Lauderdale County, Alabama

Abstracted by Pat M. Mahan, January 2000

 

In this book, which is located in the Probate Judge's office, the entries are in alpha arrangement. They are presented here in alphabetical order. The following is for your convenience.

 

NEELEY, William Mitchell
Resides Florence, AL. Born 3 Oct 1842, Columbia, Maury County, TN.
Enlisted Sep 1861, Columbia, TN. Pvt., Co E, 1st Battln. Cav., later became the 1st Tennessee Regt. Captured Apr 1865, Mt. Hope, AL. Paroled 5 Jun 1865, Mt. Hope, AL.

 

NUGENT, John Wesley
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 27 Oct 1843, Rogersville, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Apr 1861, Rogersville. Pvt., Co I, 9th Alabama. Released from prison, 20 Jun 1865, Point Lookout, MD.

 

NUGENT, William Benjamin
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born Nov 1836, Rogersville, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Apr 1861, Rogersville. Pvt., Co I, 9th Alabama. Surrendered 9 Apr 1865, Appomattox, VA.

 

O'BRYANT, Joseph Wilson
Resides Hines, AL. Born 4 Apr 1844, Cloverdale, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted spring 1861, Fort Hudson, LA. Pvt., Co I, 35th Alabama. "Served in another place the first twelve months." Discharged Tuscumbia, AL at the close of the war.

 

ODOM, Alexander Persell
Resides Florence, AL. Born 5 Mar 1843 near Huntsville, Madison County, AL.
Enlisted 20 Apr 1861 [place not stated]. Pvt.; wagon master; Quartermaster Sgt., Co F, 9th Alabama Inf. Served until Jan 1862. Served until shortly before the first battle of Fredricksburg, VA. Secretary of War ordered his return to his company as 4th Sgt. Wounded 22 Jun 1864, battle of Petersburg, VA. Paroled 24 May 1865, Columbus, MS.

 

OLIVE, Mrs. Laura E. [undated pension application]
Resides Rt. 1, Hines, AL. Aged 53 years 11 months, 27 days.
She has lived in Alabama all her life, and has never lived anywhere else. Her husband enlisted in the Confederacy in the fall of 1863, as a Pvt., in Co B, Capt. Reynolds, Col. Biffle, 9thTennessee, and served until the spring of 1865. He was taken prisoner, but she did not know the circumstances of his release or if he was ever wounded. He left the service when his company was disbanded on Hood's retreat from Franklin. Her husband's full name was John R.

OLIVE.

 

OLIVE, John Randolph.
Resides Hines, AL. Born 17 Mar 1844, Pruitton, Lauderdale County, AL. 
Enlisted fall 1863, Pruitton, AL. Pvt., Co B, 9th Tennessee. Disbanded spring 1865, Hood's retreat from Franklin. [A note in the margin states that he was the son of William Billum and Phoebe Jeanette (Reynolds) Olive]

 

OLIVE, Jones
Resides Oakland, AL. Born 20 Sep 1845, Smithsonia, Lauderdale County, AL. 
Enlisted spring 1863, Tuscumbia AL. Pvt., Capt. Steel's Co, Jeff Forrest's Regiment. Paroled at Pond Springs, AL at the close of the war. [A note in the margin states "Jones Hamilton Olive, son of Gray W. and Julia B. (Penich) Olive of Tuscumbia, AL."]

 

O'NEAL, Alfred Moore.
Resides Florence, AL. Born 2 Sep 1844, Huntsville, Madison County, AL.
Enlisted Feb 1861, Florence, AL. 1st Lt. of Artillery, Regular Army, CSA, recruiting officer; Transferred fall 1861 to Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, as Drill Master under Gen. Hardee, where he served until 1862; appointed by the War Department as Ordinance Officer for all fortifications in Mobile Bay and was chief of Artillery under Col. Harry Maury. Served until the 2nd Alabama Inf. disbanded in 1862 because of time limit. He then organized a battalion of Inf. under Col. George Forney, and was elected Capt. of Co A. Transferred to the Army of Northern Virginia, Feb 1864, and joined Davis' Mississippi Brigade, where he commanded the Sharp Shooters. He was in all important battles from the Wilderness until 2 Apr 1865, when badly wounded and captured. Imprisoned at Old Capital Prison at Washington, and at Johnson's Island. Released 31 Jul 1865.

