12th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Brief History
The 22nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment consolidated with 12th Tennessee Infantry Regiment June 16, 1862 to form 12th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment.

The book "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.


 * Company A
 * Company B
 * Company C - Captains W.D. Bethell, James Purl - "The Attakapas Rifles" - Men from Memphis, Shelby County
 * Company D - Captains L.P. McMurry, Benjamin T. Davis, Thomas W. Williams, Louis M. Williams - "The Newbern Blues", "The Newbern Grays" - Men from Gibson County and Dyer County
 * Company E
 * Company F - Captains W.A. Marshall, William A. Dawson - "The Bell Grays" - Men from Carroll County and Dyer County
 * Company G - Captains B.D. Shofner, John M. Fields, A.P. Hall, G.W. Parkison, JOhn L. Bell - "The Carroll Invincibles" - Men from Carroll County
 * Company H - Captains Robert H. Wood, C.M. Wellons, James M. Richardson - "The Hatchie Hunters" - Men from Hardeman County
 * Company I
 * Company K
 * Company L
 * Company M - Men from Kentucky

Part of this information came from Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 28 Dec 2011).

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,992 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, 22nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, (accessed 28 Dec 2011). 12th Tennessee Infantry Regiment,(accessed 28 Dec 2011).