Tennessee Civil War Confederate Artillery Units

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The information in this list of Tennessee Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

Units 1st through 13th

 * 1st Battalion, Tennessee Light Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Jackson's) Was organized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, in May, 1862. Was captured on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged in December, it moved to Fort Morgan, Alabama, during April, 1864.


 * 1st Battery, Tennessee "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Battery, Tennessee Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 10th Tennessee Artillery Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 13th Battery13th Battery, Tennessee Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units A through F

 * Akers Battery, Tennessee Artillery (Montgomery Heavy Artillery) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Anstill's Battery, Tennessee Heavy Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Tennessee Artillery Corps (McCown's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit


 * Barry's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Lookout Artillery) Completed its organization at Chattanooga, Tennessee, in May, 1862. During March, 1865, the unit was at Mobile and was included in the surrender on May 4.


 * Baxter's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery Was organized at Camp Harris, Nashville, Tennessee, in May, 1861. During February, 1864, there were 77 men present for duty, and the company was included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee.


 * Bibb's Company, Tennessee Artillery (Washington Artillery) Was organized in July, 1861, at Memphis, Tennessee. It was assigned to duty at Island No. 10 and was captured in April, 1862. The men were exchanged in September, but no attempt was made to reorganize.


 * Browne's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Burrough's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Rhett Artillery) Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Caruther's Battery, Tennessee Heavy Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Fisher's Company, Tennessee Artillery (Nelson Artillery) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units H through P

 * Huggins'_Company,_Tennessee_Light_Artillery Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Johnston's Company, Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Southern Guards Artillery) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Kain's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Mabry Light Artillery Was organized in January, 1862, and mustered into Confederate service at Knoxville in May. They were with General Breckinridge's Reserves and probably disbanded during the early spring of 1865.


 * Lynch's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery Was organized at New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee, in December, 1861. Many of the men were killed, wounded, or captured at Marion, Virginia, and the remaining few disbanded at Christiansburg, Virginia, on April 12, 1865.


 * Marshall's Company, Tennessee Artillery (Steuben Artillery) Was mustered into Confederate service at New Madrid, Missouri, in August, 1861. In May 1863, it contained 79 effectives, lost 7 killed, 16 wounded, and 17 captured at Chickamauga, and totalled 60 men in December, 1863, and 83 in April, 1864.


 * Marven's Battery, Tennessee Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * McClung's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery Was organized during the fall of 1861 and mustered into Confederate service at Knoxville, Tennessee. Most of the command was captured at Morristown on October 28. The 17 men who escaped reported to Captain Lynch's Battery which disbanded in April, 1865, at Christiansburg, Virginia.


 * Monsarrat's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Morton's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery Was organized in July, 1861, and entered Confederate service in September at Nashville, Tennessee. It was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865.


 * Palmer's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Reneau Battery) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Phillip's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Johnson Light Artillery) was organized in Hardin County, Tennessee, in October, 1861. Engaged at Chickama in April, 1864, reported 66 present for duty. Only 15 effectives surrendered.


 * Polk's Battery, Tennessee Light Artillery (Company G, Tennessee Artillery Corps) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units R through Z

 * Ramsey's Battery, Tennessee Light Artillery (Huwald's Horse Artillery) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Rice's Battery, Tennessee Light Artillery Was organized at Memphis, Tennessee, in May, 1861, On May 4, 1865, it was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. However, some of its members had been transferred to Morton's Battery in Mississippi and 9 men surrendered with that unit.


 * 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.


 * Sparkman's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Maury Artillery) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Sterling's Company, Tennessee Heavy Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Stewart's Company, Tennessee Artillery Organized August, 1861. Some of the men were from Hardeman County. It was stationed at Columbus, Kentucky, then served at Fort Thompson near New Madrid. This position was attacked on March 13, 1862, its guns were lost, and the company disbanded. Captain John W. Stewart was in command.


 * Tobin's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Memphis Light Battery) Williams'-Hoxton's-Tobin's Battery [also called Memphis Light Artillery] completed its organization in July, 1861, at Memphis, Tennessee. It was active in the Vicksburg operations and captured on July 4, 1863. Exchanged in October, its 28 men were sent to Mobile. Here the unit served until the end of the war. It was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. Its commanders were Captains L. Hoxton, Thomas F. Tobin, and W. Orton Williams.


 * Ward's Battery, Tennessee Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Weller's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery Taylor's-Stankiewicz's-Weller's Battery [also called Rock City Artillery] was organized at Nashville, Tennessee, during the summer of 1861. Although the company was mustered into Confederate service as light artillery, it appears to have always manned the heavy guns. One section was stationed at Fort Henry, Tennessee, and another at Fort Heiman, Kentucky. The section at Fort Henry was captured, and the men at Fort Heiman withdrew to Fort Donelson and were subsequently captured when it fell. After being exchanged, it was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, ordered to Port Hudson, and captured in July, 1863. Again exchanged, the unit served as infantry, then as light artillery, and in January, 1864, merged into the 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery Regiment. Its captains were Peter Stankiewicz, Jesse Taylor, F.J. Weller.


 * Winston's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Belmont Battery) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.