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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 - Captain Peter W. Moore - Formerly Company B of 15th Regiment.
*Company B - Captain J.L. Garrison - Formed from various companies of [[16th_Regiment,_Tennessee_Cavalry_(Logwood's)|16th (Logwood's). ]]Men from [[Fayette_County,_Tennessee|Fayette County]].
*Company C - Captain H.T. Hanks - Formed from various companies of 15th Regiment.
*Company D - Captain Thompson Nutt
*Company E - E.L. Hussey
*Company F - Captain T.C. Buchanan - Formed from various companies of 15th Regiment.
*Company G - Captain R. B. Saunders - Formed from various companies of 15th Regiment.
*Company H - Captain Gabriel T. Penn - Formed from various companies of 15th Regiment.
*Company I - Captain P.M. Williams - Formed from various companies of [[16th_Regiment,_Tennessee_Cavalry_(Logwood's)|16th (Logwood's). ]]Men from [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby]], [[Fayette_County,_Tennessee|Fayette]] and [[Tipton_County,_Tennessee|Tipton Counties]].
*Company K - Formed from various companies of [[16th_Regiment,_Tennessee_Cavalry_(Logwood's)|16th (Logwood's).  ]]Men from [[Fayette_County,_Tennessee|Fayette]] and [[Tipton_County,_Tennessee|Tipton Counties]].
Information on these companies comes from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csa15bcav.html Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 28 Dec 2011).


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