4th Battery, Alabama: Difference between revisions

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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.&nbsp;<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.&nbsp;<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  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
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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.  


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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 17 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not commplete its organization, and the men went to other units.[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0000Y Roster].<br>  
 
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br>
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br>
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=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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[[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
[[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
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