Tennesseans in the Civil War, Vol. 1 presents the Confederate and Union organizations raised from the counties of Tennessee. Also, a brief description of these organizations is presented.

Here is one regiment raised with men from Meigs County.

I have as yet found one of these East Tennessee regiments having served in Virginia with the Army of the Potomac.

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Thomas J. Mathews
Residence: Meigs County, Tn.
Enlisted as a Captain
"I" Co. TN 2nd Infantry

Second Infantry
TENNESSEE
(3-YEARS)

Second Infantry. -- Col., James P. T. Carter; Lieut.-Cols.,
Daniel C. Trewhitt, John W. Bowman, James M. Melton; Majs.,
Eli M. Cleveland, Daniel A. Carpenter.

This regiment was recruited and organized at Camp Dick
Robison, Ky. It was mustered into service to date from Sept.
28, 1861, and on Oct. 18 following marched to meet the
Confederate forces under Gen. Zollicoffer.

From that time until the evacuation of Cumberland Gap by the
Federal forces under Gen. George W. Morgan in Sept. 1862, the
regiment was employed in eastern Kentucky, participating in
the battle of Mill Springs and many lesser engagements. It
then marched through northeastern Kentucky, crossed into Ohio
and thence entered the Kanawha valley, W. Va.

Returning by way of Point Pleasant, Ohio, it went from there
to Louisville by river, thence by land to Murfreesboro where
it was engaged in the battle of Stone's River. It remained
there until March 10, 1863, when it returned to Kentucky for
the purpose of being mounted, which was done about June 1,
1863.

It remained in Kentucky, participating in various minor
engagements with the Confederate forces under Pegram and
Scott, until July 4, when it started in pursuit of Gen. Morgan
in his raid through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio and was present
at his capture. It then returned to Stanford, Ky., and joined
the force under Gen. Burnside for the campaign in East
Tennessee.

It was in the advance of Burnside's forces at Wolf creek and
Loudon, Tenn. and was present at the surrender of Cumberland
Gap by the Confederate Gen. Frazier. It also took the advance
of the column which moved into upper East Tennessee from
Knoxville and brought on the battle of Blue Springs.

After pursuing the retreating forces to Abingdon, Va., and
destroying a large amount of stores, it returned to
Rogersville, Tenn., where on Nov. 6, 1863, the regiment was
captured by Gen. Jones. Most of those who had been captured -
- 117 men -- soon afterward made their escape, reported at
Knoxville and were on duty there during the siege.

Soon afterward the remnants of the regiment were gathered up
and detailed as provost guards at Sevierville, Maryville,
Clinton and Maynardville. In Sept. 1864, the garrison at
Maryville, consisting of 28 men, was captured. The remaining
detachments were then ordered immediately to Lee's ferry on
the Clinch River, to harass Wheeler's forces, who were then on
a raid through East Tennessee.

After this expedition the regiment returned to Knoxville,
where on Oct. 6, 1864, it was mustered out, there being at
that time only 106 of the original number. The veterans and
recruits were consolidated into a battalion, which was
mustered out Aug. 1865, in accordance with orders from the War
Department.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 38