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=== Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | === Regiment Companies with the County 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. | 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. | ||
An alphabetical | An alphabetical listing roster of the men serving in this regiment and the name and mustering in date of each company is found in the [http://www.2ndmississippi.org/2nd_miss_part_1/Rosters_intro.htm Member Rosters] section of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment Internet site. Rosters arranged by company are also available. | ||
Another regimental roster, organized according to company, is found on the Rootsweb Internet site, also titled [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/2ndmiss.htm '2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment']. | Another regimental roster, organized according to company, is found on the Rootsweb Internet site, also titled [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/2ndmiss.htm '2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment']. | ||
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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> | ||
*[http://www.2ndmississippi.org/index.htm 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment] Internet | *[http://www.2ndmississippi.org/index.htm 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment] Internet site contains a detailed history and roster of the soldiers both by alphabet and within their company. The company roster gives individual information such as age, occupation, rank, date, place and by whom enrolled, birth place, marital status, residence and a tracking of their activity. | ||
*Hankins, Samuel. ''Simple story of a soldier.'' (Bethesda, Maryland | *Hankins, Samuel. ''Simple story of a soldier.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FHL|770591|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082495}} | ||
*Herdegen, Lance J. ''In the bloody railroad cut at Gettysburg.'' (Dayton, Ohio | *Herdegen, Lance J. ''In the bloody railroad cut at Gettysburg.'' (Dayton, Ohio : Morningside House, c1990), {{FHL|472363|item|disp=FHL book 974.842/G1 M2hb}} | ||
*Smyth, Cecil B. (Cecil Britton). ''Second Mississippi infantry regiment, Army of Northern Virginia Confederate States of America.'' (El Paso, Texas : C.B. Smyth, [1997?]), {{FHL|1127101|item|disp=FHL book 976.2 M2scb}} | *Smyth, Cecil B. (Cecil Britton). ''Second Mississippi infantry regiment, Army of Northern Virginia Confederate States of America.'' (El Paso, Texas : C.B. Smyth, [1997?]), {{FHL|1127101|item|disp=FHL book 976.2 M2scb}} | ||
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