The Tennessee 22nd Infantry Regiment mustered into Confederate service at Camp Trenton, It moved from Trenton to Columbus, Kentucky, where on September 7, 1861 it was reported in Brigadier General Benjamin F. Cheatham's Brigade, composed of the 5th, 22nd, and 154th Senior Tennessee Infantry Regiments, and Blythe's Mississippi Infantry Battalion. It fought throughout the war with the Army of Tennessee and surrendered in North Carolina. Companies Of The TN 22nd Infantry Regiment All the companies changed letters when mustered into Confederate service. In the list below the letters used in Confederate service are shown, with prior letters indicated. W. D. Benthell, James Purl, Company A, formerly H. The Attakapas Rifles. Organized July 1,1861. Became Company C, 12th Consolidated. Men from Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. Robert Wood, C. M. Wellons, Company B, formerly E. The Hatchie Hunters. Organized July 15,1861 at Camp Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, became part of Company H, 12th Consolidated. Men from Hardeman County, Tennessee. The muster in roll for this company reads 26th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. James Richardson, Company C, formerly G, also called I. Organized July 18,1861 at Camp Trenton, became part of Company H, 12th Consolidated. Men from Hardeman County, Tennessee. W. A. Marshall, Company D, formerly A, also called G. Organized July 14,1861 at Camp Trenton. Men from Carroll County, Tennessee. B. D. Shofner, John Fields, Company E, formerly B, Organized July 22,1861 at Camp Trenton. Became part of Company G, 12th Consolidated. Men from Carroll County, Tennessee. Clay Horne, Company F, formerly F. The Kentucky Braves. Organized July 2,1861 at Camp Trenton. Became Company M,3rd Kentucky Infantry. Men from Kentucky. A.P. Hall, G. W. Parkinson, John Bell, Company G, formerly C. The Carroll Invincibles. Organized June 25,1861 at McLemoresville, Tennessee. Became part of Company G,12th Consolidated. L. P. McMurry, Benjamin Davis, Thomas Williams, Company H, formerly I. Organized June 19,1861 at Trenton. Became part of Company D,12th Consolidated. Men from Gibson County, Tennessee. William Dawson, Company I, formerly D. The Bell Grays. Organized July 22,1861 at Camp Trenton. Became part of Company F. 12th Consolidated. Men from Dyer County, Tennessee. Louis Williams, Company K. The Newbern Blues. Organized December 7,1861 at Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee. Became part of Company D,12th Consolidated. Men from Dyer County. In addition Captain Robert Looney's Company was assigned to the 22nd Regiment on August 18, 1861, but was soon transferred to the 38th Tennessee Infantry Regiment of which Captain Looney became colonel.