 

OTT, John Christian
Resides Florence, AL. Born 14 Oct 1845, Swoopes, Augusta County, VA.
Enlisted 15 Apr 1862, Staunton, Va. Pvt., Co F, 5th Virginia Inf, Stonewall Brigade. On 9 Jul 1864, he lost his left arm in the battle of Monococy, MD.

 

PACE, James Osgood Andrew
Resides Florence, AL. Born 15 Nov 1845, Carroll County, MS.
Enlisted Oct 1863, Russellville, AL. Pvt., Murrell's Co. [no other information stated]
This company disbanded about six months later. Re-enlisted Apr 1864, Danville, AL. Pvt., Co A, Stewart's Battln Patterson's Brigade Roddy's Division. Captured 1 Apr 1865 near Selma, AL. Paroled 14 Apr 1865, Montgomery, AL.

 

PARHAM, Coleman Marshall
Resides Florence, AL. Born 30 Dec 1840, Burcham Mills, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Oct 1861, Iuka, MS. Pvt., Roddy's Co. until summer 1862; Co I, 4th Alabama until fall 1864; Co I, 11th Alabama until end of the war. Paroled 17 May 1865, Wheeler's Station, AL.

 

PARKER, Jackson Carroll
Resides Killen, AL. Born 17 Feb 1836, Dixson Stand, Franklin County, AL.
Enlisted 1 Sep 1863, Green Hill, AL. Pvt., Co C, 5th Battln. Captured 29 Dec 1864 near Green Hill, AL. No further service.

 

PATE, Jesse A.
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 20 Jun 1846, Jacinto, Tishomingo County, MS.
Enlisted Oct 1864, Campbellsville, TN. Pvt., Co I, 21st Tennessee. Company disbanded about 10 Jan 1865, Lincoln County, TN, Lt. Col. Withers commanding. About twenty of the regiment were captured captured and paroled near Selma, AL. The regiment, detailed near Shelbyville, TN to go south, gather up cattle, and rejoin Gen. Hood, was cut off and disbanded. Col. Hill, the commander, was not with them.

 

PATTERSON, Columbus Marshal
Resides Hines, AL. Born 17 May 1834, near Cornersville, Marshall Co TN.
Enlisted Jul 1862, Murfreesboro, TN. Pvt. Co H, 32nd Tennessee. Resigned Aug 1863, Talahoma [Tullahoma] TN.

 

PATTON, Sanford
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 12 Feb 1847, Dudleyville, Tallapoosa Co AL.
Enlisted Feb 1863, Ingram Cross Roads, AL. Pvt., Co C 14th Alabama. Paroled May 1865, Appomattox Court House, VA.

 

PAULK, Charles Smoot Weems
Resides Cloverdale, AL. Born 25 Oct 1837, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted fall 1862, near Columbia, TN. Pvt., Co D, Biffles' Regiment. In the spring of 1863 he was detailed to work in the tan yard and exempted from regular service.

 

PAULK, Samuel Orterson
Resides Cloverdale, AL. Born Apr 1841 [day not given], Cloverdale, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted fall 1862, near Columbia, TN. Pvt. Co D, Biffles' Regiment. Wounded and discharged spring 1864, near Cloverdale, AL; unable to return to service.

 

PEDEN, Monroe
Resides St. Florian, AL. Born 1829 [no day or month given], Colbert Co AL.
Enlisted in 1864, Green Hill, AL. Pvt. Sloss' Co, 9th Alabama. Discharged Courtland, AL when the war ended.

 

PERKINS, James Wesley
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 21 May 1841, Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale County, AL
Enlisted May 1861, Gravelly springs, AL. Pvt., Co D, 9th Alabama Inf. Surrendered at close of war in Waterloo, AL.

