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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 19: the repossession of Alabama by the Government. (search)
nished with the Spencer carbine. To deceive the Confederates, and accommodate itself to the condition of the country, Wilson's command moved on — diverging routes, the distances between the divisions expanding and contracting, according to circumstances. The general course was a little east of south, until they reached the waters of the Black Warrior River. Upton marched for Sanders's Ferry on the west fork of the Black Warrior, by way of Russellville and Mount Hope, to Jackson, in Walker County. Long went by devious ways to the same point, and McCook, taking the Tuscaloosa road as far as Eldridge, turned eastward to Jasper, from which point the whole force crossed the Black Warrior River. There, in the fertile region watered by the main affluents of the Tombigbee River, the columns simultaneously menaced Columbus, in Mississippi, and Tuscaloosa and Selma, in Alabama. At that time General Forrest, in command of the Confederate cavalry, was on the Mobile and Ohio railway, we
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 90 (search)
to sleep till three o'clock the next morning, when they were awakened, and as soon as it was daylight, we were on our way. We arrived at Decatur at half-past 6 o'clock A. M., bringing back every member of my regiment that went with us. I wish to say a word relative to the condition of these people. They are mostly poor, though many of them are, or rather have been, in good circumstances. They outnumber nearly three to one the secessionists in portions of Morgan, Blount, Winston, Marion, Walker, Fayette and Jefferson counties; but situated as they are, surrounded by a most relentless foe, mostly unarmed and destitute of ammunition, they are persecuted in every conceivable way, yet up to this time most of them have kept out of the way sufficiently to avoid being dragged off by the gangs that infest the country for the purpose of plunder and enforcing the provisions of the rebel conscription act, but their horses and cattle are driven off in vast numbers. Every public road is patrol
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
; killed, wounded and missing, 23, including two color-bearers. No. 78—（853), No. 93—（664) Assignment as above, to December 10, 1864. No. 98—（1064) Brantly's brigade, Lee's corps, Johnston's army. After April 9, 1865, consolidated with Twenty-second, Thirty-ninth and Fiftieth, under Colonel Toulmin. The Twenty-Sixth Alabama infantry. The Twenty-sixth Alabama infantry was organized at Tuscumbia in December, 1861. Its companies were recruited from the counties of Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston, and the upper portions of Tuscaloosa county. While yet in camp of instruction at Tuscumbia, two of its companies, under the command of Maj. John S. Garvin, were ordered to Fort Donelson, where they were captured; but, being released, rejoined their command in the spring, the regiment having in the meantime been transferred to the army of Northern Virginia and attached to Rodes' brigade of immortal memory, and served under Stonewall Jackson and R. E. Lee. Many of the offi
The Daily Dispatch: January 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], Murder and Lynch law. (search)
He is known to have brought his gun part of the way, leaving it on the road, and to have discharged his revolver when in Huntsville and reloading it before leaving, to have taken Mr. Boon's buggy to Montgomery to have it repaired, and to have borrowed a spade in the neighborhood with which to inter the bodies. In short there was not the faintest shadow of a doubt of the guilt of the hardened wretch. Hall, day before yesterday, was arraigned before Esquires Rogers and Robinson, of Walker county, but the fact appearing that the crime was done in Montgomery county, the Justice ordered him thither in charge of a strong guard. Yesterday he started in charge of Sheriff Marsfelder and some twenty persons as his posse. This morning, we learn, that, as the Sheriff was on his way down, he was waylaid near the scene of the dreadful tragedy and forcibly deprived of his prisoner by from 100 to 200 armed and determined men, who executed the wretch on the spot where his victims lay. Ha