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Regiments. Service men in Lafayette County, Arkansas Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Lafayette County, Arkansas Genealogy:

- 6th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
- 19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dockery's) (Confederate)
- 20th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company K
- 26th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company G
- Abraham's Company, Arkansas Mounted Volunteers (State Troops) (Confederate)
- 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)[4], Company I

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Lafayette_County,_Arkansas_Genealogy#Civil_War

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6th Arkansas
Company F, the "Lafayette Guards" of Lafayette County, commanded by Captain Sam H. Dill. This company was originally organized June 3, 1861 as a volunteer company in the 40th Regiment, Arkansas State Militia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Arkansas_Infantry_Regiment

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20th Arkansas infantry
Company K – Commanded by Captain W. R. Kelley, organized at Bright Star, Lafayette County, Arkansas, March 6, 1862
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Arkansas_Infantry_Regiment

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26th Arkansas Infantry
Company G – commanded by Captain J. H. Hamiter, was organized in Lafayette County and enrolled in Confederate service at Lewisville on May 22, 1862, for three years or the duration of the war.[13]

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ABRAHAM'S COMPANY MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS.
Arkansas State Troops.
This company was organized in that part of Lafayette County which constitutes present-day Miller County.
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/abraham.html

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