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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. | ||
COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 19TH BATTALION MISSISSIPPI CAVALRY: | COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 19TH BATTALION MISSISSIPPI CAVALRY: | ||
Company A - Williams’ Company (raised in Calhoun County)<br>Company B - Mitchell’s Company (raised in Calhoun County)<br>Company C - Duff Guards (raised in Yalobusha County)<br>Company D - Cochran’s Company (raised in Choctaw County)<br>Company E - Walker’s Company (raised in Chickasaw County)<br>Company E [sic] - Abert’s Company (raised in Lowndes County)<br>Company F - Shackelford’s Company (raised in Itawamba County)<br>Company F [sic] - Fields’ Company (raised in Lowndes County)<br>Company G - Matthews’ Company (raised in Lowndes County)<br>Company H - Morris’ Company (raised in DeSoto & Panola Counties) | Company A - Williams’ Company (raised in Calhoun County)<br>Company B - Mitchell’s Company (raised in Calhoun County)<br>Company C - Duff Guards (raised in Yalobusha County)<br>Company D - Cochran’s Company (raised in Choctaw County)<br>Company E - Walker’s Company (raised in Chickasaw County)<br>Company E [sic] - Abert’s Company (raised in Lowndes County)<br>Company F - Shackelford’s Company (raised in Itawamba County)<br>Company F [sic] - Fields’ Company (raised in Lowndes County)<br>Company G - Matthews’ Company (raised in Lowndes County)<br>Company H - Morris’ Company (raised in DeSoto & Panola Counties) | ||
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COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 8TH MISSISSIPPI CAVALRY: | |||
<br> | Company A - Williams’ Company (raised in Calhoun County)<br>Company B - Mitchell’s Company (raised in Calhoun County)<br>Company C - Duff Guards (raised in Yalobusha County)<br>Company D - Cochran’s Company (raised in Choctaw County)<br>Company E - Walker’s Company (raised in Chickasaw County)<br>Company F - Shackelford’s Company (raised in Itawamba County)<br>Company G - Duke’s Company, aka Duke’s Company of Independent Scouts (raised in Itawamba<br>County)<br>Company H - Morris’ Company (raised in DeSoto & Panola Counties)<br>Company I - Robinson’s Company (raised in Oktibbeha County)<br>Company K - Cox’s Company (raised in Calhoun County) | ||
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=== 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><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><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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