Sullivan County Reserves, Tennessee Local Defense Troops

Brief History
"Organized in June, 1863, by the Commandant for Conscripts for Kentucky and East Tennessee, in Sullivan County."

"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.


 * Captain Owen M. White, "The Jackson Hom~ Guards," 1st Company.
 * Captain G. R. McClelland, 2nd Company. J. M. Crumley, 3rd Company.
 * Captain James Witcher, "The Zollicoffer Mounted Rifles," 4th Company. This was originally mustered as a mounted company, but later served as infantry. Its members came from south of the river in Sullivan County and from the lower edge of Washington County.
 * Captains M. H. Morrell, 5th Company. J. F. Trevitt, 6th Company, "The Harris Guards," organized June 6, 1863, at Double Springs, Sullivan County.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 343 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$, Capt Park's Co (Local Defense Troops) AND Capt Sowell's Detachment, Infantry AND Capt Spencer's Co, Infantry AND Sullivan County Reserves (Local Defense Troops) AND Capt Tackitt's Co, Infantry, (accessed 26 Apr 2012). Unit information and rosters.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, Local Defense and Special Service Troops, (accessed 26 Apr 2012). A brief history.