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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>
 "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>
-=== 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>
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 === References  ===
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 [[Category:Tennessee_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]