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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: TJBynum ================================================================================ September 1998 Southerners Who Served in The Union Army A little known fact, one that is most difficult for most Southerners to accept, is that throughout northern Alabama there was a great sentiment for maintaining the Union. In some communities the desire to maintain the Union was so great that entire companies were recruited for service in the Union Army. One such Company was Company "A" recruited from Jackson County. This Company, under the direction of Ephrain Latham, Captain, left Stevenson, Alabama, on the 21st day of September 1863 and arrived at a location known as Hunts Mill, which is about twenty three miles from Stevenson, on September 24th. On September 26th they were attacked by the 560th Cavalry which resulted in the capture of eighteen men in the company. On the 20th of October, 1863, Company "A", was ordered to Bridgeport, Alabama and thense to Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga as an escort to Generals Hooker and Howard. From Lookout Mountain they returned to Stevenson, Alabama arriving there October 31st. In November and December, 1863 Company "A" was at Mud Creek, Alabama and in January through April, 1864 they were at Larkinsville, Jackson County, Alabama. Company "A" was mustered out of Union Army in June 1864. The Compiled Service Records of Volunteers Union Soldiers Who Served in the First Independent Vidette Cavalry Company "A" of Jackson County, Alabama Latham, Ephrain (Captain) (1) Mustered into service as First Lieutenant on the 28th August 1863 with 72 men at Larkinsville, Alabama. (Official records state 72 men were initially enrolled but an actual count of the rolls reflects 75 men.) Ardis, Andrew Jackson (2) Age 18, enrolled 3 November 1863; born in Madison County, Alabama. Ardis, Joseph (3) Age 23, enrolled 28 August 1863. (Buried in Old Tanyard Cemetery at Hollytree, Alabama.) Berry, James M. (4) Private/Sergeant. Age 22, enrolled 28 August 1863 at Larkinsville. Captured by the enemy 26 September 1863 at Hunts Mill. Died at Andersonville Prison in Georgia on 17 June 1864 while a prisoner of war. Berry, Josiah (5) Private, age 27, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in Tennessee. Berry, William (6) Private, age 39, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in Jackson County, Alabama. (Buried at Kirkpatricks Cemetery Across Guess's Creek.) Bowman, Isaac V. (7) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Bowman, Lorenzo D. (8) Private, age 45, enrolled 28 August 1863. Brandon, Elisha B. (9) Private, age 36, enrolled 1 January 1864. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Browning, Isaac O. (10) Private, age 23, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in South Carolina. Bynam, Thomas W. (11) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Captured by the enemy 26 September 1863 at Hunts Mill. Died at on 16 January 1864 at Danville, Virginia, of pneumonia while a prisoner of war. [INSERT: Name should be BYNUM, Thomas William. He is the seventh son of Isaac Bynum, Jr., and Tabitha Young Bynum. Thomas married Susan Bellomy 21 February 1863. They had no issues. In the Family Bible, Thomas W., is reflected as being in the CSA Army.] Calahan, Griffin (12) Private, age 28, enrolled 10 September 1863. Born Gwinnett County, Georgia. Cardin, James S. (13) Private, age 33, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. (Buried in Latham Cemetery, Jackson County, Alabama.) Cardin, John L. (14) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. (Buried in Latham Cemetery, Jackson County, Alabama.) Cardin, Leonard (15) Private/Corporal, age 20, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. (Buried in Latham Cemetery, Jackson County, Alabama.) Click, Bibb (16) Private, age 18, enrolled 18 November 1863 at Larkinsville. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Coffee, Andrew Jackson (17) Private, age 22, enrolled 3 November 1863 at Stevenson, Jackson County, Alabama. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Davis, Jackson (18) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Denton, William (19) Private, age 23, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Duncan, William R. (20) Private/Corporal, age 31, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Evans, David H. (21) Private, age 23, enrolled 15 January 1864 at Larkinsville. Born Lumpkin County, Georgia. Flanagan, William A. (22) Private/Sergeant, age 42, enrolled 29 August 1863 at Larkinsville. Born Madison County, Alabama. Flippo, Andrew J. (23) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Latham, Andrew J. (24) Private, age 44, enrolled 29 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Lusk, John (25) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Captured by the enemy 26 September 1863 at Hunts Mill. Died on 25 October 1863 at Richmond, Virginia hospital. Lusk, William (26) Private/Sergeant, age 42, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in Franklin County, Tennessee. Captured by the enemy 26 September 1863 at Hunts Mill. and confined at Richmond, Virginia. Admitted to hospital at Annapolis, Maryland, on 18 November 1863. Marimon, Abraham B. (27) Private, age 33, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in Tennessee. Captured 26 September 1863 at Hunts Mill. McAnely, John W. (28) Private, age 18, enrolled 20 December 1863 at Larkinsville. Born Jackson County, Alabama. McAnely, William H. (29) Private, age 18, enrolled 10 January 1864 at Larkinsville. