Alan J. Pitts
Re: Buford's Brigade
Wed Apr 11 17:23:20 2001


During the reorganization of mounted troops in the Dept. of Ala.-Miss. & E.La., all commands were to be grouped in divisions by state. General Chalmers was assigned to lead the Mississippi division, "Red" Jackson to the Tennessee Division, and Abram Buford to the Alabama division. The only two regiments to report to Montevallo where Buford was expected to organize his division were Russell's 4th and Hodgson's 7th Alabama Cavalry. Part of Roddey's command was moving south to join Buford at Greenville, where he had been ordered, and had gotten as Selma when Wilson's Raid reached Montevallo. Of course Clanton remained near Pollard, where his command was overrun on Mar. 25, 1865, and Armistead was in the same general area.

The little history on the 7th Cavalry tells the story of the last weeks under Buford. The understanding was that there might be enough Alabama cavalry to create two good brigades, which would be united with Crossland's Kentucky brigade to form a division. That's all I remember....