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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. |
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| The (Mississippi) MSGenWeb page for Lawrence County, Mississippi has a Regiment [http://www.mississippigenealogy.com/lawrence/12th-regiment-mississippi-infantry.htm Roster List] arranged alphabetically. | | The (Mississippi) MSGenWeb page for Lawrence County, Mississippi has a Regiment [http://www.mississippigenealogy.com/lawrence/12th-regiment-mississippi-infantry.htm Roster List] arranged alphabetically. |
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| <br> Company A - (Charlie Clark Rifles; also listed as Co. H) - raised in [[Jefferson County, Mississippi#Military|Jefferson County]] and [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]]<br> | | <br> Company A - (Charlie Clark Rifles; also listed as Co. H) - raised in [[Jefferson County, Mississippi#Military|Jefferson County]] and [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]]<br> |
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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. <br> | | *[[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. <br> |
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| *Howell, H. Grady. ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines. ''(Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998), {{FHL|735224|item|disp=FHL book 976.2 M2}} and ''Featherston's/Posey's/Harris' Mississippi Brigade : Army of Northern Virginia, a muster listing.''(Carrollton, Mississippi : Pioneer Pub. Co., c2005), {{FHL|1252175 | | *Howell, H. Grady. ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines. ''(Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998), {{FHL|735224|item|disp=FHL book 976.2 M2}} and ''Featherston's/Posey's/Harris' Mississippi Brigade : Army of Northern Virginia, a muster listing.''(Carrollton, Mississippi : Pioneer Pub. Co., c2005), {{FHL|1252175 |
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