Blair's Company, Tennessee Local Defense Troops

Historical Notes:
This was a skeleton company, enlisted at Jonesboro, Washington County, June 23, 1863, by Captain Thomas F. Jones, 16th Georgia Battalion. It numbered 23 men. It was also known as "The Young Rebels of Jonesboro."
Officers:
1st Lieutenant W. W. Blair Assignments:
local defense Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 26 men.

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.

Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Tennessee. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.