Publisher's Synopsis
The Tennessee 1st Infantry Regiment Volunteers was organized May 9, 1861 at Nashville, Tennessee; mustered into Confederate service August 1, 1861; reorganized about May 1, 1862 at Corinth, Mississippi and consolidated with the TN 27th Infantry Regiment in December of 1862. It was merged into 1st Consolidated Tennessee Regiment April, 1865; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865. The regiment moved to Virginia, took part in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign, served under T.J. Jackson, then in February, 1862, returned to Tennessee. After fighting at Shiloh and Perryville, it was assigned to Maney's and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee, and during December, 1862, was consolidated with the 27th Regiment. It participated in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesborough to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. Companies Of The Tennessee 1st Infantry Regiment Company A - Nashville County - The Rock City Guards Company B - Nashville and Davidson Counties - The Rock City Guards Company C - Nashville and Davidson Counties - The Rock City Guards Company D - Williamson County - The Williamson Grays Company E - Nashville and Davidson Counties - The Tennessee Riflemen Company F - Nashville County - The Railroad Boys Company G - Maury and Hardin Counties - The Brown Guards Company H - Maury County - The Maury Grays Company I - Rutherford County - The Rutherford Rifles Company K - Giles County - The Martin Guards Company L
