Maj. Frank M. Gailor, 7th Tennessee Infantry
Maj. Frank M. Gailor, 7th Tennessee InfantryLibrary of Congress · LC-DIG-ppmsca-88012
The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Tennessee in the Civil War

Tennessee was raised overwhelmingly for the Confederacy. Of the 301 regiments recorded in Tennessee, 263 served the Confederate States and 38 the Union.

On the ground

Battles and engagements fought in Tennessee

Aubrey maps 1,000 documented Civil War engagements fought on Tennessee’s soil between 1861 and 1865, from decisive battles to the raids and skirmishes that filled the years between. The surviving records account for more than 38,000 Union casualties across them.

Every point below is placed from the source record, with the date, the units engaged, and the casualties reported exactly as the compiled histories give them.

1862 · Confederate victory
Action, Britton's Lane, near Denmark

The Battle of Britton's Lane occurred September 1, 1862, near the village of Denmark in rural Madison County, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. Ordered to raid north from Mississippi by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, commanding the Army of the West, thus to prevent Ulysses S. Grant's reinforcing Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell in Tennessee, Brig. Gen. Frank C. Armstrong's cavalry brigade struck Col. Elias S. Dennis's Federal force of two cavalry troops, a battery and two infantry regiments. After four hours, in which they suffered heavy losses while taking 213 prisoners and two field pieces, the raiders withdrew, their mission accomplished.

1862 · Union victory
Shiloh

As a result of the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson, Confederate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, the commander in the area, was forced to fall back, giving up Kentucky and much of West and Middle Tennessee. He chose Corinth, Mississippi, a major transportation center, as the staging area for an offensive against Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee before the Army of the Ohio, under Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, could join it. The Confederate retrenchment was a surprise, although a pleasant one, to the Union forces, and it took Grant, with about 40,000 men, some time to mount a southern offensive, along the Tennessee River, toward Pittsburg Landing. Grant received orders to await Buell's Army of the Ohio at Pittsburg Landing. Grant did not choose to fortify his position; rather, he set about drilling his men many of which were raw recruits. Johnston originally planned to attack Grant on April 4, but delays postponed it until the 6th. Attacking the Union troops on the morning of the 6th, the Confederates surprised them, routing many. Some Federals made determined stands and by afternoon, they had established a battle line at the sunken road, known as the "Hornets Nest." Repeated Rebel attacks failed to carry the Hornets Nest, but massed artillery helped to turn the tide as Confederates surrounded the Union troops and captured, killed, or wounded most. Johnston had been mortally wounded earlier and his second in command, Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, took over. The Union troops established another line covering Pittsburg Landing, anchored with artillery and augmented by Buell's men who began to arrive and take up positions. Fighting continued until after dark, but the Federals held. By the next morning, the combined Federal forces numbered about 40,000, outnumbering Beauregard's army of less than 30,000. Beauregard was unaware of the arrival of Buell's army and launched a counterattack in response to a two-mile advance by William Nelson's division of Buell's army at 6:00 am, which was, at first, successful. Union troops stiffened and began forcing the Confederates back. Beauregard ordered a counterattack, which stopped the Union advance but did not break its battle line. At this point, Beauregard realized that he could not win and, having suffered too many casualties, he retired from the field and headed back to Corinth. On the 8th, Grant sent Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, with two brigades, and Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood, with his division, in pursuit of Beauregard. They ran into the Rebel rearguard, commanded by Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest, at Fallen Timbers. Forrest's aggressive tactics, although eventually contained, influenced the Union troops to return to Pittsburg Landing. Grant's mastery of the Confederate forces continued; he had beaten them once again. The Confederates continued to fall back until launching their mid-August offensive.

