This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/751.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, there is another Johnson in this company [Co. "D" 13th P.R. Battn.; later Co. "H" 56th P.R. Regt.]. All of them enlisted at Jasper Ala. on Sept. 6, 1862. All appear on roll through Oct. 1863, the last issue on file. The names are Freeman, N. J. and W. M. Johnson, the last named on roll as a bugler. Although Johnson is a common name, these men should be close together on the Walker County 1860. Also, have you ever used the agricultural census for 1860? Those who need only names, dates and places won't be interested, but if knowing how your ancestors lived had any attraction to you, this is it! The ag. schedule provides more detail than most can imagine about these people's farms. It records everything they raised or made except distilled liquor, and every animal except dogs, cats and feathered creatures. Here's an abstract of a Virginia County for 1860: http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray60ag.htm Alan "No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel, can avail against the LORD." Prov. 21:30

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/751.2.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the kind words; I'll look for this old article over the weekend. Don't be shy: please contact me. Early next week would be good. In 1872 Willis Brewer published "brief historical sketches" of almost every Confederate command from Alabama, 116 pages total, listing company commanders and counties in which each company was recruited. My copy has been in use since 1966 and badly worn as a result. The ADAH has graciously provided all of us an on-line copy: http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/alamilor/mil_org.html Brewer says little about the 56th Alabama; almost nothing about the companies from Walker and surrounding counties. That inspired me to do the research and write the article on the 13th Alabama P. R. Battalion. I also searched for each member on the 1860 census to see what areas of Walker and adjoining counties were represented. Capt. Freeman Johnson's company organized at Jasper Ala. on Sept. 6, 1862, his commission bearing that date. Members came from northern Walker and southern Winston. The company received the letter designation "D" in Major William A. Hewlett's 13th Battalion. On Oct. 6, 1862, Hewlett took the four companies of his battalion to camp at Columbus Miss., where they remained several months. In April 1863 a company from Fayette County joined the battalion. At this time Hewlett decided to place recruits that had recently come into camp in a new company. This new company was strengthened by transfer of most of Capt. Johnson's Winston County members to its ranks. These additions increased Hewlett's battalion to six companies and thereby qualified him for promotion. At this time the battalion had been picketing near Smithfield and Aberdeen Miss. On June 8, 1863, the 56th Alabama P. R. Regiment formed by combining five companies of the 15th Alabama P. R. Battalion with six of the 13th Alabama P. R. Battalion. The merger, which took place at Okolona, Mississippi, was confirmed by the Adjutant & Inspector General in Richmond Va. on July 8, 1863. Sometimes the command was called the 56th Alabama Cavalry Regiment. Officers and men enlisted for three years or the war. The article covers the command's military career in more detail. Members of the regiment were among the last Confederates to leave Meridian Miss. and Atlanta Ga. when Sherman visited those cities. They formed part of President Davis's escort when he rode south from Charlotte N.C. to Washington Ga. disbanding at the latter point on May 2, 1865. It doesn't surprise me that one of the three Johhnsons in this company (Co. "H", 56th Ala. P.R.) remained in the Carolinas. In addition to the article, I can provide copies of the service records of the three Johnsons in this company. As long-time company commander, Capt. Johnson's service file is rather full, including pay receipts, clothing issues to his men (cotton shirts and wool jackets), feed for horses &c. I haven't looked, but there may also be entries for them on the 1907 census as well as Ala. pension applications. Let me know how else I may assist you. Alan "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD." Prov. 21:31

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnson, Boshell, Taylor, Willett, Wright, Hallmark, Perrin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xhC.2ACE/751.2 Message Board Post: Yes! Please- anybody I would love info on Freeman Johnson and the other 2 family members mentioned! I am so excited to see someone else looking for these people besides myself I can hardly type this out straight! Maybe I have something that can help you out. I have been wanting to see what Alan had available, but was too shy to ask. I would love to see his article he is mentioning in his posting. It has been a family mystery for a long time, and I have finally been able to recently have the time to work on it. Cathy, Alan- please contact me. I may not get back with you for a couple of days, but I do want to compare notes. I am a great great granddaughter of Freeman Johnson.CSA 13th, later with the 56th Partisan Rangers, buried near the Rome, GA area. I am a descendant of his son, Nicholas J. 'Nick' Johnson. I wondered where he got his name from, and heard he had brothers, but all the documentation I had only showed sisters in the Walker County, AL area. Thanks, Jill Herrin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/361.364.1 Message Board Post: I am also related to Abraham who married Dorcas Castleberry John B. is my gggrandfather.My great grandfather is Ollie howton, grandfather is Aubrey Howton, How many times were John b, married? One wife name was Mollie Burchfield. how many children were there. I can only name 2, Ollie, Gena. any help will be greatly appreciated. .

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/751.1.1 Message Board Post: I don't know to much about his unit. We have a couple of things, but not much. We know that Nicholas Johnson was here in York County, SC when the war ended. He met and married my greatgrandmother here and stayed. We heard he had a brother in the war also, that he may have been killed. I'm searching in hopes of finding something about his family. Do you know anything about Capt. Freeman Johnson? Thanks for any help you can offer.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/751.1 Message Board Post: I wrote an article on this command some years ago. Most of these men are from Walker County. Do you need service records, pension aps. or interested in what became of the command?

