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"This regiment was raised within enemy lines.&nbsp; The command so raised never received official designation by the Adjutant and Inspector Generals Office, but was known in the field as the 20th, the 22nd, or as Nixon's Regiment.&nbsp; No muster rolls, regimental returns, nor rosters of teh regiment were found..."<ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csa22bcav.html 22nd (Nixon's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment], (accessed 29 Dec 2011).</ref><br>
"This regiment was raised within enemy lines.&nbsp; The command so raised never received official designation by the Adjutant and Inspector Generals Office, but was known in the field as the 20th, the 22nd, or as Nixon's Regiment.&nbsp; No muster rolls, regimental returns, nor rosters of teh regiment were found..."<ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csa22bcav.html 22nd (Nixon's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment], (accessed 29 Dec 2011).</ref><br>
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 476 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CTNNIXORC Roster].


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