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As Adjutant to General Chalmers, Capt. Goodman's name appears on many of the orders issued by the general.
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Capt. Walter A. Goodman was Adjutant General to Brig. General James R. Chalmers. Capt Goodman participated in many battles with Chalmers' cavalry division.
General Chalmers…
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This is the first card of a record for a different officer: Charles S. Anderson.
The next card said he was an Aide De Camp to Brig-Gen Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834…
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Charles W. Anderson was aide de camp (ADC) to General Forrest. He was present in many of the battles with General Forrest's command.
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Lt-Col William L. Duff commanded Duff's Battalion that began as 19 Battalion Mississippi Cavalry and was later identified as 8 Mississippi Cavalry.
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It appears from this letter that even the pay master confused the two Robert McCulloch's.
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Edmund Winchester Rucker (1835 – 1924) was a brigade commander with Forrest's cavalry. Modern Fort Rucker, AL is named after him.
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Col. Robert McCulloch was called "Black Bob" to distinguish him from his cousin who was called "White Bob". The name referred to the color of his hair.
However, later it was…
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Colonel Robert McCulloch was the original commander of the 2nd Missouri Cavalry. When he promoted up to brigade commander, his cousin replaced him. The new commander was Lt-Col.…
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This card is for Capt. Robert A. McCulloch, who enlisted under Col. Robert McCulloch. The two McCulloch's were cousins & not brothers or father/son. Capt. Robert A. McCulloch…
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Lt-Col Harris was wounded in the arm on June 25, 1865. One of the Union soldiers killed in this altercation was Francis Long, age 20, of Company L, 13th New York Cavalry. The 13…
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Thomas Walton Harris was a 35-year old lawyer who served in Company B, 9th Miss. Regiment and was at the Battle of Shiloh.
Later, he changed to the Cavalry and formed his Harris…
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Col. J. E. Forrest Commanding 4th Brigade. This is Jeffrey Forrest, the brother of General Nathan Forrest. He was killed at the Battle of Okolona. Some accounts report that…
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The 2nd Tennessee Cavalry was formed in June 1862 by consolidating the 1st (McNairy's) and 7th(Bennett's) Battalion Tennessee Cavalry. In June 1863, one Alabama company and two…
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Wilson's Regiment: The 16th Tennessee Cavalry or Wilson's Cavalry was also known as 21st (Wilson's) Tennessee Cavalry. It was formed in Feb. 1864. It merged with 21 Tenn Cavalry…
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This invoice is dated Jan 20, 1863, Grenada, Miss. Grenada was the site of a training camp and was where General Chalmers organized & trained his cavalry division in the summer…
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This document appears to be reimbursement to Brig Genl James Z. George for work performed by his slave hands named "Coffee", "Jeff" and "Henry".
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This memo was dated Nov. 6, 1863. Col. J. Z. George was captured at the 2nd Battle of Collierville, TN on Nov. 3, 1863, while leading the charge of the 5 Miss Cavalry against the…
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Also, the quote from Ward's book seems to indicate that both Wm Hamer and his slave Nick Hamer were present at the Battle of Fort Pillow, TN, on April 12, 1864. It stated that…
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