SOLDIERS OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS: THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA

By William Gregory Wilson

A 334 page indexed military history with rosters and information on over 3,500 Confederate soldiers from Tallapoosa County, Alabama and the organizations with which they were associated. Includes unpublished wartime letters and 14 wartime photographs.  The product of over ten years exhaustive research using mostly primary source material, it is a must for genealogists, Civil War historians and anyone interested in the history of east central Alabama.  Provides background information on the social and political culture of the county in 1860, and chronicles the military events which effected to people of the county both at home and at the front.  Documents Colonel Michael J. Bulger’s role with the 47^th Alabama at Little Round Top, and describes the skirmish at Stowe’s Ferry during Rousseau’s Raid in 1864 - among other events.  Soft cover, 11 x 8.5 inches, perfect bound, 60lb acid free stock. Copyrighted and privately published by the author.  1st edition of 150 copies.  Individually signed and numbered.  Not available in bookstores. 

Price $35.00 + $4.50 shipping and insurance.

I have less than 100 copies available, email me at gwilson38801@yahoo.com if you would like to purchase a copy.

Organizations with Tallapoosa County connections include: 1^st Alabama Infantry, 1^st Alabama Cavalry, 5^th Alabama Infantry, 6^th Alabama Infantry, 13^th Alabama Infantry, 14^th Alabama Infantry, 38^th Tennessee Infantry, 50^th Tennessee Infantry, 8^th Confederate Cavalry, Hilliard’s Legion, 59^th Alabama Infantry, 34^th Alabama Infantry, 37^th Alabama Infantry, 47^th Alabama Infantry, 6^th Alabama Cavalry, 53^rd Alabama Cavalry, 24^th Alabama Cavalry Battalion, Capt. R. G. Young’s Company, Hardaway’s Battery, Croft’s Battery, Dent’s Battery, 61^st Alabama Infantry, 63^rd Alabama Infantry.  Also includes information on Alabama Volunteer Corps companies and independent companies formed in the county.  Battles, events, and places include: Dadeville, Youngsville, Tallassee, New Site, Pensacola, Shiloh, Seven Days, Island 10, Cedar Mountain, 2^nd Manassas, Sharpsburg, Murfreesboro, Port Hudson, Chickamauga, Atlanta, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, Rousseau’s Raid, Stowe’s Ferry, Camp Watts, Chehaw Station, Appomattox and Lincoln’s Assassination.