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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.
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+"On February 5, 1864, the command never having been officially recognized, was consolidated into three companies, and assigned as Companies "H", "I" and "K" to the [[14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Neely's)|14th (Neely's) Tennessee Cavalry]], although Colonel Neely reported that only two companies were assigned to his regiment.&nbsp; This discrepancy may be explained by the fact that 2nd Company "I"&nbsp;of Neely's Regiment was largely recruited by Colonel Neely in November 1863, adn may have been assigned to Marshall's Regiment by Richardson when he was still trying to complete the organization of that regiment."<ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csa17cav.html 17th (Marshall's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment], (accessed 29 Dec 2011).</ref>
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