6th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

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The 6th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was an infantry regiment from Tennessee that served in the Confederate States Army. Notable battles that the regiment fought in include the Battle of Shiloh. [1]

A notable officer of the Regiment was Captain James William Boyd, who had a strong resemblance to John Wilkes Booth.

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  1. "6th Tennessee Infantry Regiment". Civil War Reference. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.