Alan, Thanks so much for the information. Madelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pitts, Alan" <APitts@BrasfieldGorrie.com> To: <AL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 15:47 Subject: RE: [AL-Civil-War] Harper's > Micajah Harper was elected captain of the "Andalusia Beauregards". This > company organized January 12, 1861, and entered Confederate service at > Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 29, 1861, as Company "A" of the 1st Alabama > Infantry Battalion. At the end of 1861 the 1st and 6th Alabama > Battalions merged to form the 25th Alabama Regiment. Capt. Harper's > company continued to carry the letter designation "A". > > Micajah Harper was killed while leading his company in the Battle of > Shiloh on April 6, 1862. > > David Harper enlisted later with Company "H", 53rd Alabama Partisan > Rangers. This company organized at Elba, Alabama, August 18, 1862, > members mustering at Cotton Gin, Mississippi, February 8, 1863. A > contact who has studied the 53rd Alabama in some detail can provide > day-to-day information about that command. > > Please reply to pittsaj14@hotmail.com if I can assist you with copies of > a Confederate service record, pension application or other related > historical material. > > Alan Pitts > > -----Original Message----- > From: Madelyn Stark [mailto:starkmad@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 1:24 AM > To: AL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AL-Civil-War] Harper's > > > Seeking info on Micajah Harper, b 1823; > David Harper, b 1832; need company, regiment, etc. that they fought in . > They were from Alabama > > > > ==== AL-CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > 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 > > > > ==== AL-CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > 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 >