5th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

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The 5th Tennessee Infantry was an infantry regiment from Tennessee that served in the Confederate States Army. [1] The unit was organization at Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, on May 20, 1861. [2] The regiment fought at New Madrid, Battle of Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga. [2] [3]

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  1. "Bibliography of Tennessee Civil War Unit Histories > Confederate". Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "5th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry". National park Service. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. "5th Tennessee Infantry Regiment". Civil War Reference. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.

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