10th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Confederate)

Brief History
The 10th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Confederate) completed its organization at Fort Henry, Tennessee, in May, 1861. Of the 190 engaged at Chickamauga, sixty-eight percent were disabled, and in December, 1863, it totalled 80 men and 44 arms. Very few surrendered on April 26, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Company A - Captain John G. O'Neill, James McMurray - Men from McEwen, Humphreys County.
 * Company B - Captain Samuel Thompson, John W. Bryan - Men from Nashville, Davidson County.
 * Company C - Captain St. Clair M. Morgan, Clarence C. Malone - Men from Nashville, Davidson County.
 * Company D - Captain Boyd M. Cheatham, William Sweeney, Bartley J. Dorsey - Men from Nashville, Davidson County.
 * Company E - Captain Lewis C. Waggoner, John H. Handy, W.L. McConnico - Men from Pulaski, Giles County.
 * Company F - Captain Randall W. MacGavock, William Ford, Robert Joynt, A.L. Berrie - Men from Nashville, Davidson County.
 * Company G - Captain John Archibald, S. Henry Monroe, George A. Diggons - Men from Nashville, Davidson County.
 * Company H - Captain Leslie Ellis, Thomas Gibson, James P. Kirk-man - Men from Nashville, Davidson County.
 * Company I - Captain William M. Marr, John L. Prendergast - Men from Clarksville, Montgomery County.
 * Company K - Captain John H. Anderson, Lewis R. Clark - Men from Nashville, Davidson County.

The information about the companies is from Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 19 Nov 2011).

Captain A. A. Wilson's Company Humphreys County

The information above ia from The Goodspeed Histories, Vol 7.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,093 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Tennessee in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Lindsley, John B. The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive. A brief history and memorial rolls of the 10th Tennessee Infantry begin on page 282.


 * 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Tennesseans in the Civil War). Brief history and organization.


 * Giles County, 10th Infantry, (accessed 19 Nov 2011). Brief history


 * The Tenth Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment, a brief history, (accessed 28 Dec 2011).