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Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 1: (search)
f Demopolis. The claim of the Spaniards to Florida was based upon their treaty with England of 783, and for many years there was incessant border warfare between the Spaniards and their Indian allies on one side and the colonists (mostly from Georgia) and their native allies on the other. This subjected our early settlers to almost constant Indian incursions for booty and massacre. During this period the French were carrying on trade near the site of the present cities of Tuscumbia and Florence, and, mainly due to their influence, the Creeks and Cherokees were active in their hostilities upon the American settlers. The war for independence between the colonists and Great Britain, which lasted from 1775 to 1781, was confined to the lakes, the Atlantic coast and adjacent territory, and the country now known as Alabama can hardly be said to have been affected thereby. The colonial government having been firmly established, Col. James Robinson in 1787 marched from the Cumberland r
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)
erton, April 27th. （805) With General Tilghman at Big Black bridge, April 30th. （937, 1040) Buford's brigade, Loring's division, army of Mississippi, July 30, 1863. Nos. 53 and 56—Assignment as above, Gen. Jos. E. Johnston commanding army. No. 57—（333) Assignment as above, Polk's army, February 20, 1864. （626-662) Colonel Jackson's report of engagement at Moulton, March 21st, 1 killed, 1 wounded badly, several slightly. （662) Mentioned in report of Col. S. S. Ives of skirmish near Florence, April 12, 1864. No. 58—（583) Assignment as above, June 20, 1864. （816) Detached from Buford's brigade, to proceed to Selma and report to General Withers, February 29, 1864. No. 59—（114, 389, 429, 441) Mentioned by General Dodge (Union), at Moulton, April, 1864, Johnson's, Jackson's and Nash's regiments are from 5,000 to 7,000 strong. （623) Mentioned by General Polk, Demopolis, March 14th. （669) Engaged at Moulton, March 21st. (726) Colonel Jackson ordered by
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
l Lee in the summer of 1863. Extracts from official war Records Vol. Vii—（909-914) At Florence, Ala., February 26, 1862, 800 strong. Vol. X, Part 1—（29) Near Tuscumbia, March 16, 1862. （90) No. 58—（237) W. A. Johnson's troops fight on Lamb's Ferry road, January, 1864. （339) Opposite Florence, February 6th. （590) In Roddey's brigade, Wharton's division, Wheeler's corps, army of Tenness in command, was wounded at Waynesboro. Major Jenkins and Capt. L. E. Locke were captured near Florence, and Capt. W. R. Davis near Rome. Extracts from official war Records. Jenkins' battaliagement at Thompson's Station, Tenn., March, 1863. （195) Colonel Dibrell's report of affair at Florence, March 25th, says: Hannon's regiment was pouring volley after volley into the boats from the ot2, in Stewart's brigade, Polk's army. (909) Mentioned by Gen. Daniel Ruggles, February 26th, Florence, Ala. Vol. X, Part I—（417) Mentioned in report of Colonel Russell, Shiloh, Apr
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Battles of the Western army in which Albama troops were engaged. (search)
onf Cav. 1864. Near Chattanooga, Jan. 22. Gen. Jos. Wheeler.—Federal, total loss 21. Alabama troops, parts of 1st, 8th Conf. Cav. Athens, Ala, Jan. 25. Col. Johnson; loss 30 w.—Federal; loss so w. Alabama troops, 4th Cav. Florence, Ala., Jan. 26. Col. Roddey; loss 30 m.—Federal, Col. A. O. Miller; loss 10 w. Alabama troops, Roddey's Cav. Fair Gardens, Tenn., Jan. 27. Gen. Martin; loss 65 k, 100 m.— Federal, total loss 100. Alabama troops, Martin's Cav. Tunnel , Ala., Oct. 26 to 29. Total loss 125.—Federal, total loss 155. Alabama troops, 4th, 53d Cav. Fort Heiman, Tenn., Oct. 28 to 30.—Federal, U. S. gunboats; total loss 22. Alabama troops, Chalmers' and Buford's Divs.; Forrest's Cav. Florence, Ala., Oct. 30. Gen. Ed. Johnson. Jonesboro, Ga., Nov. 15. Gen. Jos. Wheeler; total loss 5.—Federal, total loss 40. Alabama troops, parts of 2d, 53d, 56th Cav.; 24th Battn. Cav.; Inge's, Perrin's and Miller's regiments. Lovejoy Sta
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
ad law in the office of Hon. James W. Mc-Clung, was admitted to the bar in 1840, and located at Florence. In 1841 he was elected solicitor of the Fourth judicial circuit and served four years. From tapacity for the last year and a half of the war. Just four years from the time that he had left Florence for the war he returned home. He resumed the practice of law, and also took much interest in pended. Retiring from the highest office in the gift of his State, he resumed his residence at Florence and the practice of law, and was actively engaged in a number of enterprises looking to the devto Tennessee against Rosecrans' communications. Early in 1864 he was in battle at Athens, near Florence, and at Lebanon, and in the latter part of February Gen. J. E. Johnston called him with his comn Columbia, Tenn., was admitted to the bar in 1845, and became the partner of his brother at Florence, Ala. In 1857 he was representative from Lauderdale in the Alabama legislature, and at that sessio