28th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Tennessee

Tennessee Military

Tennessee in the Civil War

28th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Brief History

The 28th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry merged with 84th Tennessee Infantry March 8, 1863 to form 28th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment.  It later merged into 1st Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment April 9th, 1865; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865.

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

• Company A - Men from Jackson County and Overton County.
• Company  B - Men from Cumberland County and Jackson County.
• Company C - Men from Smith County and White County.
• Company D - Men from Jackson County and Putnam County.
• Company H - Some men from Putnam County.
• Company K - Men from Jackson County, Cumberland County and Overton County.
  

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,388 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

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.

• Tennesseans in the Civil War, 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, (accessed 26 Sep 2011).  84th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, (accessed 29 Dec 2011).  Brief history and list of officers.