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formation of the

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in the Western Theater of the

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Organized at

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, the 4th Tennessee Infantry Regiment was accepted into

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service on August 16, 1861. In just over six months the

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would lose almost half of its effective forces at the

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with Brigadier-General Charles Clark's division. While Colonel Rufus P. Neely would be commended for his bravery at Shiloh, the casualties included Major John F. Henry. However, Neely would die soon thereafter in May 1862. After the siege at Corinth and the

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, the regiment was so decimated by the time of the Battle of Murfreesboro that it was consolidated with the 5th Tennessee to form the 4th/5th Tennessee Infantry regiments. Forming the right wing of Alexander Stewart's Brigade, the regiment was honored in their capture of many federal pieces during the battle. Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge,

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and

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would follow. Surviving members of the regiment were

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d at

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, on May 1, 1865.

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