Chambers County Alabama - Civil War Service Records of James Thomas BROOKS

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Transcript of the Confederate Service Cards for James Thomas Brooks, from a copy of the original 
in my files, obtained from the Anniston Library, Anniston, Alabama in the fall of 2000.

(First Card)

Brooks, James T.
Co. A	7 Alabama Infantry
(Confederate)
Private/Private
Card Numbers  
1.	44539000
2.	     9072
3.	     9147

Number of Medical Cards herein   0
Number of Personal Papers herein   0

(Second Card)

(Confederate)
B	7	Ala.
James T. Brooks  
Pvt, Capt. Jackson’s Co., 2 Reg’t Alabama Vols.*
Age 20 years.
Appears on Company Muster-in Roll of the organization named above. 
Roll dated Barancas		April 7, 1861
Muster in to date	April 7, 1861
Enlisted for duty and enrolled:
When			March 22, 1861
Where			Montgomery
By whom		Capt. Thom
Period			12 months
* This organization subsequently became Company A, 7th Regiment Alabama Infantry.

			W. F. Hearst, Copyist

(Third Card)

B	7	Ala.
James T. Brooks
Pvt.	Co. A, 7 Reg’t Alabama Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for April 7 to June 30, 1861
Age 20
Enrolled:
When			March 22, 1861
Where			Montgomery
By whom		Capt. Thom
Period			12 months
Last paid:
By whom		Col. Chambers
To what time		April 7, 1861
Present or absent	Present
		W. J. Hearst, Copyist

(Fourth Card)

(Confederate)
B	7	Ala.
James T. Brooks
Pvt.,	Co. A, 	7 Reg’t Alabama Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for July & Aug. 1861
Enlisted:
When			March 21, 1861
Where			LaFayette, Ala
By whom		Capt. Jackson
Period			12 months
Last paid:
By whom		Quartermaster Jones
To what time		June 20, 1861
Present or absent	Absent
Remarks:		On furlough for twenty days from the 27th day of August by authority of Gen. Bragg.

		W. F. Hearst, Copyist

END OF CARDS

Note: James survived the war and I need to locate his pension papers if any exist. Also, it is 
odd that he is not the only person that I have direct knowledge of that was furloughed the end 
of August. I would like to know what so many men were sent home all at the same time. I do NOT 
believe this is the husband of my Blasingame.