List of Tennessee Confederate Civil War units

Last updated February 15, 2025

Two unidentified soldiers from Tennessee in Confederate uniforms with rifles and pepperbox pistol

Major Philip Van Horn Weems of Co. H, 11th Tennessee Infantry Regiment

This is a list of Confederate units from the state of Tennessee . The list of Union units from Tennessee is shown separately.

Infantry

1st (Maney's/Field's) Infantry
- Rock City Guards
1st (Turney's) Infantry
1st Zouaves
2nd (Robison's) Infantry (Walker Legion)
2nd (5th, 9th Confederate, or Walker's) Infantry
3rd (Clack's) Infantry
3rd (3rd Mountain Rifle, Lillard's, or Vaughan's) Infantry
4th Infantry
5th Infantry
6th Infantry
7th Infantry
8th Infantry
9th Infantry
10th Infantry
11th Infantry
12th Infantry
13th Infantry
14th Infantry
15th Infantry
16th Infantry
17th Infantry
18th Infantry
19th Infantry
20th Infantry
21st Infantry
22nd Infantry (Freeman's Regiment)
23rd Infantry
24th Infantry
25th Infantry
26th (3rd East Tennessee) Infantry
27th Infantry
28th Infantry
28th (2nd Mountain) Infantry
29th Infantry
30th Infantry
31st (39th, 39th Mountain Rifle, or Bradford's) Infantry
32nd Infantry
33rd Infantry
34th Infantry (4th Confederate or 4th Provisional) Infantry
35th (1st Mountain Rifle or 5th Provisional) Infantry
36th Infantry

37th (1st East Tennessee Rifle or 7th Provisional) Infantry
38th (8th or Looney's) Infantry
39th (4th Confederate or Avery's) Infantry
40th (5th Confederate or Walker's) Infantry
41st Infantry
42nd Infantry
43rd (5th East Tennessee or Gillespie's) Infantry
44th Infantry
45th Infantry
46th Infantry
47th Infantry
48th (54th Consolidated, Nixon's, or Voorhies') Infantry
49th Infantry
50th Infantry
51st Infantry
52nd Infantry
53rd Infantry
54th Infantry
55th (Brown's) Infantry
55th (McKoin's) Infantry
56th (46th-55th Consolidated or Brown's) Infantry
59th (Cooke's, Mounted, or 1st (Eakin's) Battalion) Infantry
60th (60th Mounted, 79th Mounted, or Crawford's) Infantry
61st Infantry (Pitts' Regiment, 61st Mounted Infantry, 81st Infantry)
62nd Infantry (Rowan's Regiment, 62nd Mounted Infantry, 80th Infantry)
63rd (Fain's or 74th) Infantry
84th Infantry
154th Senior (1st Volunteer) Infantry
Harman's Infantry
1st (Colms'), Infantry
3rd (Memphis) Infantry Battalion
22nd (Murray's) Infantry Battalion
23rd (Newman's) InfantryvBattalion
24th Infantry Battalion
Crew's Battalion, Infantry
Nashville (Hawkins') Infantry Battalion
Sowell's Infantry Detachment
Spencer's Infantry Company
Tackitt's Infantry Company

Consolidated Infantry

1st and 27th Infantry
2nd (Walker's)-21st Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment (5th Confederate Infantry; 9th Confederate Infantry; 5th Confederate Regiment, Tennessee Infantry)
3rd (Clack's)-18th-30th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
4th-5th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
6th-9th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
8th-28th-84th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
11th-29th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
12th-22nd-47th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
13th-154th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
15th-37th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment (7th Regiment Provisional Army of Tennessee, 1st East Tennessee Rifle Regiment)
17th-23rd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
25th-44th-55th (McKoin's) Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
31st-33rd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
34th-24th (Btln) Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment (4th Confederate Regiment, Tennessee Infantry)
35th-48th (Nixon's) Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment (temporary) (5th Regiment Provisional Army of Tennessee, 1st Mountain Rifle)
45th-23rd (Btln) Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
46th-55th (Brown's) Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment (56th Tennessee Infantry)
48th (Voorhies')-54th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment (48th (Nixon's) Infantry)
49h-50th-7th (Texas) Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment (temporary) (Bailey's Tennessee Infantry Regiment)
50th-1st (Colms' Btln) Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
51st-52nd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1st Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (1st-27th, 6th-9th, 8th-28th-84th and 16th Regiment and 34th-24th Sharpshooters)
2nd Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (11th-29th, 12th-22nd-47th, 13th-154th, 50th and 51st-52nd Regiments)
3rd Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (4th-5th, 19th, 24th, 31st-33rd, 35th, 38th and 41st Regiments and 22nd Battalion)
4th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (5th Confederate, 3rd-18th-30th, 10th, 15th-37th, 20th, 26th and 32nd Regiments and 45th-23rd Btln)