1864 · Union victory
Nashville

In a last desperate attempt to force Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's army out of Georgia, Gen. John Bell Hood led the Army of Tennessee north toward Nashville in November 1864. Although he suffered terrible losses at Franklin on November 30, he continued toward Nashville. By the next day, the various elements of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas's army had reached Nashville. Hood reached the outskirts of Nashville on December 2, occupied positions on a line of hills parallel to those of the Union and began erecting fieldworks. Union Army Engineer, Brig. Gen. James St. Clair Morton, had overseen the construction of sophisticated fortifications at Nashville in 1862-63, strengthened by others, which would soon see use. From the 1st through the 14th, Thomas made preparations for the Battle of Nashville in which he intended to destroy Hood's army. On the night of December 14, Thomas informed Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, acting as Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's chief of staff, that he would attack the next day. Thomas planned to strike both of Hood's flanks. Before daylight on the 15th, the first of the Union troops, led by Maj. Gen. James Steedman, set out to hit the Confederate right. The attack was made and the Union forces held down one Rebel corps there for the rest of the day. Attack on the Confederate left did not begin until after noon when a charge commenced on Montgomery Hill. With this classic charge's success, attacks on other parts of the Confederate left commenced, all eventually successful. By this time it was dark and fighting stopped for the day. Although battered and with a much smaller battle line, Gen. Hood was still confident. He established a main line of resistance along the base of a ridge about two miles south of the former location, throwing up new works and fortifying Shy's and Overton's hills on their flanks. The IV Army Corps marched out to within 250 yards, in some places, of the Confederate's new line and began constructing fieldworks. During the rest of the morning, other Union troops moved out toward the new Confederate line and took up positions opposite it. The Union attack began against Hood's strong right flank on Overton's Hill. The same brigade that had taken Montgomery Hill the day before received the nod for the charge up Overton's Hill. This charge, although gallantly conducted, failed, but other troops (Maj. Gen. A.J. Smith's "Israelites" ) successfully assaulted Shy's Hill in their fronts. Seeing the success along the line, other Union troops charged up Overton's Hill and took it. Hood's army fled. Thomas had left one escape route open but the Union army set off in pursuit. For ten days, the pursuit continued until the beaten and battered Army of Tennessee recrossed the Tennessee River. Hood's army was stalled at Columbia, beaten at Franklin, and routed at Nashville. Hood retreated to Tupelo and resigned his command.

1864 · Union victory
Murfreesboro

In a last, desperate attempt to force Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's army out of Georgia, Gen. John Bell Hood led the Army of Tennessee north toward Nashville in November 1864. Although he suffered a terrible loss at Franklin, he continued toward Nashville. In operating against Nashville, he decided that destruction of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and disruption of the Union army supply depot at Murfreesboro would help his cause. He sent Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, on December 4, with an expedition, composed of two cavalry divisions and Maj. Gen. William B. Bate's infantry division, to Murfreesboro. On December 2, Hood had ordered Bate to destroy the railroad and blockhouses between Murfreesboro and Nashville and join Forrest for further operations; on December 4, Bate's division attacked Blockhouse No. 7 protecting the railroad crossing at Overall Creek, but Union forces fought it off. On the morning of the 5th, Forrest headed out toward Murfreesboro, splitting his force, one column to attack the fort on the hill and the other to take Blockhouse No. 4, both at La Vergne. Upon his demand for surrender at both locations, the Union garrisons did so. Outside La Vergne, Forrest hooked up with Bate's division and the command advanced on to Murfreesboro along two roads, driving the Yankees into their Fortress Rosencrans fortifications, and encamped in the city outskirts for the night. The next morning, on the 6th, Forrest ordered Bate's division to "move upon the enemy's works." Fighting flared for a couple of hours, but the Yankees ceased firing and both sides glared at each other for the rest of the day. Brig. Gen. Claudius Sears's and Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Palmer's infantry brigades joined Forrest's command in the evening, further swelling his numbers. On the morning of the 7th, Maj. Gen. Lovell Rousseau, commanding all of the forces at Murfreesboro, sent two brigades out under Brig. Gen. Robert Milroy on the Salem Pike to feel out the enemy. These troops engaged the Confederates and fighting continued. At one point some of Forrest's troops broke and ran causing disorder in the Rebel ranks; even entreaties from Forrest and Bate did not stem the rout of these units. The rest of Forrest's command conducted an orderly retreat from the field and encamped for the night outside Murfreesboro. Forrest had destroyed railroad track, blockhouses, and some homes and generally disrupted Union operations in the area, but he did not accomplish much else. The raid on Murfreesboro was a minor irritation.

