| Provisional Army of Tennessee | |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 9, 1861 [1] |
| Disbanded | August 7, 1861 [2] |
| Country | .svg){kind=small} Tennessee (June 8, 1861 — July 2, 1861) |
| Type | Army |
| Size | 22 regiments of infantry, 2 regiments of cavalry, 10 companies of artillery, engineer corps, ordnance bureau etc.[3] |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-chief | Governor Isham Harris[4] |
| Senior Major General | Gideon Johnson Pillow[4] |
| Major General | Samuel Read Anderson[4] |
| Brigadier Generals | William R. Caswell, Benjamin F. Cheatham, Robert G. Foster III, John L. T. Sneed, Felix Zollicoffer[4] |
| Adjutant-General | Daniel S. Donelson[4] |
The Provisional Army of Tennessee was activated on May 9, 1861, when Tennessee had entered into a military league with the Confederate States. The provisional army were to contain 25,000 men for field service and 30,000 in the reserves. The staff officers were appointed by the Governor, while the field, company, and non-commissioned officers were elected by the men. It was transferred to the Provisional Army of the Confederate States as of July 31, 1861; the transfer being concluded by August 7, the same year.
- ^ Losson, Christopher (1989). Tennessee's Forgotten Warriors. The University of Tennessee Press, p. 28.
- ^ "Provisional Army of Tennessee." Tennessee State Library and Archives. Retrieved Sept. 1, 2021.
- ^ United States Department of War (1881-1901). "Confederate Correspondence, etc." The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Civil War. Series 4, vol. 1. Washington, DC, vol 127, p. 417.
- ^ a b c d e Wright, Marcus J. (1908). Tennessee in the War 1861-1865. New York City, p. 15.