Charles Wallace was the son of a prominent Atlanta businessman and politician, and first enlisted for war service in May 1861 with the First Georgia Infantry at age 17. When they were disbanded in early 1862 he enlisted again, as… >> continue reading

Not-quite 19 year old farm boy John W Wesley enlisted at Decatur in DeKalb County, GA on 1 August 1861 and mustered on 5 August as a Private in Captain Luther Glenn’s Stephens Rifles – Company C of Cobb’s Legion… >> continue reading

At Frederick, MD on 9 September 1862 Adam J. Alexander of the 10th Louisiana Infantry signed this receipt for 3 pairs of shoes, 4 shirts, and 4 pairs of drawers for his men. It is likely these had been procured… >> continue reading

This excellent reference is clipped from the New Orleans Times-Picayune of 17 December 1862, and was kindly supplied by Greyson Beardsley. It is a list of Confederate soldiers from Louisiana who were wounded and left on the field at Sharpsburg… >> continue reading

Lieutenant Alexander H Pickett, Adjutant of the 3rd Alabama Infantry submitted this request and signed for receipt of a new battle flag and staff on 5 April 1863. It appears that most or all of the regiments of General D.H.… >> continue reading