1863 · Union victory
Wauhatchie

In an effort to relieve Union forces besieged in Chattanooga, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas and Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant initiated the "Cracker Line Operation" on October 26, 1863. This operation required the opening of the road to Chattanooga from Brown's Ferry on the Tennessee River with a simultaneous advance up Lookout Valley, securing the Kelley's Ferry Road. Union Chief Engineer, Military Division of the Mississippi, Brig. Gen. William F. "Baldy" Smith, with Brig. Gen. John B. Turchin's and Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen's 1st and 2nd brigades, 3rd Division, IV Army Corps, was assigned the task of establishing the Brown's Ferry bridgehead. Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, with three divisions, marched from Bridgeport through Lookout Valley towards Brown's Ferry from the south. At 3:00 am, on October 27, portions of Hazen's brigade embarked upon pontoons and floated around Moccasin Bend to Brown's Ferry. Turchin's brigade took a position on Moccasin Bend across from Brown's Ferry. Upon landing, Hazen secured the bridgehead and then positioned a pontoon bridge across the river, allowing Turchin to cross and take position on his right. Hooker, while his force passed through Lookout Valley on October 28, detached Brig. Gen. John W. Geary's division at Wauhatchie Station, a stop on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, to protect the line of communications to the south as well as the road west to Kelley's Ferry. Observing the Union movements on the 27th and 28th, Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet and Gen. Braxton Bragg decided to mount a night attack on Wauhatchie Station. Although the attack was scheduled for 10:00 pm on the night of October 28, confusion delayed it till midnight. Surprised by the attack, Geary's division, at Wauhatchie Station, formed into a V-shaped battle line. Hearing the din of battle, Hooker, at Brown's Ferry, sent Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard with two XI Army Corps divisions to Wauhatchie Station as reinforcements. As more and more Union troops arrived, the Confederates fell back to Lookout Mountain. The Federals now had their window to the outside and could receive supplies, weapons, ammunition, and reinforcements via the Cracker Line. Relatively few night engagements occurred during the Civil War; Wauhatchie is one of the most significant.

1864 · Confederate victory
Johnsonville

In an effort to check the Union army's advance through Georgia, Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led a 23-day raid culminating in an attack on the Yankee supply base at Johnsonville, Tennessee. Swinging north from Corinth, Mississippi, toward the Kentucky border and temporarily blockading the Tennessee River at Fort Herman, Forrest then moved southward along the Tennessee River's west bank, capturing several U.S. steamers and a gunboat which he later had to abandon. On November 4, Forrest began positioning his artillery across the river from the Federal supply base and landing at Johnsonville. The Union discovered the Confederates finishing their entrenchments and battery emplacements in the afternoon of the 4th. The Union gunboats and land batteries, across the river, engaged the Confederates in an artillery duel. The Rebel guns, however, were so well-positioned, the Federals were unable to hinder them. In fact, Confederate artillery fire disabled the gunboats. Fearing that the Rebels might cross the river and capture the transports, the Federals set fire to them. The wind then extended the fire to the piles of stores on the levee and to a warehouse loaded with supplies. Seeing the fire, the Confederates began firing on the steamboats, barges, and warehouses to prevent the Federals from putting out the fire. An inferno illuminated Forrest's night withdrawal, and he escaped Union clutches without serious loss. Damages totaled $2.2 million. The next morning, on the 5th, some Confederate artillery bombarded the depot in the morning but then left. Although this brilliant victory further strengthened Forrest's reputation and destroyed a great amount of Union materiel, it failed to stem the tide of Union success in Georgia. By this time, Forrest often harassed the Union Army, but, as this engagement demonstrated, he could not stop their operations.

