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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. | ||
<br> | *Company A - Captains Raleigh R. White (to lieutenant colonel), S.I. Cox - "White's Gureillas"<br> | ||
*Company B - Captains Thomas Hnery Turner (to surgeon), JOhn H. Deberry | |||
*Company C - Captain Zilman Voss - Tennessee Mounted Riflemen" | |||
*Company D - Captain G.T. Nowell - with some men from [[Fayette_County,_Tennessee|Fayette County]]. | |||
*Company E - Captain Charles R. Harris | |||
*Company F - Captain Hugh D. Greer | |||
*Company G - Captains J.Gwynn Thurmond, E.W. Jacobs | |||
*Company H - Captain A.C. Reid | |||
*Company I - Captain L.A. Thomas - "The Dancyville Grays" | |||
*Company K - Captain __ Ray | |||
*2nd Company K - Captain W.J. Hall | |||
The information for these companies came from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csa14cav.html Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 28 Dec 2011). | |||
Company | Company A (Captain R. R. White) - many men from Hardeman County | ||
Company | Company E (Captain W. W. Hall) - many men from Hardeman County | ||
(Polk's Battery ) Captain M. T. Polk - many men from Hardeman County | Company F (Captain Gynn Thurmond) - many men from Hardeman County | ||
(Polk's Battery ) Captain M. T. Polk - many men from Hardeman County | |||
The information above is from ''The Goodspeed Histories of Tennessee'', Vol 11.<br> | The information above is from ''The Goodspeed Histories of Tennessee'', Vol 11.<br> | ||
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