Palmer's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery

Historical Notes:
Palmer's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery company AKA Reneau Battery was raised in West Tennessee within the Federal lines in early 1863 as part of Colonel R.V. Richardson's West Tennessee Brigade. It was organized June 1, 1863, and mustered into Confederate service by Colonel Richardson on that date. Most of the men seem to have been from Tipton and Fayette Counties. Richardson's Brigade made a hasty evacuation of West Tennessee about August 1, 1863, and reached Okolona, Mississippi August 10. The muster roll of the battery had many names with the comment "cut offf in the evacuation of West Tennessee." The only report from the battery showed station, Okolona, Mississippi, July-September, 1863." Officers:
Col. Richardson
Captain Baylor Palmer
Assignments:
Richardson's Brigade Battles:
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 79 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.

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.