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*Company K - many men from [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson County]]<ref>''Tennesseans in the Civil War : a military history of Confederate and Union units with available rosters of personnel'', part 1, (Nashville, Tennessee : Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964). {{FHL|229787|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2t; FHL fiche 6046966}}</ref><br><br>The information about the companies and their counties of orgin came from ''Tennesseans in the Civil War : a military history of Confederate and Union units with available rosters of personnel'', part 1, (Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964). {{FHL|229787|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2t; FHL fiche 6046966}} <br> | *Company K - many men from [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson County]]<ref>''Tennesseans in the Civil War : a military history of Confederate and Union units with available rosters of personnel'', part 1, (Nashville, Tennessee : Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964). {{FHL|229787|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2t; FHL fiche 6046966}}</ref><br><br>The information about the companies and their counties of orgin came from ''Tennesseans in the Civil War : a military history of Confederate and Union units with available rosters of personnel'', part 1, (Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964). {{FHL|229787|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2t; FHL fiche 6046966}} <br> | ||
Company K ( Captain W. J. Grayson, later William P. Brandy - many men from [[ | Company K ( Captain W. J. Grayson, later William P. Brandy - many men from [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson County]] | ||
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Organized June 11, 1861 at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee | Organized June 11, 1861 at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee | ||
Major J. B. Palmer's Company (Captain R. P. Crockett) - many men from [[ | Major J. B. Palmer's Company (Captain R. P. Crockett) - many men from [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford County]] | ||
B. G. Wood's Company - many men from [[ | B. G. Wood's Company - many men from [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford County]] | ||
B. F. Webb's Company - many men from [[ | B. F. Webb's Company - many men from [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford County]] | ||
The information above is from ''Goodspeed's History of Tennessee'', Vol 8. | The information above is from ''Goodspeed's History of Tennessee'', Vol 8. | ||
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Organized in May 1861 | Organized in May 1861 | ||
Three full Companies, commanded by Captains Richmond Rushing, A. J. St. John and Grand Wood. - many men from [[ | Three full Companies, commanded by Captains Richmond Rushing, A. J. St. John and Grand Wood. - many men from [[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon County]] | ||
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Company E (Ashland City Guards) Captain Gideon H. Lowe - many men from [[ | Company E (Ashland City Guards) Captain Gideon H. Lowe - many men from [[Cheatham County, Tennessee|Cheatham County]] | ||
The information above is from ''The Goodspeed Histories'', Vol 7. | The information above is from ''The Goodspeed Histories'', Vol 7. | ||
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Captain W. H. Joyner Company - many men from [[ | Captain W. H. Joyner Company - many men from [[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner County and]] [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County ]]The information above is from ''The Goodspeed's Histories'', Vol 5 <br> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,444 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CTN0018RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||