8th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry

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Brief History
Details, including a list of companies is found on the 9th Battalion, Mississippi Sharpshooters page.

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

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.