Hayes LoweA couple of clarifications.Sun Dec 10 08:29:16 2000 Men from every company, including musicians, were paroled at Vicksburg. I don't know just how many from each company were paroled there, but a quick look through the "A's" and "S's" yielded at least one man from each company and a musician.I think that the name Alabama Sharpshooters came before Stone's Battalion. I don't have my file right now to give specifics, but an event occurred at Vicksburg on the date that I gave in which the regiment is referred to as the Alabama Sharpshooters. The only question is whether they earned it on that date, or before.Also, a number of plates (appear to be cartridge belt plates or cross belt plates) have appeared on the collector's market. These say "Vicksburg Alabama Sharpshooters". If these are real, as they have been represented, then the men at Vicksburg were called "Alabama Sharpshooters".I have been looked for information on the consolidations. One of my files is missing, so I haven't found much, yet. I have found one reference to the 40th Consolidating with the 37th. I'll send all the information when I find my missing file.I don't believe that Willet is the source of my information on the formation at Speed's Mill. That information comes from sources local to Pickens Co. (where Speed's Mill is located). I have only used Willet for names, not event information. Perhaps the regiment was first organized at Speed's Mill, then reorganized when it reached Mobile.Stone's Battalion was apparently an official designation, as it appears by that name in the O.R.'s.40TH Ala. Clarifacations Henry Seale, Sun Dec 10 14:52 40th organization and consolidation Hayes Lowe, Mon Dec 11 20:11 40th consolidation Alan Pitts, Mon Dec 11 13:31 40TH Alabama Consolidation Henry Seale, Wed Dec 13 08:17 40th Alabama Consolidation Alan Pitts, Fri Dec 22 11:21 Parole of the 19th. Hayes Lowe, Wed Dec 13 10:22 Parole of 37th. Hayes Lowe, Wed Dec 13 13:10 40TH and 46TH Ala. Inf. Henry Seale, Thu Dec 14 12:39 Consolidated 19th Alabama Alan Pitts, Fri Dec 22 22:01 46th Hayes Lowe, Thu Dec 14 14:35 46th Ala Inf. Linda Nelson, Thu Jan 11 00:11 James Wiley Horton, etc. Henry Seale, Fri Dec 15 19:33 I'll check into it and let you know. n/m Hayes Lowe, Fri Dec 15 20:11 40th Hayes Lowe, Sun Dec 10 21:36 Plates Bryan D. McRaven, Sun Dec 10 22:13