27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | 1861–1865 |
Disbanded | May 1, 1865 |
Country | Maney's Brigade |
Nickname(s) | "Twenty-seventh Tennessee" |
Facings | Light blue |
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The 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the "Twenty-seventh Tennessee", was a line infantry formation of the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War successively commanded by Colonels Christopher H. Williams and Alexander W. Caldwell.
Organized in 1861 with volunteers from western
History
The regiment was organized on September 10, 1861, at Camp Trenton, from new and existing companies of volunteer infantry. Its 833 men were from the counties of Benton, McNairy, Obion, Henderson, Decatur, Crockett, Weakley, and Carroll. It was furnished arms at Columbus, Kentucky, then fought at Shiloh, Munfordville, and Perryville. The regiment was assigned to Maney's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee. On January 1, 1863, it was amalgamated with the "First Tennessee," resulting in the creation of the 1st and 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment.[1]
The regiment participated in many conflicts from
Regimental order of battle
Units of the 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment included:[2][3]
- Company A
- Company B
- Company C
- Company D (Felix Rebels)
- Company E (Decatur Tigers)
- Company F
- Company G
- Company H
- Company I
- Company K (Henderson County Sharpshooters)
See also
Notes
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.
References
Bibliography
- Allardice, Bruce S. (2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. Columbia: University of Missouri Press. OCLC 938897182 – via Internet Archive.
- Carroll, John William (1898). "Chapter VIII: My Civil War Experience". Autobiography and Reminiscences of John W. Carroll. Henderson, Tenn. pp. 20–42. )
- Porter, James D. (1899). OCLC 1042525133 – via Internet Archive.
- Sanders, Stuart W. (2014). Maney's Confederate Brigade at the Battle of Perryville. Charleston, S.C.: The History Press. OCLC 866800128.
- Sifakis, Stewart (1992). Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Tennessee. New York: Facts On File, Inc. OCLC 25364094.
- Watkins, Sam. R. (1882). 1861 vs. 1862. "Co. Aytch", Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment; or, A Side Show of the Big Show (1st ed.). Nashville, Tenn.: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House. OCLC 1596290 – via Internet Archive.