Sharpshooters

24th (Maney's) Battalion, Sharp Shooters was Captain Frank Maney's Company, Light Artillery, which was organized September 7, 1861; surrendered at Fort Donelson; reorganized December 1, 1862 as light artillery, but armed temporarily as infantry. It fought in the Battle of Murfreesboro with the 1st (Feild's) Tennessee Infantry. It never was re-armed as artillery, but instead two companies, which had been organized in December 1862 were added to it, and it was formed into a battalion with the election of Captain Frank Maney as major. reorganized May 1, 1863; served as Sharpshooters for Maney's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, Army of Tennessee; as part of 1st Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment.Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Oliver A. Bradshaw. This regiment was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865.

Captains:

Frank Maney, (to major) Hugh M. McAdoo, Co. "A". Organized September 7, 1861 from Humphreys County. Formerly Maney's Light Artillery, also called Humphreys Light Artillery.
Robertson Garrett, Co. "B". Organized December 13, 1862 from Humphreys Countv. Reported to General George E. Maney at Shelbyville, January 5, 1863. The company was merged into the 1st Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment on April 9, 1865, and became company H.
John M. McAdoo, Co. "C". Organized December 16, 1862 from Humphreys County. Reported to General Maney at Shelbyville early in 1863.

Cavalry

1st Confederate Cavalry Regiment (12th Confederate Cavalry Regiment)
1st (Roger's) Cavalry ( 1st (Rogers') East Tennessee Cavalry Regiment; 2nd (MeLin's) Cavalry Regiment; 5th (McKenzie's) Cavalry)
1st (Carter's) Cavalry
2nd (Ashby's) Cavalry
2nd (Smith's) Cavalry
2nd/22nd (Barteau's) Tennessee Cavalry ^[1]
3rd (Forrest's Old) Cavalry
3rd (Lillard's) Cavalry (3rd Mounted Infantry, 3rd (Vaughan's) Infantry)
4th (McLemore's) Cavalry
4th (Murray's) Cavalry * (8th (Smith's) Cavalry)
5th (McKenzie's) Cavalry (1st (Roger's) Cavalry)
6th (Wheeler's) Cavalry (1st Cavalry, 2nd Cavalry)
7th (Jackson's/Stock's/Duckworth's) Cavalry (1st Cavalry)
8th (Smith's) Cavalry (4th (Murray's) Cavalry)
9th (Ward's/Bennett's) Cavalry (13th Cavalry, 15th Cavalry)
10th (De Moss') Cavalry
11th (Holman's) Cavalry
12th (Richardson's/Green's) Cavalry (1st Partisan Rangers Regiment, 12th Partisan Rangers Regiment)
13th (Dibrell's/Gore's) Cavalry (8th Cavalry)
14th (Neely's) Cavalry (13th Cavalry)
15th (Stewart's) Cavalry
16th (Logwood's) Cavalry
17th (Marshall's) Cavalry (16th Cavalry)
18th (Newsom's) Cavalry (19th Cavalry)
19th (Biffle's) Cavalry (9th Cavalry)
20th (Russell's) Cavalry (15th Cavalry)
21st (Carter's) Cavalry (Wheeler's Scouts)
21st (Wilson's) Cavalry (16th Cavalry)
22nd (Nixon's) Cavalry (20th Cavalry)
28th (Hay's) Cavalry
Collins' Regiment, Cavalry
Franklin' Regiment, Cavalry
Cooper's Regiment/Battalion, Cavalry
1st (McNairy's) Battalion, Cavalry (1st West Tennessee Battalion, 1st Middle Tennessee Battalion)
2nd (Biffle's) Battalion, Cavalry (3rd Battalion, Jones' Battalion, Cox's 3rd Battalion)
3rd (Brazleton's) Battalion, Cavalry (2nd Battalion, 5th Battalion)
4th (Branner's) Battalion, Cavalry
4th (Hamilton's) Battalion, Cavalry (4th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Shaw's Battalion)
5th (McClellan's) Battalion, Cavalry
6th (Logwood's) Battalion, Cavalry (1st Battalion)
7th (Bennett's) Battalion, Cavalry
9th (Gantt's) Battalion, Cavalry
11th (Gordon's) Battalion, Cavalry (10th Battalion)
12th (Day's) Battalion, Cavalry (Adrian's Partisan Ranger Battalion, Phipps' Battalion)
16th (Neal's) Battalion, Cavalry (Rucker's Battalion)
17th (Sander's) Battalion, Cavalry
27th (Daniel's) Battalion, Cavalry
Cox's Independent Battalion, Cavalry
McCann's Battalion, Cavalry
Napier's Battalion, Cavalry
Spiller's Battalion, Cavalry
Allison's Squadron, Cavalry
Clark's (Captain) Independent Company, Cavalry
Jackson's (Captain) Company, Cavalry (Gen. Forrest's Escort Company)
Parton's Company, Cavalry
Stone's Company A, Lyons Cavalry
William's Company, Cavalry
Woodward's Company, Cavalry

