Holman's Battalion, Tennessee Partisan Rangers

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Brief History
"Organized October 13, 1862; consolidated February 25, 1863 with Douglass's Battalion and three other companies to form the 11th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment."

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

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.

Holman's Battalion ( Captain J. T. Martin) - many men from Williamson County. Organized at Columbia August, 1862.

The information above is fromGoodspeed Histories, vol 8.


 * M. M. Swaim, Co. "A". Organized September 8, 1862 at Chapel Hill, Marshall County. Became Company "B", 11th Regiment.
 * Jacob T. Martin, Co. "B". Organized August 16, 1862 at Thompson Station, Williamson County. Became Company G", 11th Regiment.
 * Andrew R. Gordon, Co. "C". Organized September 10, 1862. Men from Cornersville, then Giles, now Marshall County, and Lewisburg, Marshall County. Became Company "E", 11th Regiment.
 * James W. Rivers, Co. "D". Organized October 13, 1862 at Pulaski, Giles County.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 529 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.


 * fold3$, Cox's Battalion and Douglass' Battalion and Partisan Rangers and Greer's Regiment Partisan Rangers and Holman's Battalion, Partisan Rangers, (accessed 25 Apr 2012). Unit information and rosters.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, Holman's Tennessee Partisan Ranger Battalion, (accessed 25 Apr 2012).


 * 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.  Battalion roster starts on page 718.