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| link1= [[Tennessee|Tennessee]] | | link1= [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]] | ||
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| link3=[[Tennessee in the Civil War]] | | link3=[[Tennessee in the Civil War]] | ||
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
"Men from | "Men from Blount and Knox Counties, under the command of Captain John I. Parton. Organized September 20th, 1862 at Knoxville, Tennessee. Formerly part of Hardy's Squadron, Escort to General John P. McCown. Assigned as Company L, [[4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Confederate)|4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (Baxter Smith's)]] on August 1st, 1863."<ref>Tennessee & the Civil War, [https://tngenweb.org/civilwar/hardys-squadron/ Hardy's Squadron], accessed 17 October 2023.</ref> | ||
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], | "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <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><br> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[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 | *[[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, [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> | *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> | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
Latest revision as of 11:25, 17 October 2023
Brief History
"Men from Blount and Knox Counties, under the command of Captain John I. Parton. Organized September 20th, 1862 at Knoxville, Tennessee. Formerly part of Hardy's Squadron, Escort to General John P. McCown. Assigned as Company L, 4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (Baxter Smith's) on August 1st, 1863."[1]
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. [2]
Other Sources
- 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).
- National Park Service, 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.
- 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.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
References
- ↑ Tennessee & the Civil War, Hardy's Squadron, accessed 17 October 2023.
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, accessed 6 December 2010.