 

PERRY, Richard
Resides Florence, AL. Born 24 Nov 1838, Roane County, TN.
Enlisted 11 Aug 1861, Chattanooga, TN. Pvt., Co H, 5th East Tennessee Battln. A year later was in Co H, 4th East Tennessee Cav, organized at White's Creek, TN. Captured Dec 1863; discharged from Rock Island prison at the end of the war.

 

PETTIPOOL, David Jones
Resides Wright, AL. Born 24 Sep 1846, Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 1 Aug 1864, Gravelly Springs, AL. Pvt., J. B. Sleeth's Scouts, 4th Alabama. Wounded 25 Nov 1864, Chickasaw; unable to return to service.

 

PETTUS, George David
Resides Killen, AL. Born 15 Oct 1840, Lexington, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Oct 1862, Centre Star, AL. Pvt., Co I, 9th Alabama. Paroled spring 1865, Knoxville, TN.

 

PHILLIPS, John Calhoun
Resides Sheffield, AL. Born 30 Jun 1843, Marshall Co MS.
Enlisted 3 Jun 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co I, 9th Alabama Inf.. Paroled spring 1865, Lynchburg, VA.

 

PHILLIPS, William Allen
Resides Killen, AL. Born 23 Jun 1846, Centre Star, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted May 1862, Florence, AL. Pvt. Co L, 11th Alabama. Paroled 5 May 1865.

 

POTTS, William Monroe
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 12 Mar 1843, Dixson, Colbert County, AL.
Enlisted fall 1862, Waterloo, AL. Pvt. Co H, 4th Alabama Cav. Captured Nov 1863; discharged from prison, Rock Island, IL, at the end of the war.

 

POWERS, Alexander Hamilton
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 28 Mar 1844, near Florence, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Sep 1862, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co F 4th Alabama. Captured 1 Apr 1865, and paroled 15 Apr 1865, near Columbus, GA.

 

POWERS, Benjamin Franklin
Resides Florence, AL. Born 10 Dec 1846, Florence, AL.
Enlisted Sep 1863, Courtland, AL. Pvt., Roddy's Escort Co. Paroled 17 May 1865, Pond Springs, AL.

 

PRICE, John Robert
Resides Florence, AL. Born 13 Sep 1841, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL.
Enlisted Apr 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Capt. McFarland's Co, 4th Alabama Inf.. On 1 Jul 1861
appointed midshipman in the Confederate Navy,. Surrendered May 1865, Augusta, GA.

 

PRUITT, Henry Clay
Resides Pruitton, AL. Born 30 Mar 1844, Pruitton, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted spring 1862, Clifton, TN. Pvt., Co B 9th Tennessee Cav. Company disbanded spring 1865, near Franklin, TN. [A note in the margin states that he was the son of Henry Andrew Pruitt and Eliza Adkisson.]

 

PRUITT, William Isaih
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 15 Feb 1843, SC.[town and county not given]
Enlisted Mar 1862, Lawrenceville, GA. Pvt., Co A, 42nd Georgia. Company disbanded at Raleigh, NC, at the end of the war.

 

RHODES, Peter Martin
Resides Florence, Al. Born 18 Jan 1844, near Florence, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co F, 4th Alabama. Wounded and paroled Nov 1864, Riverton, AL; unable to return to service.

 

RICHARDSON, Isham Martin
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 14 Dec 1843, near Florence, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Jan 1862, Florence, AL. Pvt., Capt. Jones' Co; later in Co E, 27th Alabama. Company disbanded on Hood's retreat from Nashville, spring 1865.

 

RICHARDSON, Wesley
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 18 Jan 1836, Green Hill, AL. 
Enlisted summer 1863, near Centre Star, AL. Pvt., co I, 8th Alabama. Company disbanded spring 1865, Hood's retreat from Nashville, TN.

 

RICHARDSON, William B.
Resides St. Joseph, TN. Born 1 Jun 1840, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Sep 1862, Pruitton, AL. Pvt., Co B, 9th Tennessee Cav. In Nov 1864, he came home on furlough, the company scattered, and he never returned to service.

 

RITTER, John Hiram
Resides Lexington, AL. Born 1840 [day and month not given], Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted fall 1862, Green Hill, AL. Pvt., Co E, 27th Alabama. Discharged fall 1863 because of disability; never returned to service.