Federally recognized battlefieldDocumented engagement997 of 1,000 placed on the map
EngagementYear ▲TypeResultUnion losses
Skirmish, Spring Hill1861SkirmishUnion victory7 wounded
Action, Humboldt1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Big Creek Gap1862Skirmish--
Battle of Pittsburg Landing or Shiloh1862Battle-1754 killed, 8408 wounded, 2885 missing/captured
Skirmish near Decatur1862SkirmishUnion victory4 wounded, 2 missing/captured
Expedition down Miss. River to Fort Pillow1862Skirmish--
Capture of Fort Pillow1862SkirmishConfederate victory-
Skirmish near Nashville1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Skirmish near Nashville1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Skirmish near Nashville1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Skirmish, Davis Bridge1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Fort Riley, near Nashville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Lebanon Road, near Nashville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Gallatin Pike, near Nashville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Cumberland River, near Nashville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish near Nashville1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Reconnaissance from Nashville to Franklin1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Skirmish near Nashville1862Skirmish--
Action, Fort Pillow1862SkirmishConfederate victory3 wounded
Skirmish, Winchester1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, La Vergne, Scrougesville1862Skirmish-10 wounded
Action, Paris1862Skirmish-5 killed, 5 wounded
Reconnaissance to Monterey1862Skirmish-1 killed, 3 wounded
Skirmish, Brownsville1862Skirmish-4 killed, 6 wounded
Affair, Kinderhook1862Skirmish-3 killed
Skirmish, Merriweather's Ferry, Obion River1862Skirmish-3 killed, 6 wounded
Skirmishes, Chewalla and Big Hill1862Battle-1 killed, 8 wounded
Skirmish, Gallatin1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Powell River1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Hardee's Pike, near Nashville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish near Nashville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Brownsville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish near Nashville1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Skirmish, Winchester1862Skirmish--
Expedition to Morgan County1862Skirmish--
Expedition to Paris1862Skirmish--
Skirmish near Monterey1862Skirmish--
Action, Paris1862Skirmish--
Skirmish near Monterey1862Skirmish--
Skirmishes, Monterey1862Battle--
Action, Pulaski1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Pulaski1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Wilson's Gap1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Shellmound1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Rankin's Ferry, near Jasper1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Battle Creek1862Battle--
Raid on Brownsville1862Raid--
Skirmish, Battle Creek1862Battle--
Skirmish, Tazewell1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Sparta1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Sparta1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Mount Pleasant1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Pine Mountain1862Skirmish--
Skirmish near Dyersburg1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Richland Creek, near Pulaski1862Skirmish--
Skirmish near Reynolds Station, Nash. and Decatur R. R.1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Rogers' Gap1862Skirmish--
Expedition from Cumberland Gap to Pine Mountain1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Pine Mountain Gap1862Skirmish--
Operations at Rogers' and Big Creek Gaps1862Skirmish--

Sources · Official Records & compiled regimental histories · American Battlefield Protection Program · Aubrey Historical Database

301
Regiments raised
249,575
Men in the records
263
Confederate
38
Union
4
Pinned to a town

Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Tennessee, 4 of the 301 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Tennessee was the 3 (Forrest's) Tennessee Cavalry., with 2,737 men in the records.

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Confederate regiments raised in Tennessee

