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All of the companies except one changed company letters when the regiment was reorganized in May 1862. The letters used after the reorganization are shown in the list below, with prior letters indicated.  
All of the companies except one changed company letters when the regiment was reorganized in May 1862. The letters used after the reorganization are shown in the list below, with prior letters indicated.  


*Company A - Captain Aaron Lawler -&nbsp;formerly Company E - men from [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton County]].  
*Company A - Captain Aaron Lawler - formerly Company E - men from [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton County]].  
*Company B - Captains A.M. Johnson, R.P. Johnson - formerly Company K - men from [[McNairy County, Tennessee|McNairy County]].  
*Company B - Captains A.M. Johnson, R.P. Johnson - formerly Company K - men from [[McNairy County, Tennessee|McNairy County]].  
*Company C - Captains A.W. Caldwell, Stephen S. Sanford, M.H.&nbsp;Campbell, T.H.C. Perry - &nbsp;formerly Company B - men from Troy, [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion County]].  
*Company C - Captains A.W. Caldwell, Stephen S. Sanford, M.H. Campbell, T.H.C. Perry - formerly Company B - men from Troy, [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion County]].  
*Company D - Captains C.H. Williams, William P. Timberlake, John T. Priddy, John C. Lipscomb - &nbsp;"The Felix Rebels" - men from [[Henderson County, Tennessee|Henderson County]].  
*Company D - Captains C.H. Williams, William P. Timberlake, John T. Priddy, John C. Lipscomb - "The Felix Rebels" - men from [[Henderson County, Tennessee|Henderson County]].  
*Company E - Captains Isham G. Hearn, Jo I. sharp - formerly Company G - "The Decatur Tigers" - men from [[Decatur County, Tennessee|Decatur County]].  
*Company E - Captains Isham G. Hearn, Jo I. sharp - formerly Company G - "The Decatur Tigers" - men from [[Decatur County, Tennessee|Decatur County]].  
*Company F - Captains Smauel A. Sayle, John Maynard, Thomas N. Kizer - &nbsp;formerly Company I - men from [[Henderson County, Tennessee|Henderson County]].  
*Company F - Captains Smauel A. Sayle, John Maynard, Thomas N. Kizer - formerly Company I - men from [[Henderson County, Tennessee|Henderson County]].  
*Company G - Captains John P. Burns, F. J. Wood - formerly Company C - men from [[Crockett County, Tennessee|Crockett County]], (then [[Haywood County, Tennessee|Haywood]]).  
*Company G - Captains John P. Burns, F. J. Wood - formerly Company C - men from [[Crockett County, Tennessee|Crockett County]], (then [[Haywood County, Tennessee|Haywood]]).  
*Company H - Captains J.L. G. Matheny, S.M. Crabtree, I.F. Looney, J. NI. Null - formerly Company F - men from [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley County]] and [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll Counties]].  
*Company H - Captains J.L. G. Matheny, S.M. Crabtree, I.F. Looney, J. NI. Null - formerly Company F - men from [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley County]] and [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll Counties]].  
*Company I - Captains Richard Barham, John W. Carroll - formerly Company A - men from [[Henderson County, Tennessee|Henderson County]].  
*Company I - Captains Richard Barham, John W. Carroll - formerly Company A - men from [[Henderson County, Tennessee|Henderson County]].  
*Company K - Captains Blackburn H. Brown, John M. Tayler, Neill A. Senter - formerly Company H - "The Henderson County Sharpshooters." Men from [[Henderson County, Tennessee|Henderson County]].&nbsp; <ref>Tennesseans in the Civile War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa27.html 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment], (accessed 29 Dec 2011).</ref>
*Company K - Captains Blackburn H. Brown, John M. Tayler, Neill A. Senter - formerly Company H - "The Henderson County Sharpshooters." Men from [[Henderson County, Tennessee|Henderson County]]. <ref>Tennesseans in the Civile War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa27.html 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment], (accessed 29 Dec 2011).</ref>


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Captain John Matheny - many men from [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley County]]<br>  
Captain John Matheny - many men from [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley County]]<br>  


&nbsp;&nbsp; The information above is from ''The Goodspeed History of Tennessee'', Vol. 12.<br>
  The information above is from ''The Goodspeed History of Tennessee'', Vol. 12.<br>


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,545 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CTN0027RI Roster].
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,545 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CTN0027RI 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&nbsp;'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
*[[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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*Carroll, John W. (John William). ''Autobiography and reminiscences.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FHL|775960|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082690}}
*Carroll, John W. (John William). ''Autobiography and reminiscences.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FHL|775960|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082690}}


*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] ($); [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032778700 Internet Archive].&nbsp;&nbsp;A brief history and memorial rolls of the 27th Tennessee Infantry begin on page 415.
*Lindsley, John B. ''The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources''. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4528 Ancestry] ($); [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032778700 Internet Archive]. A brief history and memorial rolls of the 27th Tennessee Infantry begin on page 415.


*[http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa27.html 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment], (accessed 26 Sep 2011).&nbsp; Also called 25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment.&nbsp; Brief history, list of officers.
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa27.html 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment], (accessed 26 Sep 2011). Also called 25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Brief history, list of officers.


*[http://www.tnyesterday.com/books/gm/gm3-24.html MORTALLY SMITTEN CONFEDERATE INFANTRYMEN OF THE 27th AND 13th INFANTRY REGIMENTS, CIVIL WAR], Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith, (accessed 26 Sep 2011).&nbsp; The information for these listings was taken by the present writer from the "Compiled Military Service Records, Confederate.
*[http://www.tnyesterday.com/books/gm/gm3-24.html MORTALLY SMITTEN CONFEDERATE INFANTRYMEN OF THE 27th AND 13th INFANTRY REGIMENTS, CIVIL WAR], Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith, (accessed 26 Sep 2011). The information for these listings was taken by the present writer from the "Compiled Military Service Records, Confederate.


*[http://www.tngenweb.org/benton/27thcoa.html 27th Tennessee Infantry History], (accessed 26 Sep 2011).&nbsp; Roster of men from Benton County, Company A, former Company E.
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/benton/27thcoa.html 27th Tennessee Infantry History], (accessed 26 Sep 2011). Roster of men from Benton County, Company A, former Company E.


*[http://www.tngennet.org/james/regthist.htm#27tncreg The Twenty-seventh Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment], a brief history, (accessed 29 Dec 2011).
*[http://www.tngennet.org/james/regthist.htm#27tncreg The Twenty-seventh Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment], a brief history, (accessed 29 Dec 2011).
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