john hamiltonjames matthew columbus hamiltonTue Dec 12 16:45:10 2000 James Matthew Columbus Hamilton was a private in the 5th Alabama cavalry. At the end of the war he was about 18 years old. I have no record of his actual service. He lived on the family plantation just outside Tollhouse (now Hamilton), Alabama in Marion county. His father was William Hamilton and his brothers, John or William, may have been with him in the service.