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| An extensive history can be found on the [http://sixthmsinf.tripod.com/index.htm 6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment "The Bloody Sixth"] Internet site. It also has links to a Muster Roll Index, a Staff Officers and the 6th Mississippi Living History Group. | | An extensive history can be found on the [http://sixthmsinf.tripod.com/index.htm 6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment "The Bloody Sixth"] Internet site. It also has links to a Muster Roll Index, a Staff Officers and the 6th Mississippi Living History Group. |
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| === Regiment Companies with the County of Origin <br> === | | === Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === |
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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. |