 

ROBERTSON, Francis Marion
Resides Killen, AL. Born 22 Mar 1836, Wayland Springs, Lawrence County, TN.
Enlisted fall 1863, Savannah, TN. Pvt., Co H, 6th Tennessee. Discharged spring 1865, Nashville, TN.

 

ROBERTSON, Henry Mulroy
Resides Hines, AL. Born 11 Nov 1829, Green Hill, Lauderdale County, AL
Enlisted fall 1861 [place not stated]. Pvt., Co B, 9th Tennessee Cav. Company disbanded and scattered Nov 1864, East TN.

 

ROBERTSON, John Tiry
Resides Killen, Al. Born 4 Nov 1838, Green Hill, AL.
Enlisted spring 1862, La Grange, GA. Pvt., Co A, 35th Alabama Inf.. Resigned Mar 1864, Franklin County, TN.

 

ROBBINS, Addison Melvin
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 14 Jan 1838, Pinhook, Wayne Co TN.
Enlisted Jul 1861, Henderson's Station, TN. Pvt., Co D, 51st Tennessee. At the time of the surrender he was imprisoned at Ft. Donalson. He arrived home in June, 1865.

 

RUSSELL, William
Resides St. Florian, AL. Born 22 Nov 1836, Pulaski, Giles County, TN.
Enlisted Jul 1862, Nashville, TN. Pvt., Co G, 10th Tennessee. Discharged spring 1865, Nashville, TN.

 

SAMPLE, Henry Wood
Resides Florence, AL. Born 24 Jul 1826, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 1861, Florence, AL. 1st Lt. Co C, 16th Alabama. Discharged 1862 because of bad health.

 

SEGO, George Washington
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 8 Apr 1843, Hamburg, Hardin, County, TN.
Enlisted Dec 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co C, 27th Alabama Inf.. Company disbanded Tuscumbia, AL when the war ended.

 

SHELTON, Mason Bradford
Resides Florence, AL. Born 27 Feb 1838, Larkinsville, Jackson County, AL.
Enlisted 1 Apr 1863, Ringgold, Ga. Pvt., Hospital Service, until 1 Jun 1863; Enlisted Shelbyville, TN, Co K, 4th Confederate Tennessee Regt., Gen. Mancy's Brigade. Company captured 4 Jul 1863, Winchester, TN. Imprisoned at Camp Chase, OH; discharged 1 Apr 1865, by order of President Lincoln. He still had his parole papers.

 

SIMPSON, Robert Tennent
Resides Florence, AL. Born 5 Jun 1837, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 26 Apr 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co H, 4th Alabama Regt. Discharged late July or August 1861 to bring home the remains of S. John Simpson, his brother. Re-enlisted 1 Sep 1861, Fort Gaines, AL. Lt., 1st Battln., Alabama Artillery; detailed as Adjutant General of Liddel's Brigade in early 1865; commissioned as Capt., 63rd Alabama Regt. Captured at Blakely, AL and taken to Ship Island Prison. Parole papers dated and signed 10 May 1865, Meridian, MS.

 

SMITH, Alexander Hamilton
Resides Lexington, AL. Born 17 Aug 1841, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted spring 1862, Chattanooga, TN. Pvt., Co. C, 16th Alabama. Paroled June 1865, Columbus, GA.

 

SMITH, George Hamilton
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 5 Feb 1842, Lowersville, Hardin County, TN.
Enlisted fall 1861, Jackson, TN. Pvt., Co G, 1st Tennessee, Cox's Regt. Wounded late 1864; unable to return to service.

 

SMITH, George Washington
Resides Killen, AL. Born 15 Jan 1829, Pulaski, Giles County, TN.
Enlisted Jan 1862, Florence, Al. Pvt., Co B, Forrest's Regt. Sent home fall 1864 because of illness; was not able to return.

 

SMITH, James Robert
Resides Florence, AL. Born 7 Sep 1836, Cherokee, Colbert County, AL.
Enlisted Jun 1861, Marion, AR. Pvt., Co H, 13th Arkansas Inf.. Wounded two years before the surrender and was in the hospital, unable to get home, until 28 May 1865.

