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Compiled by the National Archivists before
the microfilming of the Civil War records. |
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Entries in blue are references
and my additions
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Thomas Peters was born October
23, 1812 in Virginia. He was living in Memphis when the war
started. He was over six feet tall, lithe, erect and vigorous, with
an aquiline nose, high cheek bones and jet black hair. His
occupations had included river man, cotton planter, railroad
contractor, trader, prospector and cotton broker. During the 1850's
he took contracts to build levees on the Mississippi River, and, at
the war's outbreak was engaged with Sam Tate in the construction of
the Memphis & Charleston RR.
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Peters' wife was Sarah J. (died
in 1859?). They had one daughter, Amelia.
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| Peters, Thomas -- Maj. & C. S.
M.; Maj. & Q. M. |
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Polk's Command
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| July 19, 1861 |
Appointed from Tennessee as Major in Commissary
Service, to report to General Polk |
| Pillow's Command |
| August 20, 1861 |
Return gives him as Major & QM of General Pillow's
Division
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| Polk's Command |
| October 24, 1861 |
Appointed Quartermaster, to report to General Polk
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| November 18, 1861 |
General Polk nominates Mr. Thomas Peters to be Q. M.
on his staff, with the rank of Major
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| December 30, 1861 |
Executes his bond, in Shelby
County, Tenn. (required to be able to serve as a Quartermaster)
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| January 12, 1862 - August 20, 1863 |
All records show him to be a Major and Quartermaster,
reporting to General Polk
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| Miscellaneous |
| July 23, 1863 |
As Major and Chief Quartermaster of Polk's Corps, was
ordered on special business in Georgia and Alabama by General Bragg
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| August 19, 1863 to at least
January 21, 1864 |
Working with the Railroad Bureau
to arrange through transportation in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama
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| November 27, 1863 |
Ordered by the Quartermaster
General to supervise all railroad transportation west of the Alabama
River
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| December 10, 1863 |
Was offered to General Hardee as
a man to clear up railroad traffic
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| January 1, 1864 |
Mentioned as making a report on supplies in
southwestern Georgia
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| January 12, 1864 |
Ordered by Sims to go to
Mississippi
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| January 21, 1864 |
Though ordered to Mississippi in
November, he has remained in Atlanta running the Army of Tennessee's
railroad support
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| February 9, 1864 |
Was in Demopolis directing
railroad traffic
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| March 22, 1864 |
At Demopolis, Ala., signs as Quartermaster and
Railroad Agent
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Polk's Command
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| March 30, 1864 |
Assigned to duty as a Major and Chief Quartermaster
for General Polk's command
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| April 20 and May 1, 1864 |
Returns show him as Major and Chief Quartermaster to
General Polk, who is commanding Department of Alabama,
Mississippi & East Louisiana
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| April 29, 1864 |
Supports repairing railroads in
northern Alabama
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| May 7, 1864 |
Announced as Major and Chief Quartermaster of the
Department of Alabama, Mississippi & East Louisiana
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S. D. Lee's Command |
| June 15, 1864 |
Was requested to assist in
taking up rail and building the Blue Mountain RR
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| June 16, 1864 |
Relieved as Chief Quartermaster of the Department of
Alabama, Mississippi & East Louisiana
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| July 13, 1864 |
Directed railroad movements
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| July 20, 1864 |
Relieved of duty as Chief Quartermaster of the
Department of Alabama, Mississippi & East Louisiana and assigned
to the Superintendence of transportation of supplies in that
department, to report to General S. D. Lee
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| July 22, 1864 |
Quartermaster General approved
his assignment to the Blue Mountain RR construction project
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| August 24, 1864 |
On duty at Selma, Ala. as Major and Superintendent of
Transportation of Supplies
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| Maury's Command |
| August 31, 1864 |
Return shows him as Chief Quartermaster of
Transportation for the Department of Alabama, Mississippi & East
Louisiana with General Maury commanding
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Taylor's Command |
| September 30, 1864 |
Return shows him as Chief Quartermaster of
Transportation for the Department of Alabama, Mississippi & East
Louisiana with General Taylor commanding
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| October 21, 1864 |
Assigned as Chief of Steamboat and Railroad
Transportation for the Department of Alabama, Mississippi & East
Louisiana
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| November 15, 1864 |
Writes General Lawton from Selma, Ala. and says,
"When assigned to duty in this Military Department as Chief
Quartermaster ..."
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| Maury's Command |
| December, 1864 |
Major & Chief of Transportation of the Department
of Alabama, Mississippi & East Louisiana, General Maury
commanding
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| December 15, 1864 |
Supports using prisoners to work
on the railroads and in shops
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| December 17, 1864 |
Introduce reforms in the way
steamboats account for freight
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| December 20, 1864 |
Orders up railroad cars on the
Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR and iron railroad products from
Shelby Iron Works; may be in charge, to some degree, of the removal
of iron from the Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro RR; appears to
direct activities as an officer of the Shelby Iron Works
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| UA, SIW 1-3A-65 |
| UA, SIW 1-9-65 |
| UA, SIW 1-15-65 |
| UA, SIW 1-20-65 |
| UA, SIW 1-22-65 |
| UA, SIW 1-23-65 |
| UA, SIW 1-26-65 |
| UA, SIW 1-26A-65 |
| UA, SIW 1-28-65 |
| UA, SIW 1-31-65 |
| UA, SIW 3-1-65 |
| UA, SIW 3-10-65 |
| UA, SIW 3-13-65 |
| UA, SIW 3-15-65 |
| UA, SIW 3-15A-65 |
| UA, SIW 3-20-65 |
| UA, SIW 3-24-65 |
| UA, SIW 4-26-65 |
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| January 21, 1865 |
From Selma, Ala, writes to Quartermaster Department in
Richmond asking that his duties as Railroad Agent be defined.
Referred to Lt. Col. F. W. Sims, who says that Major Peters was
relieved from duty with him and ordered to report to General Polk.
Since then he has not been under Col. Sims' orders and cannot define
his duties
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| May 4, 1865 |
Surrendered
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| May 14, 1865 |
Paroled as Major and Quartermaster in the Department
of Alabama, Mississippi & East Louisiana
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| July 11, 1903 |
Article
of Tribute
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