Thomas Elmore
8th Alabama
Thu Jun 7 22:29:47 2001


Dan,
An excellent source would be an article in volume 39 (1977) of The Alabama Historical Quarterly, entitled Colonel Hilary A. Herbert's 'History of the Eighth Alabama Volunteer Regiment C.S.A.,' ed. by Maurice S. Fortin. The article includes a casualty roster at Gettysburg, including John Cashin's name under Company I ("Emerald Guards"). The article notes that the company was composed mainly of the Irish population of Mobile. Incidentally Col. Herbert became Secretary of the Navy after the war. Since John Cashin was killed on July 3, odds are that his death was by the Union artillery in Lt. Col. Freeman McGilvery's line.