Consolidated

10th-11th Consolidated Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
15th-16th Consolidated Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
19th-20th Consolidated Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
21st-22nd (Barteau's) Consolidated Tennessee Cavalry Regiment

Mounted Infantry

3rd Mounted Infantry (3rd (Vaughan's) Infantry, 3rd (Lilliard's) Cavalry)
39th Mounted Infantry (31st (Bradford's) Infantry, 39th (Bradford's) Infantry)
59th Mounted Infantry (Cooke's Regiment, 1st (Eakin's) Battalion, 59th Infantry)
60th Mounted Infantry (Crawford's Regiment, 79th Infantry)
61st Mounted Infantry (Pitts' Regiment, 81st Infantry)
62nd Mounted Infantry (Rowan's Regiment, 80th Infantry)

Artillery

Heavy Artillery

1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Jackson's Regiment)
- Company B, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (McClung's Guards Artillery; Company A, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery)
- Company C, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Sterling's Company, Heavy Artillery)
- Company H, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Hoadley's Battery; Magruder Guards; Company D, 4th Arkansas Infantry Battalion)
- Company K, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Miller's Battery, Light Artillery; Pillow Flying Artillery)
- Company L, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Johnston's Company, Heavy Artillery; Southern Guards Artillery; Memphis Southern Guards)
- Lynch's Company, 1st Heavy Artillery Artillery (Lynch's Company, Light Artillery)
A. P. Stewart's Heavy Artillery Battalion
Caruther's Battery, Heavy Artillery
Rice's Battery, Heavy Artillery (Rice's Battery, Light Artillery)