 

SMITH, John Evans
Resides St. Florian, AL. Born 28 Apr 1834, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Dec 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co A, 35th Alabama. Discharged spring 1865, Tuscumbia, AL.

 

SMITH, John Rawls
Resides Wright, AL. Born 5 Sep 1834, Wright, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Dec 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co C, 27th Alabama. Captured and imprisoned May 1862. Paroled July 1862, Richmond, VA. Re-enlisted fall 1862, Waterloo, AL. Pvt., Dan Long's Co. Company disbanded at Waterloo, AL when the war ended.

 

SMITH, John William
Resides Kendell, AL. Born 24 Oct 1841, Jasper County, GA.
Enlisted Aug 1861, Griffin, GA. Pvt., Co C, 27th Georgia. Discharged spring 1865, at Goleboro, NC.

 

SMITH, Joseph
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 5 Nov 1830, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, TN.
Enlisted summer 1862, Waterloo, AL. Pvt., Johnson's Co. Resigned fall 1862, Cherokee, AL.

 

SMITH, Robert Henry
Resides Florence, AL. Born 7 Oct 1839, Fredricksburg, Culpepper County, VA.
Enlisted Apr 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co C, 16th Alabama. Paroled spring 1865, Greenville, SC, where his parole papers were signed.

 

SMOOTS, Thomas Edgar
Resides Florence, AL. Born 20 Oct 1839, Ocaguan, Prince William County, VA.
Enlisted summer 1862, Tuscumbia, AL. Pvt., Co I, 4th Alabama. Furloughed spring 1865 because of a broken arm; the surrender happened before he was able to return.

 

SMOTHERMAN, Calvin C.
Resides Killen, AL. Born 4 Feb 1833, Vusil, Weatherford [Rutherford?] County, TN.
Enlisted 20 Jun 1861, Murfreesboro, TN. Pvt., Co A, 24th Tennessee. Captured at Nashville a little before the close of the war and never returned to service.

 

SPIRES, James Albert
Resides Cloverdale, AL. Born 30 Dec 1828, Lexington District, SC.
Enlisted 21 Feb 1862, Moulton, AL. Pvt., Co B, 11th Alabama Cav. Paroled Montgomery, AL when the war ended.

 

SPRINGER, John Harrison
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 13 Dec 1840, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, TN.
Enlisted first of 1862. [place not stated]. Pvt., Co I, 48th Tennessee. Discharged near Mobile, AL at the close of the war.

 

STANFORD, Benjamin Franklin
Resides Green Hill, AL. Born 5 Apr 1844, Pontitock, Pontitock County, MS [Pontotoc].
Enlisted Nov 1862, Waynesboro, TN. Pvt., Co B, 9th Tennessee Cav. Resigned fall 1864, just after the battle of Chickamauga.

 

STEWART, James William
Resides Florence, AL. Born 14 Feb 1849, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 1863, Florence, AL. Pvt., Forrest's Command. When carrying mail from Florence to Tuscumbia, he was taken prisoner and held for four days at a place across the street from the State National Bank in Florence.

 

STUTTS, Asa
Resides Killen, Al. Born Feb 1835, Green Hill, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted fall 1862, Tullahoma, TN. Pvt., Co C, 16th Alabama. Served until spring 1865; was home on furlough at the time of the surrender.

 

STUTTS, John Jackson
Resides Green Hill, AL. Born 17 Oct 1834, Green Hill, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted, 15 Aug 1861, Courtland, AL. Pvt., 1st Sgt., Lt., Co C, 16th Alabama. Captured Jan 1865; paroled near Green Hill, AL.

 

STUTTS, William Thomas
Resides Florence, AL. Born 25 Feb 1851, Lexington, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Apr 1862, Florence, AL. Pvt., 5th Alabama Inf.. Discharged Aug 1863. Re-enlisted fall 1863, Florence, AL. Pvt., 16th Alabama. Paroled at Richmond, VA when the war ended.