263 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 3 (Forrest's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,737 men
  • 3 (Clack's) Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,561 men
  • 18 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,444 men
  • 17 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,438 men
  • 35 Tennessee Infantry. (5 Tenn. Reg't Prov'l Army. Mountain Rifle Regiment.) · Raised in Tennessee · 2,427 men
  • 50 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,372 men
  • 7 (Duckworth's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,358 men
  • 16 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,322 men
  • 63 Tennessee Infantry. (Fain's Regiment. 74 Tenn. Inf.) · Raised in Tennessee · 2,303 men
  • 2 (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,301 men
  • 5 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,235 men
  • 25 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,225 men
  • 24 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,194 men
  • 5 (McKenzie's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,189 men
  • 44 (Consolidated) Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,175 men
  • 8 (Smith's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,111 men
  • 42 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,109 men
  • 26 Tennessee Infantry. (3 East Tenn. Vols.) · Raised in Tennessee · 2,102 men
  • 1 (Feild's) Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,099 men
  • 10 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,093 men
  • 19 (Biffle's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,077 men
  • 20 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,075 men
  • 19 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,032 men
  • 60 Tennessee Mtd. Infantry. (Crawford's Regiment. 79 Tenn. Infantry.) · Raised in Tennessee · 2,025 men
  • 32 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,018 men
  • 45 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,018 men
  • 43 Tennessee Infantry. (5 East Tenn. Vols. Gillespie's Reg't.) · Raised in Tennessee · 2,006 men
  • 38 Tennessee Infantry. (8 Tenn. Infantry. Looney's Reg't.) · Raised in Tennessee · 2,001 men
  • 12 (Consolidated) Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,992 men
  • 34 Tennessee Infantry. (4 Confederate Reg't Tenn. Inf.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,987 men
  • 30 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,985 men
  • 41 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,982 men
  • 2 (Robison's) Tennessee Inf. (Walker Legion.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,975 men
  • 11 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,930 men
  • 29 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,923 men
  • 61 Tennessee Mtd. Infantry. (Pitts' Regiment. 81 Tenn. Inf.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,921 men
  • 59 Tennessee Mtd. Infantry. (Cooke's Regiment. 1 (Eakin's) Batt'n Inf.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,921 men
  • 154 Senior Regiment Tennessee Infantry. (1 Tenn. Vols.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,917 men
  • 13 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,900 men
  • 37 Tennessee Infantry. (7 Tenn. Reg't Prov'l Army. 1 E. Tenn. Rifle Regiment.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,864 men
  • 4 (McLemore's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,864 men
  • 7 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,861 men
  • 8 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,856 men
  • 3 (Lillard's) Tennessee Mounted Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,851 men
  • 1 (Turney's) Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,805 men
  • 4 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,792 men
  • 14 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,779 men
  • 23 Tennessee Infantry. (Martin's Reg't.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,766 men
  • 51 (Consolidated) Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,734 men
  • 22 (Barteau's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,700 men
  • 12 (Green's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,685 men
  • 49 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,623 men
  • 31 Tennessee Infantry. (Col. A.H. Bradford.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,605 men
  • 15 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,575 men
  • 39 Tennessee Mounted Inf. (Col. W.M. Bradford's Reg't Vols. 31 Tenn. Inf.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,573 men
  • 21 (Wilson's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,567 men
  • 62 Tennessee Mtd. Infantry. (Rowan's Regiment. 80 Tenn. Infantry.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,563 men
  • 11 (Holman's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,557 men
  • 9 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,552 men
  • 27 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,545 men
  • 13 (Gore's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,524 men
  • 1 Tennessee Heavy Artillery. (Jackson's Regiment.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,519 men
  • 6 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,517 men
  • 1 (Carter's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,504 men
  • 40 Tennessee Infantry. (5 Confederate Inf. Walker's Reg't Vols.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,498 men
  • 28 Tennessee Infantry. (2 Mountain Reg't Tenn. Vols.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,474 men
  • 14 (Neely's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,463 men
  • 6 (Wheeler's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,450 men
  • 48 (Voorhies') Tennessee Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,430 men
  • 46 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,405 men
  • 28 (Consolidated) Tennessee Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,388 men
  • 22 Tennessee Infantry. (Freeman's Reg't.) · Raised in Tennessee · 1,367 men
  • 55 (Brown's) Tennessee Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,352 men
  • 12 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,346 men
  • 47 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,325 men
  • 12 Battalion (Day's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,324 men
  • 9 (Ward's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,323 men
  • 48 (Nixon's) Tennessee Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,298 men
  • 53 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,286 men
  • 10 (DeMoss') Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,283 men
  • 16 Battalion (Neal's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,229 men
  • 9 Battalion (Gantt's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,216 men
  • 51 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,206 men
  • 33 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,202 men
  • 20 (Russell's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,200 men
  • 2 (Walker's) Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,190 men
