48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Voorhies')

Brief History
The 48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Voorhies') was organized at Camp Maury, near Nashville, Tennessee, in December, 1861. About 360 men were captured at Fort Donelson, and it totalled 267 men and 208 arms in December, 1863.

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 Thomas E. Jamison, Milton C. Molloy - Men from Maury County.
 * Company B - Captains Joseph D. Howard (to major), Charles H. Dunham, John N. Alexander - Men from Maury County.
 * Company C - Captain Samuel A. Whiteside - Men from Lewis County.
 * Company D - Captains Solomon J. George, Elijah C. Cantrell - Men from Hickman County.
 * Company E - Captains George W. Gordon, Joseph Love - Men from Maury County.
 * Company F - Captains J. Campbell (to major), Isaac J. Howlett - Men from Maury County.
 * Company G - Captains John A. Oliver, Solomon J. Easley, Heltar R. Walker - Men from Hickman County.
 * Company H - Captains David R. Sowell, Arthur F. Aydelott - Men from Maury County.
 * Company I - Captains Joel P. Morrison, Thomas K. Halbrook, Pleasant B. Poore - Men from Hickman County.
 * Company K - Captain W.M. Voorhies (to colonel), Aaron S. Godwin (to lieutenant colonel), Carlos C. Harris, Charles W. Vestal, Joshua P. Church - Men from Maury County.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,430 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.


 * 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. (FS Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive.  A brief history and memorial rolls of the 48th Tennessee Infantry begin on page 546.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 22 Oct 2011).


 * The Forty-eighth Tennessee (Confederate, Voorhees) Regiment, a brief history, (accessed 29 Dec 2011).