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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 - Organized at Cumberland Gap, April 1, 1862, with men from [[ | * Company A - Organized at Cumberland Gap, April 1, 1862, with men from [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox]] and [[Hancock County, Tennessee|Hancock Counties]].   | ||
| *Company B - Organized at Sneedville, [[ | *Company B - Organized at Sneedville, [[Hancock County, Tennessee|Hancock County]], in March, 1862.   | ||
| *Company C - Organized at Cumberland Gap, on April 1, 1862, with men from [[ | *Company C - Organized at Cumberland Gap, on April 1, 1862, with men from [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox County]].   | ||
| *Company D - Organized at Flat Lick, Kentucky in April, 1862, with men from [[ | *Company D - Organized at Flat Lick, Kentucky in April, 1862, with men from [[Cocke County, Tennessee|Cocke]] and [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene Counties]].   | ||
| *Company E - Organized at Camp Garber, Kentucky in April, 1862, with men from [[ | *Company E - Organized at Camp Garber, Kentucky in April, 1862, with men from [[Cocke County, Tennessee|Cocke County]].   | ||
| *Company F - Organized at Boston, Kentucky on March 1, 1862, with men from [[ | *Company F - Organized at Boston, Kentucky on March 1, 1862, with men from [[Cocke County, Tennessee|Cocke County]].   | ||
| *Company G - Organized at Cumberland Gap, on July 1, 1862 with men from [[ | *Company G - Organized at Cumberland Gap, on July 1, 1862 with men from [[Cocke County, Tennessee|Cocke County]].   | ||
| *Company H - Organized July 23, 1862 in [[ | *Company H - Organized July 23, 1862 in [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene County]].   | ||
| *Company I - Organized at Cumberland Gap on August 12, 1862 with men from [[ | *Company I - Organized at Cumberland Gap on August 12, 1862 with men from [[Bradley County, Tennessee|Bradley]] and [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene Counties]].   | ||
| *Company K - Organized at Cumberland Gap on August 16, 1862, with men from [[ | *Company K - Organized at Cumberland Gap on August 16, 1862, with men from [[Bradley County, Tennessee|Bradley County]].   | ||
| *Company L - Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on November 1, 1862 with men from [[ | *Company L - Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on November 1, 1862 with men from [[Bradley County, Tennessee|Bradley County]].   | ||
| *Company M - Organized at Greeneville, [[ | *Company M - Organized at Greeneville, [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene County]] in November, 1862.   <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/usacav/usa1cav.html 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment USA], (accessed 3 Jan 2012).</ref> | ||
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