The 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the "First Tennessee", was a

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formation of the

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in the Western Theater of the

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. It was successively commanded by Colonels George E. Maney and Hume R. Field. Organized in 1861 with volunteers from western

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, the

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was assigned to Maney's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, 1st Corps,

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. After sustaining heavy casualties at the battles of Shiloh and Perryville, it was amalgamated with the 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment.

History

The regiment was organized on May 9, 1861, and mustered into Confederate

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on August 1st. George E. Maney, who commanded the Rock City Guards (which later became companies A, B and C), was elected colonel for the first 90 days. Early in the war the men of the three companies called themselves the "Orphan Boys." After that, command passed to Hume R. Field. Private Sam Davis joined the First Tennessee as a

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, but was later executed by Union forces as a spy despite wearing a Confederate uniform when captured.

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