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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. | ||
COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 3RD BATTALION MS INFANTRY: | COMPANIES COMPRISING THE 3RD BATTALION MS INFANTRY: | ||
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mscivilw/3rdbnmsinf.htm 3rd Bn. Mississippi Infantry] Internet site has a battalion roster arranged alphabetically within each company. | [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mscivilw/3rdbnmsinf.htm 3rd Bn. Mississippi Infantry] Internet site has a battalion roster arranged alphabetically within each company. | ||
Company A - Duncan Riflemen (raised in Simpson County) <br>Company B - Insurgents (raised in Itawamba County) [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~unitycem/3rdbattn.html Roster with details]<br>Company C - Raymond Minute Men (raised in Hinds County) <br>Company D - Choctaw Rough & Ready Company (raised in Choctaw County)<br> Company E - McNair Rifles, aka Pike County Rifles (raised in Pike County) <br>Company F - Tippah Highlanders (raised in Tippah County) <br>Company G - Mississippi Volunteers (raised in Pontotoc County) <br>Company H - Capt. Roberts’ Company [27th AL Infantry] (raised in AL)<br>Company I - Capt. Wright’s Company [27th AL Infantry] (raised in AL)<br>Company K [sic] - Capt. Charlton’s Independent Company (raised in Hinds County) | Company A - Duncan Riflemen (raised in Simpson County) <br>Company B - Insurgents (raised in Itawamba County) additional [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~unitycem/3rdbattn.html Roster with details]<br>Company C - Raymond Minute Men (raised in Hinds County) <br>Company D - Choctaw Rough & Ready Company (raised in Choctaw County)<br>Company E - McNair Rifles, aka Pike County Rifles (raised in Pike County) <br>Company F - Tippah Highlanders (raised in Tippah County) <br>Company G - Mississippi Volunteers (raised in Pontotoc County) <br>Company H - Capt. Roberts’ Company [27th AL Infantry] (raised in AL)<br>Company I - Capt. Wright’s Company [27th AL Infantry] (raised in AL)<br>Company K [sic] - Capt. Charlton’s Independent Company (raised in Hinds County) | ||
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