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[SFC Rick Higgins]

Pretty cool feature that uses direct DNA matching with others. So it looks like my family served on both sides and their descendants immigrated to Texas by horseback and wagon train. My 2nd great grand father served in the Confederate Army as a Corporal in the 4th Alabama Cav, served his time as a POW in Camp Chase, Ohio. Here is his photo upon being released.

My other 2nd great grand father served in the Union 2nd Tenn. Mounted Infantry

 

[Northern Light]

Pretty cool feature that uses direct DNA matching with others. So it looks like my family served on both sides and their descendants immigrated to Texas by horseback and wagon train. My 2nd great grand father served in the Confederate Army as a Corporal in the 4th Alabama Cav, served his time as a POW in Camp Chase, Ohio. Here is his photo upon being released.

My other 2nd great grand father served in the Union 2nd Tenn. Mounted Infantry

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He surely looks happy to be free!

 

[SFC Rick Higgins]

Yep, he was. Later he and his new wife would take their horses and swim the Sabine River into East Texas and settle in Reklaw, Tx working a farm and scratching a living among the Indians and outlaws and all the other War Veterans passing through. Fortunately the family still has the letters he wrote to his mother and his future wife from Camp Chase and even in the field of battle when he could. Warning them to safe guard the horses from the Union and the remnants of the Confederate Units.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

Pretty cool feature that uses direct DNA matching with others. So it looks like my family served on both sides and their descendants immigrated to Texas by horseback and wagon train. My 2nd great grand father served in the Confederate Army as a Corporal in the 4th Alabama Cav, served his time as a POW in Camp Chase, Ohio. Here is his photo upon being released.

My other 2nd great grand father served in the Union 2nd Tenn. Mounted Infantry

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I also had relatives on both sides. Welcome !!!!

http://tngenweb.org/civilwar/2nd-tennessee-mounted-infantry-regiment/

There was actually 2 cavalry regiments designated the Ala. 4th. Roddey's & Russell's regiments.

RODDEY'S FOURTH ALABAMA CAVALRY


Roddey's Fourth Alabama was organized at Tuscumbia in October,

1862, and was sent to middle Tennessee, where it wintered, but
early in the spring was sent into north Alabama.

It met Dodge's advance below Tuscumbia, and was engaged in the
pursuit of Streight. It was engaged most of the time in
Roddey's brigade, repelling raids in north Alabama and making
daring attacks.

It was publicly commended in April, 1863, by General Bragg,
for good discipline, etc. In the spring of 1864 it was
transferred to the department of Alabama, Mississippi and East
Louisiana, and fought with severe loss at Tishomingo in June,
1864.

It repelled Wilson's raid, fighting all the way from
Montevallo to Selma, where a large portion of the regiment was
captured.

Its first colonel, P. D. Roddey, was early in the war made a
brigadier, and was succeeded in the command by Col. William A.
Johnson, who led the regiment the greater part of the war;
Lieutenant-Colonel Windes being for a short time in command.

Colonel Johnson was wounded at Pulaski. Maj. Dick Johnson was
killed near Moulton, Capt. James Williams at Courtland, and
Capt. Thomas Williams near Huntsville. Capt. John C. Nelson
was wounded and captured.

Source: Confederate Military History, vol. VIII, p. 264

 

[SFC Rick Higgins]

Corporal Irwin was captured at Paint Rock, AL. in 1864, POW in Camp Chase til 1865. Due to the year of his capture and location, I'm positive he was in "Russel's" Regiment.