The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Lieutenant Colonel T O'Hara, 12th Alabama Infantry

Lieutenant Colonel T O'Hara, 12th Alabama Infantry

Twelfth Alabama Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for one year and the war 17 July, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861. Did not participate in the first battle of Manassas

COLONEL R T JONES
Lieutenant Colonel R T Jones, Alabama (Militia) Volunteers, was appointed colonel, 12th Alabama Infantry, on 17 July, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL T O'HARA
Captain T O'Hara, infantry, Confederate States Army, was on recruiting duty at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 5 June, 1861, and was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.64, Paragraph VII, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 6 June, 1861. He was assigned to Brigadier General J H Winder, Confederate States Army, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.85, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, 12th Alabama Infantry, on 17 July, 1861.

MAJOR J C BROWN
Captain E D Tracy, 4th Alabama Infantry, Company I, was appointed major, 12th Alabama Infantry, on 17 July, 1861, but declined and was appointed lieutenant colonel, 19th Alabama Infantry, on 14 August, 1861 (See the 4th Alabama Infantry). Captain J C Brown, 12th Alabama Infantry, Company D, was appointed major on 9 November, 1861.

Company A Lafayette Guards/ Garde Lafayette: CAPT. G HEULLY
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 4 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861.
Company B Coosa Independents/ Volunteers: CAPT. J H BRADFORD
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Camp Bradford, Coosa County, Alabama, on 17 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861.
Company C Independent Rifles: CAPT. A STiKES
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 27 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861.
Company D Coffee County Rangers/ Volunteers: CAPT. J C BROWN
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Coffee County, Alabama, on 23 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861. Captain J C Brown, 12th Alabama Infantry, Company D, was appointed major, 12th Alabama Infantry, on 9 November, 1861, and First Lieutenant E Tucker, 12th Alabama Infantry, Company D, was appointed captain, 12th Alabama Infantry, Company D, on 22 November, 1861.
Company E DeKalb Invincibles: CAPT. R W HIGGINS
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at DeKalb County, Alabama, on 13 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861.
Company F Macon Confederates: CAPT. R F LIGON
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, 12 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861.
Company G Paint Rock River/ North Alabama Sharpshooters: CAPT. A S BIBB
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Woodville and Paint Rock, Jackson County, Alabama, on 20 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861. The company was assigned to the 12th Alabama Infantry at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 19 July, 1861.
Company H Magnolia Rifles/ Guards: CAPT. B B GAYLE
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Decatur, Morgan and Limestone Counties, Alabama, on 8 July, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861.
Company I Southern Foresters: CAPT. W T WALTHALL
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 8 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861.
Company K Tom Watts Rebels: CAPT. W H C PRICE
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Auburn, Macon County, Alabama, on 10 July, 1861.

Seizure of United Sates Arsenal, Mount Vernon, 4 January, 1861

Colonel D Deadbetter, Special Aid to Governor A B Moore, State of Aalabma

The Lafayette Guards/ Garde Lafayette, the Mobile Rifles, and the Washington Light Infantry, 1st Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, under the command of Colonel D Deadbetter, special aid to Governor A B Moore, Alabama, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Selma on the Mobile River to seize the United States Arsenal, on old St Stephens Road, Mount Vernon, Mobile County, Alabama, at 11 PM on 3 January, 1861, and arrived in the morning on the 4 January, 1861.

Steamer Selma: Colonel D Deadbetter, special aid to Governor A B Moore, State of Alabama; Lafayette Guards/ Garde Lafayette, Captain A Belloc, Jr.; Mobile Rifles, Captain L T Woodruff; Washington Light Infantry, Captain A Gracie, Jr.

Seizure of United States Arsenal, on old St Stephens Road, Mount Vernon, Mobile County, Alabama, 4 January, 1861: Captain J L Reno, United States Ordnance, surrendered United States Arsenal, on old St Stephens Road, Mount Vernon, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 4 January, 1861.

