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@farrargirl, please post whatever information y have on the 4th Alabama.
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@Sowbelly and Hardtack ,
I put together some info I had on the Conecuh County, Company E, 4th Al. Infantry. Almost all of my father's ancestors migrated to this little location about 1817 from South Carolina after the opening of the Federal Road. It was interesting to compile, so thanks for asking…
I had occasion to run in the Chamber of Commerce in Greenville, the now county seat of Conecuh. They had a wall of displays on the 4th Infantry, and I photographed them, edited and rearranged them.
Although this photograph was displayed above the paragraph shown, I don't believe these are the original Conecuh Guards. There was an organization of this name, beginning about 1880 (?) consisting of descendants of the original soldiers. Maybe
@4th Alabama is familiar with this ?
Officers of Co. E :
Benjamin F. Riley wrote a very detailed book on the history and soldiers of the 4th. Well worth the read:
Here is a sample with these officers listed:
( Also, every soldier in this company is listed by alphabetical order.)
Many of the soldiers are buried at the Historical Evergreen Cemetery ( my Photo of Month entry ). Starting with Captain>Colonel>almost General, Pinkney Downie Bowles, I have included a few of the soldiers with whom I am familiar.
Grave image:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60920540/john-d-robbins
We have referenced this man in another post regarding which arm was actually amputated. A Salter cousin had contributed the below photo, however, I cannot tell if it's the same man.
The b/w photo and bios shown are from a "A History of the Evergreen Historical Cemetery", accessed thru Ancestry books.
The following soldier had an intriguing history. We are aware of the Hero of the Alamo, William Barret Travis.
Barret was the son of Mark Butler Travis, Sr. who had at least 6 other sons. One was James, who will be giving an account of his younger brother, Mark Butler Travis, Jr.
Many members of the Travis family are buried in this cemetery. I believe he may be buried on the homeplace near the extinct Sparta community.
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A few odds and ends….
Obviously, this Regiment suffered enormous losses throughout the war. I had taken these pics at the Warrenton, Va. cemetery a few years back:
These are a portion of the Alabama troops buried here.
As the Conecuh guards left for that " short little war", few realized where they would breathe their last breath….
( from a sample page of the Riley book ).
The ADAH state archives has this in it's file of Company E :
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