J S Ford
Birth: 23 Jun 1845
Death: 24 Aug 1924
(Aged 79 years, 2 months, 1 days.)
Burial: Marion Cemetery
Marion, Perry County, Alabama, USA
Served in Company C, 7th Cav., Alabama as Pvt
Residence was not listed; Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant (date unknown). On 6/15/1864 he transferred into "I" Co. NC 23rd Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) He was listed as: * On rolls present (date and place not stated) (Through Dec. 1864) Promotions: * Priv 6/15/1864 (Red. to ranks after McRae's Battn was disbanded) He also had service in: "D" Co. NC McRae's Battn Cavalry Sources used: - North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 7/1/1863 as a Private. On 7/1/1863 he mustered into "C" Co. AL 7th Cavalry (date and method of discharge not given) (Estimated date of enlistment) Sources used: - Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
Residence was not listed; Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant (date unknown). On 6/15/1864 he transferred into "I" Co. NC 23rd Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) He was listed as: * On rolls present (date and place not stated) (Through Dec. 1864) Promotions: * Priv 6/15/1864 (Red. to ranks after McRae's Battn was disbanded) He also had service in: "D" Co. NC McRae's Battn Cavalry Sources used: - North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 7/1/1863 as a Private. On 7/1/1863 he mustered into "C" Co. AL 7th Cavalry (date and method of discharge not given) (Estimated date of enlistment) Sources used: - Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
Unit Details:
7th Cavalry Regiment was formed at Newborn, Alabama, during July, 1863, with companies were raised in the counties of Randolph, Shelby, Greene, Pickens, and Montgomery. For a year the unit served in the Pollard area assigned to General Clanton's Brigade. In July, 1864, it contained 451 men, but was not serving as one command; two companies were with General Page, and eight rode with Colonel I.W. Patton. The 7th was later attached to B.M. Thomas', W.W. Allen's, and Bell's Brigade. It took part in the raid on Johnsonville and was engaged in the fighting as Hood moved toward Nashville. In April, 1865, it had less than 300 effectives and half that number surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama, in May. The field officers were Colonel Joseph Hodgson, and Lieutenant Colonels Turner Clanton, Jr., Henry J. Livingston, and F.C. Randolph.- This family tree contains 1 known Confederate soldier.
- John Sanders Ford