Tennessee in the Civil War
Tennessee - Union and Confederate
Population and Demographics
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Antebellum Tennessee
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Conflict
- May 6, 1861 - The Tennessee legislature puts the issue of secession up for popular vote
- May 9, 1861 - Governor Isham Harris begins organizing the Provisional Army of Tennessee before the results of the vote
- June 8, 1861 - Secession approved by voters
- July 31, 1861 - Provisional Army troops assigned to Confederate Army
- March 1, 1862 -
Engagement at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
- March 8, 1862 -
Occupation of Chattanooga, Tennessee
- March 25, 1862 -
Reconnoissance to Agnew's Ferry, Tennessee
- June 7-8, 1862 -
Skirmishes near Chattanooga, Tennessee
- March 14-17, 1862 -
Expedition from Savannah to Yellow Creek, Mississippi and Occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
- March 16, 1862 -
Skirmish at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
- March 28-June 18, 1862 -
The Cumberland Gap Campaign
- March 31, 1862 -
Skirmish on Purdy Road/Near Adamsville, Tennessee
- April 1, 1862 -
Expedition from Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee to Eastport, Mississippi and Chickasaw, Alabama
- April 4, 1862 -
Skirmish at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
- April 6-7, 1862 -
Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
- April 8, 1862 -
Reconnoissance from Shiloh Battlefield, Tennessee
- April 12-13, 1862 -
Expedition from Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee to Chickasaw and Bear Creek, Alabama
- May 2-6, 1862 -
Expedition from Bowling Green, Kentucky to the Tennessee State Line
- August 30, 1862 -
Skirmish at Altamont, Tennessee
- December 2, 1862 -
Affair near Antioch, Tennessee
- January 25, 1863 -
Affair near Antioch, Tennessee
- May 26-29, 1863 -
Expedition from Bolivar, Tennessee
- April 10, 1863 -
Skirmish near Antioch Station, Tennessee
- June 11-July 26, 1863 -
Morgan's Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio
- July 11-14, 1863 -
Reconnoissance from Cowan, Tennessee to Anderson's Crossroads, Tennessee
- August 16-September 22, 1863 -
The Chickamauga Campaign
- August 21, 1863 -
Bombardment of Chattanooga, Tennessee
- August 30-31, 1863 -
Reconnoissance from Shellmound, Tennessee toward Chattanooga, Tennessee
- September 7, 1863 -
Reconnoissance toward Chattanooga, Tennessee
- September 7, 1863 -
Skirmish at Lookout Valley, Tennessee
- September 7, 1863 -
- September 8, 1863 -
Evacuation of Chattanooga, Tennessee
- September 9, 1863 -
Occupation of Chattanooga, Tennessee
- August 21, 1863 -
- September 20-21, 1863 -
Action at Zollicoffer, Tennessee
- September 24, 1863 -
Skirmish at Zollicoffer, Tennessee
- September 22-26, 1863 -
Skirmishes near Chattanooga, Tennessee
- September 24-October 27, 1863 -
Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee
- September 26-November 20, 1863 -
Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee
- October 1, 1863 -
Skirmish near Smith's Crossroads, Tennessee
- October 2, 1863 -
Action near Anderson's Crossroads, Tennessee
- October 12, 1863 -
Skirmish at Zollicoffer, Tennessee
- October 19, 1863 -
Skirmish at Zollicoffer, Tennessee
- November 6, 1863 -
Skirmish near Chattanooga, Tennessee
- November 14, 1863 -
Skirmish on the Little River, Tennessee
- November 15, 1863 -
Skirmish on the Little River, Tennessee
- November 23-27, 1863 -
The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
- November 23-25, 1863 -
Battles of Chattanooga, Tennessee
- November 23-25, 1863 -
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Units from Tennessee
Union
- 1st Tennessee (Colored) Heavy Artillery (U)
- 2nd Tennessee (Colored) Heavy Artillery (U)
- 1st Tennessee Light Artillery Battalion
- Memphis (Colored) Light Artillery Battery (U)
REGIMENTS
- 1st Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 2nd Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 4th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 5th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 6th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 7th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 8th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 9th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 10th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 11th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 12th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 13th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
- 14th Tennessee Cavalry (U)
OTHER UNITS
REGIMENTS
- 1st Tennessee Infantry (U)
- 2nd Tennessee Infantry (U)
- 3rd Tennessee Infantry (U)
- 4th Tennessee Infantry (U)
- 5th Tennessee Infantry (U)
- 6th Tennessee Infantry (U)
- 7th Tennessee Infantry (U)
- 8th Tennessee Infantry (U)
- 9th Tennessee Infantry (U)
- 10th Tennessee Infantry (U)
MOUNTED INFANTRY
- 1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry (U)
- 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry (U)
- 3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry (U)
- 4th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (U)
- 5th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (U)
- 6th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (U)
- 7th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (U)
- 8th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (U)
COLORED TROOPS
MILITIA
Confederate
Because of Tennessee's position as a border state, it was overrun very early on in the war. No Local Defense Troops or Reserve units were organized here. Note also that Tennessee's cavalry regiments often changed designations several times, depending on whether the units served as State or Confederate troops. The Tennessee Corps of Artillery was organized as part of the Provisional Army troops and transferred to Confederate service, but was broken into individual companies later on.
