Thanks, I do have that information, but not yet able to decide which JJ he is. There was also a JJ Abbott who enlisted 11/16/1864 into the Home Guard Branch of the Tallapoosa County Militia Regimental Unit. His Company's Unit name was "Young's Mounted Infantry. At the time of his enlistment he was 17. If I'm correct on my JJ's birthdate (1839) he would have been 25, so doubt he's the one above. There was a Jordan Abbott, Private, Co. B 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters There was a JJ Abbott Co. H, 59th Regiment, Georgia Vo. Infantry There was a J Abbett and a JJ Abbett, both from Georgia, died in Civil War, buried in VA. I tend to think mine (if he served) was in entered service in Alabama. I will go to the ADAH site and see if I can find the one you sent. I need his age. I had printed a list off the net of Alabama Confed Soldiers named Abbott. The one you mentioned was the only JJ, on it, but I know there were others (see above). I will look some more and also enter Abbett since the name was also spelled that way as well at Abbot, Abott, etc. Thanks again for the info. I'll keep on keeping on. Laura in Alabama