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| "This battery was organized for State service May 15, 1861, and mustered into Confederate service August 12, 1861. The place of organization is not known, as there is no muster roll on file, and the only records are form prisoner of war and parole records." <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csaart/caruther.html Captain J.B. Caruthers' Tennessee Heavy Artillery Company], (accessed 31 Dec 2011).</ref> | | "This battery was organized for State service May 15, 1861, and mustered into Confederate service August 12, 1861. The place of organization is not known, as there is no muster roll on file, and the only records are form prisoner of war and parole records." <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csaart/caruther.html Captain J.B. Caruthers' Tennessee Heavy Artillery Company], (accessed 31 Dec 2011).</ref> |
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| "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> | | "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> |
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| === 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 '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 'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). |
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| *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. | | *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. |
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| *Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csaart/caruther.html Captain J.B. Caruthers' Tennessee Heavy Artillery Company], (accessed 31 Dec 2011). | | *Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csaart/caruther.html Captain J.B. Caruthers' Tennessee Heavy Artillery Company], (accessed 31 Dec 2011). |
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| *fold3$, [http://www.fold3.com/browsemore/hs6wbzWXRSqqd2sf3_20/ Capt Browne's Co, Light Artillery AND Capt Burrough's Co, Light Artillery (Rhett Artillery) AND Caruther's Battery, Heavy Artillery AND Capt Fisher's Co, Artillery (Nelson Artillery), ](accessed 26 Apr 2012). Unit information and rosters. | | *fold3$, [http://www.fold3.com/browsemore/hs6wbzWXRSqqd2sf3_20/ Capt Browne's Co, Light Artillery AND Capt Burrough's Co, Light Artillery (Rhett Artillery) AND Caruther's Battery, Heavy Artillery AND Capt Fisher's Co, Artillery (Nelson Artillery), ](accessed 26 Apr 2012). Unit information and rosters. |
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| === References === | | === References === |