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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===


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.<br>
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.<br>  


"No muster rolls of the battalion were found, and the information given below was taken from the records of the organizations to which the companies were later assigned.  
"No muster rolls of the battalion were found, and the information given below was taken from the records of the organizations to which the companies were later assigned.  
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No muster rolls were found for McCann's or Blackman's Companies."&nbsp; <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csadouglass.html Douglass' Tennessee Partisan Ranger Battalion], (accessed 25 Apr 2012).</ref>
No muster rolls were found for McCann's or Blackman's Companies."&nbsp; <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csadouglass.html Douglass' Tennessee Partisan Ranger Battalion], (accessed 25 Apr 2012).</ref>
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 298 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CTNDOUGB Roster].


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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