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*Company E - Men from [[Marshall County, Tennessee|Marshall]] and [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles Counties]]. | *Company E - Men from [[Marshall County, Tennessee|Marshall]] and [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles Counties]]. | ||
*Company F - Some men from [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]]. | *Company F - Some men from [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]]. | ||
*Company G | *Company G - Men from [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles County]]. | ||
*Company H - | *Company H - | ||
*Company I - Men from [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles County]]. | *Company I - Men from [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles County]]. | ||
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*Fifty-third Tennessee Regiment | *Fifty-third Tennessee Regiment | ||
*Company B (Captain W. B. Holden. later W. F. Collins) - many men from Marshall County | *Company B (Captain W. B. Holden. later W. F. Collins) - many men from Marshall County | ||
*Company E (Captain I. H. Hill, later S. C. Orr) - many men from Marshall County <br>Company D (Captain W. H. Wilkes) - many men from Marshall County <br> | *Company E (Captain I. H. Hill, later S. C. Orr) - many men from Marshall County <br>Company D (Captain W. H. Wilkes) - many men from Marshall County <br> The information above is from ''Goodspeed's History of Tennessee'', Vol 8. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,286 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CTN0053RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,286 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CTN0053RI Roster]. | ||
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=== 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). | ||
*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. | *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. | ||
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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. | ||
*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. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4528 Ancestry] ($); [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032778700 Internet Archive]. | *Lindsley, John B. ''The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources''. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4528 Ancestry] ($); [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032778700 Internet Archive]. Memorial rolls of the 53rd Tennessee Infantry begin on page 569. | ||
*Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa53.html 53rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment], (accessed 22 Oct 2011). | *Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa53.html 53rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment], (accessed 22 Oct 2011). | ||
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*[http://www.tngennet.org/james/regthist.htm#53tncnreg The Fifty-third Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment], a brief history, (accessed 29 Dec 2011). | *[http://www.tngennet.org/james/regthist.htm#53tncnreg The Fifty-third Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment], a brief history, (accessed 29 Dec 2011). | ||
*Giles County, [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/cvlwar/53tenn.htm Infantry], (accessed 30 Dec 2011). | *Giles County, [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/cvlwar/53tenn.htm Infantry], (accessed 30 Dec 2011). A brief history. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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