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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties 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 - Captain James Sommerville - "Shelby Grays" - Men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]]. 
*Company B - Captain James Fentress - "Pillow Guards"&nbsp; - Men from [[Hardeman County, Tennessee|Hardeman County]]. 
*Company C - Captain R.P. Bateman - "Wigfall Grays" - Men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]]. 
*Company D - Captian Andrew J. Kellar - "Raleigh Volunteers" - Men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]]. 
*Company E - Captain James H. Deare - "Harris Guards" - Men from [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion County]]. 
*Company F - Captain R.L. White - "West Tennessee Riflemen" - Men from [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson County]]. 
*Company G - Captain John Sutherland - "Lauderdale Invincibles" - Men from Ripley and [[Lauderdale County, Tennessee|Lauderdale]] Counties. 
*Company H - Captain Benjamin F. White - "Tennessee Guards" - Men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]]. 
*Company I - Captain John B. Turner - "Tipton Rifles"&nbsp; - Men from [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton County]]. 
*Company K&nbsp;- Captain H.L. Fowlkes - "Dyer Guards" - [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Men from Dyer County]].

The information about the companies is from [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa4.html Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 19 Nov 2011). 

Fourth Tennessee (Confederate) 

Was organized at Germantown, May 18. 1861. 

Pillow Guards (Captain R. P. Neely) 

The information above is from ''The Goodspeed Histories of Tennessee'', Vol. 11 

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(Shelby Grays) Captain Somerville - many men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]] 

(Pillow Guards) Captain James Fentress -- many men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]] 

Raleigh Volunteers Captain A. J. Kellar - many men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]] 

(Harris Guards) Captain J. H. Dean - many men from [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]] 

The information above is from ''Goodspeed History of [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]],[[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox and]] [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby]] Counties of Tennessee ''Vol.3.<br><br>

The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,792 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CTN0004RI01 Roster].