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Tennessee in the War of 1812
During the War of 1812, Tennessee furnished 27,833 men:
- 18,361 infantry men
- 9,095 cavalry men
- 110 artillery men
- 267 men in miscellaneous troops
Key Battles, Expeditions, Campaigns
- Natchez Expedition (December 1812 - April 1813)
- East Florida Campaign (December 1812 - March 1813)
- Creek War (1813-1814)
- Battle of New Orleans (1815)
- Tallushatchee and Talladega (3 and 9 November 1813)
- Battle of the Hillabees (18 November 1813)
- Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek (22 and 24 January 1814)
- Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) (27 March 1814)
- Capture of Pensacola (7 November 1814)
- New Orleans Campaign (December 1814 - January 1815)
Regiments
- 1st Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers Colonel William Hall (December 1812 - April 1813)
- 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Militia Colonel Archer Cheatham (January 1814 - May 1814)
- 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Militia Colonel Stephen Copeland (January 1814 - May 1814)
- 1st Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Colonel Edward Bradley (September 1813 - December 1813)
- 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (Benton's) Colonel Thomas Benton (December 1812 - April 1813)
- 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (Pillow's) Colonel William Pillow (September 1813 - December 1813)
- 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (Brown's) Colonel John Brown (September 1813 - January 1814)
- 1st Regiment, Volunteer Mounted Infantry Colonel Samuel Bunch (October 1813 - January 1814)
- 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Volunteers Colonel William Higgins (December 1813 - February 1814)
- 2nd Regiment, Volunteer Mounted Riflemen (Alcorn's) Colonel John Alcorn (September 1813 - December 1813)
- 2nd Regiment, Volunteer Mounted Riflemen (Cannon's) Colonel Newton Cannon (September 1813 - December 1813)
- Separate Battalion of Volunteer Mounted Gunmen Major William Russell (September 1814 - March 1815)
- Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Colonel John Coffee (December 1812 - April 1813)
- Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen or Cavalry Colonel Robert Dyer (September 1813 - May 1814) (some enlisted in January 1814)
East Tennessee Units
- 1st Regiment, East Tennessee Militia - (First Regiment of East Tennessee Drafted Militia) Colonel Ewen Allison (January 1814 - May 1814)
- 2nd Regiment, East Tennessee Militia Colonel Samuel Bunch (January 1814 - May 1814)
- 3rd Regiment, East Tennessee Militia Colonel William Johnson (September 1814 - May 1815)
- 4th Regiment, East Tennessee Militia Colonel Samuel Bayless (November 1814 - May 1815)
- 5th Regiment, East Tennessee Militia Colonel Edwin Booth (November 1814 - May 1815)
- 1st Regiment, East Tennessee Volunteer Militia Colonel Samuel Wear (September 1813 - December 1813)
- 2nd Regiment, East Tennessee Volunteer Militia Colonel William Lillard (October 1813 - February 1814)
- East Tennessee Mounted Volunteers Colonel John Williams (December 1812 - March 1813)
- East Tennessee Mounted Gunmen Major John Chiles (September/October 1814 - May 1815)
- East Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen Colonel John Brown (January 1814 - May 1814)
- Battalion of East Tennessee Militia Major Thomas C. Clark (January 1814 - July 1814)
West Tennessee Units
- 1st Regiment, West Tennessee Militia (Wynn's) Colonel John K. Wynn (October 1813 - January 1814)
- 1st Regiment, West Tennessee Militia (Napier's) Colonel Richard C. Napier (January 1814 - May 1814)
- 1st Regiment, West Tennessee Militia (Pipkin's) Colonel Philip Pipkin (June 1814 - December 1814)
- 1st Regiment, West Tennessee Militia (Metcalf's) Colonel William Metcalf (November 1814 - May 1815)
- 2nd Regiment, West Tennessee Militia (McCrory's) Colonel Thomas McCrory (October 1813 - January 1814)
- 2nd Regiment, West Tennessee Militia (Loury's) Colonel Alexander Loury & Lt. Col. Leroy Hammons (September 1814 - April 1815)
- 2nd Regiment, West Tennessee Militia (Cocke's) Colonel John Cocke (November 1814 - May 1815)
- Separate Battalion, West Tennessee Militia Major William Woodfolk (September 1814 - March/April 1815)
- 3rd Regiment, West Tennessee Militia Infantry Colonel James Raulston (November 1814 - May 1815)
- 4th Regiment, West Tennessee Militia Infantry Colonel Robert Steele (January 1814 - May 1814)
- 1st Regiment West Tennessee Mounted Volunteers Colonel Nicholas Perkins (December 1813 - February 1814)
- 1st Regiment, West Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen Colonel John Brown (September 1814 - March 1815)
- 2nd Regiment, West Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen Colonel Thomas Williamson (September 1814 - April 1815)
Tennessee Miscellaneous Units, War of 1812
External Links
- Brief History of Tennessee in the War of 1812 from Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- Tennessee in the War of 1812 from FamilySearch.org
- Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812
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