Civil War, Tennessee, Union and Rebel Units and Personnel, 2 vols, 1964 & 1965

  

Tennesseans in the Civil War. [Parts 1 & 2 complete]. Published by the Civil War Commission, Nashville, TN.

Part 1: 1964, Second printing 1984; Part 2: 1965, Third printing 1984. The first volume gives short histories of infantry and cavalry units in both the Confederate and Union militaries, beginning with the Provisional Army of Tennessee, organized in June 1861 when Tennessee declared itself an independent republic. Each unit has the date it was organized, its field officers, and a short account of its location and battles. The second volume is vast alphabetical roster of all documented personnel who served in either the Tennessee Confederate or Federal organizations.

For each man is normally recorded last name, first name, middle initial, his highest recorded rank, and the company and regiment (or other unit designation) in which he served. Note that, especially in Confederate units, not all personnel information survived the war. Hardcover books in Very Good-Plus condition. Books are bright, clean, tightly bound, and the pages are glossy with no writing, but each volume has a bookplate on front flyleaf and embossed initials on back flyleaf.

Covers are glossy and black my camera made them look brown?? ; gilt cover and spine lettering gleam. 8 x 11 inches, 471 + 608 pages.

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