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'''Commanding Officers'''
'''Commanding Officers'''


* Colonel James Murell Shackelford (Organization-January 2, 1863)
* Colonel James Murell Shackelford  
* Colonel Benjamin H. Bristow (January 2, 1863-September 23, 1863)
* Lt. Colonel Benjamin H. Bristow  
 


'''Command Structure'''
'''Command Structure'''
*1st Battalion, Maj James H Holloway  
*1st Battalion, Maj. James H. Holloway


# Co B. Capt. Issac Singleton
# Co B. Capt. Issac Singleton
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# Co L. Capt. Elishia Owens
# Co L. Capt. Elishia Owens


*2nd Battalion, Lt. Col Benjamin H Bristow
*2nd Battalion, Maj. Joseph M. Kennedy


# Co A. Capt. George W. Mccullough
# Co A. Capt. George W. Mccullough
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# Co K. Capt. James H. Hudspeth
# Co K. Capt. James H. Hudspeth


*3rd Battalion, Maj James W Weatherford
*3rd Battalion, Maj James W. Weatherford


# Co C. Capt. Charles M Whipp
# Co C. Capt. Charles M Whipp
# Co F. Capt. James B. Carson
# Co F. Capt. James B. Carson
# Co I.  Capt. John Dever
# Co I.  Capt. John Dever
# Co M. Capt. John D Belden
# Co M. Capt. Daniel S. Parker
 




'''Command Changes'''
'''Command Changes'''


Capt. James B. Carson, Co. F resigned January 19, 1863. Replaced by Captain William F. Hunter
Colonel James Murell Shackelford, promoted to Brigadier General, January 2, 1863; Replaced by Lt. Colonel Benjamin H. Bristow
 
Lt. Colonel Benjamin H. Bristow, promoted to Colonel, April 1, 1863, Replaced by Major James H. Holloway
 
Maj. James H. Holloway, promoted to Lt. Col, May 1, 1863; Replaced by Capt. Samuel M. Starling, Co. M
 
Capt. James B. Carson, Co. F resigned January 19, 1863; Replaced by Captain William F. Hunter
 
Capt. Elishia Owens, Co. L, killed February 28, 1862. Replaced by Captain Robert V. Gunter


Capt. Elishia Owens, Co. L, Killed February 28, 1862. Replaced by Captain Robert V. Gunter<!-- Robert V. Gunter may have replaced Captain Owens in December 1862 on account of his being co-opted for service in a court martial while on leave from the regiment. This service as well as condition on the ground precluded Captain Owens from returning until late January.  -->
Capt. Daniel S. Parker, Co. M, resigned December 6, 1862, Capt. Samuel M. Starling promoted to Major June 1, 1863, Replaced by Capt. John D. Belden<!-- Robert V. Gunter may have replaced Captain Owens in December 1862 on account of his being co-opted for service in a court martial while on leave from the regiment. This service as well as condition on the ground precluded Captain Owens from returning until late January.  -->