Garrison duty

Lafayette Guards/ Garde Lafayette, 4 January-2 March, 1861: Captain A Belloc, Jr.

Mobile Rifles, 4 January-24 February, 1861: Captain L T Woodruff

Washington Light Infantry, 4 January-2 March, 1861: Captain A Gracie, Jr.

Note: A detachment of the Washington Light Infantry (30) was stationed at the United States Arsenal, on old St Stephens Road, Mount Vernon, Washington County, Alabama, on 6 January, 1861, and the Mobile Rifles (80) was ordered to proceed by the steamer Cherokee to relieve a detachment of the Washington Light Infantry at the United States Arsenal, on old St Stephens Road, Mount Vernon, Washington County, Alabama, at 4 PM on 11 January, 1861.

Source

"This morning the 'Coffee Rangers,' Capt. Jno. C. Brown, from Coffee county, Ala., went through for their destination; the 'Davis Rifles,' Capt. J. McMillan, from Macon county, and a detachment of 'Border Rangers,'Capt. C. S. Darby."

Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia), 21 June, 1861 - Movement of troops

"The Macon Confederates, Capt. Robt. F. Ligon, from Macon Co., Alabama, passed through here last night on route to Virginia."

Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia), 28 June, 1861 - More troops

"Another company, the 'Macon Confederates,' Capt. Ligon, left here last night, being the third company which has gone from Tuskegee to drive back or cut off the invading foe who dares pollute Southern soil."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 5 July, 1861 - Letter from Alabama - Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, 27 June, 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

The Twelfth Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army: Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume XXXIII, January-December 1905, pp193-296, by Robert E Park, late captain, Company E, 12th Alabama Infantry

Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 1, Serial No.13: Record of events for Twelfth Alabama Infantry, May 1861-October 1864, edited by James B Hewett

Theodore O'Hara: Poet-soldier of the old South, by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes

Alabama: Her history, resources, war record, and public men from 1540 to 1872, by Willis Brewer

Notes

The 12th Alabama Infantry, Companies A, C, E, F, G, I, and K, were accepted in Confederate service for one year between 27 May and 10 July, 1861, and Companies B, D, and H for the war between 23 May and 8 July, 1861.

State Service, United States Arsenal, Mount Vernon, Company A, 4 January, 1861

The Lafayette Guards/ Garde Lafayette, Captain A Belloc, Jr., was ordered to proceed by the steamer Selma on the Mobile River to seize the United States Arsenal, on old St Stephens Road, Mount Vernon, Mobile County, Alabama, at 11 PM on 3 January, 1861, and was accompanied by Washington Light Infantry and the Mobile Rifles, under the command of the Colonel D Deadbetter, special aid to Governor A B Moore, Alabama. The company arrived at the United States Arsenal, on old St Stephens Road, Mount Vernon, Mobile County, Alabama, in the morning on 4 January, 1861.

Steamer Selma: Colonel D Deadbetter, special aid to Governor A B Moore, Alabama; Lafayette Guards/ Garde Lafayette, Captain A Belloc, Jr.; Washington Light Infantry, Captain A Gracie, Jr.; Mobile Rifles, Captain L T Woodruff

Note: The Lafayette Guards/ Garde Lafayette was stationed at the United States Arsenal, on old St Stephens Road, Mount Vernon, Washington County, Alabama, between 4 January and 2 March, 1861.

State Service, Fort Morgan, Companies B & C, 4 January, 1861

The Independent Rifles, under the command of Colonel J B Todd, 1st Alabama Militia/Volunteers, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kate Dale to seize Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, at 11 PM on 3 January, 1861, and was accompanied by the Mobile Cadets, the German Fusiliers, and the Mobile Continental State Artillery. The company arrived at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, at 3 AM on the 4 January, 1861 (See the 5th Alabama Infantry).

