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25th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (view source)
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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 25th Regiment was composed of ten companies, four from [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton county]], two from White, one from Putnam, two from White and Putnam, and one from Jackson county.<br> | The 25th Regiment was composed of ten companies, four from [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton county]], two from [[White_County,_Tennessee|White County]], one from [[Putnam_County,_Tennessee|Putnam County]], two from [[White_County,_Tennessee|White County ]]and [[Putnam_County,_Tennessee|Putnam County]], and one from [[Jackson_County,_Tennessee|Jackson county]].<br> | ||
*Company A - Captains James H. Snodgrass, William H.M. Simpson - Men from Sparta, [[ | *Company A - Captains James H. Snodgrass, William H.M. Simpson - Men from Sparta, [[White County, Tennessee|White County.]] | ||
*Company B - Captains Josiah S.H. Bilbrey, Samuel Davis, W.H. Fleming, Samuel H. McCarver, Eugene R. Smith - Men from Hilham, [[ | *Company B - Captains Josiah S.H. Bilbrey, Samuel Davis, W.H. Fleming, Samuel H. McCarver, Eugene R. Smith - Men from Hilham, [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton County]]. | ||
*Company C - Captains William Gooch Smith, George H. Hash - Men from Cave, now Doyle's Station, [[ | *Company C - Captains William Gooch Smith, George H. Hash - Men from Cave, now Doyle's Station, [[White County, Tennessee|White County]]. | ||
*Company D - Captains Luther B. Myers, John M. Hughs, William H. Flemming - Men from Livingston, [[ | *Company D - Captains Luther B. Myers, John M. Hughs, William H. Flemming - Men from Livingston, [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton County]]. | ||
*Company E - Captains Dempsey M. Southard, James A. (or M.) Conley, William A. Duncan, G.W. Leatherbury, William Turner - Men from Cherry Creek, [[ | *Company E - Captains Dempsey M. Southard, James A. (or M.) Conley, William A. Duncan, G.W. Leatherbury, William Turner - Men from Cherry Creek, [[White County, Tennessee|White County]]. | ||
*Company F - Captains Joseph Shaw, Purtyman Jones, G.W. Kinnarid - Men from Cookville, [[ | *Company F - Captains Joseph Shaw, Purtyman Jones, G.W. Kinnarid - Men from Cookville, [[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam County]]. | ||
*Company G - Captains Leonidas A. McCarver, Albert Green - Men from Flynn's Lick, [[ | *Company G - Captains Leonidas A. McCarver, Albert Green - Men from Flynn's Lick, [[Jackson County, Tennessee|Jackson County.]] | ||
*Company H - Captains James R. Copeland, Grandison H. Swope - Men from Livingston, [[ | *Company H - Captains James R. Copeland, Grandison H. Swope - Men from Livingston, [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton County.]] | ||
*Company I - Captains Wiley J. Reed, William K. Phillips, James H. Curtis - Men from [[ | *Company I - Captains Wiley J. Reed, William K. Phillips, James H. Curtis - Men from [[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam County.]] | ||
*Company K - Captains Abraham Ford, Charles B. Slater, Samuel J. Johnson - Men from [[ | *Company K - Captains Abraham Ford, Charles B. Slater, Samuel J. Johnson - Men from [[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam County]] and [[White County, Tennessee|White Counties]]. | ||
Information for these companies comes from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa25.html Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 29 Dec 2011). | Information for these companies comes from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa25.html Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 29 Dec 2011). | ||
*Twenty-fifth Regiment | *Twenty-fifth Regiment | ||