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The official name for the Pelham Cadets was the Alabama 1st Battalion Cadets.<ref>[http://www.researchonline.net/alcw/unit184.htm The War for Southern Independence in Alabama], (accessed 26 April 2011)</ref><br> | The official name for the Pelham Cadets was the Alabama 1st Battalion Cadets.<ref>[http://www.researchonline.net/alcw/unit184.htm The War for Southern Independence in Alabama], (accessed 26 April 2011)</ref><br> | ||
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. | "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. | ||
*Company A "Pelham Cadets" - of | *Company A "Pelham Cadets" - of [[Mobile_County,_Alabama#Military|Mobile County]], formerly Company B of 1st Mobile Regiment (Local Defense) detached to form 1st Alabama Cadet Battalion on April 4, 1864<br> | ||
*Company B "Maury Rifles" - of [[Mobile_County,_Alabama#Military|Mobile County]], formerly Company K 1st Mobile Regiment (Local Defense) detached to form 1st Alabama Cadet Battalion on April 4, 1864.<br> | *Company B "Maury Rifles" - of [[Mobile_County,_Alabama#Military|Mobile County]], formerly Company K 1st Mobile Regiment (Local Defense) detached to form 1st Alabama Cadet Battalion on April 4, 1864.<br> | ||
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