Thomas Colgate Lyles

September 26, 1827 Clarke County,AL - October 02, 1903

Confederate Soldier Co. B.
MC CROSKEY's REGT C.S.A

Clarke County Alabama pension records says there was an application #2581 filed for: "T.C. Lyles, Pvt. Co. B, enlisted 12/25/1863 in Camp Watts, discharged 1/1865, applied for pension at 71 due to old age"

George Noble Lyles

September 12, 1835 Clarke County, AL - April 14, 1863

Younger brother of Thomas Colgate Lyles.
Was listed on a muster roll of the 38th Company B. June 11, 1862 Camp Holt near Mobile, AL. He was age 26 when he joined in Mobile County. Everybody else joined in Wilcox County and the unit was known as the "Wilcox Farmers."

"Captain William R. Welch's Company B, the 'Wilcox Farmers'
of the 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry Volunteers, in the service of the
Confederate States."

The 38th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile in May 1862, with troops raised in Clarke, Conecuh, Fayette, Mobile, Washington, and Wilcox counties, and it remained at the defense in the vicinity of that city until February 1863. George N. Lyles died of pneumonia in 1863. The 38th Regiment went on to Tullahoma where they were placed in the brigade of Gen'l Henry D. Clayton of Barbour, with the 18th, 36th, and 58th Alabama regiments.

David W. J. Scott

Born January 04, 1843

David W.J. Scott was in the 4th Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment organized at Dalton, Georgia, on 2 May 1861 with troops from Conecuh, Dallas, Jackson, Lauderdale, Macon, Madison, Marengo, and Perry counties. Sent immediately to Virginia, they were mustered into service for twelve months at Lynchburg on 7 May. In the 1st Battle of Manassas the 4th Alabama took a prominent part, losing 38 killed and 208 wounded out of a total of about 750 engaged. They lost all of their field officers in that engagement, including Gen'l Bee, who gained fame for first calling Brig. Gen'l Thomas J. Jackson "Stonewall."

Jacob Elias Scott

Born March 08, 1844 Died December 27, 1905

Jacob Scott was in the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. The 11th enlisted 17 June 1861 at Lynchburg, VA, with 972 men, rank and file, though several of the companies had been in camp for 2 or 3 months. The companies were raised in Bibb, Clarke, Fayette, Greene, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Washington counties.

Sgt. James Augusta Snodgrass

Born November 15, 1839 - buried Bashi Methodist Church

J.A. Snodgrass was a sergant in Company 23 of the Alabama Infantry. The 23rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment mustered into Confederate service at Camp Wilcox near Montgomery, Alabama on November 19, 1861. The Regiment was initially assigned to the Army of Mobile and ordered to garrison Mobile, Alabama.

William Henry Harrison Kahle

Abt. 1836 Lexington, VA - 1863 Gettysburg, PA

William H. H. Kahle was a private in 27th Virginia Infantry Company "H" Stonewall Brigade, known as the "Rockbridge Rifles". This company was organized April 18, 1861 and left Rockbridge for war soon after that.

They were led by Brigadier General Elisha Franklin Paxton, Col. Andrew Jackson Grigsby, Lt. Col. James Kerr Edmonson, and Capt. Samuel H. Letcher.

The Rockbridge Rifles participated in the battles of Chancellorsville, First Manassas, and Gettysburg. W.H.H. Kahle was wounded at Bull Run on July 21st. He was killed at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.

Jacob P. Kahle

Abt. 1847 Lexington, VA - 1886

Jacob P. Kahle joined "The Boy Company" Junior Reserves of the Confederate Army in Rockbridge County. Company F, 4th Battalion of the Virginia Reserves was organized in Lexington April 16, 1864 for boys 16 - 17 years old.

Captain Charles William Freeman, only 17 years old, led the youths into battle at Piedmont on June 5, 1864. Following that battle the company fell back to Rockfish Gap and later served at Lynchburg during Hunter's raid.

