The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-09
THOMAS II. OWEN, Director. s@N%%NHf<SNNe<Ses

pany A, after Captain Brewer went to the command of the Regiment.
 Company "B." Coosa County. Jas. R. oeSpsaP P'.'ce c 'ffnni'ss Fisa counts AaS m G. o1tis. Captain; organized April l: 1882. c. |: Croft, Captain. organized April N. 1882. Captain Croft resigned and was resigned and was succeeded by Capt. K; compans s; Ss1el!i F.. Montgomery County. Jas: v. Powell. Captain: organized April Company "F." Macon County. Jno. F. 1sss. Captain Bagsett resigned in 1889, and was succeeded by John F spinks. who was accidentally shot about the list of January. ls@. and died from the wound.
 Company "d," Randolph County. Jas. M. Handley. Captain; organized May 5. 1882. Captain Handley was elected Major of the Regiment on the 17th of July. 1862. asd was succeeded by ". c. Allen. and hama. was elected First Lieutenant on '"s Company s 'sf sH." Pike County, J. W. Me Guire.. Captain; organized May 5. 1862: was succeeded by c. A. Mcca.kill. who was killed at Bakers Creek. May 1s iSS5. The company was commanded af- terward by First Lieutenant Lafayette
 Company "I." Henry County. W. C.. Wilson. Captain; organized May 10: 1862. Captain wilson resigned in 1862. and was succeeded by L. L.. Croft Captain Croft was captured at Bakers Creek. also First Lieutenant J. c. Armstrons and tenant A. F. stanton.
 Company "K," Randolph County, L.. Stevens, Captain. He died in 1sSs. and was succeeded by J. c. Wright. Com pany organized 1r .s May io' .,s:-. ises: ~.,.A
 Capt. Chas. A. Read. Columbus. Ga.
 Capt. Jne. W. purr. Montgomery. Ala. A. C. s.. who resigned February. 1883. Montgomery. whose office expired by act of the Confederate Congress. July. 1883.
 pr. James Woods, father of Colonel Woods. was made surgeon at the age of a years. He resigned February, 1868 Dr. z. Murphy. assistant surgeon. acted as surgeon after Dr. Woods resignation until November, 186s when Wm. M Cough of Missouri, was made surgeon. pr. Murphy was transferred to Wad- sells Battery, and W. M. Reese of
 The adjutants of the Regiment were W. S. Turner. who resigned July. 1o62. who was killed May IS, 1883. at Bakers CEGGk. blCuCGuaML JOSSpH I1Ou60 Ol SOA1- psny B. was assigned to duty and was killed during the siege of Vicksburg. Lieutenant J. H. Wilbanks, Company $, was then assigned, and served until A. J. Brooks was appointed November IT. ise3 Adjutant Brooks was severely was never again able for duty, and fin- ally lost his leg. He remained in othce until the office was discontinued In the reorganization April g. 1S6o Lieutenant AaJ T signed to duty upon Brooks disability, end acted unti. fatally wounded August 1, 1864, then Lieutenant Sidney Fraslrr, Company F, was assigned until Novem- Der, 1864. after whicch date Lieutenant John A. Collins, Company A, acted until
 William J. Sanford was the first Ser geant Major. He was appointed May 70. 1882, by Colonel Woods immediately upon his election as Colonel. R. c. Kennedy the third and last.
 The Chaplains of the Regiment were Rev. J. Nj. Russell, of TailApoosa Coun- ty. He was appointed in July, 1862, and resigned in tke fall, owing to bad health. Rev. Weatherly was appointed to fill tho vacancy in the spring of 1863 He resigned in the fall of 1864. Rev. J. J. Burlington of Syllacauga, was soon after appointed to fill the vacancy He WAS taken sick at Columbia, Tenn. Novem-
 
 was no other appointment.
 The office of Ensign being provided for in June, 1884. John F. Thomas received the appoin .ment, hc holding 1t till It's abolition in April, 1865.
 The Orderlies of the regmental com manders were. first. Wm. D. Kyle. the second. A. J. Brooks, and the third Perryman c. Maxwell.
 H. W. Battle, Columbus. Ga. Robt. Cadenhead. and NJ. M, Barron were Ordi. nance sergeants. NJ. M. Barron and R. R. Morgan were Commissary Sergeants
 At the time of the organization of the 18th. May 20. 1882. the Confederate au- thorities were sending endorsements to reported that an order had been or would be issued directing Colonel Woods to take the 18th to that Department. The Regiment had been assured by Colonel Woods that if 1t were possible 1t would. when organized. be sent to East Ten nessee Under these circumstances Col onel Woods took the railroad train at Loachapoka and went to Richmond. Va, for the purpose of making an effort to obtain an order from the Confederate authorities to make good this assurance. He saw Gen. R. E. Lee at his headquar- ters near Richmond and personally sub to East Tennessee. Major ". II. Taylor. A. A. A. General, June :, 1862, sent Gen. r. Kirby smith. commanding the Department of East Tennessee, a tele- gram of which the following is part: T am directed by General Lee to say he Is Tn receipt of a communication from Col. M. l.. Woods, commanding regiment uf Alabama volunteers. now in camp of instruct ton at Loachapoka, requesting to be assigned to the brigade under Col. I. Fl. Taylor, said to be in your de- pertinent The General desires to know if you have arms sufficient to arm 1t h whtle or in part " (WLr Records, Se- rlts 1, Vol. x, part :. page 5S7l
 The result was that Colonel Woods -e- celved an order from General Lee to report to General Smith for service in his Department. Upon receipt of this or der Colonel Woods returned to Loacha- polka. where he found awaiting him an order from Governor Shorter directing h:m to proceed to Mississippi with his Regiment. He left immediately for Mont gonery. and reported to Gen. Geo. Gold thwaite. Adjutant General of the State, with both orders in hand. General Gold tnwalte read the orders and5 charac- teristically and good naturedly remarked Mike. you have got me-General Lees order is superior to mine"
 In obedience to General Lees order the Regiment promptly proceeded from Loachapoka to Chattanooga, where 1t reported te General Leadbetter. the efn- cer lh immediate command there. The first active service of the Regiment was upon Lookout Mountain. In making an abetis for obstructing and resisting the enemy in the event they should attempt to reach the crest of that mou1ain. The canp of the Regiment was in the small field in which the now famous Craven s