Good hunting,
George Martin
John B. Minnis
Enlisted as a Lieut Colonel, Field & Staff TN 3rd Cavalry
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Military Service Records
- Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force 1861-1865
- Union Blue: History of MOLLUS
See: http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/rosters/cav/cav3/fso.html
http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/usacav/usa3cav.html
The US Army Military History Institute at the Carlisle Barracks, Pa. list the following documents in their unit bibliography for the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry, USA
Title: 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
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3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. E491D992. See p. 1638 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
McCammon, Charles S., ed. Loyal Mountain Troopers, the Second and Third Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry in the Civil War: Reminiscences of John W. Andes and Major Will A. McTeer. Maryville, TN: Blount Co Gen & Hist Soc, 1992. ca 300 p. E531.6.2nd.A52.
Tennessee. AGO. Report...From 1861 to 1865. Nashville, TN: S.C. Mercer, 1866. UA43T2.1861-66. See pp. 354-88 (18 photocopied pages) for a roster of the regiment.
Tennessee. CW Centennial Comm. Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Union and Confederate Units.... Vol. 1. Nashville, TN: By the Commission, 1964. E579.4A53v1. See pp. 324-26 (3 photocopied pages) for a brief history of the unit and a roster of officers.
Williams, Spencer H. "'I remain your affectionate brother until death.'" In Proud to Say I Am a Union Soldier: The Last Letters Home from Federal Soldiers Written During the Civil War, 1861-1865. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007. pp. 198-206. E467P76.
The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Sanders, D. N. - EarlHessColl (Enlisted man's letters, Jun 8, 1863-Mar 28, 1865)
VanDyke, John R. - EarlHessColl (Enlisted man's letter, Jul 5, 1863)