  • 19 and 20 (Consolidated) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,155 men
  • 18 (Newsom's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,072 men
  • 1 Battalion (Colms') Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,025 men
  • 23 Batt'n Tennessee Infantry. (Newman's Battalion.) · Raised in Tennessee · 997 men
  • 22 Batt'n Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 952 men
  • 15 (Consolidated) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 947 men
  • 21 and 22 (Consolidated) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 908 men
  • 44 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 842 men
  • 54 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 837 men
  • 1 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 816 men
  • 21 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 810 men
  • 55 (McKoin's) Tennessee Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 808 men
  • Newsom's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 796 men
  • 4 Battalion (Branner's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 766 men
  • 4 (Murray's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 761 men
  • 16 (Logwood's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 753 men
  • 4 Consolidated Regiment Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 703 men
  • 5 Battalion (McClellan's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 681 men
  • Conscripts (Camp of Instruction), Tennessee. · Raised in Tennessee · 674 men
  • 1 Consolidated Regiment Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 653 menFought at: Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Picket Affair, Seven Pines, Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Chickamauga
  • 36 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 622 men
  • 15 (Stewart's) Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 616 men
  • 84 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 605 men
  • 4 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 577 men
  • 2 (Smith's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 570 men
  • 3 Batt'n Tennessee Infantry. (Memphis Battalion.) · Raised in Tennessee · 558 men
  • 7 Battalion (Bennett's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 543 men
  • Holman's Battalion, Partisan Rangers, Tennessee. · Raised in Tennessee · 529 men
  • 11 Battalion (Gordon's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 528 men
  • Bailey's Consolidated Regiment of Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 513 men
  • 3 Consolidated Regiment Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 493 men
  • 50 (Consolidated) Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 486 men
  • 24 Battalion Tennessee Sharp Shooters. (Maney's Battalion.) · Raised in Tennessee · 485 men
  • Capt. Winston's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. (Belmont Battery.) · Raised in Tennessee · 480 men
  • 1 Battalion (McNairy's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 478 men
  • Nixon's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 476 men
  • 17 Battalion (Sanders') Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 467 men
  • 2 Consolidated Regiment Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 447 men
  • Capt. Marshall's Company Tennessee Artillery. (Steuben Art'y.) · Raised in Tennessee · 446 men
  • Napier's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 443 men
  • Capt. Morton's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 402 men
  • Capt. Tobin's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. (Memphis Light Battery.) · Raised in Tennessee · 392 men
  • Allison's Squadron, Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 391 men
  • 9 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 388 men
  • Nashville Battalion Tennessee Infantry. (Hawkins' Battalion.) · Raised in Tennessee · 346 men
  • 2 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 346 men
  • Sullivan County Reserves, Tennessee. (Local Defense Troops.) · Raised in Tennessee · 343 men
  • 2 Battalion (Biffle's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 339 men
  • Capt. Sparkman's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. (Maury Artillery.) · Raised in Tennessee · 320 men
  • Capt. Scott's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 316 men
  • Capt. Jackson's Co., Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 316 men
  • Capt. Barry's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. (Lookout Artillery.) · Raised in Tennessee · 314 men
  • Capt. Kain's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. (Mabry L. Art'y.) · Raised in Tennessee · 312 men
  • Captain Huggins' Company Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 308 men
  • Douglass' Battalion, Partisan Rangers, Tennessee. · Raised in Tennessee · 298 men
  • Capt. Rice's Battery Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 284 men
  • Capt. Burroughs' Company Tennessee Light Artillery. (Rhett Art'y.) · Raised in Tennessee · 277 men
  • 52 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 268 men
  • Capt. Lynch's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 265 men
  • Capt. Ramsey's Battery Tennessee Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 263 men
  • 15 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 254 men
  • Capt. McClung's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 248 men
  • 11 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 242 men
  • 21 (Carter's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 233 men
  • Capt. Phillips' Company Tennessee Light Artillery. (Johnson L. Art'y.) · Raised in Tennessee · 232 men
  • Capt. Fisher's Company Tennessee Artillery. (Nelson Art'y.) · Raised in Tennessee · 228 men
  • 5 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 224 men
  • Shaw's Battalion (Hamilton's Battalion), Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 222 men
  • 20 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 221 men
  • 10 and 11 (Consolidated) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 210 men
  • Capt. Baxter's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 208 men
  • Capt. Sowell's Detachment Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 206 men
  • Welcker's Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 185 men
  • Harman's Regiment Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 178 men
  • Capt. Williams' Co., Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 171 men
  • 10 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 166 men
  • 14 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 162 men
  • Detailed Conscripts, Tennessee. (Local Defense and Special Service Troops. Nitre and Mining Bureau.) · Raised in Tennessee · 161 men
  • Capt. Weller's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 160 men
  • 7 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 159 men
  • 21 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 158 men
  • 12 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 151 men
  • Capt. Bibb's Company Tennessee Artillery. (Washington Artillery.) · Raised in Tennessee · 147 men
