Civil War and Obion County

Obion County Civil War Muster and Company Lists

Updated June 5, 1998 ~ I am not a "Civil War" expert, just a list maker. What's on these pages is all I know about these companies. The information is from several sources and as with any second hand information needs to be documented before taken as "gospel." Thanks a bunch for visiting and come back often.

Abstracts - Servicemen War Between the States	Abstracts from Goodspeed, Obion County History Vol 1 & 2 and National Archives. Men connected to Obion County families past or present, including Federal and CSA soldiers. Will be pleased to add others from your research.
Abstracts - Civil War Veterans	Obion Countians who filed Tennessee Veterans Questionnaire of c.1920
Obion Avalanche	Company H, 9th Inf., United Confederate Veterans
Immortal Thirteen	Walked to NC to rejoin their company for the surrender
4th Regiment TN Inf CSA	Company E, Muster List, May 15, 1861
20th TN Cavalry CSA	Weakley Co. TN
27th TN Inf. CSA	Company B, Muster List, August 26, 1861
1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery Co. A, CSA
Henderson's Scouts
33rd Tennessee Infantry CSA Muster Rolls	Co. A Co. D Co. E Co. I Co. K
47th Tennessee Infantry, CSA Muster Rolls Company A Company H Company I	Organized at Camp Trenton, Dec. 1861 from companies of West Tennessee men enrolled in Nov. and Dec.; Was in Battle of Shiloh; reorganized 8 May 1862 as part of the 2nd Consolidated TN Inf. Reg. Co. D; in Gen. Kirby Smith's invasion of KY and suffered many days of hard marching; present at the battle of Perryville, but possibly not engaged in fighting; battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta campaign and Johnston's return to Tennessee, retreat to North Carolina; Captain James R. Oliver of I Company assumed command of the consolidated 11th, 12th, 13th, 29th, 47th, 50th, 52nd and 154th regiments in March of 1865; paroled at Greensboro NC 2 May 1865. Companies composed of Obion County Men: Co. A, Co. H, Co. I.
22nd Tennessee Cavalry, CSA Muster Rolls Company H Company I Company K	Orginially the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment organized June 1862, reorganized June 1863 and May 1864; consolidated Feb. 1865 with the 21st; paroled May 1865 as the 21st and 22nd Consolidated Regiments. In North Mississippi most of the war; came under the command of Major General N. B. Forrest, 26 January 1864, assigned to Bell's Brigrade, remained there until the war ended; with Forrest at Tishomonigo Creek (Brice's Crossroads) 20-22 February, 1864; took part in the capture of Fort Pillow 12 April 1864; in the Middle Tennessee raid of September 1864; in invasion of Tennessee in November 1864 under General Hood; withdrew into Mississippi after battle of Nashville.
1st KY Volunteers Co. E	Muster List, Dec. 1861-62-Feb 1862. Also known as "Alexander Guards" and named for Major R.B. Alexander of the Mexican War, this unit was organized in May 1861 and attached for a while to Cheatham's Brigade. Most of the men were from Obion County and just over line in Kentucky. Roland (Terry) Shelton tells more about the company.
12th KY Cavalry, CSA Muster Rolls	Company B, Company C, Company K
14th Tennessee Cavalry Federal Companies	Company A, Company B, Company C, Company D
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