Hayes Lowe
Cites and a little more info.
Thu Feb 15 08:41:37 2001


The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. / Series 1 - Volume 38 (Part III) , pg. 975

"...Capt. Pitts company of boys of the reserve class..."


The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. / Series 1 - Volume 49 (Part I), pg. 831

"...a regiment of boys called the First Alabama Reserves, about 600 strong, commanded by Colonel Withers [Hugers]…" From a statement given by Perry Ryales, a Mobile shoemaker exempted from service, on 2/16/1865.

Related information:

The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. / Series 1 - Volume 48 (Part I) , pg. 617

General Thomas' command consists of:

Rice's Brigade of Reserves, about 1200 men

Unknown Brigade of Reserves, about 1500 men

"These Troops are pretty well armed, well clothed, with a late importation of gray suits from England." [Plus, there were 2500 home guards and militia in Mobile, armed with Enfield rifles and muskets.] This information was obtained from William Ross, a deserter from the 2nd Ala. Battalion, by S.M. Eaton, Union Capt. and Chief Signal Officer at New Orleans on 1/23/1865.