REGIMENTS
BATTALIONS
BATTERIES
- (II) (Baxter's) Tennessee Artillery Battery
- (Brown) Tennessee Horse Artillery Battery
- (Caruthers') Tennessee Heavy Artillery Battery
- (Huwald's/Ramsey's) Tennessee Artillery Battery
- (II) (Johnston's) Tennessee Light Artillery Battery
- (Mabry) Tennessee Light Artillery Battery
- (Memphis) Tennessee Artillery Battery
- (Reneau) Tennessee Artillery Battery
- (Rhett) Tennessee Artillery Battery
- (Rice's) Tennessee Artillery Battery
- Tennessee (Lookout) Artillery Battery
- Tennessee (Stewart Invincibles) Artillery Battery
- (Upton's) Tennessee Artillery Battery
REGIMENTS
- (Carter's) 1st Tennessee Cavalry / (Jackson's) 1st Tennessee Cavalry / (Rogers'/McLin's) 1st Tennessee Cavalry
- (Ashby's) 2nd Tennessee Cavalry / (Smith's) 2nd Tennessee Cavalry
- (I) 3rd Tennessee Cavalry / (II) 3rd Tennessee Cavalry
- (Murray's) 4th Tennessee Cavalry / (Starnes'/McLemore's) 4th Tennessee Cavalry
- (McKenzie's) 5th Tennessee Cavalry
- 6th Tennessee Cavalry
- 7th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Smith's) 8th Tennessee Cavalry
- 9th Tennessee Cavalry
- 10th Tennessee Cavalry
- 11th Tennessee Cavalry
- 12th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Dibrell's) 13th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Neely's) 14th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Stewart's) 15th Tennessee Cavalry
- 16th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Marshall's) 17th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Newsom's) 18th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Biffle's) 19th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Russell's) 20th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Carter's) 21st Tennessee Cavalry / (Wilson's) 21st Tennessee Cavalry
- (Barteau's) 22nd Tennessee Cavalry / (Nixon's) 22nd Tennessee Cavalry
- 28th Tennessee Cavalry
- (Collins') Tennessee Cavalry
- (Cooper's) Tennessee Cavalry
- (Greer's) Tennessee Cavalry (Partisan Rangers)
- (Kizer's) Tennessee Cavalry
- (Newsom's) Tennessee Cavalry
- (Wilson's) Tennessee Cavalry
BATTALIONS
- 1st Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 4th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 5th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 6th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 7th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 8th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 9th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 10th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 11th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 12th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 13th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 14th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 16th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 17th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 18th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 26th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- 27th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (Bennett's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (Cox's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion (Partisan Rangers)
- (Davis') Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (Douglass') Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (Forrest's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (Franklin's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (Hamilton's/Shaw's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (Holman's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion (Partisan Rangers)
- (Kizer's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (McCann's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (McDonald's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (Napier's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- (Spiller's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
