creek. Totally engaged. Terrible losses. |
| 31 August |
Engaged at
Rough and Ready. |
| 31 August |
Engaged at
Flint Creek. |
| October |
Campaign against
the Chattanooga and Atlanta R.R.. Captured Federal posts at Big Shanty,
and Acworth. |
| 26 -29 October |
Skirmished
near Decatur, Ala. |
| 20 Nov. |
Crossed Tennessee
River. |
| 26 Nov. |
Engaged Schofield
at Columbia. |
| 30 Nov. |
Assaulted Federal
works at Franklin. Lost regimental colors. Had 276 of 1208 killed or wounded
in the brigade (Featherstone's) |
| 15-16 Dec. |
Repulsed numerous
attacks by Thomas. Although their lines held, those on the flanks did not
and many were captured. After this battle the 22nd only had 104 men and
officers remaining in the entire regiment. (727 in the brigade) The regiment
acted as the rearguard under Gen. N.B. Forrest until Hood's army was safely
across the Tennessee River; almost constantly skirmishing with the Federal
cavalry. |
| 25 - 26 Dec. |
Engaged at
Sugar Creek and Anthony Hill . |
| 28 Dec. |
Crossed the
Tennessee River. |
| January 1865 |
Winter quarters
at Tupelo. |
| 1 February |
Ordered to
Newberry, S.C. |
| 10 March |
Battle of Kinston. |
| 19 -21 Mar. |
Battle of Bentonville. |
| 26 April |
surrendered
near Durham Station, N.C. |
