7th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Confederate)

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Brief History
The Confederate 7th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry completed its organization at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in May, 1861. It fought at Gettysburg, and the unit surrendered with 6 officers and 41 men.

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 - many men from DeKalb County
 * Company B - many men from Smith County
 * Company C - many men from Gallatin County and Smith County
 * Company D - many men from Wilson County
 * Company E - many men from Sumner County
 * Company F - "The Stateville Tigers" many men from Wilson County
 * Company G - "The Hurricane Rifles" many men from Wilson County
 * Company H - "The Grays" Many men from Wilson County
 * Company I - "The Silver Spring Guards" many men from Wilson County
 * Company K - "The Blues" many men from Wilson County The information about the companies and their counties of orgin came from Tennesseans in the Civil War : a military history of Confederate and Union units with available rosters of personnel, part 1, (Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964).

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 7th Tennessee Infantry, CSA starts on page 227.