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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <ref>National Park Service, [ | "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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These are the only companies positively identified. The letter from General Chalmers mentioned Captain Perry's company as being in Collins' command. This was probably Captain J. R. Perry, of Co. "G" 18th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion, which was formed from members of two companies of Partisan Rangers in State Service. | These are the only companies positively identified. The letter from General Chalmers mentioned Captain Perry's company as being in Collins' command. This was probably Captain J. R. Perry, of Co. "G" 18th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion, which was formed from members of two companies of Partisan Rangers in State Service. | ||
<ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csacollins.html | <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csacollins.html COLLINS' TENNESSEE CAVALRY REGIMENT], (accessed 25 Apr 2012).</ref> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennessee in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennessee in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
*Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csacollins.html Collins Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, or Partisan Rangers], (accessed 25 Apr 2012). | |||
*Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csacollins.html Collins Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, or Partisan Rangers], (accessed 25 Apr 2012). A brief history. | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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