 

SUMMERHILL, Richard T.
Resides Gravelly Springs, AL. Born 25 Jun 1844, Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted spring 1862, Florence, AL. Pvt. [no other information given.] Company disbanded 15 Apr 1865, Mt Hope, AL.

 

TERRY, Eliza

Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 1843, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL.
Enlisted Aug 1862, Courtland, AL. Pvt., Gamble's Co., Biffles' Regt. Company disbanded fall 1864, Lavergne, TN.

 

THIGPEN, Ira Bluford
Resides Killen, AL. Born 2 Oct 1836, near Lexington, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 3 Mar 1863, Good springs, Al. 3rd Sgt., Co I, 7th Tennessee. Captured 23 Dec 1863, near Lexington, AL; taken to Rock Island Prison. Released 18 May 1865.

 

THORNTON, Thomas Jefferson
Resides Killen, AL. Born 22 Sep 1844, Rogersville, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 22 Sep 1862, Athens, AL. Pvt., Co E, 9th Alabama. Paroled Wilson, SC, when the war was over.

 

TIDWELL, Richard
Resides Killen, AL. Born 1 Apr 1845, near Huntsville, Madison County, AL
Enlisted Aug 1863, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co F, 4th Alabama Cav. Paroled May 1865, Pond Springs, AL.

 

TILL, Edmond Ruthin
Resides Florence, AL. Born 14 Sep 1836, Waterloo, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 3 Jun 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co D, 9th Alabama. Put on the retired list Feb 1865 and sent home.

 

TUCKER, Oliver Perry
Resides Waterloo, AL. Born 20 Feb 1840, Warren County, TN.
Enlisted fall 1861 "in Middle TN". Pvt., 1st Sgt., Co B, 16th Tennessee. Paroled when the war ended, Richmond, VA.

 

VAN PELT, John Calvin
Resides Killen, AL. Born 6 Dec 1834, Cannon County, TN.
Enlisted 1863, Centre Star, AL. Pvt., Hampton's Co. Transferred to Capt. James Stewart's Co; served until the end of the war.

 

WALKER, Andrew Jackson
Resides Florence, AL. Born 4 May 1833, Warrington, Blunt [Blount] County, AL.
Enlisted Jan 1863, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co F, 4th Alabama Cav. Resigned late 1864, Clifton, TN.

 

WALKER, Thomas Christopher
Resides Florence, AL. Born 27 Dec 1824, Eliton, Jefferson County, AL.
Enlisted Oct 1862, Port Hudson, LA. Pvt., Co E, 27th Alabama. Company disbanded at Moulton, AL at the close of the war.

 

WALLACE, John Wesley
Resides Kendell, AL. Born 23 Nov 1841, Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Dec 1861, Rawhide, AL. Pvt., Co C, 27th Alabama. Furloughed and cut off from the regiment, spring 1865.

 

WALLACE, Louis Napoleon
Resides Kendell, AL. Born 5 Aug 1846, Fulton, Itawamba County, MS.
Enlisted summer 1864, Gravelly springs, AL. Pvt., Co A, 4th Alabama. Discharged at Decatur, AL at the close of the war.

 

WALLACE, Samuel Marion
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 29 Oct 1833, Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN.
Enlisted Dec 1863, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co A, 35th Alabama Inf. Transferred in May [year not stated, but probably 1864] to the 27th Alabama Inf. at Port Hudson, LA. Deserted Nov 1864, and never returned.

 

WATKINS, James Thomas
Resides St. Joseph, TN. Born 30 Aug 1844, Florence, AL.
Enlisted Mar 1863, Florence, AL. Pvt., Sloss' Co, 9th Alabama. Captured spring 1865; in prison, Camp Morton, IN, at the time of the surrender.

 

WEAVER, W. J.
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 10 Sep 1844, Rogersville, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Oct 1864, Rogersville. Pvt., Co L, 11th Alabama. Surrendered at Greensboro, AL at the close of the war.

 

WEAVER, W. Thomas
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 15 Dec 1838, Rogersville, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 1 Mar 1862, Rogersville. Pvt., Co I, 33rd Mississippi. Transferred 1 Dec 1863 to the 9th Alabama, and detailed as a Pvt. Scout. When Gen. Wheeler surrendered at Pond Springs, AL, he was in TN.

