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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 15th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry also known as the 2nd Organization or 15th Consolidated was assembled at Oxford, Mississippi, in February, 1864. In February, 1865, the regiment was ordered to Alabama where it surrendered in May. <ref>National Park Service, [ | The 15th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry also known as the 2nd Organization or 15th Consolidated was assembled at Oxford, Mississippi, in February, 1864. In February, 1865, the regiment was ordered to Alabama where it surrendered in May. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
It was organized by consolidating part of the [[15th_Regiment,_Tennessee_Cavalry_(Stewart's)|15th (Stewart's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment]], [[Street's_Battalion,_Mississippi_Cavalry|Street's Mississippi Cavalry Battalion]], and the [[16th_Regiment,_Tennessee_Cavalry_(Logwood's)|16th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment]].<ref>Te War for Southern Independence Tennessee [http://www.researchonline.net/tncw/unit85.htm Tennessee 15th Cavalry Regiment (Consolidated)], (accessed 28 Dec 2011).</ref> | It was organized by consolidating part of the [[15th_Regiment,_Tennessee_Cavalry_(Stewart's)|15th (Stewart's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment]], [[Street's_Battalion,_Mississippi_Cavalry|Street's Mississippi Cavalry Battalion]], and the [[16th_Regiment,_Tennessee_Cavalry_(Logwood's)|16th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment]].<ref>Te War for Southern Independence Tennessee [http://www.researchonline.net/tncw/unit85.htm Tennessee 15th Cavalry Regiment (Consolidated)], (accessed 28 Dec 2011).</ref> | ||
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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). <br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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). <br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br> | ||
*[[Tennessee in the Civil War|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. | *[[Tennessee in the Civil War|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. | ||
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