Steamer Kate Dale: Colonel J B Todd, 1st Alabama Militia/ Volunteers; Mobile Cadets (49), Captain R M Sands; German Fusiliers (51), Captain H Steinberg/ First Lieutenant J P Emrich; Independent Rifles (47), Captain A Stikes; Mobile Continental State Artillery (51), Captain W H Ketchum

Note: The Independent Rifles was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, between 4 January and 1 March, 1861.

Garrison duty at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, Company B, 13 March, 1861: The Coosa Rifles/ Volunteers, under the command of Captain H W Cox, was stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, on 13 March, 1861, and arrived by the steamer St Nicholas on the Alabama River at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 4 April, 1861 (See the 5th Alabama Infantry).

Note: Captain H W Cox, Coosa Rifles/ Volunteers, was appointed first lieutenant, 12th Alabama Infantry, Company B, on 17 June, 1861.

Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, Captain T O'Hara, 15 January-29 March, 1861

The Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain T O'Hara, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Oregon on Mobile Bay to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, in the evening on 14 January, 1861, and arrived at the Warrington Navy Yard, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, in the evening on 15 January, 1861 (See the 11th Mississippi Infantry).

Troops on board steamer Oregon, Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers (450), 14-15 January, 1861: Colonel C H Abert, Mississippi Militia/ Volunteers; Mississippi Militia/ Volunteers, Enterprise Guard, Captain J W O'Ferrall; Columbus Riflemen, First Lieutenant W R Baldwin; Lauderdale Rifles, Captain C Rea; Lowndes Southrons, Captain W B Wade; Quitman Light Infantry, Captain J L Duck; Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, Captain T O'Hara; South Alabama Rangers, First Lieutenant F H Ripley

Garrison duty at United States Marine Hospital, half a mile west of Warrington, & Fort McRea, Perdido Key, Escambia County, Florida, 15 January-29 March, 1861: The Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain T O'Hara, was stationed at the United States Marine Hospital, half a mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, as part of Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Nilitia/ Volunteers between 15 January and 17 February, 1861, and at Fort McRea, Perdido Key, Escambia County, Florida, between 18 February and 29 March, 1861.

Fort McRea, Perdido Key, Escambia County, Florida, to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, 29 March, 1861: The Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Marshall Tukey to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 29 March, 1861.

Note: The Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain T O'Hara, was stationed at Fort McRea, Perdido Key, Escambia County, Florida, on 18 February, 1861.

The 12th Alabama Infantry was organised at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.224, Paragraph VII, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861.

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company A, 8 June, 1861: The Lafayette Guards/ Garde Lafayette was ordered to proceed by the Mobile & Ohio Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861.

Coffee County, Alabama, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company D, 20 June, 1861: The Coffee County Rangers/ Volunteers was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.57, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 20 June, 1861, dated 23 May, 1861, and arrived by the Georgia Railroad at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, in the morning on 21 June, 1861. The Coffee County Rangers/ Volunteers (76), under the command of Captain A Stikes, Independent Rifles, was stationed at and in the vicinity of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Note: The Coffee County Rangers/ Volunteers was stationed at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 20 June, 1861, and at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 22 and 30 June, 1861. The company (77/78) was stationed at and in the vicinity of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 1 and 8 July, 1861.

Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company F, 26 June, 1861: The Macon Confederates (107) was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 26 June, 1861, and arrived by the Georgia Railroad at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, in the evening on 27 June, 1861.

Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company C, 30 June, 1861: The Independent Rifles (100) was stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861, and the Alabama Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Captain A Stikes, Independent Rifles, was stationed at and in the vicinity of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 12 July, 1861.

Note: The Coosa Independents/ Volunteers (110) was stationed at Howard's Grove, on the Mechanicsville Turnpike, one mile northeast of the Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861.

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company I, 4 July, 1861: The Southern Foresters (89) was ordered to proceed by the Mobile & Ohio Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 4 July, 1861, and was stationed at the old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, one mile northwest of the Capitol, on Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company E, 10 July, 1861: The DeKalb Invincibles (77), under the command of Captain A Stikes, Independent Rifles, was stationed at and in the vicinity of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861.

