1st Regiment, Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Jackson's) (Confederate)

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Brief History
This regiment was organized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, in May, 1862. It was captured on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged in December, it moved to Fort Morgan, Alabama, during April, 1864.

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 - Upton's Battery
 * Company B - "McCown Guards"
 * Company C - men from Tipton County
 * Company D - organized at Memphis
 * Company E - "The Stewart Invincibles"
 * Company F - organized at Memphis
 * Company G -
 * Company H - "The Arkansas Battery"
 * Company I -
 * Company K - "The Pillow Flying Artillery"
 * Company L -

The information about the counties is from Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 18 Nov 2011).

Company D (Captain J. D. Upton) - many men from Lake County

The information above is from The Goodspeed History of Tennessee, Vol 12.

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.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 3 Sep 2011). Hosted by TNGenWeb.  Brief history.


 * Tennessee 1st Artillery Regiment, (accessed 3 Sep 2011). The War for Southern Independence.  Organization, partial roster and research books available for purchase.


 * 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.  Memorial rolls for First Tennessee Heavy Artillery starts on page 869.  Memorial rolls for Jackson's Battery starts on page 877.