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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 - | "Most of the companies had two different letters, one when mustered into state service, the other when accepted into Confederate service. The letters shown below are the final letters, with the original letters indicated." | ||
*Company B - | |||
*Company C - | *Company A - Captain Joseph H. Pitts, William I. White - formerly "G". - Men from [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys County]]. | ||
*Company D - | *Company B - Captain J. Richard McCann, Edward W. Clark - formerly "F", "The Cheatham Rifles" - Men from [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]]. | ||
*Company E - | *Company C - Captain William R. Green, William H. McCanley - formerly "C" - Men from [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson County]]. | ||
*Company F - | *Company D - Captain George Maney, James E. Rains, John E. Biuns - formerly "A", "The Hermitage Guards" - Men from [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]]. | ||
*Company G - | *Company E - Captain William J. Mallory, Robert A. W. James - formerly "E" - Men from [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson County]]. | ||
*Company H - | *Company F - Captain James A. Long, James H. Darden, Jerrie Batts - formerly "D" - Men from [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson County]]. | ||
*Company I - | *Company G - Captain Samuel C. Godshall, Edward J. uilford, James G. Stevens - formerly "B", "The Beauregard Light Infantry" - Men from [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]]. | ||
*Company K - | *Company H - Captain Thomas P. Bateman, Philip Van Horn Weems, 3.H. Johnson - formerly "I" - Men from [[Hickman County, Tennessee|Hickman County]]. | ||
*Company I - Captain Hugh R. Lucas, John D. Woodward, George W. Gordon, Isaac P. Young - formerly "K", "The Gerbers" - Men from [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys County]]. | |||
*Company K - Captain William R. Thedford, Franklin F. Tidwell - formerly "H" - Men from [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson County]]. | |||
The information about the counties is from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa11.html Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 18 Nov 2011). | |||
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