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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
3rd (Owen's) Regiment was organized August 7, 1862 as a unit of the Minute Men and was stationed at Grenada. | [Owen's] Minute Men. | ||
3rd (Owen's) Regiment was organized August 7, 1862 as a unit of the Minute Men and was stationed at Grenada. | |||
The Minute Men were organized in May 1862 under the order of Maj.-Gen. T. C. Tupper from militia companies in each county. The enlistment term was for six months. Although not mustered into the Confederate States services, they were still subject to orders of Confederate officers. | The Minute Men were organized in May 1862 under the order of Maj.-Gen. T. C. Tupper from militia companies in each county. The enlistment term was for six months. Although not mustered into the Confederate States services, they were still subject to orders of Confederate officers. |
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