Bird/Byrd Researchers: I found some Birds in Civil War lists for TN. I will do separate posts for each list so it isn't too confusing: I found the following Birds (no Byrds) on a website with excerpts from "Forgotten Soldiers: History of the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment (USA) 1863-1865" by Eddie M. Nikazy published by Heritage Books Inc. and is available through them at: 1540-E Pointer Ridge Place Bowie MD 20718 (800) 398-7709 or Thomas W. Gentry at: Rt. 1 Box 2800 Mountain City TN 37683. "The 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of many Southern Units which fought for the preservation of the Union during the Civil War. The 4th Regiment was composed primarily of men from the eastern mountains of Tennessee. Men for the regiment came from "Greene, Grainger, Carter, Johnson, Cocke and Washington Counties. The majority of men enrolled in Greene County. .....The book Tennesseeans in the Civil War published in 1964 by the Tennessee Civil War Centennial Commission states that the 4th Tennessee Regiment was recruited in East Tennessee in the spring of 1863 and that seven Companies were mustered in at Nashville on June 15 1863." The entire list is at: http://www.tiac.net/users/mkatzman/jct/john4inf.html Bird, David F. priv., Co. E 19 enrolled in Loudon, TN, b. Greene Co. Bird, Jacob N. corp., Co. D 20 enrolled at Rutledge, TN Bird, James priv., Co. D 19 enrolled in Greeneville, father William Bird of Greeneville, TN * Bird, James priv., Co. D 19 enrolled at Rugledge, TN Bishop, Richard M. priv., Co. A 45 enlisted at Strawberry Plains b. Hawkins Co. ++ Black, John W. priv., C Those marked with an "*" indicate they died either from wounds or disease. Those marked with "+" denotes deserted. Those marked with "++" indicates they were reported as deserters and then returned to duty. Janet Hunter