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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 - Jasper County Company (raised in [[Jasper County, Mississippi#Military|Jasper County]])<br>Company B - Beauregard Defenders (raised in [[Jasper County, Mississippi#Military|Jasper]] & [[ | Company A - Jasper County Company (raised in [[Jasper County, Mississippi#Military|Jasper County]])<br>Company B - Beauregard Defenders (raised in [[Jasper County, Mississippi#Military|Jasper]] & [[Perry County, Mississippi#Military|Perry]] Counties)<br>Company C - Jones County Rebels (raised in [[Jones County, Mississippi#Military|Jones County]])<br>Company D - Mississippi Rangers (raised in [[Clarke County, Mississippi#Military|Clarke County]])<br>Company E - Mississippi Sharpshooters (raised in [[Clarke County, Mississippi#Military|Clarke]] County)<br>Company F - Renovators (raised in [[Jones County, Mississippi#Military|Jones]] County)<br>Company G - Covington Sharpshooters (raised in [[Covington County, Mississippi#Military|Covington]] County)<br> | ||
=== 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> | ||