  • Capt. Johnston's Company Tennessee Heavy Artillery. (Southern Guards Art'y.) · Raised in Tennessee · 133 men
  • Capt. Polk's Battery Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 125 men
  • Tennessee Artillery Corps. (McCown's) · Raised in Tennessee · 112 men
  • Capt. Clark's Indpt. Co., Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 108 men
  • Capt. Woodward's Co., Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 100 men
  • Cox's Batt'n, Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 97 men
  • 13 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 95 men
  • 28 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 95 men
  • 16 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 93 men
  • Capt. Sterling's Company Tennessee Heavy Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 83 men
  • 22 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 81 men
  • Capt. Tackitt's Co., Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 79 men
  • Capt. Palmer's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. (Reneau Battery.) · Raised in Tennessee · 79 men
  • Capt. Miller's Company, Tennessee. (Local Defense Troops.) · Raised in Tennessee · 76 men
  • Capt. Spencer's Co., Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 74 men
  • Capt. Browne's Company Tennessee Light Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 73 men
  • Jackson's Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 69 men
  • Capt. McLin's Co., Tennessee Volunteers. (Local Defense Troops.) · Raised in Tennessee · 66 men
  • Capt. Stewart's Company Tennessee Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 65 men
  • Wilson's Reg't, Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 62 men
  • Greer's Regiment, Tennessee Partisan Rangers. · Raised in Tennessee · 60 men
  • Patterson's Reg't Tennessee. · Raised in Tennessee · 58 men
  • Caruthers' Battery Tennessee Heavy Artillery. · Raised in Tennessee · 55 men
  • Crews' Battalion Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 51 men
  • 17 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 49 men
  • Capt. Park's Company, Tennessee. (Local Defense Troops.) · Raised in Tennessee · 42 men
  • 26 Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 39 men
  • 22 (Nixon's) Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 39 men
  • 31 Regt. Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 36 men
  • Cooper's Reg't, Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 35 men
  • 1 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 28 men
  • Lieut. Blair's Company, Tennessee. (Local Defense Troops.) · Raised in Tennessee · 26 men
  • 121 Reg't Tennessee Militia. · Raised in Tennessee · 24 men
  • 1 Tennessee Batt'y. · Raised in Tennessee · 23 men
  • 1 Tennessee Light Artillery. (1 Batt'n L. Art'y.) · Raised in Tennessee · 22 men
  • Kaisers Regt. Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 22 men
  • Capt. Jeremiah C. Stone's Company A, Lyons Cavalry, Tennessee. · Raised in Tennessee · 22 men
  • Capt. J.J. Parton's Co., Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 19 men
  • McCann's Sq. Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 18 men
  • Tennessee Conscript · Raised in Tennessee · 16 men
  • Engineer Corps, Tennessee. · Raised in Tennessee · 13 men
  • 4 Batt'n Tennessee Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 12 men
  • 24 Regt. Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 11 men
  • 1 Tennessee Zouaves. · Raised in Tennessee · 11 men
  • Tennessee Reserves · Raised in Tennessee · 10 men
  • 48 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 10 men
  • 114 Regt. Tennessee Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 9 men
  • 55 Tenn. Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 8 men
  • 2 Tenn. Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 7 men
  • 25 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 7 men
  • Tennessee Cavalry (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Tennessee · 7 men
  • Anderson's Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 6 men
  • Robinson's Reg't Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 6 men
  • 57 Regt Tennessee Inf. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Tennessee · 5 men
  • 55 Regt. Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 5 men
  • Starnes' Escort Tennessee · Raised in Tennessee · 5 men
  • 27 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 5 men
  • 25 & 44 Tennessee (Cons'd) Reg't. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Tennessee · 4 men
  • 2 Tennessee Art'y. · Raised in Tennessee · 4 men
  • Monsarrat's Battn. Tennessee. · Raised in Tennessee · 3 men
  • 31 (Consolidated) Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 3 men
  • Matans Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 3 men
  • 58 Reg't. Tennessee inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 3 men
  • 29 Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 3 men
  • Collin's Regt Tenn · Raised in Tennessee · 3 men
  • 1 Battn Tennessee State Troops. · Raised in Tennessee · 3 men
  • Tennessee Miscellaneous · Raised in Tennessee · 3 men
  • 10 Tennessee Arty. · Raised in Tennessee · 2 men
  • Tennessee Amstills' Batt. · Raised in Tennessee · 2 men
  • Capt. T.W.Preston's Co. Tennessee. (Memphis Greys) · Raised in Tennessee · 2 men
  • 15 & 57 Regts Tennessee Vols (Con) · Raised in Tennessee · 2 men
  • Franklin's Regt. Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 2 men
  • R.R. Guards Tennessee · Raised in Tennessee · 2 men
  • Akers Btry. Tenn. Arty. (Montgomery Hvy Artyy) Tenn. (Misc) · Raised in Tennessee · 2 men
  • 3 Regt Tenn · Raised in Tennessee · 2 men
  • Rowan's Tennessee Cavalry (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Tennessee · 2 men
  • Forrest's Cav. Tenn. Misc. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Marven's Tennessee Batt. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Detailed Conscripts,Tennessee. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Howard's Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Lay's Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • 13 Batt. Tennessee Arty. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • 6 & 9 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • 25 Batt'n Tenn. Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Howsley's Battalion Cavalry Tennessee Miscellaneous. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Ward's Batt. Tennessee Arty · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • 22 (Consolidated) Tennessee Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • 11 & 24 Regt Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • 134 Reg't. Tennessee · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Cotters' Batt'n Tennessee Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Provo Guard Tennessee · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Q.M. Dept. Tennessee. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • 21 Bn. Tenn. Cav. Miscel. File · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men
  • Capt. Holmes' Local Co. Tennessee Vol. · Raised in Tennessee · 1 men

