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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. | ||
The (Mississippi) MSGenWeb page for Lawrence County, Mississippi has a | The (Mississippi) MSGenWeb page for Lawrence County, Mississippi has a Regiment [http://www.mississippigenealogy.com/lawrence/12th-regiment-mississippi-infantry.htm Roster List] arranged alphabetically. | ||
<br> Company A - (Charlie Clark Rifles; also listed as Co. H) - raised in [[Jefferson County, Mississippi#Military|Jefferson County]] and [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]]<br> | <br> Company A - (Charlie Clark Rifles; also listed as Co. H) - raised in [[Jefferson County, Mississippi#Military|Jefferson County]] and [[Copiah County, Mississippi#Military|Copiah County]]<br> | ||
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*[[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. <br> | *[[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. <br> | ||
*Howell, H. Grady. ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines. ''(Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998), {{ | *Howell, H. Grady. ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines. ''(Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998), {{FSC|735224|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 M2}} and ''Featherston's/Posey's/Harris' Mississippi Brigade : Army of Northern Virginia, a muster listing.''(Carrollton, Mississippi : Pioneer Pub. Co., c2005), {{FSC|1252175 | ||
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*McCaleb, E. Howard. ''Address delivered by E. Howard McCaleb of New Orleans : at the reunion of the surviving veterans of Harris' Mississippi Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia held at Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Mississippi, November 19, 1879.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{ | *McCaleb, E. Howard. ''Address delivered by E. Howard McCaleb of New Orleans : at the reunion of the surviving veterans of Harris' Mississippi Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia held at Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Mississippi, November 19, 1879.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|770828|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082501}} | ||
*Rowland, Dunbar. ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1908.'' (Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company), {{ | *Rowland, Dunbar. ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1908.'' (Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company), {{FSC|155428|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.2 H2}} <br> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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