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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.<br> | 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> | ||
"No muster rolls of the battalion were found, and the information given below was taken from the records of the organizations to which the companies were later assigned. | |||
CAPTAINS | |||
*John Lytle. Organized October 4, 1862 at Salem, Rutherford County. Became Company "D", 11th Regiment. | |||
Chatham Coffee. Organized September 15, 1862 from Coffee and Warren Counties. Became Company "H", 11th Regiment. | |||
*Thomas F. Perkins. Organized August 10, 1862 at Franklin, Williamson County. Some men from Davidson County. Became Company "I", 11th Regiment. | |||
*0. F. Bruster or Brewster. Organized July 28, 1862 at McMinnville, Warren County. Became Company "L", 11th Regiment. | |||
*T. C. H. Miller. Organized October 28, 1862 at Chapel Hill, Marshall County. Operated with, but not a member of the battalion. | |||
*James B. Harvey. Organized May, 1862. Became Company "F", 2nd (Woodward's) Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. | |||
*Nathan W. Carter. Organized September, 1862 at LaVergne, Tennessee with men from Davidson and Rutherford Counties. Became Captain Carter's Company Independent Scouts; later Company "A", 21st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. | |||
*Richard McCann. Organized September, 1862. Became Company "K", 9th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. McCann was from Nashville, and the company was probably from Davidson County. It was attached to the battalion for only a very short time. | |||
*Felix H. Blackman. Men from Davidson County. Became Company "I", 9th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. It was attached to the battalion for a very short time. | |||
No muster rolls were found for McCann's or Blackman's Companies." <ref>Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csadouglass.html Douglass' Tennessee Partisan Ranger Battalion], (accessed 25 Apr 2012).</ref> | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||