The company reorganized for the war on August 8, 1864 and served as company F, 3rd (Christman's), Battalion Virginia Reserves to the end of the war. The company was mounted and served as guards at Libby Prison in Richmond and as couriers. Numerous members of this unit enlisted in other Virginia organizations during 1864 - 1865.

Mathew S. Kahle

Abt. 1841 Lexington, VA

One of the Liberty Hall Volunteers Company I, 4th VA Infantry Stonewall Brigade CSA His name is found on the plaque in the Presbyterian Church Lexington, VA. Total enrollment 182. Total casualties 88. They fought in thirty two battles from Manassas to Appomattox, where the remnant surrendered with Lee.

Inge Ringold Judge Nix, M.D.

Abt. 1846 Tallapoosa, AL - 1938 Deatesville, AL

Practiced Medicine until he was 89. The family always called him "Inge". A photograph published in the Birmingham newspaper in the late 1920's or early 1930's indicates he was living in Deatesville, AL. He was a Confederate Veteran.

Joseph John Nix

Abt. 1839 - Buried Citizen Cem. Chattanooga, TN

Captain under General Edmund W. Pettus. 31st Infantry Company "C". Wounded and captured at Champion's Hill, Jonesboro.

James Francis Bronaugh

January 03, 1831 - June 16, 1897

James F. Bronaugh was a private in Russell's 4th Alabama Cavalry Regiment
Col. Alfred A. Russell's 4th Alabama Cavalry Regiment was formed at Murfreesboro, TN in December 1862 by a consolidation of four companies from Nathan B. Forrest's Old Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, and six companies from the 4th Alabama Battalion. Recruits were from Cherokee, Jackson, Lawrence, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, and Wilcox counties.

Shortly after its organization, the regiment was sent with Forrest on a raid into west Tennessee, fighting in the battles of Lexington, Trenton, and Jackson. It also served in John T. Morgan's and William Wirt Allen's brigades, at Parker's Cross Roads, and Chickamauga. It also was in the Knoxville and Dalton-Atlanta campaigns. Later it skirmished in the Tennessee Valley and served under Gen'l James R. Chalmers in Alabama. After the Battle of Nashville, the 4th was assigned to Forrest's Corps and was included in the surrender on 4 May 1865.

George Washington Sponaugle

January 25, 1846 Nome, WV - January 15, 1928 Zigler, WV

George W. Sponaugle was a lifelong resident of Pendleton County, WV and probably it's greatest hunter. George served in Company "E" of the 25th Virginia Regiment. On May 8, 1862, under the command of General Stonewall Jackson, George fought in the Battle of McDowell. George also fought all three days, July 1-3, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Being the oldest of 11 children, he knew that he could be spared in order that his father could take care of the home. He was 15 years old when he volunteered for service in Hightown, Va.

Amos Thompson

November 04, 1839 Pendleton County, VA/WV - September 05, 1917 Middle Timber Ridge, Pendleton County, WV

Amos served in Company C, 62nd Regiment of the Confederate Army. This regiment saw action at Gettysburg where Amos was captured in 1863. The story was told that he became ill while in prison and was cured when a comrade prepared him a stew made from dog meat.

He married Mary Elizabeth Hedrick after the war. Amos and Mary settled on Timber Ridge north of the Hedrick homeplace.

Absalom H. Nelson, Sr.

As a Confederate, Absalom enlisted in Company C 62nd VA Mounted Infantry on August 13, 1862. One of the regiment's most noted engagements occured on July 6 when it helped to save the Southern wagon train at Williamsport, Maryland. During the five month period from mid-May through mid-October, 1864 the 62nd Virginia participated in all the hard fought battles in the Shenandoah Valley in addition to joining the Army of Northern Virginia at the Second Battle of Cold Harbor.

He was captured and possibly died of typhoid fever as a P.O.W. in 1864 at Camp Chase, Ohio. His widow, Margaret C. Wimer Nelson, married Michael Hedrick.

Also serving in Company C 62nd VA Mounted Infantry were Absalom's brothers:

Pendleton County, VA/WV CSA Veteran ancestors who served in the
62nd VA Infantry ~ 25th VA Infantry/9th Battalion VA Infantry ~ 18th VA Cavalry