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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===
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"This company was originally organized by Captain Robert W. Ayre at Danville, Tennessee, now in Houston County, then in Stewart County, on December 6, 1861.&nbsp; The men were reproted to be mainly from Benton County, with some from Henry County.&nbsp;&nbsp; <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csawill.html Captain J.R. Williams' Tennessee Cavarly Company], (accessed 31 Dec 2011).</ref>  
"This company was originally organized by Captain Robert W. Ayre at Danville, Tennessee, now in Houston County, then in Stewart County, on December 6, 1861.&nbsp; The men were reproted to be mainly from Benton County, with some from Henry County.&nbsp;&nbsp; <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csawill.html Captain J.R. Williams' Tennessee Cavarly Company], (accessed 31 Dec 2011).</ref>  


"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
"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  ===
 
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.<br>  


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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*[[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&nbsp;'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
*[[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&nbsp;'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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.
*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.


*[[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.
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=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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Latest revision as of 14:28, 5 June 2023

Williams' Company, Tennessee Cavalry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

"This company was originally organized by Captain Robert W. Ayre at Danville, Tennessee, now in Houston County, then in Stewart County, on December 6, 1861.  The men were reproted to be mainly from Benton County, with some from Henry County.   [1]

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.[2]

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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).
  • National Park Service, 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.
  • 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 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.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Tennesseans in the Civil War, Captain J.R. Williams' Tennessee Cavarly Company, (accessed 31 Dec 2011).
  2. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
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