Alan J. Pitts
Re: 87 Men Of The 23rd AL Died In Mobile, AL
Tue Jun 19 12:11:34 2001


Here's a little more detail gleaned from military service records on captains of the two companies:

23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment:

Company “D” of Conecuh County “Cary Rifles”

Daniel K. Smith. Resigned on September 10, 1862, near-complete loss of vision.
James T. Hester. Promoted Captain [March 5, 1863,] to rank September 10, 1862. Surrendered at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled there on July 8, 1863. Appointed Major August 10, 1864, to rank May 28, 1864.
James M. Anderson. Promoted Captain [August 10, 1864,] to rank May 28, 1864.

Company officers elected on November 17, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama. Surrendered with Company “I” of the consolidated 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment.

Company “H” of Conecuh County

Thomas D. McCall. Resigned on April 29, 1863, citing physical disability.
B. L. Selman. Promoted Captain [September 30, 1863, to rank April 29,] 1863. Surrendered at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863, and paroled there as a Captain on July 8, 1863. Wounded and disabled at Resaca, Georgia, May 14, 1864. Resignation submitted February 15, 1865. Paroled at Montgomery, Alabama, May 24, 1865.

Company officers elected on November 7, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama. Surrendered with Company “E” of the consolidated 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment.

Discovering exactly where people lived in 1860 can be a particularly task. About ten years ago I worked through each page of the Barbour County census in an attempt to place residents in an approximate area. I could hope to do this only because someone had printed a register of Barbour County landowners from 1851. People moved about quite frequently prior to the war, 40% or more of those living in a Alabama county leaving within a decade. There were enough of the others who owned the same land within that period to get some idea of who lived where. And perhaps you may be fortunate and discover that the Conecuh County census was recorded by precincts or militia beats. Sometimes post offices give you some indication of where residents lived.

A last note, the "Mobile Advertiser and Register" often published obituaries and lists of of citizens and soldiers who died nearby. These usually appear one of the two inside columns on page two. These may have been printed by someone recently; perhaps someone else can help.