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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === 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. | 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. | ||
*Company A (Pioneer Guards) - many men from [[Barbour_County,_Alabama#Military|Barbour County]] | |||
*Company B (Eufaula Rifles) - many men from [[Barbour_County,_Alabama#Military|Barbour County]] | |||
*Company C (Perote Guards) - many men from [[Pike_County,_Alabama#Military|Pike County]] | |||
*Company A (Pioneer Guards) - many men from Barbour County | |||
*Company B (Eufaula Rifles) - many men from Barbour County | |||
*Company C (Perote Guards) - many men from Pike County | |||
*Company D (Red Eagles) - many men from Mobile County | *Company D (Red Eagles) - many men from Mobile County | ||
*Company E (Rough and Ready Pioneers) - many men from Pike County | *Company E (Rough and Ready Pioneers) - many men from [[Pike_County,_Alabama#Military|Pike County]] | ||
*Company F (Tallapoosa Rifles) - many men from Tallapoosa County | *Company F (Tallapoosa Rifles) - many men from Tallapoosa County | ||
*Company G (Alabama Rifles) - many men from Talladega County | *Company G (Alabama Rifles) - many men from Talladega County | ||
*Company H (Guards of the Sunny South) - many men from Lowndes County | *Company H (Guards of the Sunny South) - many men from Lowndes County | ||
*Company I (Clayton Guards) - many men from Barbour County | *Company I (Clayton Guards) - many men from [[Barbour_County,_Alabama#Military|Barbour County]] | ||
*Company K (Wilcox True Blues) - many men from Wilcox County | *Company K (Wilcox True Blues) - many men from Wilcox County | ||
The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the Angelfire web site, [http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/RandysTexas/1stalabama.html 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery] section. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||