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Michael, Marian L. (30) Private, age 25, enrolled 10 June 1864 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born in Tennessee. Moore, George C. (31) Private, age 48, enrolled 28 August 1863. Morgan, Moses A. (32) Private/Corporal, age 25, enrolled 6 September 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born in Bedford County, Tennessee. Murray, Elijah A. (33) Private, age 27, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Murray, John K. (34) Private/Corporal, age 29, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Died 4 February 1864 near Larkinsville. Murray, William D. (35) Private, age 41, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Madison County, Alabama. Myrick, Richard G. (36) Private, age 30, enrolled 10 September 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born in Early County, Georgia. Pace, Jackson (37) Private, age 35, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Buried in Latham Cemetery.) Pace, Joseph B. (38) Private, age 21, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Precise, David R. (39) Private, age 18, enrolled 6 September 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Precise, Robert P. (40) Private, age 18, enrolled 6 September 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Rich, Madison H. (41) Private, age 29, enrolled 6 September 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born Randolph County, North Carolina. Sanders, Francis M. (42) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in Tennessee. Sanders, Elijah (43) Private, age 35, enrolled 3 November 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Sanders, Elijah G. (44) Private/Sergeant, age 30, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Sanders, Ivary (45) Private, age 32, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in Tennessee. Sanders, John B. (46) Private/Sergeant, age 27, enrolled 3 November 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Sanders, William W. (47) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born DeKalb County, Alabama. Selby, James M. (48) Private, age 19, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Selby, John N. (49) Private/Sergeant, age 26, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Shelton, William P. (50) Private, age 19, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Skelton, Samuel G. (51) Private, age 22, enrolled 28 August 1863. Skelton, William C. (52) Private, age 20, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Captured 26 September 1863 at Hunts Mill. (Buried Blue Springs Cemetery, died 22 November 1924.) Smith, George C. 53 Private, age 46, enrolled 28 August 1863. Dir\ed 8 April 1864 at Larkinsville, Alabama. Smith, Sterling M. 54 Private, age 28, enrolled 6 September 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Captured 26 September 1863 at Hunts Mill. Sparks, John T. 55 Private, age 38, enrolled 10 September 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Born Spartensburg District, North Carolina. Thrower, Levi (56) Private, age 24, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Coffee County, Tennessee. Sick, left Stevenson, Alabama 20 October 1863. Died from disease at home near Larkinsville on 10 November 1863. (Buried in the Latham Cemetery.) Thrower, Reese (57) Private, age 38, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in Tennessee. Tinney, Elijah (58) Private, age 32, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Tinney, John C. (59) Private, age 34, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. [INSERT: Full name is John Calhoun Tinney, He married Mary E. (Elizabeth) Bynum the eldest child of Isaac Bynum, Jr., and Tabitha Young Bynum on 22 January 1850 in Jackson County at Maynard's Cove.] Tubb, George (60) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Tubb, John (61) Private, age 44, enrolled 16 November 1863 at Larkinsville, Alabama.. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Weaver, Lewis (62) Private, age 18, enrolled 1 December 1863 at Larkinsville. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Webb, Henry A. (63) Private, age 22, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in Giles County, Tennessee. Wilburn, Elias (64) Private, age 32, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Wilkinson, Joseph (65) Private, age 40, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born in Marion County, Tennessee. Died on 9 January 1864 at home near Larkinsville. Williams, James K.P. (66) Private, age 19, enrolled 27 November 1863 at Larkinsville. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Williams, John W. (67) Private/1st Lieutenant, age 30, enrolled 28 August 1863 as a Private at Larkinsville, Alabama. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant 10 September 1863 at Stevenson, Alabama. Williams, Jonathan (68) Private/QM Sergeant, age 22, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. (Buried in the Latham Cemetery.) Williams, Thomas M. (69) Private, age 18, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Died 19 February 1864 near Larkinsville (buried in Kirkpatrict Cemetery across Guess's Creek.) Willis, James (70) Private, age 37, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. Wilson, Michael (71) Private/Corporal, age 41, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Barren County, Kentucky. Captured 26 September 1863 at Hunts Mill. Prisoner of war records: confined at Richmond, Virginia; died there 13 December 1863. Womack, Robert M. (72) Private/Corporal, age 33, enrolled 28 August 1863. Born Jackson County, Alabama. END NOTES: The above information was taken from two issues of the Valley Leaves Quarterly Newsletter, dated December 1984 and March 1985. The above information was compiled and submitted to the Valley Leaves Newsletter by TVGS member, Ms. Eva Burger. The information was taken from the National Archives microfilm Rolls No. 10, 11 and 12 of Micro Copy Number 393. Although Ms. Burger states, "that the Official records state 72 men were initially enrolled but an actual count of the rolls comes to 75 men". This is the roster that was in the Valley Leaves Newsletter and this roster has 72 men listed. I have inserted at the end of each name shown the number that the individual appears as on this roster and there are only 72 men reflected. This listing is submitted to Jackson County Website by TJBynum who can be reached at Tjbyn@aol.com. I have spent 25 years researching the Bynum Families of Jackson County, Alabama for the period 1818-1900.