 

WEEDEN, John David
Resides Florence, AL. Born 27 Jul 1840, Huntsville, Madison County, AL.
Enlisted Apr 1861, Richmond, VA. 2nd Lt., Co K, 9th Alabama. Resigned 20 Nov 1861, Centerville, VA; Ordered to Nashville, TN, 1 Dec 1861; appointed Adj. (2nd Lt.), 49th Alabama Regt.; 20 May 1862, elected Major of the 49th Alabama; 30 Nov 1862 appointed Lt. Col.;16 Dec 1864 wounded and captured at battle in front of Nashville, TN; taken to the U. S. Military Prison at Johnson's Island, OH; held prisoner until 25 Jul 1865.

 

WEEMS, Charles Smoot
Resides Florence, AL. Born 4 Mar 1841, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 28 Apr 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co H, 4th Alabama Inf. Wounded 21 Jul 1861, Manassas, VA; lost an arm, was discharged and sent home.

 

WHITE, Alexander Sherwood
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 19 Oct 1843, Cross Roads, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Oct 1862, Cross Roads. Pvt., Co G, 7th Alabama. Paroled spring 1865, Pond Springs, AL, where his papers were signed.

 

WHITE, Burgess, Nealey
Resides Killen, AL. Born 11 Dec 1845, Cross Roads, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Nov 1864, Cross Roads. Pvt., Co G, 11th Alabama. Paroled 17 May 1865, Pond Springs.

 

WHITE, James Blessing
Resides Florence, AL. Born 30 Dec 1845, Florence, AL.
Enlisted summer 1861, Florence, AL. Pvt., 2nd Sgt., Co C, 16th Alabama Paroled May, 1865, Pond Springs, AL.

 

WHITTEN, Joel Jasper
Resides Florence, Al. Born 22 Oct 1839, Dart, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Aug 1862, Columbia, TN. Pvt., Co B, 9th Tennessee. Paroled spring 1865, Eastport, AL.

 

WHITTEN, Oliver Perry
Resides Cloverdale, AL. Born 4 Nov 1839, Dart, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted fall 1861, Iuka, MS. Pvt., Roddy's Co, later in the 4th Alabama. Paroled Eastport, MS at the close of the war.

 

 

WILLIAMS, Andrew Jackson
Resides Killen, AL. Born 5 Feb 1843, Centre Star, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 16 Sep 1862, Courtland, AL. Pvt., Co L, 11th Alabama. Paroled 17 May 1865, Pond Springs, AL.

 

WILLIAMS, Benjamin Franklin
Resides Killen, AL. Born 8 Mar 1846, Centre Star, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Sep 1864, Centre Star. Pvt., Co L, 11th Alabama. Paroled 17 May 1865, Pond Springs, AL.

 

WILLIAMS, Columbus Franklin

Resides Lexington, AL. Born 13 Sep 1844, Lawrence County, TN.
Enlisted 13 Sep 1862, Lexington, AL. Pvt., Co G, 11th Alabama. Paroled 17 May 1865, Pond Springs, AL.

 

WILLIAMS, Jesse
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 10 Aug 1838, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, TN.
Enlisted May 1861, Lexington, AL. Pvt., Co I, 9th Alabama. Discharged at Richmond, VA because of disability. Re-enlisted July or Aug 1862, Anderson, AL. Pvt., J. T. Gamble's Co, later in Forrest's Co until the close of the war. Company disbanded at Pond Springs, AL.

 

WILLIAMS, Presley Simmons
Resides Centre Star, AL. Born 8 Sep 1837, Centre Star, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 10 Feb 1862, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co I, 27th AL. Paroled 5 May 1865.

 

WILLIAMS,Stephen P.
Resides Florence, AL. Born Nov 1836, Madison, Putnam County, GA.
Enlisted spring 1861, Dalton, Ga. Pvt., Co B, 1st Georgia Regt. Discharged spring 1865, Macon, GA.

