154th (Senior) Tennessee Infantry Regiment (1st Tennessee Volunteers) 13th-154th Tennessee Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | May 14, 1861—April 26, 1865 |
Country | Confederate States of America |
Allegiance | Tennessee (May 14, 1861—August 13, 1861) Confederate States of America (August 13, 1861—April 26, 1865) |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Regiment |
Role | Infantry |
Size | 1,917 (total)[1][2] |
Part of | Army of Tennessee |
Nickname(s) | Oldest of the Old |
Equipment | various percussion muskets |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable Commanders | Col. Preston Smith Col. Edward Fitzgerald Col. Alfred J. Vaughan Col. Michael Magevney Jr. |
Notable Members | Brig. Gen. William H. Carroll (Pre-War Col.) Brig. Gen. Marcus J. Wright (Lt. Col.) Col. (Act. Brig. Gen.) John D. Martin (Maj.) Col. James H. Edmondson (Cpt.) Capt. George Dashiell (Pvt.) (Staff of Preston Smith and Nathan B. Forrest) |
The 154th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was an infantry regiment from Tennessee that served with the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War. Raised originally in 1842 as the 154th Tennessee Militia it sought to retain its number and was as such also known as 154th (Senior) Tennessee Infantry (1st Tennessee Volunteers). Consolidating with the 13th Tennessee Infantry Regiment in March 1863 it was known as 13th-154th Tennessee Infantry Regiment; and had a number of temporary field consolidations until it was finally merged into the 2nd Consolidated Tennessee Infantry on April 9, 1865. The regiment surrendered with the remnants of the Army of Tennessee at Bennett Place on April 26, 1865.