The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah

Colonel C M Wilcox

Colonel C M Wilcox, 9th Alabama Infantry

Ninth Alabama Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for the war 18 June, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861. Did not participate in the first battle of Manassas

COLONEL C M WILCOX
Colonel J A Johnson, 9th Alabama Infantry, resigned dated June, 1861, and was ordered to Limestone County, Alabama, on 8 July, 1861. Captain C M Wilcox, artillery, Confederate States Army, was appointed colonel, 9th Alabama Infantry, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861, dated 9 July, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL S HENRY
Captain S Henry, 9th Alabama Infantry, Company K, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 9th Alabama Infantry, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 5 July, 1861, dated 3 July, 1861.

MAJOR E A O'NEAL
Captain E A O'Neal, 9th Alabama Infantry, Company I, was appointed major, 9th Alabama Infantry, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 26 June, 1861.

Company A Beauregard Rifles: CAPT. F H RIPLEY
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 18 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.
Company B Railroad Guards: CAPT. J H J WILLIAMS
The company was organised in the vicinity of Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama, on 8 April, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Guntersville, on the Tennessee & Coosa Railroad, Marshall County, Alabama, on 23 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.
Company C Pope Walker Guards: CAPT. J M WARREN
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Hillsboro, Lawrence County, Alabama, on 24 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.
Company D Lauderdale Rifles: CAPT. J B HOUSTON
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Bluff Creek, Lauderdale County, Alabama, on 27 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861. The resignation of Captain D Houston, 9th Alabama Infantry, Company D, was accepted by Special Orders No.137, Paragraph V, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 29 August, 1861.
Company E Decatur Sons of Liberty: CAPT. J H KING
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Decatur, Morgan and Limestone Counties, Alabama, on 5 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.
Company F Limestone Troopers: CAPT. T H HOBBS
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Clem's Springs, six and a half miles northeast of Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, on 3 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.
Company G Jeff Davis Partisan Rangers: CAPT. E Y HILL
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Greenville, Butler County, Alabama, on 6 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.
Company H Limestone Greys: CAPT. D HOUSTON
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, on 10 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 18 June, 1861.
Company I Calhoun Guards: CAPT. D W GILLIS
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Centre Star, Lauderdale County, Alabama, under the command of Captain E A O'Neal, on 1 June, 1861, dated 3 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 18 June, 1861. Captain E A O'Neal and First Lieutenant D W Gillis, 9th Alabama Infantry, Company I, were appointed major, 9th Alabama Infantry, and captain, 9th Alabama Infantry, Company I, respectively, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 26 June, 1861.
Company K Marshall Boys: CAPT. J L SHEFFIELD
The company was accepted in Confederate service for the war, under the command of Captain S Young, at Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama, on 18 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861. First Lieutenant J L Sheffield, 9th Alabama Infantry, Company K, was appointed captain, 9th Alabama Infantry, Company K, on 3 July, 1861.

Sources

"The Lauderdale Rifles left North Alabama last Monday with the hope and desire of reaching Richmond in three days, but owing to delays caused by trains running off the track, were not allowed to reach your beautiful city until last night about 12 o'clock."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 8 June, 1861 - Adventures of an Alabama Company. The Lauderdale Rifles attacked by an armed mob in East Tennessee. No one hurt. Their safe arrival at Richmond

Books/ Manuscripts

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

From blue to grey: The life of Confederate General Cadmus M. Wilcox, by Gerard A Patterson

Welcome the hour of conflict: William Cowan McClellan and the 9th Alabama, by William Cowan McClellan

From Alabama to Appomattox: History of the Ninth infantry, pictures, complete muster roll, by Price Parker

"The brigade that I subsequently commanded was organised in the valley near Winchester, as the different regiments reported their arrival, the 9th Alabama being the last regiment assigned to it. It was composed at first as follows: 9th Alabama, 10th Alabama, 11th Alabama, 19th Mississippi and the 38th Virginia - five - regiments. E K Smith, or Edmund Kirby Smith was the first brigade commander."

"General Johnston left on the evening of the 20th with a force of two or three regiments, leaving General Smith to expidate the remainder, more than half his army. General Smith left next, leaving myself to forward or bring up the remainder; but Colonel Forney ranked me, on the list, our brigade and others did not reach Manassas Junction until daylight the 22nd, day after the battle."

