CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
33rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
- Overview:
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33rd Infantry Regiment was formed in October, 1861, near Union City, Tennessee. The men
were recruited in the counties of Obion, Madison, Lake, Hardeman, and Weakley. Company C
contained men from Calloway County, Kentucky. It fought at Shiloh
and Perryville, then was
stationed at Shelbyville for a few months. The unit served under Generals Stewart, Strahl, and
Palmer, and in December, 1862, was consolidated with the 31st Regiment. It partcipated in many
battles of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro
to Atlanta, moved back to
Tennessee with
Hood, and was active in North Carolina. This regiment lost 20 killed, 103 wounded, and 17
missing at Shiloh and reported 33 casualties at Perryville. The 31st/33rd lost twenty-three percent
of the 379 engaged at Murfreesboro, then the 33rd had 24 disabled at Missionary Ridge and
totalled 124 men and 69 arms in December, 1863. It surrendered in April, 1865. The field
officers were Colonels Alexander W. Campbell, Warner P. Jones, and Robert N. Payne, and
Lieutenant Colonel Henry C. McNeill.
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