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/741 Message Board Post: I should have stated that my gg grandfathers name was "General Marion Harris," who was probably the son of Sarah Swinney and Joel Harris. He and his mother were listed in the 1850 census in Jefferson County, AL. By 1860, he was married to Susan Goodwin and they were listed next to Sarah Harris and William and Mary Harris. (still in Jefferson County, AL.) William was probably his brother by his mother's earlier marriage. The details are far from proven but the evidence seems to confirm the relationships. I already have the pension records which contain no new information, 1 muster report stating that JM Harris was captured and the other Confederate record stating that he had enlisted in the 9th AL. Infantry Bat'n. Unfortunately, there is no record of him in muster reports of the 9th Infantry Bat'n. In fact there are only two men named Harris and neither appeared to be descriptive of "G.M Harris" of Jefferson County. AL. The military History that I had found indicated that the 9th Infantry Batalion had just been organized a couple of months before it consolidated into the 58th AL. Infantry. I would appreciate any ideas or advice on how to further research either of these Infantries.