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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 - many men from DeKalb County
Company A - many men from DeKalb County  


Company B - many men from Dekalb County
Company B - many men from Dekalb County  


Company C - many men from Bedford County and Dekalb County
Company C - many men from Bedford County and Dekalb County  


Company D - many men from Wilson County
Company D - many men from Wilson County  


Company E - many men from Wilson County
Company E - many men from Wilson County  


Company F - many men from Beford County
Company F - many men from Beford County  


Company G - many men from Wilson County
Company G - many men from Wilson County  


Company H - many men from Bedford County
Company H - many men from Bedford County  


Company I - men from various middle Tennessee Counties including Wilson County
Company I - men from various middle Tennessee Counties including Wilson County  


Company K - men from various middle Tennessee Counties including Wilson County and DeKalb County
Company K - men from various middle Tennessee Counties including Wilson County and DeKalb County  


Company L - men from various middle Tennessee Counties including Wilson County
Company L - men from various middle Tennessee Counties including Wilson County  


Company M - many men from Bedford County<ref>'Tennesseans in the Civil War : a military history of Confederate and Union units with available rosters of personnel'', part 1, (Nashville, Tennessee : Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964). {{FHL|229787|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2t; FHL fiche 6046966}}</ref>
Company M - many men from Bedford County<ref>'Tennesseans in the Civil War : a military history of Confederate and Union units with available rosters of personnel'', part 1, (Nashville, Tennessee : Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964). {{FHL|229787|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2t; FHL fiche 6046966}}</ref>  
 
<br><br>The information about the coompanies and their counties of orgin came from ''Tennesseans in the Civil War&nbsp;: a military history of Confederate and Union units with available rosters of personnel'', part 1, (Nashville, Tennessee&nbsp;: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964). {{FHL|229787|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2t; FHL fiche 6046966}} <br>
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=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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