6th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Confederate)

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Brief History
Organized in May, 1861, at Camp Bearegard, Jackson, Tennessee. At Chickamauga, it was included in the surrender 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.

The 6th Regiment Tennessee Volunteers was composed of eight companies from Madison, and one each from Fayette and Haywood counties. In the spring of 1862 another company from Madison county was added to the regiment, making a total of eleven companies, nine from Madison.


 * Company A - Somerville Avengers
 * Company B - Haywood Blues
 * Company C - Madison Invincibles, color company
 * Company D - Gotten Zouaves
 * Company E - McClanahan Guards
 * Company F -
 * Company G - Jackson Grays
 * Company H - Southern Guards
 * Company I - Gadsden Spartans
 * Company K - The Danes
 * Company L - Ford's Battalion

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 for the 6th Tennessee Infantry starts on page 204.