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49th Regiment, Alabama Infantry: Difference between revisions
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,313 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0049RI Roster]. | |||
Companies by County:<br> | Companies by County:<br> | ||
*Company A "Oleander Guards" - many men from [[ | *Company A "Oleander Guards" - many men from [[Marshall County, Alabama#Military|Marshall County]] | ||
*Company B | *Company B | ||
*Company C "Jackson Lions" - many men from [[ | *Company C "Jackson Lions" - many men from [[Jackson County, Alabama#Military|Jackson County]] | ||
*Company D "DeKalb Rifles" - many men from [[ | *Company D "DeKalb Rifles" - many men from [[DeKalb County, Alabama#Military|DeKalb County]] | ||
*Company E | *Company E | ||
*Company F | *Company F | ||
*Company G "DeKalb Rifles" - many men from [[ | *Company G "DeKalb Rifles" - many men from [[DeKalb County, Alabama#Military|DeKalb County]] | ||
*Company H - many men from [[ | *Company H - many men from [[Madison County, Alabama#Military|Madison County]] | ||
*Company I | *Company I | ||
*Company K "The Joe Bradley Rebels" - many men from [[ | *Company K "The Joe Bradley Rebels" - many men from [[Madison County, Alabama#Military|Madison County]] | ||
Information on the companies and counties they originated from is found on the [http://researchonline.net/alcw/county2.pdf researchonline.net] web site. Information on companies H and K is found on the [http://www.oldhuntsville.com/Military/Confederate_Units_of_Madison_County.txt oldhuntsville.com] web site<br> | Information on the companies and counties they originated from is found on the [http://researchonline.net/alcw/county2.pdf researchonline.net] web site. Information on companies H and K is found on the [http://www.oldhuntsville.com/Military/Confederate_Units_of_Madison_County.txt oldhuntsville.com] web site<br> | ||