The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24
OF ACHIEVES AND HISTORY OF ALABAMA
Conducted by Thomas M. Owen,
 Director.
No. IT. ALABAMA WAR RECORDS.


 It cannot be too much emphasized that the act of the Legislature, establishing this Department, charged It with the duty of making special effort to collect data in reference to soldiers from Ala bama in the war between the States" and Ito cause the same to be prepared for publication as speedily as possible" Next to the current business of the De- pertinent. therefore, the compilation, for publication. of the records of Alabama troops is emphasized as of the very first importance.
 To accomplish this task will not only take many months of painstaking labor, but the cooperation of all veterans and of their descendants must be had. In- complete records only exist in the offices of the Adjutant- General of Alabama, and of the War Department at Washington.
 All persons, therefore, who have in their possession muster or pay rolls, war dia- ries or journals. reports, commissions, discharges. paroles. or other war papers, are urged to forward them for use in this work. This is absolutely necessary in order to accuracy and completeness of the work.
 The hearty cooperation of all camps of Confederate Veterans, and camps Of Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the several chapters of the United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy is expected.
 Official Correspondence, Reports and Rosters.
 '"rhe design of the Department Is to present the data collected in two forms, first, Official Correspondence. Reports and Rosters, and. second. succinct Histo- rfes of the several commands Gas regi- ments. batteries, etc).
 The first will embrace the pertinent war correspondence of the Executive and Adjutant General offices of the State, pertinent regimental and company re- ports, and consolidated rolls of each and every command sent out from Alabama. It is intended to be the presentation of the documentary or original sources for the history of the period.
 Histories.
 In addition to the publication of tho of ficial or documentary history. or origi- nal source materials, the publication of mands Is intended. These histories will be prepared by some participant or other person, famil- far with the facts, and are expected to embrace in narrative form the principal and important events In the history or each command, as, details oforganiza- ton, engagements, losses, hardships, tn- cidents, personal notes etc. Already sev- eral are in hand, but a large nufnber are yet to be secured. Surviving commanding officers. subor- dnate officers and privates, cannot bet ter employ their pens than In fescung for posterity the glorious incidents going to make up the annals of the grandeSt armies of the world. Such sketches are invited. They will appear in these col umns, and can be revised ana corrected before final appearance in book form. Correspondence is invited calling at- tention to any errors that may be noted. The following account of the First Ala l hama Regiment is taken from an old | Montgomery directory of 1S66 It appears 1 under the editorial direction of Frankk l.. Smith, 1t will serve to indicate In a measure the method of preparation or | future sketches.