3rd Battalion, Tennessee Infantry

Historical Notes:
This unit was also known as the Memphis Battalion. It was formed for local defense. Officers:
Augustus M. Foute Assignments:
Subject to the call of the Provost Marshal and the Commandant of the Memphis Post. Battles:
This battalion participated in no battles as Memphis was surrendered shortly after their organization. Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 570 men.

Company A - Captain John B. Weld
Company B - Captain J.H. Humphreys
Company C - Captain John T. Bagbie
Company D - Captain John G. Flournoy
Company E - Captain E.C. Kirk
Company F - Captain F.W. Buttinghaus
Company G - Captain P.H. Hemrich
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Brock, R. A. The Appomattox Roster. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.
Originally published as Volume 15 of the Southern Historical Society Papers in 1887 by The Society, Richmond, VA. This book contains 56,000 names of men who surrendered at Appomattox. It shows the mans unit of service and some additional notes.
Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Tennessee. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.