23rd TN Infantry Reg, Co C

Capt. Blanton's Company, Capt Lytle's Company,
Scudder Rifles, 1st Company "C" (called "A" in April 1862)
and later 2nd Company "F"
This company was organized by Capt Blanton on July 13, 1861, at Unionville, Bedford County Tennessee, and was composed of men from Bedford and Marshall Counties.
William Crisp Blanton was forty-three years old when Tennessee entered the war. He and many of the older men of the south enlisted in the Confederate Army for ten months to assist with the organization and training of the younger soldiers. Most of those older men, who survived that first enlistment, returned home when their time was up and turned their units over to younger men. Capt. Blanton was one of those and so on May 10, 1862, James P. Lytle was elected Capt of Co C, 23rd TN Infantry Regiment..
On July 13, 1861, this company was assigned to Camp Anderson at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where they drilled for several months. In September 1861 they moved to Camp Trousdale, Kentucky, and by November they were in Boling Green.¹ By April 6, 1862, they were in the battle at Shilo.

The following is a list of men who served with "Scudder Rifles, Co. C.," as printed in an old Tennessee newspaper. Names in blue and information in most footnotes are from Capt J. P. Lytle's report immediately following the battle of Murfreesboro.
? Anderson J. E. Batte ³ J. C. Batte ⁴ Robt. Bailey J. T. Bigger ⁵ E. P. Blackburn E. Blanton ⁶ J. J. Blanton W. C. Blanton, Capt. J. T. Briton W. C. Brown ⁷ Read his life history W. M. Brown W. B. Burch Jon. Burris Joseph Chairman James Chambers Jon. W. Chambers ⁸ E. Covington A. Davis ⁹ J. R. Deason F. M. Dillard J. R. Dillard J. W. E. Floyd ¹⁰ W. L. Foster ¹¹ S. A. Garrett J. F. Gault ¹² J. H. Gault ¹³ J. R. Gault ¹⁴ Joseph Gault could be J.F., J.H. or J.R. R. R. Gault J. L. Goodrum J. G. Green J. R. Griffin Jasper Harris J. M. Harris Could be Jasper ¹⁵ J. M. Haskins H. Hatcher J. P. High ¹⁶ John Hooper J. L. Jeffress ¹⁷ J. D. Jeffrees E. C. Landers ¹⁸ F. L. Landers ¹⁹ F. S. Landers T. M. Landers Dr. Jno. A. Landis W. H. Landis J. B. Loftin Thos. Loyd ²⁰ J. P. Lytle ²¹ wrote from prison W. A. Lytle ²² Jasper Marshall ²³ Could be J.N. Marshall P. M. W. McConnell A. G. McGowan Ancel Melton ²⁴ John Melton Pless Melton G. B. Moon Jno. A. Moon ²⁵ F. H. Moore W. B. Moore ²⁶ W. M. Moore W. D. Morris Q. E. Morton W. E. Musgraves W. T. Nash ²⁷ D. M. Orr J. F. Orr ²⁸ J. J. Orr W. M Orr Jacob Parsons ²⁹ J. L. Poindexter A. Poplin W. Puckett F. R. Ray R. F. Ray S. L. Ray ³⁰ T. J. Ray Thos. Roberson W. T. Roberson R. A. Robison ³¹ E. J. Sanders Sterner Sanders A. M. Shaw E. M. Shearin J. W. Shearin Frank Smith D. S. Stallings ³² J. T. Stallings ³³ J. L. Stallings Isham Stammer ³⁴ Pless Stegall ³⁵ B. F. Sykes ³⁶ G. W. Taylor Powell Taylor A. T. Thomason Sam Tilford B. S. Vince T. D. Wheeler J. G. Whitaker Gus Wilson J. R. Wilson S. H. Winn A. M. Winsett J. M. Winstead John Woodward
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footnote #1 This information on movement of this company is from the LIFE
HISTORY OF W. C. BROWN. He was 20 years old in April of
when he was among the first to enlist in this company made
up at Unionville, Tennessee. His original history, written
late in life, was located through the Cooke County Heritage Society, Inc. P.O. Box 150, Gainesville, Texas 76240 return to text
footnote #3 - 3rd Corp at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #4 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #5 - 2nd Sargt at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #6 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #7 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #8 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #9 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #10 - 4th Sargt at battle of Murfreesbobo return to text
footnote #11 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #12 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro. return to text
footnote #13 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro. Wounded very slightly return to text
footnote #14 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro. Wounded or killed. Left on field return to text
footnote #15 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro. Killed and left on field return to text
footnote #16 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro. Wounded in the arm return to text
footnote #17 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #18 - 1st Corp at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #19 - Drummer at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #20 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #21 - Capt at battle of Murfreesboro on Dec 31, 1862 return to text
footnote #22 - Missing in last battle at Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #23 - J. N. Marshall was 1Sargt, wounded at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #24 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro. Hat shot through return to text
footnote #25 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro. Gun shot in hand return to text
footnote #26 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #27 - Private at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #28 - J. Orr 2nd Lt at battle of Murfreesboro (could be J.J. or J.F.) return to text
footnote #29 - J.F. Parsons. 5th Sargt at battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #30 - Private at the battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #31 - Private at the battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #32 - 1st Lt at the battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #33 - John Stallings Private at battle of Murfreesboro. Could be J. T. or J. L. return to text
footnote #34 - Private at the battle of Murfreesboro return to text
footnote #35 - Private at the battle of Murfreesboro. Captured with J. P. Lytle on December 14, 1863 return to text
footnote #36 - Spelled Sikes on Capt Lytle's list. Private at the battle of Murfreesboro return to text