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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.  


*Company A - enlisted at Daneyville, Tennessee - most of the men resided in [[Haywood_County,_Tennessee|Haywood County]], others in [[Fayette_County,_Tennessee|Fayette]]
*Company A - Captain Henry L. Douglass, W.S. (or H.) Scott, G.W. Parritt, (or Parrott), W.N. Wilkerson, C.N. Kerr, J.B. Locke - "The Dancyville Grays" - Men from [[Haywood County, Tennessee|Haywood County]], and [[Fayette County, Tennessee|FayetteCounty]].
*Company B - enlisted at Brownsville, Tennessee - most of the men were from [[Haywood_County,_Tennessee|Haywood County]]
*Company B - Captain Robert S. Russell, J.W. Hubbard - "The haywood Rifles" - Men from Brownsville, [[Haywood County, Tennessee|Haywood County.]]  
*Company C - organized at Clopton's Camping-ground, Tipton County
*Company C - Captain David J. Wood, Charles B. Simonton, James I. Hall - "Southern Confederates" - Men from Clopton's Camp Ground, Tipton County.
*Company D - organized at Fayette Corner - most of the men were from [[Fayette_County,_Tennessee|Fayette County]], some in [[Haywood_County,_Tennessee|Haywood ]]and a few in [[Hardeman_County,_Tennessee|Hardeman]]
*Company D - Captain Charles S. Hurt, W.H. Morgan, Henry C. Irby - Men from Haywood and [[Hardeman County, Tennessee|Hardeman]] Counties.
*Company E - organized in District 1 - northeast corner of Shelby County  
*Company E - Captain Thomas Epperson, John Brown, R.H. Harrison - Men from Shelby County.
*Company F - organized in Middleton, Hardeman County - nearly all the men were farmers and sons of farmers
*Company F - Captain Samuel H. White, J.M. Park, unius L. Hall, F.A. Harris - "The Middleton Tigers" - Men from Hardeman County.
*Company G - the first company organized in Weakley County
*Company G - Captain Bradford Edwards, A.C. Gardner, A.M. Boyd - "The Hickory Blues" - Men from Weakley County.
*Company H - organized in Obion County
*Company H - Captain John W. Buford, J.W. McDonald - "The Obion Avalanche" - Men from Troy, Obion County.
*Company I - organized in Memphis
*Company I - Captain H.A. Rogers, D.E. Cox, Samuel P. Rose - "The Memphis Rangers" - Men from Memphis, Shelby County.
*Company K - organized in Lauderdale County
*Company K - Captain Joe C. Marley, P.N. Conner - Men from Lauderdale County.
*Company L -
*Company L - Captain W.J. Lyle - "The Dancyville Rebels" - Men from Haywood County.


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The information about the companies is from Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 19 Nov 2011).
 
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