41st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Brief History
The 41st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was formed at Camp Cheatham, Tennessee, in November, 1861. Very few were included in the surrender on April 26, 1865.

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 - Men from Lincoln County.
 * Company B - "The Richmond Gentrys." Men from Bedford County.
 * Company C - Men from Lincoln County.
 * Company D - "The Liberty Guards." Men from Lincoln County.
 * Company E - Men from Lincoln County and Marshall Counties.
 * Company F - "The Shelbyville Rebels." Men from Bedford County.
 * Company G - Men from Moore County, then part of Franklin County.
 * Company H - Men from Marshall County.
 * Company I - Men from Franklin County and Bedford Counties.
 * Company K - Men from Bedford County. Forty- first Regiment of Tennessee Infantry
 * Was organized September 1861
 * Scudder Rifles (Captain W. C. Blanton) - many men from Bedford County
 * Erwin Guards (Captain M. Payne) - many men from Bedford County
 * Richmond Guards ( Captain Brown) - many men from Bedford County
 * Flat Creek Company ( Captain Keith) - many men from Bedford County
 * Bell Buckle Company (Captain J. F. Neil) - many men from Bedford County

The information above is from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, Vol 8

Company A (Captain James) - many men from Moore County

Company G (Captain C. H. Bean) - many men from Moore County

The information above is from Goodspeed History of Tennessee, vol.6.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,982 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.


 * Bogle, Joseph. Historical sketches of Barton's (later Stovall's) Georgia Brigade, Army of the Tennessee, C.S.A : with complete roster of the 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd and 52nd regiments. (Dayton, Ohio : Morningside House, c1984),


 * Cunningham, Sumner Archibald. Reminiscences of the 41st Tennessee Regiment. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990),


 * 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 FamilySearch; Internet Archive.  A brief history and memorial rolls of the 41st Tennessee Infantry begin on page 509.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, 41st Tennessee Infantry Regiment,(accessed 22 Oct 2011).


 * Franklin County, Tennessee Men in the 41st Tennessee Infantry, (accessed 22 Oct 2011).


 * Giles County, 41st Infantry, (accessed 2 January 2019).  A brief history and a roster of Company H.


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