52nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment

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The 52nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was an infantry regiment from Tennessee that served with the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War. Notable battles that the regiment has engaged in include Shiloh and Chickamauga. [1]

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  1. "52nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment". Civil War Reference. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

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