1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters

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Brief History
1st Battalion Sharpshooters [also called 10th and 20th Battalion] was organized during the fall of 1862 with three Mississippi companies from the 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment. Surrendered on April 26, 1865. It was commanded by Majors William A. Rayburn and James M. Stigler.

The 1st Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters Web site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.

Regiment Companies with the County of Origin
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 -- Coms Avengers (raised in Carroll County, MS)

Company B -- Red Rebels (raised in Holmes County, MS)

Company C -- Capt. Leigh’s Independent Company (raised in Yalobusha County, MS)

Company D -- Wigfall Guards (raised in Tennessee)