American Civil War Soldiers
Name: William Glass
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Tennessee
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company E, 37th Infantry Regiment Tennessee.
William M. Glass
Regiment Name 37th Tennessee Infantry. (7 Tenn. Reg't Prov'l Army. 1 E. Tenn. Rifle Regiment.)
Side Confederate
Company E
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M231 roll 16
37th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (7th Infantry) (1st East Tennessee Rifles)
37th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 7th Tennessee Regiment Provisional Army, [and also called 1st East Tennessee Rifles] was organized at Camp Ramsay, near Knoxville, Tennessee, in October, 1861. Its companies were raised in the counties of Coffee, Bedford, Claiborne, Jefferson, Grainger, Hamilton, Washington, Bradley, Blount, and Sevier. Company E contained men from Alabama. After fighting at Perryville, the unit was assigned to B.R. Johnson's, Bate's, Tyler's, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In June, 1863, it was consolidated with the 15th Regiment. It fought in many conflicts from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and was active in North Carolina. During December, 1861, this unit contained 771 effectives and lost thirty percent of the 225 engaged at Murfreesboro. The 15th/37th lost fifty-eight percent of the 202 at Chickamauga and totalled 234 men and 148 arms in December, 1863. It was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William H. Carroll and Moses White; Lieutenant Colonels R. Dudley Frayser and Hunter P. Moffett; and Majors Edward F. Hunt, Joseph T. McReynolds, and R.M. Tankesley.
There were also 6 William Glass's who served in Mississippi units:
Glass, William
Confederate Cavalry 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
Glass, William
Confederate Cavalry 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: William Glass
Enlistment Date: 15 Mar 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Memphis, TN
State Served: Mississippi
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Mississippi 1st Cavalry Battalion on 15 Mar 1864.
Mustered out on 26 Jun 1865.
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records
Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force 1861-1865
Glass, William
Confederate Cavalry Jeff Davis Legion, Mississippi Cavalry
Glass, William A.
Confederate Infantry 21st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
Glass, William E.
Confederate Infantry 18th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
Glass, William O.
Confederate Infantry 21st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry