Scott's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Bankhead's)

Brief History
Scott's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Bankhead's) was organized in May, 1861, at Memphis, Tennessee. At Missionary Ridge, many were disabled, and the company disbanded in December, 1863.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Tennessee in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Lindsley, John B. The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (FS Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at FamilySearch; Internet Archive.  Bankhead's and Scott's Battery history starts on page 790.  Memorial rolls for Bankhead's Battery and Scott's Battery can be found starting on page 876.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, Captain William L. Scott's Tennessee Light Artillery Company, (accessed 23 Dec 2011). A brief history.


 * The History of Bankhead’s Battery, (accessed 15 June 2021). Civil War living history unit.


 * Scott's Tennessee Battery, (accessed 23 Dec 2011). A reenactment group, history, biographies, current events included.