Tennessee Civil War Confederate Units 9th through 21st

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Tennessee Civil War Confederate Units 9th through 21st

The information in this list of Tennessee Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

Units 9th through 10th[edit | edit source]

  • 9th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
    Was organized at Jackson, Tennessee, in May, 1861. At Chickamauga On April 26, 1865, the 9th Regiment surrendered about 40 men.
  • 10th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (DeMoss')
    10th Cavalry Regiment was organized in February, 1863, by consolidating Cox's and Napier's Tennessee Cavalry Battalions. The unit ended the war in Alabama and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.
  • 10th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Confederate)
    Completed its organization at Fort Henry, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Of the 190 engaged at Chickamauga, sixty-eight percent were disabled, and in December, 1863, it totalled 80 men and 44 arms. Very few surrendered on April 26, 1865.

Units 11th through 12th[edit | edit source]

  • 11th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
    Was organized at Camp Cheatham, Tennessee, in May, 1861. After the Atlanta Campaign the regiment was consolidated with the 29th Regiment and was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865
  • 12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Green's)
    Was also called the 1st Partisan Rangers was organized behind Federal lines in February, 1863. Was part of Hood's operations in Tennessee. During February, 1865, the regiment was broken up.

Units 13th through 15th[edit | edit source]

  • 14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Neely's)
    Also called the 13th Regiment was organized at Okolona, Mississippi, in August, 1863. The regiment surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.
  • 14th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
    Was formed at Camp Duncan, near Clarksville, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Of the 220 engaged at Gettysburg, over fifty percent were disabled. The unit surrendered 6 officers and 34 men
  • 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.
  • 15th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Stewart's)
    Also known as the 14th Regiment was organized in August, 1863, using Dawson's Tennessee Partisan Rangers Battalion as its nucleus.It skirmished in Tennessee and in February, 1864, was broken up. Four companies were transferred to other Tennessee units and the remaining companies merged into the 15th (Stewart's-Logwood's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.

Units 16th through 19th[edit | edit source]

  • 16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Logwood's)
    Also called the 15th Regiment was organized at Pikeville, Mississippi, in August, 1863. February, 1864, it merged into the 15th (Stewart's-Logwood's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.
  • 17th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Marshall's)
    Also called the 16th Regiment was formed behind Federal lines during the fall of 1863 but was not officially recognized February, 1864, it was consolidated into three companies and transferred to the 14th (Neely's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.
  • 17th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
    Was organized at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in June, 1861.At Chickamauga It surrendered 5 officers and 63 men on April 9, 1865.
  • 18th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Newsom's)
    Also called the 19th Regiment was organized in May, 1864, by consolidating six companies of Newsom's Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and four companies of Forrest's Alabama Cavalry Regiment. It moved to Alabama on May 3,1865, The next day they were included in the surrender of the department.
  • 18th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
    Completed its organization at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee, in June, 1861.
    December 21, 1864, there were 12 men fit for duty. It was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865.
  • 19th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
    Was assembled at Knoxville, Tennessee, during May and June, 1861, and entered Confederate service at Cumberland Gap. At Chattanooga,on April 26, 1865, it surrendered with 64 men.

Units 20th through 21st[edit | edit source]

  • 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's)
    Organized in September, 1864, was never officially numbered. It was usually called Carter's Scouts or Wheeler's Scouts. Ended the war in Alabama and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.
  • 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Wilson's)
    Also called the 16th Regiment was organized in February, 1864. During February, 1865, the unit was consolidated with Barteau's 22nd Cavalry, and this command totalled 31 officers and 317 men on May 3. The next day it was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.
  • 21st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
    Completed its organization at Union City, Tennessee, in July, 1861. During May, 1862, when the unit was reorganized, it was consolidated into six companies and united with the 5th (Smith's) Confederate Infantry Regiment
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