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44th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (view source)
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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. | ||
Co. A | Co. A - University Greys - many men from Lafayette County<br> | ||
Co. B - Coahoma Invincibles - Coahoma County | |||
Co. C - Prairie Rifles - Chickasaw County | |||
Co. D - Neshoba Rifles - Neshoba County | |||
Co. E - Prairie Guards - Lowndes County | |||
Co. F - Van Dorn Reserve - Noxubee County | |||
Co. G - Noxubee Rifles - | |||
Co. H - Lamar Rifles - Lafayette County | |||
Co. I. - Carroll Rifles - Carroll County | |||
Co. K - Chickasaw Guards - Chickasaw County | |||
Information from ''Military Annals of Mississippi: Military Organizations which Entered the Service of the Confederate States of America from the state of Mississippi'': by John C. Rietti, Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company Publishers, 1976, p 144, FHL book 976,2 M2r. includes rosters | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||