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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 - Captain E.G. Ezzell - Men from McKenzie, [[ | *Company A - Captain E.G. Ezzell - Men from McKenzie, [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley County]]. | ||
*Company B - Captains A.C. Ketchum, Jones Gennett - Men from [[Memphis, | *Company B - Captains A.C. Ketchum, Jones Gennett - Men from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. | ||
*Company C - Captains Frank Rice, J.W. Rogan, Henry Rice - "The Montgomery Guards" - Men from [[Memphis, | *Company C - Captains Frank Rice, J.W. Rogan, Henry Rice - "The Montgomery Guards" - Men from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. | ||
*Company D - Captains C.A. Rose, John F. Hearn, Matthew Dwyer - Men from [[ | *Company D - Captains C.A. Rose, John F. Hearn, Matthew Dwyer - Men from [[Madison County, Tennessee|Madison County]]. | ||
*Company E - Captains W.B. Isler, R.A. Lewis, R.B. Donaldson - "The Madrid Bend Guards" - Men from [[ | *Company E - Captains W.B. Isler, R.A. Lewis, R.B. Donaldson - "The Madrid Bend Guards" - Men from [[Lake County, Tennessee|Lake County]]. | ||
*Company F - Captain John F. Cameron, William F. Bourne - "The Young Guard" - Men from [[Memphis, | *Company F - Captain John F. Cameron, William F. Bourne - "The Young Guard" - Men from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis.]] | ||
*2nd Company F - Captains E. McCleary (state service only), B.W. Marston, William H. Pipes - Men from [[Memphis, | *2nd Company F - Captains E. McCleary (state service only), B.W. Marston, William H. Pipes - Men from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. | ||
*Company G - Captains Thorndike Brooks, H.B. Cunningham - Men from Paducah, Kentucky and Southern Illinois. | *Company G - Captains Thorndike Brooks, H.B. Cunningham - Men from Paducah, Kentucky and Southern Illinois. | ||
*Company H - Captains N. Carroll, John Bain - Men from [[ | *Company H - Captains N. Carroll, John Bain - Men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]]. | ||
*Company I - Captains Nicholas Frech, William Woltering, Max J. Rickert - "The Washington Rifles" - Men from [[ | *Company I - Captains Nicholas Frech, William Woltering, Max J. Rickert - "The Washington Rifles" - Men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]]. | ||
*Company K - Captain Joseph Kellar - "The Swiss Rifles" - Men from [[Memphis, | *Company K - Captain Joseph Kellar - "The Swiss Rifles" - Men from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. | ||
The information for these companies came from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa15.html Tennesseans in the Civil War, ](accessed 28 Dec 2011). | The information for these companies came from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa15.html Tennesseans in the Civil War, ](accessed 28 Dec 2011). | ||
*Captain A. C. Ketchum's Company - many men from Shelby County | *Captain A. C. Ketchum's Company - many men from [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County]] | ||
Captain Dr. Frank Rice's Company - many men from Shelby County | Captain Dr. Frank Rice's Company - many men from [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County]] | ||
Captain Chas. E. Ross' Company - many men from Shelby County | Captain Chas. E. Ross' Company - many men from [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County]] | ||
Captain Ed. S. Pickett's Company - many men from Shelby County | Captain Ed. S. Pickett's Company - many men from [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County]] | ||
Captain J. F. Cameron's Company - many men from Shelby County | Captain J. F. Cameron's Company - many men from [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County]] | ||
Captain E. M. Cleary's Company - many men from Shelby County | Captain E. M. Cleary's Company - many men from [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County]] | ||
Captain Joseph Kellar's Company - many men from Shelby County | Captain Joseph Kellar's Company - many men from [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County]] | ||
Captain O. Carroll's Company - many men from Shelby County<br>The information above is from ''Goodspeed History of Hamilton, Knox and Shelby | Captain O. Carroll's Company - many men from [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County]]<br>The information above is from ''Goodspeed History of [[Hamilton_County,_Tennessee|Hamilton County]], [[Knox_County,_Tennessee|Knox County ]]and [[Shelby_County,_Tennessee|Shelby County ]]Tennessee ''Vol.3. | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||