1st Regiment, West Tennessee Cavalry (Union)

Brief History
See 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry

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.

These four companies were mustered in October, 1862 as the 1st West Tennessee Infantry and transferred to the 6th Tennessee Cavalry in July, 1863, as per order dated June 10, 1863.

Captains

 * Orlando H. Shearer, Stanford L. Warren. Organized at Dresden,, Weakley County, June 1862.
 * Thomas H. Boswell, Albert Cook - ORganized at Dresden, Weakley County, July 1862.
 * John H. Edwards, John W. Moore - Organized at Dresden, Weakley County, July 1862.

William Carroll Holt - Organized at North Gibson, Tennessee, August 1862, with men from Gibson and Weakley Counties.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 45 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not complete its organization, and the men went to other units. 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, 6th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, USA, (accessed 3 Jan 2012).