Alan J. Pitts
Re: Grishams in 11th AL Cav.
Thu May 24 10:17:47 2001


Three of the five companies listed above were recruited in Franklin County:

Co. "C", Capt. John Barr, organized at Frankfort, Ala., Apr. 1, 1863, as Co "E" of Baxter's Cavalry Battalion. It soon became Co. "F" of Jeff Forrest's Regiment, and joined Warren's Cavalry Battalion as Co. "B" after Forrest's death.

Co. "E", Capt. John R. McDonald, organized at Athens, Ala., Aug. 15, 1863, to operate under orders of the Conscript Bureau. It later joined Warren's Cavalry Battalion as Co. "C".

Co. "F", Capt. John Anthony Steele, organized at Barton's Station as Julian's Co. "D", Roddey's 4th Alabama Cavalry, Sept. 21, 1862. It served with Julian's Cavalry Battalion and joined Jeff Forrest's Regiment as Co. "G". After Forrest's death it became Co. "D" of Warren's cavalry Battalion.

Co. "G", Capt. Thomas E. Barner, organized at Centre Star on Mar. 12, 1863, as part of Julian's Battalion. It soon became Co. "B" of Jeff Forrest's Regiment and later Co. "D" of Williams Cavalry Battalion.

Co. "K", Capt. Van B. Flake, reorganized at Courtland on May 1, 1864, having formerly been Co. "D" of Jeff Forrest's Regiment. This company had led by Capt. Samuel M. Moore. It quickly became Co. "F" of Williams Cavalry Battalion.

As you can see, companies having Franklin (Colbert) origins are "C", "F" and "K" of the 11th Alabama Cavalry. Hopefully that pares things down for your search.