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/139.167 Message Board Post: Not a problem! This was Ward's Alabama Battery, recruited primarily in and around Huntsville. Sometimes abbreviations for the terms "battery" and "battalion" are confused, esp. in handwriting. I can check the service record if you wish.