LAUDERDALE COUNTY

ALABAMA MILITARY

CIVIL WAR






Josiah S. Brewer
9th AL Inf.
Pvt. Co I
Confederate States Army
04 Dec 1842 - 9 Jul 1928

Photo by Dennis Yerby


Sterling C. Brown
42nd AL Infantry
Serg. Co C
Confederate States Army
03 November 1829 - 11 January 1902

Photo by Kristy (Find-A-Grave)


Andrew Devilbiss
Co B 14th Battalion
Louisiana Sharpshooters CSA
Confederate States Army
Died 30 Oct 1864
Killed in Action at Florence during
Generals Hood's Advance into Tennessee

Photo by Sharon Rhoades (Find-A-Grave)


After his father's death in 1846, Andrew moved to New Orleans. When the Civil war began, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a sharpshooter. He received several citations for bravery and was wounded in action. A number of his letters to his wife survive and provide a personal insight to his wartime experiences. Was accidently killed in action near Florence Alabama on October 30, 1864. Was struck by shrapnel from a confederate shell that fell short during an assult across a river and he died very quickly , saying " Lieutenant, write my wife." In the 1990's, his descendants located his grave in the Confederate Cemetery in Florence, Lauderdale Co. AL and erected a stone reading: Referred to by his descendants as "The Rebel Bard." He was a natural born poet and adventurer. He wrote a Poem about his travels while walking home on leave to visit his family. It appears in the 1932 supplement to the DeVilbiss History by Thomas D. DeVilbiss.
Additional information above from Robert R. Haymaker at World COnnect

John Eakins
Union Soldier
Gone but not forgotten
24 Sep 1836 - 25 Jul 1880
Enlisted as a private in the 1st Alabama Cavlary, U.S.V., Co. D. on June 1, 1863 and was mustered out June 16, 1864.
married to "Nancy"
Feb. 5, 1845 - Mar. 20, 1934

Photo at Find-a-Grave (Anonymous)


George W. Foster Jr.
Pvt. Co F
Roddey's Ala Cavalry
Confederate States Army
12 Dec 1843 - 16 Sep 1893

Photo by Sandra Hughes