38th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Looney's) (8th Infantry)

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Brief History

The 38th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Looney's) (8th Infantry) was organized at Camp Abington, Fayette County, Tennessee, in September, 1861. Only a handful surrendered on April 26, 1865 at Chickamauga.

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 - "The Sumter Grays."  Men from Memphis, Shelby County.
• Company B - "The Gayoso Guards."  Men from Memphis, Shelby County.
• Company C - "The Jeff Davis Guards." Men from Madison County.
• Compnay D - Men from Shelby County.
• Company E - Men from Wilson County.
• Company F - Men from Shelby County.
• Company G - "The Tuscaloosa Plough Boys." Men from Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
• Company H - A Georgia Company.
• Company I - Men from Shelby County.
• Company K - Men from Memphis and Shelby County.
• Company L -
• Company M -
• 2nd Company H - many men from Wilson County
• 2nd Company  K - "Donelson's Avengers."  Men from Moscow, Fayette County.
• 2ndCompany L -  Men from Morning Sun, Shelby County.
  

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.

• 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 Ancestry ($); Internet Archive.   A brief history and memorial rolls of the 38th Tennessee Infantry begin on page 505.

• Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 22 Oct 2011).