Light Artillery

1st Light Artillery Regiment (Tennessee Artillery Corps)
1st Light Artillery Battalion (1st Heavy Artillery Battalion)
Monsarrat's Light Artillery Battalion
Morton's Light Artillery Battalion
Barry's Company, Light Artillery (Lookout Artillery)
Baxter's (2nd) Company, Light Artillery
Bibb's Company, Artillery (Washington Artillery; Company H, Tennessee Artillery Corps)
Browne's Company, Light Artillery (Baker's Company)
Burrough's Company, Light Artillery (Rhett Artillery)
Crain's Battery, Light Artillery
Fisher's Company, Artillery (Nelson Artillery; Battery G, 1st Light Artillery Regiment)
Huggins' Company, Light Artillery (Baxter's 1st Company; Freeman's Horse Artillery, Company B, Monsarrat's Battalion)
Kain's Company, Light Artillery (Mabry Light Artillery)
Lynch's Company, Light Artillery (Lynch's Company, 1st Heavy Artillery Artillery)
Maney's Company, Light Artillery (Humphrey's Battery; Company A, 24th Sharpshooter Battalion)
Marshall's Company, Artillery (Steuben Artillery; Battery D, 1st Light Artillery Regiment)
Marshall's Company, Artillery (Brown Horse Artillery)
McClung's Company, Light Artillery (Caswell Artillery; Battery A, 1st Light Artillery Regiment)
Miller's Battery, Light Artillery (Pillow Flying Artillery; Company K, 1st Heavy Artillery)
Morton's Company, Light Artillery (Burns Light Artillery, Morton's Horse Artillery)
Palmer's Company, Light Artillery (Reneau Battery)
Phillips' Company, Light Artillery (Johnston Light Artillery)
Polk's Battery, Light Artillery (Company G, Tennessee Artillery Corps)
Ramsey's Battery, Artillery
Rice's Battery, Light Artillery (Rice's Battery, Heavy Artillery)
Rutledge's Battery, Light Artillery (Company A, Tennessee Artillery Corps)
Scott's Company, Light Artillery (Company B, Tennessee Artillery Corps)
Sparkman's Company, Light Artillery (Maury Artillery)
Stewart's Company, Artillery (Company M, Tennessee Artillery Corps)
Tobin's Company, Light Artillery (Memphis Light Battery, Tobin's Horse Artillery)
Weller's Company, Light Artillery (Rock City Artillery; Battery B, 1st Light Artillery Regiment)
Winson's Company, Light Artillery (Belmont Battery; Battery C, 1st Light Artillery Regiment)

Horse Artillery

Freeman's Battery, Horse Artillery (Huggins' Company, Light Artillery; Baxter's 1st Company; Company B, Monsarrat's Battalion)
Morton's Battery, Horse Artillery (Morton's Company, Light Artillery; Burns Light Artillery)
Tobin's Battery, Horse Artillery (Tobin's Company, Light Artillery; Memphis Light Battery)
White's Battery, Horse Artillery

Misc

Conscripts, Tennessee
Detailed Conscripts, Tennessee (Local Defense and Special)
Engineers Corps, Tennessee
- Pickett's Company, Sappers and Miners
Miscellaneous, Tennessee
Service Troops, Nitre and Mining Bureau

Legions

1st East Tennessee Legion (Rucker's Legion)

Partisan Rangers

Greer's Regiment, Partisan Rangers
1st Regiment, Partisan Rangers (12th Partisan Rangers Regiment, 12th Cavalry)
5th (Black's) Battalion, Partisan Rangers (Black's Battalion, Forrests Cavalry)
Adrian's Battalion, Partisan Rangers (12th (Day's) Battalion, Cavalry; Phipps' Battalion)
Douglass' Battalion, Partisan Rangers
Holman's Battalion, Partisan Rangers

Militia

121st Regiment, Militia

Local Defense Troops

Blair's Company (Local Defense Troops)
McLin's Company, Volunteers (Local Defense Troops)
Miller's Company, (Local Defense Troops)
Park's Company (Local Defense Troops)
Sullivan County Reserves (Local Defense Troops)

Footnotes

↑ Hancock, R: "Hancock's Diary: or, A History of the Second Tennessee Cavalry C.S.A.", page 586. 1887.

Sources

"Tennesseans in the Civil War". Tennessee Genealogy Web Project. Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
Hancock's diary, or, A history of the Second Tennessee Confederate Cavalry: with sketches of First and Seventh Battalions : also, portraits and biographical sketches : two volumes in one (1887) at the Internet Archive

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[Hancock-1] Hancock, R: "Hancock's Diary: or, A History of the Second Tennessee Cavalry C.S.A.", page 586. 1887.

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