Alan J. Pitts
Re: Mobile Fire Battalion
Thu Jul 5 14:59:58 2001


The Mobile Advertiser & Register for August-October 1861 is absolutely full of articles about the fire battalion and an encampment held during September, if I recall. Many of these companies enlisted in Confederate service in October and formed the basis for Zach Deas' 24th Alabama Infantry Regiment. I have copies of many of those articles.

I know much less about the Fire Battalion that existed in 1863 and later, but have pretty good info on Mobile City Battalion (1st Mobile) and Butts' Citizens Battalion.