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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. | ||
Company A -- Bankston Guards (raised in Choctaw County)<br>Company B -- Attala Yellow Jackets (raised in Attala County)<br>Company C -- Red Invincibles (raised in Carroll & Holmes Counties)<br>Company D -- Paris Rebels (raised in Lafayette County)<br>Company E -- Stephens Guards (raised in Carroll County)<br>Company F -- Sons of the South (raised in Calhoun County) see [http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/4msif.htm Roster]<br>Company G -- Nelson Grays (raised in Holmes County)<br>Company H -- Carroll County Rebels (raised in Carroll County)<br>Company I -- Benela Sharpshooters (raised in Calhoun County)<br>Company K -- Center Marksmen (raised in Attala County) | Company A -- Bankston Guards (raised in Choctaw County)<br>Company B -- Attala Yellow Jackets (raised in Attala County)<br>Company C -- Red Invincibles (raised in Carroll & Holmes Counties)<br>Company D -- Paris Rebels (raised in Lafayette County)<br>Company E -- Stephens Guards (raised in Carroll County)<br>Company F -- Sons of the South (raised in Calhoun County) see [http://www.datasync.com/~jtaylor/4msif.htm Roster]<br>Company G -- Nelson Grays (raised in Holmes County)<br>Company H -- Carroll County Rebels (raised in Carroll County)<br>Company I -- Benela Sharpshooters (raised in Calhoun County)<br>Company K -- Center Marksmen (raised in Attala County) | ||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
*[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System ]can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. <br><br> | *[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System ]can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. <br><br> | ||
*Rowland, Dunbar, ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 (''Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company). <br><br> | *Rowland, Dunbar, ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 (''Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company). <br><br> | ||
*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).<br> | *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).<br> | ||
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