28th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (2nd Tennessee Mountain Volunteers)

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Brief History
The 28th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (2nd Tennessee Mountain Volunteers) also called 2nd Mountain Volunteers was organized during September, 1861, at Camp Zollicoffer, Overton County, Tennessee. At Chickamauga, very few surrendered on April 26, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Company A - Men from Jackson and Overton Counties
 * Company B - Men from Cumberland and Jackson Counties
 * Company C - Men from Smith and White Counties
 * Company D - Men from Jackson and Putnam Counties
 * Company K - Men from Jackson, Cumberland and Overton Counties

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.
 * 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, (accessed 26 Sep 2011). Brief history and list of officers.