Tennessee Civil War Confederate Units 1st through 8th

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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.


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


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


 * 1st Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McNairy's) Was organized and mustered in to Confederate service in September, 1861. Later it was active in Mississippi, then was reduced to three companies and in June, 1862, merged into Barteau's 22nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 1st Battalion, Tennessee Infantry (Colms')(Also called 20th Battalion) Was organized at Camp Weakley, Tennessee, in January, 1862, with five companies. During February, 1864, it was consolidated with the 50th (Old) Tennessee Regiment to form the 50th (New) Tennessee


 * 1st Regiment, Tennessee Zouaves "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 Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's) Was organized in November, 1862, using the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. This company was active in the Vicksburg Campaign and was captured July, 1863. Exchanged, it was attached to Waul's Texas Legion, then returned to the regiment. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


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


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


 * 1st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Feild's) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit


 * 1st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Turney's) Completed its organization at Winchester, Tennessee, in April, 1861. Of the 281 engaged at Gettysburg, more than sixty percent were killed, wounded, or missing. The regiment surrendered 8 officers and 30 men.


 * 1st/27th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry 1st Infantry Regiment Volunteers Was organized in Nashville, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Chickamauga totalled 456 men and 290 arms in December, 1863. It surrendered with less that 125 effectives.


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


 * 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Biffle's) 2nd Cavalry Battalion [also called 3rd Battalion] Was organized at Camp Lee, Maury County, Tennessee, in July, 1861. It contained five companies, but later was increased to six. Early in 1862 many of the men were sick. In May it merged into the 6th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's) Was formed by consolidating the 4th and 5th Battalions of Tennessee Cavalry in May, 1862. Only a few surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Smith's) [also called 10th or 11th Battalion] Was organized in February, 1862, with eight companies. The unit served in the Department of East Tennessee, but was soon mustered out of service.


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


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


 * 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Robison's) (Walker Legion) Organized in May, 1861, at Nashville, Tennessee, and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865.


 * 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Walker's)[also called the Irish Regiment] Was comprised of men from Memphis, Tennessee, and completed its organization at that city in May, 1861. The unit was later consolidated into four companies and merged into Smith's 5th Confederate Infantry Regiment.


 * 2nd Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry "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.


 * 3rd Battalion, Tennessee Infantry (Memphis Battalion), Local Defense "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's) Organized at Memphis, Tennessee, in October, 1861, as an eight-company battalion. In January, 1862, it was increased to regimental size. It confronted the Federals in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Alabama, and surrendered in May, 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Clack's) Completed its organization at Lynnville, Giles County, Tennessee, in May, 1861.


 * 3rd Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry It moved to Fort Donelson and in February, 1862, was captured. During this fight the unit had 88 men killed or wounded of the 750 engaged. After being exchanged it reorganized with 607 effectives. Later it was assigned to J.Gregg's, Brown's, Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Ended the war in North Carolina.


 * 3rd Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Lillard's) Was organized in May, 1861, at Knoxville, Tennessee, and mustered into Confederate service in June at Lynchburg, Virginia. In April, 1865, it moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, and became part of President Davis' escort, until surrendering at Washington, Georgia, on May 9.


 * 4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's) [also called 1st or 2nd Battalion] Was organized in August, 1861. During May, 1862, it merged into the 2nd (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment


 * 4th Battalion, Tennessee Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McLemore's) Originally called 3rd Regiment, Completed its organization at Camp Robertson, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, in May, 1862. It was included in the surrender on April 26.


 * 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's) [Also called 4th Regiment] Was organized in August, 1862, using Spiller's Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. On January 23, 1863, it disbanded. Four companies transferred to Baxter Smith's 8th Cavalry, four to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, and two to the 1st Confederate Cavalry Regiment.


 * 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Neely's) Organized at Germantown, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Ended the war in North Carolina on April 26, 1865.


 * 4th/5th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 5th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McClellan's) {Also called 1st or 4th Battalion] Was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, in May, 1862, with six companies. In May, 1862, merged into the 2nd (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie's) Organized in December, 1862, using the 13th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 5th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry Completed its organization at Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, in May, 1861. During December, 1862 consolidated with the 4th Tennessee Volunteers. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865.


 * 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Wheeler's) Was organized in May, 1862. After fighting at Averysboro and Bentonville, it was included in the surrender on April 26.


 * 6th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry 6th Infantry Regiment, Organized in May, 1861, at Camp Bearegard, Jackson, Tennessee, At Chickamauga,it was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865.


 * 6th/9th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 7th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Bennett's) Was organized at Camp Jim Davis, Macon County, Tennessee, in November, 1861, with six companies. In June, 1862, it merged into Barteau's 2nd Tennessee Cavalry which later became 22nd (Barteau's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.


 * 7th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Duckworth's) formerly Jackson's 1st Tennessee Cavalry, was assembled in April, 1862 Surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama, in May, 1865.


 * 7th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit


 * 7th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry Completed its organization at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Engaged at Gettysburg, the unit surrendered 6 officers and 41 men.


 * 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Smith's) Organized in November, 1862, but annulled. Reoraganized in January, 1863, by consolidating Davis' Tennessee Cavalry Battalion and four companies from Murray's Cavalry Regiment. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry Was organized at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Only a remnant surrendered on April 26, 1865.