L C LanphereUnion SpringsTue Jan 30 09:50:44 2001 I suspect you are correct! However Col Patterson was assigned recruitment when in the 4th Cav before assignment to the 5th. So with the 4th forming at Montgomery, he may have taken the recruits from NW AL to Union Springs to muster in. Unlikely but you see they had a travel allowance but for only 70/80 miles. Maybe it was the mileage from Montgomery to Union Springs. Also may be lost in history. The Howells Store I believe to be in Cherokee Co and it later became Howells X Road. However I also had a reply that it might have been on an old home place in Marion Co. I appreciate your reply and thoughts. Union Springs Alan Pitts, Wed Jan 31 15:53 Union Springs Alan Pitts, Wed Jan 31 15:26 5th AL Cav Union Springs L C Lanphere, Thu Feb 1 08:43 How far to Union Springs? Alan J. Pitts, Fri Feb 2 13:42 5th Al Cav & Union Springs L C Lanphere, Fri Feb 2 14:46 original rolls Alan J. Pitts, Fri Feb 2 22:37 Enlsitments 5th AL Cav L C Lanphere, Sat Feb 3 08:34