Alan J. PittsAfter looking at your references....Tue Feb 20 23:24:28 2001 There's at least three men named William M. Brooks. 1) Co. "I", 3rd Ala. Reserves. enlisted July 25, 1864, age 47 from Perry County. Detailed as carpenter, working for a Selma hospital, Dec. 1864; paroled at Demolis in June 1865.2) Goldsby's Local Defense Co. 1st Sgt. enlisted July (1863) at Selma, exempt by reason of a substitute, age 32. Goldsby may have raised a senior reserve unit which served in the Department of the Gulf in 1864-65. Capt. G. has two letters on file written in January 1864 after the law allowing substitutes was repealed. FYI: he describes the "county reserves" as young men ages 16-17 and older men ages 45-60; the state militia was composed of men from age 18 to 45 noty liable to Confederate service.3) 1st Lt. & Ordnance officer. This man served briefly with Wilson's Georgia Brigade in the Army of Tennessee. It appears that he belonged to a company assigned to duty in Atlanta. He couldn't have been either of the two named above, and probably not the 2nd Lieut. who served with Morgan'z command, 9th Tennessee Cav. The various William M. Weavers — Hayes Lowe, Wed Feb 21 11:20 Each one different — Alan J. Pitts, Thu Feb 22 16:33 Do I understand you correctly... — Hayes Lowe, Thu Feb 22 19:07 One bit at a time.... — Alan J. Pitts, Fri Feb 23 00:07