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Re: Notable Color Bearer

Although the 3rd Battalion was attached to the 5th Mississippi regiment at Franklin, it appears it maintained it’s own structure.

See also:

The Third Battalion Mississippi Infantry and the 45th Mississippi Regiment: A Civil War History
http://www.civilwarnews.com/reviews/bookreviews.cfm?ID=574

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Battle of Franklin Order of Battle

Lowrey's Brigade
BG Mark P. Lowrey

16th Alabama
33rd Alabama
45th Alabama
5th Mississippi
8th Mississippi
32nd Mississippi
3rd Mississippi Battalion

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In the OR we see Lowery's Brigade at Franklin included:

5th Mississippi and 3rd Mississippi Battalion - Captain F. M. Woodward

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The 45th Miss. Inf. was ordered to resume it’s original designation as the 3rd Battalion Miss. Inf. April 9, 1864

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