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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
21st Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in October, 1861. Its members were recruited in Mobile and the counties of Washington, Marengo, Baldwin, Montgomery, and Greene. The regiment | 21st Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in October, 1861. Its members were recruited in Mobile and the counties of Washington, Marengo, Baldwin, Montgomery, and Greene. The regiment surrendered on May 6, 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 K "Mobile Cadets" - many men from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]] | *Company K "Mobile Cadets" - many men from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]] | ||
The list of counties with regiments and companies is found on the | The list of counties with regiments and companies is found on the [http://researchonline.net/alcw/county2.pdf researchonline.net] website.<br> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,539 | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,539 men on its roster for this unit.[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0021RI Roster]. | ||
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