1/6th Plate Tintype of Double Armed Reb Likely 12th Tennessee Infantry

1/6th Plate Tintype of Double Armed Reb Likely Unidentified 12th Tennessee Infantry Confederate Soldier Armed with a Large Knife and Colt Revolver. Initial thoughts on this image is that he was a member of a Texas Regiment due to his start tongue buckle but as it turns out this more than likely a Tennessean based off of two identical frocks worn by Pvt. John Branch and Robert Patterson of the 12th Tennessee Infantry. All three members are wearing dark frocks with white collars and cuffs with gray trousers. The soldiers all have the same large knife and two are carrying the same Colt Revolver. The 12th Tennessee Infantry was organized in May 1861, gathering at Jackson, Tennessee as part of the Provisional Army of Tennessee. Most of the men were from Gibson County, with one company from Dyer County, and one company from Kentucky. They were accepted for Confederate Service in Union City, Tennessee, where they mustered 737 men armed with flintlock muskets. The unit was assigned to B.R. Johnson's, P.Smith's, Vaughan's, and Palmer's Brigade. During June, 1862, the 22nd Regiment merged into the 12th, and in October, 1862, this command was consolidated with the 47th Regiment. It fought at Belmont, Shiloh, and Richmond, then joined the Army of Tennessee and served from Murfreesboro to Bentonville. This regiment was organized with 737 men, sustained 32 casualties at Richmond, and lost fifty-one percent of the 322 engaged at Murfreesboro. The 12th/47th had 87 disabled at Chickamauga and in December, 1863, totaled 373 men and 220 arms. It was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Tyree H. Bell and Robert M. Russell; Lieutenant Colonels D.A. Outlaw and J.N. Wyatt; and Majors Robert P. Caldwell, James Purl, and J.N. Wyatt. There is even a possibility this Soldier could be a Georgia Reb as there have been similar trim jackets seen in other identified images. None the less don't miss out on this killer Confederate image!