Garrison Troops
At its peak, Johnsonville's garrison included more than 2500 men from various regiments:
43rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
12th, 13th, and 100th United States Colored Troop Regiments (U.S.C.T.)
1st Kansas Battery
2nd U.S. Colored Light Artillery
8th Iowa Cavalry
11th Tennessee Infantry, Co. A (mounted)
U.S. Quartermaster Department and U.S. Navy personnel
6th TN Cavalry (US)
2nd TN Mounted Infantry (US)
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A Casualty of War
During the Battle of Johnsonville on November 4, 1864, sixty percent of the depot's warehouses and supplies stockpiled at the wharf were burned. Following the battle, the majority of the garrison was sent by rail to Nashville to defend the city against the Confederate attack that took place on December 15 - 16, 1864. Following the Battle of Nashville, the 13th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment was ordered to return to Johnsonville to guard the depot
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Living Quarters
Federal soldiers at Johnsonville lived in a variety of shelters, such as tents and huts made from logs or lumber. Larger barracks were also constructed.
Compared to most troops fighting on the front lines, soldiers at Johnsonville lived comfortably. Clothing, food, and ammunition were abundant. Military drill was lax. In the evening the men retired to roofed quarters, were served prepared meals, and slept in a bunk. Most of Johnsonville's garrison troops never experienced combat prior to November 1864.
Before you are replica soldier huts, complete with masonry chimneys, board and batten walls, and wooden shingle roofs. They are patterned after similar huts identified in photographs taken in 1864 at Johnsonville.
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Huts and Barracks at Johnsonville in 1864
Erected by Tennessee State Parks.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 3.622′ N, 87° 57.61′ W. Marker is in New Johnsonville, Tennessee, in Humphreys County. It is on Old Johnsonville Road 0.3 miles east of Museum Road, on the right when traveling west. Located in Johnsonville State Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Johnsonville TN 37134, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Johnsonville (here, next to this marker); United States Colored Troops at Johnsonville (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Johnsonville (within shouting distance of this marker); The Turntable (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Town of Johnsonville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nashville and Northwestern Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Building the Upper Redoubt (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Johnsonville Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Johnsonville.
Also see . . . Johnsonville State Historic Park. (Submitted on July 15, 2021.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
