Hayes LoweYou must have missed this...Sun Feb 25 13:55:01 2001 from the sub-thread immediately below:"Could you take a look for a John J. Lowe? He volunteed in the 34th Alabama Militia in Pickens County in 1863 or 64 under the command of Col. J.J. Lee. (Can't remember which year off the top of my head.) He also served in the 3rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry, Company I.A different (?) John J. Lowe was conscripted about that same time in Tuscaloosa County. He was assigned to the 17th Alabama Militia Regiment under the command of Maj. Prince."You'll notice that the Pickens County John J. Lowe is a *voluteer*...it is specifically noted in his record. That is one reason that I was so confused by the militia records. This came from the Alabama Militia 1820-1865 microfilm.How do we explain this? — Alan J. Pitts, Mon Feb 26 11:52 Volunteer status and militiamen's status. — Hayes Lowe, Mon Feb 26 17:01 University Cadets — Alan J. Pitts, Tue Feb 27 07:00 I agree again with what you say — Hayes Lowe, Tue Feb 27 07:09 State military schools.... — Alan J. Pitts, Tue Feb 27 09:36 By the way, — Hayes Lowe, Sun Feb 25 18:44