1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment (Union)

1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Active	August 1861 to August 8, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Union Army
Type	Infantry, Mounted infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Mill Springs (1862); Sanders' Knoxville Raid (1863); Battle of Mossy Creek (1863); Atlanta Campaign (1864); Battle of Resaca (1864); Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (1864); Siege of Atlanta (1864);
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Col. Robert K. Byrd; Lt. Col. James G. Spears; (later Brig. Gen.)

The 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Recruited from Tennessee Unionists, the regiment was organized in August 1861 and fought at Mill Springs in January 1862. The unit served in Sanders' Knoxville Raid, at Bean's Station, and Mossy Creek in 1863 as a mounted infantry unit. The regiment was dismounted and fought in the Atlanta campaign until it was withdrawn in August 1864. Subsequently, it performed garrison duty in East Tennessee until August 1865.

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