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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
3rd Cavalry Regiment was formed at Tupelo, Mississippi, in June, 1862. It was made up of independent companies which had seen prior service. These companies were from Monroe, Choctaw, Wilcox, Mobile, Perry, Dallas, Calhoun, and Autauga counties. Only a few men were present when the Army of Tennessee surrendered in April, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [ | 3rd Cavalry Regiment was formed at Tupelo, Mississippi, in June, 1862. It was made up of independent companies which had seen prior service. These companies were from Monroe, Choctaw, Wilcox, Mobile, Perry, Dallas, Calhoun, and Autauga counties. Only a few men were present when the Army of Tennessee surrendered in April, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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*Company B [formerly, Co. "M", Wirt Adams' Cavalry] - many men from [[Monroe County, Alabama#Military|Monroe County]] | *Company B [formerly, Co. "M", Wirt Adams' Cavalry] - many men from [[Monroe County, Alabama#Military|Monroe County]] | ||
*Company C [formerly Robbins' Independent Co.] - many men from [[Wilcox County, Alabama#Military|Wilcox County]] | *Company C [formerly Robbins' Independent Co.] - many men from [[Wilcox County, Alabama#Military|Wilcox County]] | ||
*Company D | *Company D [formerly Jackson County Mounted Rifles] - many men from [[Wilcox County, Alabama#Military|Wilcox County]] and [[Dallas County, Alabama#Military|Dallas County]] | ||
*Company E, Mobile Humphries Dragoons [formerly Co. "D", Wirt Adams' Cavalry] - many men from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]] | *Company E, Mobile Humphries Dragoons [formerly Co. "D", Wirt Adams' Cavalry] - many men from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]] | ||
*Company F[formerly Murphy's Independent Co.] - many men from [[Perry County, Alabama#Military|Perry County]] and [[Dallas County, Alabama#Military|Dallas County]] | *Company F[formerly Murphy's Independent Co.] - many men from [[Perry County, Alabama#Military|Perry County]] and [[Dallas County, Alabama#Military|Dallas County]] | ||
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The list of companies with their counties is found on [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/morgan.html#3rd-Cav history-sites.com ]web site. | The list of companies with their counties is found on [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/morgan.html#3rd-Cav history-sites.com ]web site. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,710 men on its roster for this unit. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,710 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0003RC Roster]. | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
=== References | *Mims, Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk). ''War history of the Prattville Dragoons. ''(Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|751648|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082282}} | ||
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[[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||