| Organization of the CONFEDERATE
and UNION Armies
This abstract is taken from:"Tennesseans
in the Civil War", Vol #1, Military Histories by Civil War Centennial
Commission of TN
Submitted by Diane Annala
JOINING UP
If your ancestor fought
in the Civil War, and lived in Weakley Co, TN, he MOST LIKELY would have
enlisted in any one of the following regiments:
CONFEDERATE --
WEAKLEY COUNTY
7th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment,
Company H
22nd (Barteauís) TN Cavalry
Regiment, 2nd Company H
4th Mississippi Infantry Regiment,
Company C
9th Tennessee Infantry Regiment,
Company G
15th Tennessee Infantry Regiment,
Company A
27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment,
Company H
31st Tennessee Infantry Regiment,
Companies A, I, and K
33rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment,
Company H
52nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment,
Company E
UNION --
WEAKLEY COUNTY (FEDERAL)
7th Tennessee Infantry Regiment,
Companies A, B, C and D These companies later became: 6th Tennessee Cavalry
Regiment, Companies I, K, L and M.
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| ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY INFANTRY
COMPANY:
The basic unit was the company,
commanded by a Captain.
Company = 100 men = 2 platoons
= 4 sections = 8 squads
1-Captain...1-1st Lt....1-2nd
Lt....1-1st Sgt....4-Sgts.....8-Cpls
REGIMENTS and BATTALIONS
10 Companies = Regiment, commanded
by a Colonel.
4-8 Companies = Battalion, commanded
by a Major or Lt. Col.
BRIGADE:
3-6 Regiments = Brigade, commanded
by a Brigadier General.
DIVISION:
2-6 Brigades = Division, commanded
by a Major General
CORPS:
2-4 Divisions = Corps, commanded
by a Major General for the UNION side or Lt. General for the CONFEDERATE
side
ARMIES: (Geographically
Assigned a Name)
1-8 Corps = Armies, commanded
by a Major General for the UNION
or Full General for the
CONFEDERATE
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| ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY CAVALRY
COMPANY or TROOP
100 men = Troop/Company, commanded
by a Captain.
When in battle, one man in four
guarded the horses.
REGIMENT and BATTALION
12 Cavalry troops = Regiment
for the UNION side commanded by a Colonel.
10 Companies = Regiment for
the CONFEDERATE side.
BRIGADE, DIVISION and CORPS
Initially, each UNION cavalry
regiment was assigned to an infantry division.
The CONFEDERATES brigaded their
cavalry together. The Union eventually adopted this organization as well.
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