James M. Freiley

Abt 1841 - 1864  (~ 23 years)

• Name	James M. Freiley  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	Abt 1841	Hamilton, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 May 1864	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  Person ID	I688	My Family History
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel Eugene B. Freiley,   b. 1818, Kentucky, USA ,   d. Dec 1879, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Nancy Caroline Fergerson,   b. 1823, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	1840
  Family ID	F260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was convicted by court martial of murdering James Swafford while on active duty in the Confederate Army and sentenced to death. He was hanged in Nashville on 19 May 1864. Civil War Records There are records for two James M Frieley in the Civil War on the Confederate side. It appears that he was commissioned and assigned first to Branner's 4th Battalion of the Tennessee Calvary. After that unit was merged into Ashby's 2nd he organized a company of men at Pikeville on September 10, 1862. He and his company joined Murray's 22nd Battalion of the Tennessee Cavalry in January 1863. On detached service by order to General Bragg A & I G. O. S. O. 290/10 Dec 7, 1864; USA Gen'l Hosp April 1, 1861; Inflammation of tonsils James M. Freiley Regiment: 4th Battalion (Branner's) Tennessee Cavalry. Company F, led by Captains John N. Bridgman and George H. Finley Confederate Rank in: 2 Lieutenant Rank out: 3 Lieutenant James M. Freiley Regiment: 22 Battalion Tennessee Infantry. Company C, organized September 10, 1862 at Pikeville, Bledsoe County Confederate Rank in: Captain Rank out: Captain 4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's) 4th Cavalry Battalion [also called 1st or 2nd Battalion] was organized in August, 1861, with six companies. Its members were from the counties of Knox, Hamilton, Monroe, Union, Claiborne, Hawkins, Bledsoe, and Jefferson. In September the unit contained 490 effectives and confronted the Federals in Kentucky. During May, 1862, it merged into the 2nd (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin M. Branner and Major John M. Bridgman were in command. 22nd Battalion, Tennessee Infantry (Murray's) 22nd Infantry Battalion was organized in January, 1863, with nine companies. The men were from the counties of White, Bledsoe, Warren, Van Buren, Putnam, and Smith. It joined the Army of Tennessee after the Battle of Murfreesboro and was placed in General M.J. Wright's Brigade. However, that summer the unit merged into the 38th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Major Thomas B. Murray was in command. On detached service by order fo General Bragg A & I G. O. S. O. 290/10 Dec 7, 1864; USA Gen'l Hosp April 1, 1861; Inflammation of tonsils 22ND (MURRAY'S) TENNESSEE INFANTRY BATTALION Also called 2nd Tennessee Infantry Battalion Organized January, 1863; field consolidation with 38th Tennessee Infantry Regiment; paroled Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865, as part of 3rd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. This battalion was formed by the addition of five companies which had been organized in September and October, 1862 to four companies which had previously served in the 4th (John P. Murray's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, which was disbanded in January, 1863. T. B. Murray was formerly lieutenant colonel of the 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, and was frequently referred to as lieutenant colonel of the 22nd Infantry Battalion. However, his official rank seems to have been major of the 22nd Infantry Battalion. It was eventually consolitdated into the 38th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The last report from any company of the battalion was dated September 26, 1864 at Palmetto, Georgia, and stated "The battalion has been in all engagements from Rocky Face, Georgia, to Jonesboro, Georgia, August 31, 1864."

  
  

• Sources

  [S245] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, Historical Data Systems, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Record for James M Freiley [S344] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online. Record for James M. Freiley [S345] American Civil War Soldiers, Historical Data Systems, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Database online. Side served: Confederacy; State served: Tennessee; Enlistment date: . Record for James Freiley [S346] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Record for James M Freiley [S237] 1850 U. S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Ringold, Walker, Georgia; Roll: M432_85; Page: 380B; Image: . Record for James M Fraley