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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. | ||
*Company A - Captain O.T. Plummer - Most men from Comapnies "B" and "D" of [[ | *Company A - Captain O.T. Plummer - Most men from Comapnies "B" and "D" of [[48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Voorhies')|Voorhies' Regiment.]] | ||
*Company B - Captain W.C. Blanton - Most men from Captain Sowell's Company, Voorhies' Regiment. | *Company B - Captain W.C. Blanton - Most men from Captain Sowell's Company, Voorhies' Regiment. | ||
*Company C - Captain Carlos C. Harris - Most men from Voorhies' Regiment. | *Company C - Captain Carlos C. Harris - Most men from Voorhies' Regiment. | ||
*Company D - Captain John L. Griffin - Most men from Voorhies' Regiment. | *Company D - Captain John L. Griffin - Most men from Voorhies' Regiment. | ||
*Company E - Captains McKinney Dooley, James C. Cooper - Formerly Dooley's company, [[ | *Company E - Captains McKinney Dooley, James C. Cooper - Formerly Dooley's company, [[54th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|54th Tennessee Infantry Regiment.]] | ||
*Company F - Captains T.R. Hughs (to lieutenant colonel), E.J. Benham - Most men from Companies "A" and "H", 54th Regiment. Few from 53rd Regiment. | *Company F - Captains T.R. Hughs (to lieutenant colonel), E.J. Benham - Most men from Companies "A" and "H", 54th Regiment. Few from 53rd Regiment. | ||
*Company G - Captain Lewis Miller - Formerly Co. "B", 54th Regiment. | *Company G - Captain Lewis Miller - Formerly Co. "B", 54th Regiment. | ||
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*Company I - Captains John D. Ives, Henry G. Evans - Formerly Ives' Company, 54th Regiment. | *Company I - Captains John D. Ives, Henry G. Evans - Formerly Ives' Company, 54th Regiment. | ||
*Company K - Captains James M. White, Jerimiah B. Lindsey - Consolidation of "E" and "C", 54th Regiment. <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa48.html 48th (Nixon's Tennessee Infantry Regiment], (accessed 30 Dec 2011).</ref> | *Company K - Captains James M. White, Jerimiah B. Lindsey - Consolidation of "E" and "C", 54th Regiment. <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa48.html 48th (Nixon's Tennessee Infantry Regiment], (accessed 30 Dec 2011).</ref> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,298 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CTN0048RI01 Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||