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22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's) (view source)
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's)completed its organization at Camp Trenton, Tennessee, in August, 1861. On June 16, 1862, it merged | The 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's)completed its organization at Camp Trenton, Tennessee, in August, 1861. Men of this unit were recruited in Memphis and Hardeman, Carroll, Gibson, and Dyer counties. It served in Cheatham's, R.M. Russell's, and B.R. Johnson's Brigade, and saw action in the conflicts at Belmont and Shiloh . On June 16, 1862, it merged with [[12th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|12th Tennessee Infantry Regiment ]]June 16, 1862 to form [[12th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|12th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment]]. <ref>The War for Southern Independence Tennessee [http://www.researchonline.net/tncw/unit114.htm Tennessee 22nd Infantry Regiment], (accessed 22 Oct 2011).</ref> | ||
For more information about the;22nd Regiment Infantry and its history, see: [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csain22.htm Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 22 Oct 2011.) | |||
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers &amp;amp;amp; Sailors System], (accessed 22 Oct 2011).</ref> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||