Tennessee Civil War Union Artillery Units


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 * 1st Regiment Tennessee Heavy Artillery (African Descent) Organized at Fort Pickering, Memphis, in 1863. March 11, 1864, changed to 2nd U. S. Heavy Artillery Regiment (Colored). April 26, 1864, changed to 3rd U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment.

Brief History
Also called 2nd West Tennessee Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent). Organized at Columbus, Ky., June, 1863. The 2nd Tennessee Heavy Artillery (African Descent) ceased to exist on April 26, 1864 to 4th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment.

Companies in this Regiment

 * The regiment consisted of nine companies of artillery.

Source Material

 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 2 September 2011). TNGebWeb: Brief History, Field Officers and Captains
 * The Civil War Archive, (accessed 2 September 2011). Union Regimental Histories
 * Wikipedia, (accessed 2 September 2011). Brief History

1st Battalion, Tennessee Light Artillery
Also called 1st Tennessee Light Artillery Regiment. Organized at Memphis, Tennessee, Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee, June 13, 1862, to October 16, 1863. Mustered out July, 1865.

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.

Batteries in this Battalion

 * Battery A - also called the 1st Middle Tennessee Battery
 * Battery B - also called the 1st East Tennessee Battery
 * Battery C
 * Battery D
 * Battery E
 * Battery F
 * Battery G
 * Battery K

Source Material

 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 2 September 2011). TNGenWeb:  Contains brief history, Field Officers and Captains and county links.
 * The Civil War Archives, (accessed 2 September 2011). Union Regimental Histories - Tennessee
 * The War for Southern Independence, Tennessee, (accessed 2 September 2011). Organization and Assignments

2nd Regiment, United States Colored Light Artillery,

 * Battery "A", Battery "I"