Stephen B. Cleveland commanded Co D, Second Alabama Infantry at Fort Morgan, from June-August 1861. In September 1861 he was elected Captain of a cavalry company, the Claiborne (sp?) Guards or Cavalry (may have been old Co D, 2nd Ala Inf, mounted). This company was incorporated into Wirt Adams's Cavalry Regiment, later Wood's Confederate Cavalry, as Co I. Cleveland was promoted to Major of cavalry in September 1863, same month that Adams was commissioned Brigadier General. The last action in which Major Cleveland was engaged was the Adams-Croxton skirmish in Pickens County, Alabama, April 6,1865. Cleveland was paroled near Gainesville, Alabama, May 12,1865, by the Citronelle surrender of May 4, as Major of cavalry.

What is the particular interest in Major Cleveland?