"The 9th encamped on high ground near Young's Branch that ran into Bull Run near Stone Bridge (Warrenton Turnpike)."

Transactions of the Alabama historical society 1898-99, Volume 3: Chapter XI, Wilcox's brigade, by General C M Wilcox, edited by Thomas M Owen

General Edmund Kirby Smith C.S.A., by Joseph H Parks

The journals of Thomas Hubbard Hobbs: A contemporary record of an aristocrat from Athens, Alabama, written between 1840, when the diarist was fourteen years old, and 1862, when he died serving the Confederate States of America, edited with notes and index, by Faye A Axford

Alabama, her history, resources, war record, and public men from 1540 to 1872, by W Brewer

Notes

The 9th Alabama Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 3 June, 1861, and was organised by Special Orders No.76, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry, Company B, was stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 2 June, 1861; Company C on 4 June, 1861; Companies A and D on 8 June, 1861; Company E on 10 June, 1861; Company F on 11 June, 1861; Company G on 19 June, 1861; Company I on 24 June, 1861; Company H on 4 July, 1861; and Company K on 6 July, 1861.

Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company B, 23 May, 1861: The Railroad Guards was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.57, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 23 May, 1861.

Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company B, 22 June-5 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry, Company B, was stationed at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 22 and 26 June, 1861, and (88) between 1 and 5 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry (82), Company B, was stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 2 and 6 June, 1861, and (85) between 17 and 21 June, 1861.

Bluff Creek, Lauderdale County, Alabama, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company D, 3-8 June, 1861: The Lauderdale Rifles was ordered to proceed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 3 June, 1861, and arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 8 June, 1861.

Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company D, 1-4 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry (92), Company D, was stationed at at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 1 and 4 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry (91), Company D, was stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 8 and 12 June, 1861.

Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company C, 16 June-15 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry (83), Company C, was stationed at at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 26 and 30 June and (89) 10 and 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry (83), Company C, was stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 4 and 8 June, 1861, and (87) between 16 and 20 June, 1861.

Centre Star, Lauderdale County, Alabama, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Company I, 4 & 18 June, 1861: The Calhoun Guards was ordered to proceed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 4 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Davis, a quarter of a mile southwest of College Hill, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.

Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company I, 1-6 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry (81), Company I, was stationed at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 1 and 6 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry (76), Company I, was stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 24 and 30 June, 1861.

Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company K, 5 June, 1861: The Marshall Boys was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.57, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the morning on 5 June, 1861, dated 23 May, 1861, and arrived at Gunter's Landing, on the Tennessee River, in the vicinity of Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama, the same day. The company was ordered to proceed by the steamer Paint Rock on the Tennessee River to Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama, on 5 June, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry (111), Company K, was stationed at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 6 and 11 July, 1861, and (112) between 10 and 15 July, 1861.

Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Company F, 6-10 June, 1861: The Limestone Troopers was ordered to proceed by Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 11.30 AM on 6 June, 1861, and arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 10 June, 1861.

Note: The Limestone Troopers was ordered to Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, in the morning on 6 June, 1861.

Lynchburg, Campbell County, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company F, 10-11 June, 1861: The Limestone Troopers was ordered to proceed by the Southside Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 June, 1861, and arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry (100), Company F, was stationed at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 1 and 3 July, 1861, and (104) between 6 and 10 July, 1861 .

Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company A, 3-13 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry (94), Company A, was stationed at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 3 and 13 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry (76), Company A, was stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 8 and 12 June, 1861; (80) between 13 and 17 June, 1861; and (80) between 27 and 30 June, 1861.

Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company E, 10 June-11 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry 78), Company E, was stationed at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 10 and 14 June, 1861, and (84) between 24 June and 11 July, 1861.

Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company H, 13-19 June, 1861: The Limestone Greys was ordered to proceed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 13 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 16 June, 1861. The company arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 19 June, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry (81), Company H, was stationed at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 4 and 9 July, 1861.

Mustered for the war, Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Companies H & I, 18 June, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry, Companies H and I, were mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 18 June, 1861.

Note: H L Clay was appointed major, adjutant general's department, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861, and was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861. Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company G, 4-9 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry (103), Company G, was stationed at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 4 and 9 July, 1861, and (105) on 10 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry, Company G, was stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861, and (89) between 23 and 30 June, 1861.

