Jim Martin
A possibility!
Wed May 23 09:07:16 2001


Barbiere's Battalion of Alabama Cavalry was sometimes referred to as "Davenport's Battalion". There is also a Davenport's Battalion of Mississippi. Here is a short history of Barbiere's Battalion from Ken Jones' Confederate Unit Histories website:

Barbiere's Cavalry Battalion, Local Defense Troops [Alabama Reserves]
Major Joseph Barbiere's Cavalry Battalion was organized in 1864 from several independent companies which had themselves been created as supporting forces for the Conscript Reserves. The battalion served principally in central Alabama during the fall and winter, 1864-1865, and it was first assigned (1 Nov 64) to Armistead's Cavalry Brigade, District of Central Alabama, until January 1865. The unit was headquartered at Wilsonville, AL (Feb 65) and was reported as serving with the Alabama Reserves with six companies ("A"-"F"). It was assigned to, and included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana by Lt. Gen'l Richard Taylor at Citronelle, AL, on 4 May 1865.

Barbiere's Cavalry Battalion consisted of Companies "A"-"E" (probably Capt. John C. Brown's, Capt. J. M. Clifton's, Capt. Dawson's, Capt. Thomas J. Goldsby's, and and Capt. Thomas K. Truss' companies), "F" (Capt. Andrew W. Bowie's), and "G" (Capt. P. L. Griffitts)

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There is a Jackson Millsap(s) listed as a Captain of Company "G" of the 19th Alabama Infantry. There are four Rices in the 19th Alabama, but not one with the initials A.M. or Adam or Adam Miller Rice.

This Jackson Millsaps resigned from the 19th Alabama Inf. in 1862. It is very likely he returned to Alabama and reenlisted or formed a "local defense" company which ultimately became a part of Barbiere's Battalion.

I hope this gives you some hints.

Jim Martin