 

WILLIAMS, William Francis Marion
Resides Killen, AL. Born 4 Jul 1837 Union, Union County, SC.
Enlisted 13 Apr 1861, Union, SC. Pvt., Co H, 5th South Carolina Inf. Paroled 9 Apr 1865, Charlotte, NC.

 

WILLIAMS, William Jefferson
Resides Lexington, AL. Born 12 Feb 1844, Lawrence County, TN.
Enlisted Sep 1863, Lawrenceburg, TN. Pvt., Biffles' Co., later Cooper's Co. Released May 1865, from prison, Camp Morton, IN.

 

WILLIAMS, Winfield Lafayette
Resides Killen, AL. Born 13 Apr 1846, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, TN.
Enlisted Oct 1864, Lawrenceburg, TN. Pvt., Co D, 9th Tennessee. Company disbanded at the surrender, spring 1865.

 

WILBANKS, James A.
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 1 Nov 1838, Limestone County, AL.
Enlisted 10 Jan 1862, Florence, AL. Pvt., Co I, 27th Alabama. Squad disbanded Apr 1865.

 

WINBURN, Henry Gilford
Resides Oakland, AL. Born 10 Oct 1837, Oakland, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Dec 1861, Fort Henry, TN. Pvt., Co C, 27th Alabama. Surrendered spring 1865, Decatur, AL with William Warren. Was released and came home.

 

WITT, Samuel Houston
Resides Dart, AL. Born 16 Mar 1841, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN.
Enlisted 16 Mar 1862, Chattanooga, TN. Pvt. Co I [no other info given]. Paroled spring 1865, Tupelo, MS.

 

WOMBLE, James Monroe
Resides Florence, AL. Born 17 Feb 1834, near Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted May 1861, Little Rock, AR. Pvt., Co F, 1st Arkansas Mounted Riflemen. Served until May 1864; furloughed home and never returned. Re-enlisted July 1864, Pride's Landing, AL. Pvt., Co L, Burtwell's Regt. Captured and taken to Johnson's Island. Released 17 Jun 1865.

 

WORD, William Henry Harrison
Resides Mt. Roszell, AL. Born 3 Oct 1833, Hunt's Old Stand, Coweater [Coweta] County, GA.
Enlisted [no date given], Silver Run, AL. Drummer, Co F., 31st Alabama. Served until the end of the war. Discharged at Augusta, GA, Headquarters of the Smithing Dept.

 

WORLEY, Curtis Joseph
Resides Killen, AL. Born 26 Oct 1844 near Duplen Court House, Duplen, NC.
Enlisted Apr 1861, Kinston, NC. Pvt., Co D, 27th North Carolina. Surrendered and paroled Apr 1865, Appomattox Court House, VA. Parole papers signed by Lt. G. W. Jones.

 

WRIGHT, Phillip Washington
Resides Wright, AL. Born 7 Sep 1836, Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
Enlisted 1 Apr 1862, La Grange, GA. Pvt., Co I, 35th Alabama. Prisoner at Camp Chase, OH when the war ended.

 

WYLIE, William Jasper Newton
Resides Gravelly Springs, AL. Born 23 Jul 1835, Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted 3 Jun 1861, Gravelly springs. Pvt., Co D, 9th Alabama. Served until 20 Jun 1861; was afflicted and unable to return to service.

 

YOCUM, Thomas Benton
Resides Rogersville, AL. Born 17 Jun 1843, Newburg, Franklin county, AL.
Enlisted fall 1861, Newburg, AL. Pvt., Co I, 27th Alabama Inf. Served until Mar 1862 when he came down with the measles and was sent home. The company was captured at Ft. Donalson. Re-enlisted May 1862, Moulton, GA. Pvt., Col. Forrest's Cav. In the spring of 1865, at the time of the surrender, he was with the wagons at Oak Ridge, MS, where the company disbanded.

 

YOUNG, James Wiley
Resides Gravelly Springs, AL. Born 1 Mar 1839, Gravelly Springs, Lauderdale County, AL.
Enlisted Feb 1863, near Waterloo, AL. Pvt., Co L, 10th Tennessee Cav. Served until the end of the war. Company disbanded Prides' Ferry, Colbert County, AL