36th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Brief History
The 36th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was formed at Knoxville, Tennessee, during February, 1862. In June it disbanded; some of its members were then transferred to the 35th, 43rd, and 63rd Tennessee Infantry Regiments.

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 - Captains William D. Smith, E.S. Mayfield
 * Company B - Captains William A. Camp, Christian G. Brown - Men from Bradley County.
 * Company C - Captains Moses H. Purvines, William L. Cate - Men from Bradley County.
 * Company D - Captains John N. Dunn, Charles T. Hardwick - Men from Bradley County.
 * Company E - Captain William P. H. Hancock - Men from Bradley County.
 * Company G - Captain Lemuel M. Jones - Men from Bradley County.
 * Company H - Captains James Warren Clift, A.M. Mounds - Men from Hamilton County.
 * Company I - Captains A.K. Alley, Thomas K. Rawlings - Men from Marion County.
 * Company K - Captains John A. Smith, H.M. Ausburn - Men from Hamilton County.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 622 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

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.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, 36th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, (accessed 22 Oct 2011).


 * 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. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive.  A brief history for the 36th Tennessee Infantry starts on page 903.


 * The Thirty-sixth, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Tennessee Regiments, a brief sketch, (accessed 29 Dec 2011).


 * Civil War Records, Bradley County, Tennessee, (accessed 26 Feb 2012). Resources available at the Cleveland Public Library. Military Records of Union and Confederate Soldiers from Bradley County (microfilm), Confederate Regiments: 36th Tenn. Infantry Regiment.