Union regiments raised in Tennessee

38 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 6 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised at Nashville · 2,524 men
  • 10 Tennessee Infantry · Raised at Nashville · 2,473 men
  • 9 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,433 men
  • 1 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,323 men
  • 8 Tennessee Cavalry · Raised in Tennessee · 2,270 men
  • 13 Reg't Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,172 men
  • 2 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,170 men
  • 1 Tennessee Infantry · Raised at East Tennessee · 2,120 men
  • 2 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 2,108 men
  • 10 Tennessee Cavalry · Raised in Tennessee · 2,086 men
  • 7 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,942 men
  • 4 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,939 men
  • 1 Batt'n, Tennessee Light Art'y. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,898 men
  • 12 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,876 men
  • 5 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,799 men
  • 5 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,798 men
  • 8 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,725 men
  • 3 Tennessee Cavalry · Raised in Tennessee · 1,682 men
  • 4 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,553 men
  • 11 Tennessee Cavalry · Raised in Tennessee · 1,536 men
  • 2 Tennessee Mounted Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,361 men
  • 3 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,357 men
  • 5 Tennessee Mounted Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,294 men
  • 1 Tennessee Mtd. Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,247 men
  • 6 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,180 men
  • 7 Tennessee Mounted Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,153 men
  • 4 Tennessee Mounted Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 1,079 men
  • 1 Tenn. Indpt. Vidette Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 936 men
  • 3 Tennessee Mounted Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 904 men
  • 6 Tennessee Mounted Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 758 men
  • 7 Tennessee Infantry. · Raised at Memphis · 715 men
  • 8 Tennessee Mtd. Infantry. · Raised in Tennessee · 541 men
  • Bradford's Batt'n, 13 Tenn. Cav. · Raised in Tennessee · 473 men
  • National Guard East Tennessee · Raised in Tennessee · 344 men
  • 14 Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 132 men
  • Indpt. Scouts, Tennessee · Raised in Tennessee · 104 men
  • 1 West Tennessee Cavalry. · Raised in Tennessee · 45 men
  • 9 Tennessee Mounted Inf. · Raised in Tennessee · 23 men

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