Note: The DeKalb Invincibles (91/94) was stationed at and in the vicinity of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 and 20 July, 1861.

Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company G, 12 July, 1861: The Paint Rock River/ North Alabama Sharpshooters (80), under the command of Captain A Stikes, Independent Rifles, was stationed at and in the vicinity of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 12 July, 1861.

Note: The Paint Rock River/ North Alabama Sharpshooters (80) was stationed at and in the vicinity of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861.

Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Companies, C, D, E, & G, 13 July, 1861: The Independent Rifles, the Coffee County Rangers/ Volunteers, the DeKalb Invincibles, and the Paint Rock River/ North Alabama Sharpshooters, under the command of Captain A Stikes, Independent Rifles, were stationed at and in the vicinity of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Mustered for one year & war, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, & I, 17 July, 1861: The 12th Alabama Infantry, Companies A, C, E, F, G, and I, were mustered in Confederate service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861, and Companies B, D, and H for the war on 17 July, 1861.

Auburn, Macon County, Alabama, to Augusta, Richmond County, Virginia, Company K, 2 -3 August, 1861: The Tom Watts Rebels (80) arrived by the Georgia Railroad at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, in the evening on 2 August, 1861, and was accompanied by the Stephen Rifles (102), under the command of Captain L J Glenn, and the Lamar Infantry (87), under the command of Captain J M Lamar. The company was ordered to proceed by the South Carolina Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 3 August, 1861.

Note: The Tom Watts Rebels (64) was stationed at the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 5 and (84) on 15 August, 1861.

Arrival at Manassas Junction, 22 July, 1861

The 12th Alabama Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T O'Hara, were ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 22 July, 1861.

Note: The 12th Alabama Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, were assigned to bury the Federal dead on 22 July, 1861.

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, to Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 23 July, 1861: The 12th Alabama Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T O'Hara, arrived at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 23 July, 1861.

Note: The 12th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 23 and 27 July, 1861.

Organisation of Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 July, 1861: Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army; 5th Alabama Infantry, Colonel R E Rodes; 6th Alabama Infantry, Colonel J J Siebels; 12th Alabama Infantry, Colonel R T Jones; 12th Mississippi Infantry, Colonel R T Griffith

Note: The 12th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

McLean's Ford to Union Mills (Station), 27 July, 1861

The 12th Alabama Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T O'Hara, was ordered to Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, on 27 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.252, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company K, 16 August, 1861: The Tom Watts Rebels was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.252, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 16 August, 1861.

Union Mills (Station) to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, 25 August, 1861

The 12th Alabama Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T O'Hara, arrived at Camp Masked Battery, Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 25 August, 1861.

Note: The 12th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Camp Masked Battery, Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 25 August and 16 October, 1861.

Withdrawal to Union Mills (Station), 16 October, 1861

The 12th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 16 October, 1861.

Reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 28 April, 1862: The 12th Alabama Infantry was reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, on 28 April, 1862.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 12th Alabama Infantry surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel T O'Hara, 12th Alabama Infantry, 17 July, 1861: The Alabama Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain T O'Hara, arrived by the steamer Oregon at Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, one and a half miles east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, in the evening on 15 January, 1861 (See the 11th Mississippi Infantry). Captain T O'Hara, Alabama Light Dragoons, was discharged by Brigadier General B Bragg, Confederate States Army, on 11 March, 1861, and was appointed captain, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861. Captain T O'Hara, infantry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to recruiting duty at Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, by General Orders No.6, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, 22 April, 1861, and was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in June 1861. He was appointed, lieutenant colonel, 12th Alabama Infantry, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The Alabama Light Dragoons and the South Alabama Rangers were stationed at Fort McRee, Perdido Key, Escambia County, Florida, under the command of Captain T O'Hara, Alabama Light Dragoons, on 2 March, 1861.

The 12th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Third Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General R E Rodes, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.