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=== Tennessee Military Units  ===
=== Tennessee Military Units  ===


Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies.  
*''Tennesseans in the Civil War : a military history of Confederate and Union units with available rosters of personnel'' Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission. 2 vols. 1964 {{FSC|229787|item|disp=FS Library 976.8 M2t}}


[http://www.lwfaam.net/cw/tennessee/index.htm Tennessee's United States Colored Troops] in the Civil War. by Bennie J. McRae, Jr.  
[http://www.lwfaam.net/cw/tennessee/index.htm Tennessee's United States Colored Troops] in the Civil War. by Bennie J. McRae, Jr.  


Wright, General Marcus J., Tennessee in the War 1861-1865, (Ambrose Lee Publishing Company, Williamsbridge, New York City, 1908), Online book at [https://www.archive.org/stream/tennesseeinwar1800wrig#page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive], (accessed 29 Jan 2012).  Lists of military organizations and officers from Tennessee in both the Confederate and Union armies.  
Wright, General Marcus J., Tennessee in the War 1861-1865, (Ambrose Lee Publishing Company, Williamsbridge, New York City, 1908), Online book at [https://www.archive.org/stream/tennesseeinwar1800wrig#page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive], (accessed 29 Jan 2012).  Lists of military organizations and officers from Tennessee in both the Confederate and Union armies.  
Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies.


<br>The information in the lists of Tennessee Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.  
<br>The information in the lists of Tennessee Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.  
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<center>'''Tennessee Union Units by Type of Unit'''</center><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black; padding-top: 5px">'''''Union Units'''''</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Tennessee Civil War Union Infantry Units|Infantry]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Tennessee Civil War Union Cavalry Units|Cavalry]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Tennessee Civil War Union Artillery Units|Artillery]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Tennessee Civil War Other Union Units|Other]]</div>  
<center>'''Tennessee Union Units by Type of Unit'''</center><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black; padding-top: 5px">'''''Union Units'''''</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Tennessee Civil War Union Infantry Units|Infantry]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Tennessee Civil War Union Cavalry Units|Cavalry]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Tennessee Civil War Union Artillery Units|Artillery]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Tennessee Civil War Other Union Units|Other]]</div>  
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Additional  Confederate unit history information may be found in:
*Joseph H. Crute, Jr.. ''Units of the Confederate States Army'' Midlothian, Virginia : Derwent Books, c1987. {{FSC|590033|item|disp= FS Library Books973 M2crua}}
*Stewart Sifakis. ''Compendium of the Confederate armies'' 10 vols. New York, New York : Facts on File, c1992-1995 {{FSC|476605|item| disp=FS Library Book 975 M2ss}}
*F.Ray Sibley, Jr., ed. ''Confederate artillery organizations : an alphabetical listing of the officers and batteries of the Confederacy, 1861-1865'' El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Publishing and Savas Beatie LLC, ©2014 {{FSC|3227325|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M2sfr}}
*W. J. Tancig, comp. ''Confederate military land units, 1861-1865'' New York, New York: Confederate military land units, 1861-1865 {{FSC|284841|item|disp=FS Library 973 M2wj}}
 
 
See also the following Union Army Sources:
*John T. Fallon, comp. ''List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65'' Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885 {{FSDL|241061}}
 
*''Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861-1866'' Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. For Tennessee see pages 767-785. This section will include a bibliography of war related state publications, published unit histories, and local histories with Civil War content. {{FSDL|44716}}
 
*Frederick Dyer. ''A compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' 3 volumes. reprint. New York, New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. v. 1. Number and organization of the armies of the United States -- v. 2. Chronological record of the campaigns, battles, engagements, actions, combats, sieges, skirmishes, etc., in the United States, 1861 to 1865 -- v. 3. Regimental histories. v.1 {{FSDL|321923}}; v.2 {{FSDL|298675}}; v.3 {{FSDL|411071}}
 
*United States Adjutant General's Office. ''Official army register of the volunteer force of the United States Army for the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65'' volume 4 reprint Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, 1987 incudes officers from v. 4. West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky Regiments {{FSDL|56661}}


=== General Histories  ===
=== General Histories  ===
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''  
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''  


[[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
[[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] See also [[United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: Tennessee]]


==== Rosters  ====
==== Rosters  ====
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*Head, Thomas A. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/campaignsbattles00head Campaigns and battles of the Sixteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers], in the war between the states, with incidental sketches of the part performed by other Tennessee troops in the same war. 1861-1865.'' Nashville, Tennessee. Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1885. Free digital copy.
*Head, Thomas A. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/campaignsbattles00head Campaigns and battles of the Sixteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers], in the war between the states, with incidental sketches of the part performed by other Tennessee troops in the same war. 1861-1865.'' Nashville, Tennessee. Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1885. Free digital copy.


*Lindsley, John B. ''The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources''. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (FS Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/221833?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]; [https://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032778700 Internet Archive].
*Lindsley, John B. ''The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources''. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (FS Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at {{FSC|221833|item|disp=FamilySearch}}; [https://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032778700 Internet Archive].


*Morton, John Watson. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/artilleryofnatha00mort The Artillery of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry, "the Wizard of the Saddle"]'' . Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House of the M.E.Church, 1909. Free digital copy.
*Morton, John Watson. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/artilleryofnatha00mort The Artillery of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry, "the Wizard of the Saddle"]'' . Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House of the M.E.Church, 1909. Free digital copy.
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==== Loyalty Oaths ====
==== Loyalty Oaths ====
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/823365 Lincoln County, Civil War oaths and claims, ca. 1861-1865]
*{{FSC|823365|item|disp=Lincoln County, Civil War oaths and claims, ca. 1861-1865}}


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