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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<br>
*Company A
*Company B
*Company B  
*Company C - Men from Memphis, [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County]]
*Company C - Captains W.D. Bethell, James Purl - "The Attakapas Rifles" - Men from Memphis, [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]]  
*Company D - Men from [[Gibson_County,_Tennessee|Gibson County]]&nbsp;and [[Dyer_County,_Tennessee|Dyer County]]
*Company D - Captains L.P. McMurry, Benjamin T. Davis, Thomas W. Williams, Louis M. Williams - "The Newbern Blues", "The Newbern&nbsp;Grays"&nbsp;- Men from [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson County]]&nbsp;and [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Dyer County]]  
*Company E
*Company E  
*Company F - Men from Carroll County and [[Dyer_County,_Tennessee|Dyer County]]
*Company F - Captains W.A. Marshall, William A. Dawson -&nbsp;"The Bell Grays"&nbsp;- Men from Carroll County and [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Dyer County]]  
*Company G - Men from Carroll County
*Company G - Captains B.D. Shofner, John M. Fields, A.P. Hall, G.W. Parkison,&nbsp;JOhn L. Bell - "The Carroll Invincibles"&nbsp;- Men from [[Carroll_County,_Tennessee|Carroll County]]
*Company H - Men from [[Hardeman_County,_Tennessee|Hardeman County]]
*Company H - Captains Robert H. Wood, C.M. Wellons, James M. Richardson&nbsp;- "The Hatchie Hunters" - Men from [[Hardeman County, Tennessee|Hardeman County]]  
*Company I
*Company I  
*Company K
*Company K  
*Company L
*Company L  
*Company M - Men from Kentucky
*Company M - Men from Kentucky
Part of this information came from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csain22.htm Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 28 Dec 2011).


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