Mustered for the war, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, & K, 18 June, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and K, were mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Camp Reservoir, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 14 July, 1861.

Richmond to Winchester, 14-16 July, 1861

The 9th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 14 July, 1861, and arrived by the Manassas Gap Railroad at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, via Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 16 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Brigadier General E K Smith, Confederates States Army, on 16 July, 1861, and was stationed at Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861.

March to Manassas Junction, 18-22 July, 1861

The 9th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 18 July, 1861.

Apple Pie Ridge, half a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, to Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, 18-19 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry arrived by the Millwood Turnpike at Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 19 July, 1861.

Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, to Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry was ordered across the Shenandoah River at Berry's Ferry, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at Piedmont Station via Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 1 PM the same day.

Note: Brigadier General E K Smith, Confederates States Army, assumed command of the Fourth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry arrived by the Manassas Gap Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel J H Forney, 10th Alabama Infantry, was temporarily assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, and all troops stationed at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the 10th Alabama Infantry).

Manassas Junction to F Lewis' Farm, 22 July, 1861

The 9th Alabama Infantry was ordered to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 12 PM on 22 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry, Companies A and D, and the 38th Virginia Infantry, Company D, were stationed at Sudley Church, Sudley Springs, Prince William County, Virginia, between 23 July and 6 August, 1861, and the 9th Alabama Infantry was stationed at and in the vicinity of F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 22 July and 8 August, 1861(See the 38th Virginia Infantry).

F Lewis' Farm to Broad Run & Little Rocky Run, 8/10 August-21 September, 1861

The 9th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Broad Run, half a mile northeast of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad and one and a half miles northeast of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, on 8/10 August, 1861.

Note: The 9th Alabama Infantry was stationed half a mile northeast of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad and one and a half miles northeast of Bristoe Station, and Prince William County, Virginia, between 8/10 August and 21 September, 1861.

Broad Run, half a mile northwest of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad & one & a half miles northeast of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, to Little Rocky Run, one & a half miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 September, 1861: The 9th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Little Rocky Run, one and a half miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 21 September and 16 October, 1861.

Note: The 11th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Ravensworth, south of the old Braddock Road, one mile east of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 10 and 15 October, 1861, and the 9th Alabama Infantry arrived at Ravensworth, south of the old Braddock Road, one mile east of Accotink Creek, on 15 October, 1861 (See the 11th Alabama Infantry).

Withdrawal to Cub Run, 16 October, 1861

The 9th Alabama Infantry was ordered to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 16 October, 1861.

Note: Acting Brigadier General & Colonel C M Wilcox, 9th Alabama Infantry, was assigned to command the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.462, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 26 October, 1861.

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

Colonel C M Wilcox, 9th Alabama Infantry: First Lieutenant C M Wilcox, 7th United States Infantry, resigned at Fort Fillmore, four miles east of the Rio Grande River, and seven miles south of Mesilla, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, on 8 June, 1861, and was appointed captain, artillery, Confederates States Army, on 14 September, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Captain C M Wilcox, artillery, Confederates States Army, was appointed colonel, 9th Alabama Infantry, on 9 July, 1861, and brigadier general, Confederates States Army, on 21 October, 1861.

Brigadier General E K Smith, Confederate States Army, Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 17 June, 1861: Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, surrendered at Camp Colorado, Jim Ned Creek, Texas, to Colonel H E McCulloch, Provisional Army of Texas, on 22 February, 1861, and and was ordered to Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 26 February, 1861. He arrived at Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 1 March, 1861, and resigned at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 3 March, 1861. Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861, and his resignation was accepted on 6 April, 1861. Major E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 20 April, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861, and to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on the 22 May, 1861. He was accompanied by Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, and Major W H C Whiting, corps engineers, Confederate States Army, and was appointed brigadier general, Confederates States Army, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861. Brgadier General E K Smith, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Note: Major H L Clay, assistant adjutant general, Confederates States Army, was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, and assigned to mustering duty by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861. Major E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed major, artillery, Confederates States Army, at St Augustine, St Johns County, Florida, on 5 April, 1861, and a return shows Brgadier General E K Smith, Confederate States Army, as assistant adjutant general to General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861.

Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 September, 1861: Major General G W Smith, Confederate States Army, was assigned to the command of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.31, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 September, 1861.

The 9th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General C M Wilcox, Confederate states Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.