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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. | ||
"This battalion was composed of only three companies, one of which, Company "A", was composed principally of Tennesseans. The other two were Mississippi companies." | |||
*Company A - Captain Edward I. Sanders - "Confederate Rangers" | |||
*Company B - Captains L.E. Hill, T.C. Brown - "The Chickasaw Mounted Guards" | |||
*Company C - Captains P.A. Mann, James C. Brock | |||
"Companies "B" and "C" were illegally mustered into the 12th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion in August 1863, but were ordered returned to Major Sanders by Major General Stephen D. Lee. When they returned to the battalion, their Company letters were reversed." | |||
Information for these companies is from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csatn17.html Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 29 Dec 2011). | |||
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