Company A, was organized 16 December 1861 of Obion County men with James R. White who enlisted 3 December 1861 at Troy. He received his commission as captain on 16 December 1861.  Captain White was relieved of his command on 8 May 1862.  1st Lt. William Stacey became captain and T.R. Shearon, a private in the company, was promoted to major.  The company was reorganized 8 May 1862, consolidated with 12th Infantry Regiment, October 1862, and later formed part of Co. D, 2nd Consolidated TN Inf. Reg (date not available).  The original company was enrolled at Troy and were paroled at Greensboro NC, 2 May 1865.
This unit (regiment) was composed of men from West Tennessee and organized at Camp Trenton in December from companies enrolled in November and December of 1861.

OFFICERS:
Captains: James R. White; William Stacy, Thomas B. Moffatt
First Lieutenants: S.S. Dickey, William Stacy
Second Lieutenants: William Stacy, T.B. Moffatt, Gibson Dickey
Third Lieutenant: John McDonald
Fourth Lieutenant: L. Adams
First Sergeants: Joel B. Faulk, J.R. Oliver
Second Sergeant: O.R. Brown
Third Sergeant: S. S. Neal
Fourth Sergeant: H. McDonald
Fifth Sergeant: G.V. Canaday
First Corporal: J.C. Nivin
Second Corporal: J. Calicott
Third Corporal: L. Reeves
Fourth Corporal: D.W. Stewart

PRIVATES:
S.A. Branan, H.N. Brock, N.D. Brown, O.R. Brown, T.O. Brown, T. Buchanan, J.B. Buchannan, J.N. Buchannan, W. F. Calis, M. K. Caudle, M. R. Caudle, S.H. Fry, N.P. Groves, G. Guy, J.H. Guy, C. Harmon, H.A. Harris, S.A.M. Harris, J.A. Head, M.A. Head, F.M. Herring, W.A. Hogue, E.G. Isom, S. J. Mills, James Jamison, N.F. Jarmon, T.C. Kirk, John Latimer, John McDonald, William McRee, W.P. Montgomery, J.R. Moore, J.T. Morris, H.P. Mullins, S. P. Philips, B. Patterson, W.C. Phillips, John Polk, J.R. Pride, H.N. Ramsey, J.N. Reaves, B.S. Riley, W.D. Rivers, J. Roberts, William Ross, H.H. Sanford, G.M. Simmons, J.M. Smith, J.M. Stacey, W.N. Sturgis, J.H. Turnberry, John W. Griggs, B. Wade, Clayton Wade, T. Wallman, J.P. Wells, A. West, J.W. Wicker, K Williams, R. Wilson, S.D. Wilson, W. Wright, Joseph Younger, L. Younger¹

¹Could be, L. YOUNG. 4 Sept 1909, Hugh McDonald's affidavit (in his handwriting). L. Young enlisted in Co A 47th Tenn Infantry in December 1861 at Troy Tenn, Obion Co. I enlisted with him at the same time and place and served in the same command. I never knew of any other soldier in that company by that name. Affidavit by T. P. Callicott attests to the same.