John Allan Wyeth when a cadet at Lagrange Military Academy in Franklin County, Alabama. In 1862 he joined Co. I, Russell's 4th Alabama Cavalry as a private. Image is from Confederate Veteran magazine.
On April 28, 1863, Federal troops burned the school and many buildings in LaGrange. The town was never rebuilt, and the land is now a part of Colbert County. The building and trees on the right side of this photograph have been drawn in.