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Are you just interested in the twelve-month company or still following it after initial enlistments expired? I have found little in the Mobile Advertiser & Register about the 2nd Alabama Regiment, but saw articles about this company in the Claiborne Southern Champion, February 8 and March 22, 1861. These newspapers are on file at the ADAH in Montgomery. Alan Pitts "The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts." Prov. 20:27 -----Original Message----- From: D. A. Bass-Frazier [mailto:dabf@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:25 AM To: AL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AL-Civil-War] Claiborne Guards, Monroe Co., Ala. I am researching the Claiborne Guards of Monroe Co., Ala. in order to write an essay about this company. I would welcome any suggestions of where to look for information about this small company. Yr. Obt. Svt., D. A. Bass-Frazier 36th Ala. Regiment & Ala. Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oldfedrd/ Ala. Division, UDC http://mywebpages.comcast.net/alaudc ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/750.1 Message Board Post: Everything that you always wanted to know (but was afraid to ask) about the "Jeff Davis Artillery": http://www.discovermilitaryhistory.com/military1/019510997XAMUS250141.shtml

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/716.2.1 Message Board Post: It's not at all likely that any member of the 6th Alabama Cavalry was wounded near Nashville TN. The 6th Cavalry was over the Alabama line in adjoining states for very short periods, but never went into Tennessee. The 7th Cavalry is another story, however. We need to be certain that the soldier in question really belonged to one unit or another.

In a message dated 4/23/2002 6:19:51 AM Central Daylight Time, mshaw@jsucc.jsu.edu writes: > I am looking for information on Ellis Logans Mounted Patrol out of Coosa > County Alabama I know they went toward the central and south of Alabama in > the fall of 1864 and the spring of 1865. Can anyone tell me more about this > company after it was call into the war. I think my great great grandfather > was killed were ever they saw action, he never returned home > My ancestor, 1st Lt. Jeremiah Buzbee was second-in-command of Captain Ellis Logan's cavalry unit. Contact me privately for more information. Regards, Glenn Jones Oklahoma

I am researching the Claiborne Guards of Monroe Co., Ala. in order to write an essay about this company. I would welcome any suggestions of where to look for information about this small company. Yr. Obt. Svt., D. A. Bass-Frazier 36th Ala. Regiment & Ala. Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oldfedrd/ Ala. Division, UDC http://mywebpages.comcast.net/alaudc

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/750 Message Board Post: I am an American Civil War Artillery fanatic. I was born, rasied, and still reside in VA. I am thinking of starting an ACW artillery, with information of ANV Artillery units. Any information that could be provided about Jeff Davis Artillery, and Hardaway Artillery would be greatly appreciated. Please provide your name and source of information, so I can feel comfortable placing the information on my site. THANKS. -FOX

Good day sir, I recieved this e-mail recently through a gateway mailing list and a single line struct me as particullary meangingful. <* If it will help, Texas has an online listing of the names of recipients of Conf. Pensions paid there. *> I have searched and am unable to locate this list. do possibly have a link to the page or site that host this list? Thank you Ed Sims Valley Mills, TX 3/6/2002 2:22:27 PM, "D. A. Bass-Frazier" <dabf@comcast.net> wrote: >Ellie, > > Do you know where your soldier lived in his later years? This is the first place to start w/ seeking Confederate pension records. If it will help, Texas has an online listing of the names of recipients of Conf. Pensions paid there. > > Yr. Obt. Svt., > > D. A. Bass-Frazier > >36th Ala. Regiment & Ala. Genealogy http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oldfedrd/ >Ala. Division, UDC http://mywebpages.comcast.net/alaudc > > > > >Elaine Sharp wrote: > >>I sent the money to the Alabama Archives for military records of a person >>who enlisted in AL and they were unable to find anything. My cousin in TN >>then went to the Library in Chattanooga and found the information I was >>looking for. I still need to find a pension record on this person and am >>currently trying to figure out how to best persue this. >> >>Ellie >> > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I thought this might be of help to someone. Alabama Burials at the "Old City Cemetery" in Lynchburg, VA http://www.kingwoodcable.com/tsalagi/alcwmb/archive/archivefiles/4046.html Linda Currie

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/740.1.1 Message Board Post: You had also asked about Richard C. and Henry C. Bradley of Marion County on another board. Henry C. appears in Co. "G", 16th Ala.; the only reasonable CSA match for Richard C. Bradley seems to be in the 1st Miss. Partisan Ranger Regt.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/740.1 Message Board Post: Sorry not to have replied sooner. We could narrow things down considerably with information concerning these men's residence in 1860. I noted a Jesse Hosey in Co. "E", 44th Ala., an Elbert J. Hosey in Co. "K", 24th Ala., a J. H. Hosey in the 59th Ala., and a Shadrack L. or S. L. Hosey who joined Co. "H", 7th Ala. Cav. as well as Co. "C", 21st Ala. I may not have checked the name variants 'Hosea' and 'Hosy'. Please reply if you need further assistance.

I'm looking for any info on Silas Rice, born in Ga, but living in Al when the war started. He died in 1863, and is suppose to be buried in Rehobeth Church Cemetery, Houston Co (possibly Geneva Co) Al (I've looked but can't find his grave). Also, James Bennett Robbins, born in Ga/SC?, died in war. And the last one is my real problem. I THINK maybe the Rogers I'm looking for is Joseph Rogers. All I know is a Rogers soldier, killed after early 1865 (last child born in 1865), leaving 5 small children. His widow killed herself shortly after his death and the children were put into foster homes scattered over what is now Houston and Geneva counties. thanks for any info on any of these soldiers! shandi

Does anyone know what the following comments mean? They are from an Ala. Dept of Archives card file. Surnames A thru F are on line. Remarks: Certificate #10520 dated 1863/10/23 in amount of $117.90 received 1864/01/18. Delivered to Judge Bailey by Colonel Fowler October, 1864. List, Clai, Cert., 1863-'64 del. to Ala. Agt. by order Sect. C.S. Treas. 1864/01/16 on app. of Col. W. H. Fowler, when res. of claimant not ascertained (This last was in a box titled Authority). This applies to F. A. Driver of the 8th Ala. I suspect it may be a death claim. I think he was killed in the war. Thanks for any help. John