The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
The correspondence was written in regard to Pickett's research for his book HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND INCIDENTALLY OF GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.
The Confederate regimental history files contains assorted material on the history of Alabama units in the Civil War, which was collected over the years by ADAH staff.
(Collar indicates rank of colonel, but the button arrangement is that of a brigadier general.) Commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1857; resigned his commission in 1859. Commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Cavalry at the outbreak of war. ...
(Collar indicates rank of colonel, but the button arrangement is that of a brigadier general.) Commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1857; resigned his commission in 1859. Commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Cavalry at the outbreak of war. ...
(Collar indicates rank of colonel, but the button arrangement is that of a brigadier general.) Commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1857; resigned his commission in 1859. Commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Cavalry at the outbreak of war. ...
(Does not appear to be in uniform in this photo.) Served as a volunteer scout in Arkansas at the outbreak of war. In 1861 he joined the Lexington Rifles (led by his brother-in-law, John Hunt Morgan) and served as a private and later as a second...
(Early has a general's insignia on his lapel, but it could be the result of artistic retouching.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 to practice law. Although against...
(Early has a general's insignia on his lapel, but it could be the result of artistic retouching.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 to practice law. Although against...
(Heavily retouched photograph which incorrectly placed the buttons of a major general on his coat when Marshall was never promoted beyond brigadier general. According to Davis, no wartime pose is known to exist.) Graduated from West Point in 1832...
(Heavily retouched photograph which incorrectly placed the buttons of a major general on his coat when Marshall was never promoted beyond brigadier general. According to Davis, no wartime pose is known to exist.) Graduated from West Point in 1832...