This is a list of

regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted ...

s from the state of

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

that fought in the

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...

during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

(1861–1865). The

list of Tennessee Confederate Civil War units This is a list of Tennessee Confederate Civil War units. The list of Tennessee Union Civil War units is shown separately. Infantry * 1st (Maney's/Field's) Tennessee Infantry ** Rock City Guards (Companies A, B and C) * 1st (Turney's) Tennesse ...

is shown separately. Although Tennessee was officially a

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state in the conflict, the state would furnish the most units of soldiers for the

than any other state within the Confederacy, totaling approximately 31,092 white troops and 20,133 black troops.

Artillery

* 1st Regiment Tennessee Heavy Artillery (African Descent) *

2nd Regiment Tennessee Heavy Artillery (African Descent) The 2nd Tennessee Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent) was an artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was also known as 2nd West Tennessee Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent). Ser ...

* 1st Battalion, Tennessee Light Artillery ** 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "A" ** 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "B" ** 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "C" ** 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "D" ** 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "E" ** 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "F" ** 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "G" ** 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "K" *

Memphis Battery Light Artillery (African Descent) The Memphis Battery Light Artillery (African Descent) was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was also called 1st Tennessee Battery (African Descent). Service The Memphis Battery Light Artil ...

Cavalry

* 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry * 2nd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry *

3rd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 3rd Tennessee Cavalry was organized at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Murfreesboro and Nashville, Tennessee and mustered ...

* 4th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry * 5th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry (1st Middle Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry) *

6th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 6th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was also known as the 1st West Tennessee Cavalry; and was sometimes referred to as Hurst's Worst by their opponen ...

(1st West Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry) *

7th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 7th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was also known as the 2nd West Tennessee Cavalry. Service The 7th Tennessee Cavalry was organized at Jackson, Gr ...

(2nd West Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry) *

8th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 8th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 8th Tennessee Cavalry was organized August 1863 at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, by consolidation of five companies that w ...

9th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 9th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 9th Tennessee Cavalry was organized August 25, 1863, in Knoxville, Tennessee and mustered in for a three-year enlis ...

* 10th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry * 11th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry * 12th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry * 13th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry * 14th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry - failed to complete organization * Bradford's Battalion Tennessee Cavalry (13th West Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry) * 1st Tennessee & Alabama Independent Vidette Cavalry

Infantry

1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry The 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Recruited from Tennessee Unionists, the regiment was organized in August 1861 and fought at Mill Springs in January 1862. Th ...

(1st East Tennessee Infantry) * 2nd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (2nd East Tennessee Infantry) *

3rd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry The 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 3rd Tennessee Infantry was organized at Flat Lick, Kentucky from December 1861 through January 1862 and mustere ...

* 4th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry * 5th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry *

6th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry The 6th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 6th Tennessee Infantry was organized at Williamsburg and Boston, Kentucky and mustered in for a thre ...

* 7th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry * 8th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry * 9th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry *

10th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry The 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was originally recruited and designated as the 1st Middle Tennessee Infantry, largely from Irish-Americans in the Americ ...

(1st Middle Tennessee Infantry) * Nashville Union Guards

Mounted Infantry

* 1st Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry * 2nd Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry * 3rd Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry * 4th Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry * 5th Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry * 6th Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry * 7th Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry * 8th Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry

African-American Infantry

* 1st Regiment Tennessee Infantry (African Descent) * 2nd Regiment Tennessee Infantry (African Descent)

Militia

* 1st Regiment Tennessee Enrolled Militia Infantry * 2nd Regiment Tennessee Enrolled Militia Infantry * 3rd Regiment Tennessee Enrolled Militia Infantry * 4th Regiment Tennessee Enrolled Militia Infantry

References

The Civil War Archive
{{Tennessee in the Civil War

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...