TerryB
Lt. Colonel
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2008
- Location
- Nashville TN
I've been looking over Forrest's surrender roster of his officers of all sorts. He's number 16 on the list; "N.B. Forrest, Lieut. Gen." There are 1515 officers of all sorts, including a few military telegraph operators, cadets, ensigns, chaplains, etc. So not all are combat, but 1500 officers seems like a lot to me. This was at Citronelle, Ala., on May 4, 1865, though the first page has GAINSVILLE printed in large letters at the top.
To my surprise, I spotted the name of one of my ancestors "H. Stith," or so I read it. Henry Stith was born in 1809 and died in 1870 at Holly Springs, Miss., and in civilian life was a probate judge. His title on the roster was A.A.A.G.
Does anyone know what that means? I had no family tradtion of the judge ever serving with Forrest or in the CSA army at all. I actually have two letters he wrote his wife in 1868. In one of them, since they are getting married the next day he wants to know what her middle name is and if she is Sarah or Sallie, so he can put that on the documents. He was in his 50s, she was in her 30s. Wonder what sort of courtship that was?
To my surprise, I spotted the name of one of my ancestors "H. Stith," or so I read it. Henry Stith was born in 1809 and died in 1870 at Holly Springs, Miss., and in civilian life was a probate judge. His title on the roster was A.A.A.G.
Does anyone know what that means? I had no family tradtion of the judge ever serving with Forrest or in the CSA army at all. I actually have two letters he wrote his wife in 1868. In one of them, since they are getting married the next day he wants to know what her middle name is and if she is Sarah or Sallie, so he can put that on the documents. He was in his 50s, she was in her 30s. Wonder what sort of courtship that was?
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