OTHER UNITS
REGIMENTS
- 1st Tennessee Infantry
- 1st Tennessee Zouave Infantry
- 2nd Tennessee Infantry
- 3rd Tennessee Infantry
- 4th Tennessee Infantry
- 5th Tennessee Infantry
- 6th Tennessee Infantry
- 7th Tennessee Infantry
- 8th Tennessee Infantry
- 9th Tennessee Infantry
- 10th Tennessee Infantry
- 11th Tennessee Infantry
- 12th Tennessee Infantry
- 13th Tennessee Infantry
- 14th Tennessee Infantry
- 15th Tennessee Infantry
- 16th Tennessee Infantry
- 17th Tennessee Infantry
- 18th Tennessee Infantry
- 19th Tennessee Infantry
- 20th Tennessee Infantry
- 21st Tennessee Infantry
- 22nd Tennessee Infantry
- 23rd Tennessee Infantry
- 24th Tennessee Infantry
- 25th Tennessee Infantry
- 26th Tennessee Infantry
- 27th Tennessee Infantry
- 28th Tennessee Infantry
- 29th Tennessee Infantry
- 30th Tennessee Infantry
- (Bradford's) 31st Tennessee Infantry
- 32nd Tennessee Infantry
- 33rd Tennessee Infantry
- 35th Tennessee Infantry
- 36th Tennessee Infantry
- 37th Tennessee Infantry
- 38th Tennessee Infantry
- (Bradford's) 39th Tennessee Infantry
- 40th Tennessee Infantry[1]
- 41st Tennessee Infantry
- 42nd Tennessee Infantry
- 43rd Tennessee Infantry
- 44th Tennessee Infantry
- 45th Tennessee Infantry
- 46th Tennessee Infantry
- 47th Tennessee Infantry
- (Nixon's) 48th Tennessee Infantry / (Voorhies') 48th Tennessee Infantry
- 49th Tennessee Infantry
- 50th Tennessee Infantry
- (I) 51st Tennessee Infantry / (II) 51st Tennessee Infantry
- (I) 52nd Tennessee Infantry / (II) 52nd Tennessee Infantry
- 53rd Tennessee Infantry
- 54th Tennessee Infantry
- (Brown's) 55th Tennessee Infantry / (McKion's) 55th Tennessee Infantry
- 59th Tennessee Infantry
- 60th Tennessee Infantry
- 61st Tennessee Infantry
- 62nd Tennessee Infantry
- 63rd Tennessee Infantry
BATTALIONS
- (Colm's) 1st Tennessee Infantry Battalion
- (Eakin's) 1st Tennessee Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion
- 22nd Tennessee Infantry Battalion
- 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion
- 24th Tennessee Sharpshooter Battalion
- (Crews') Tennessee Infantry Battalion
- (Nashville) Tennessee Infantry Battalion
- (West) Tennessee Infantry Battalion
OTHER UNITS
PROVISIONAL ARMY
- 1st Tennessee Infantry (Provisional Army)
- 2nd Tennessee Infantry (Provisional Army)
- 3rd Tennessee Infantry (Provisional Army)
- 4th Tennessee Infantry (Provisional Army)
STATE TROOPS
- (Burrow's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion (State Troops)
- (Welcker's) Tennessee Cavalry Battalion (State Troops)
PRE-WAR UNITS
CAVALRY
- 3rd Tennessee (Consolidated) Cavalry
- 10th Tennessee (Consolidated) Cavalry
- 19th Tennessee (Consolidated) Cavalry
- 21st Tennessee (Consolidated) Cavalry
- (Nixon's) 22nd Tennessee (Consolidated) Cavalry
INFANTRY
- 1st Tennessee (Consolidated) Infantry
- 2nd Tennessee (Consolidated) Infantry
- 3rd Tennessee (Consolidated) Infantry
- 3rd Tennessee (Consolidated) Infantry
- 2nd Tennessee Infantry (Provisional Army)''
- 3rd Tennessee Infantry
- 10th Tennessee Infantry
- 15th Tennessee Infantry
- 18th Tennessee Infantry
- 20th Tennessee Infantry
- 26th Tennessee Infantry
- 30th Tennessee Infantry
- 32nd Tennessee Infantry
- 42nd Tennessee Infantry
- 45th Tennessee Infantry
- 46th Tennessee Infantry
- 48th Tennessee Infantry'
- (Voorhies') 49th Tennessee Infantry
- 53rd Tennessee Infantry
- (Brown's) 55th Tennessee Infantry
- 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion
- 44th Tennessee (Consolidated) Infantry
- 51st Tennessee (Consolidated) Infantry
Casualties from Tennessee
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Notes
- ↑ Referenced by 5th (Walker's) Confederate States Infantry volume 3, page 186
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