8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry: Difference between revisions

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*Comany A "Alabama Rangers" - many men from [[Perry_County,_Alabama#Military|Perry County]]  
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3282 men on its roster for this unit.[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0008RI Roster].
*Company B "Governor's Guards" - many men from [[Coosa_County,_Alabama#Military|Coosa County]]  
 
*Company C "Alex Stephens' Guards" - many men from [[Mobile_County,_Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]  
*Comany A "Alabama Rangers" - many men from [[Perry County, Alabama#Military|Perry County]]  
*Company D "Independent Blues" - many men from [[Dallas_County,_Alabama#Military|Dallas County]]
*Company B "Governor's Guards" - many men from [[Coosa County, Alabama#Military|Coosa County]]  
*Company E "Hamp Smith Rifles" - many men from [[Mobile_County,_Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]
*Company C "Alex Stephens' Guards" - many men from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]  
*Company F "Greenville Guards" - many men from [[Butler_County,_Alabama#Military|Butler County]]
*Company D "Independent Blues" - many men from [[Dallas County, Alabama#Military|Dallas County]]  
*Company G "German Fusileers"- many men from [[Mobile_County,_Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]  
*Company E "Hamp Smith Rifles" - many men from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]  
*Company H "Mobile Independent Scouts" - many men from [[Mobile_County,_Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]  
*Company F "Greenville Guards" - many men from [[Butler County, Alabama#Military|Butler County]]  
*Company I "Emerald Guards" - many men from [[Mobile_County,_Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]
*Company G "German Fusileers"- many men from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]  
*Company K "Southern Guards" - many men from [[Perry_County,_Alabama#Military|Perry County]]
*Company H "Mobile Independent Scouts" - many men from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]  
*Company I "Emerald Guards" - many men from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]]  
*Company K "Southern Guards" - many men from [[Perry County, Alabama#Military|Perry County]]


The list of companies with their counties is found on [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/wilcox.html#8th-Inf history-sites.com] web site. Nicknames found on the [http://bitsofblueandgray.com/conf_alabama.htm bitsofblueandgray.com] website.
The list of companies with their counties is found on [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/wilcox.html#8th-Inf history-sites.com] web site. Nicknames found on the [http://bitsofblueandgray.com/conf_alabama.htm bitsofblueandgray.com] website.
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