Williams family and other related Surnames:Information about Jacob
Jacob (b. 1835, d. date unknown)
Notes for Jacob:Records show that Jacob enlisted in Company K, 1st Alabama Cavalry,CSA.
The 1st Alabama Cavalry, CSA, was organized at Montgomery, November 1861
under Col. J.H. Clanton. It was ordered to Tennessee and was at Jackson,
TN, March 6, 1862 ordered to Monterey March 31st 1862, and opened the
battleof Shiloh. It moved to Kentucky and was distinguished at
Munfordville, Perryville and the many cavalry battels fought by Wheeler's
Corp in the Kentucky campaign. It also fought with him at Nashville,
Stewart's Creek bridge and various skirmishes preceeding and incident to
the battle of Murfreesboro. It was also part of the rear guard which
protected the retreat from Tullahoma and Chattanooga, losing severely at
Duck River; fought at Chickamauga, Clinton, and Knoxville and took a
brilliant part in the Sequatchee raid, in which nearly 2000 prisoners and
a train of 1000 provision wagons were captured. The 1st Alabama Cavalry
was daily engaged in retarding Sherman's advance in the Dalton-Atlanta
campaign. It was in fights at or near Middleton, Fosterville, Lafayette,
Marietta, Noonday creek and Big Sandy. Source: Confederate Military
History by General Clemenet A. Evans and family history[Lewis-o.FBK]
Records show that Jacob enlisted in Company K, 1st Alabama Cavalry, CSA.
The 1st Alabama Cavalry, CSA, was organized at Montgomery, November 1861
under Col. J.H. Clanton. It was ordered to Tennessee and was at Jackson,
TN, March 6, 1862 ordered to Monterey March 31st 1862, and opened the
battle of Shiloh. It moved to Kentucky and was distinguished at
Munfordville, Perryville and the many cavalry battels fought by Wheeler's
Corp in the Kentucky campaign. It also fought with him at Nashville,
Stewart's Creek bridge and various skirmishes preceeding and incident to
the battle of Murfreesboro. It was also part of the rear guard which
protected the retreat from Tullahoma and Chattanooga, losing severely at
Duck River; fought at Chickamauga, Clinton, and Knoxville and took a
brilliant part in the Sequatchee raid, in which nearly 2000 prisoners and
a train of 1000 provision wagons were captured. The 1st Alabama Cavalry
was daily engaged in retarding Sherman's advance in the Dalton-Atlanta
campaign. It was in fights at or near Middleton, Fosterville, Lafayette,
Marietta, Noonday creek and Big Sandy. Source: Confederate Military
History by General Clemenet A. Evans and family history
[tree.FTW]
Records show that Jacob enlisted in Company K, 1st Alabama Cavalry,CSA.
The 1st Alabama Cavalry, CSA, was organized at Montgomery, November 1861
under Col. J.H. Clanton. It was ordered to Tennessee and was at Jackson,
TN, March 6, 1862 ordered to Monterey March 31st 1862, and opened the
battleof Shiloh. It moved to Kentucky and was distinguished at
Munfordville, Perryville and the many cavalry battels fought by Wheeler's
Corp in the Kentucky campaign. It also fought with him at Nashville,
Stewart's Creek bridge and various skirmishes preceeding and incident to
the battle of Murfreesboro. It was also part of the rear guard which
protected the retreat from Tullahoma and Chattanooga, losing severely at
Duck River; fought at Chickamauga, Clinton, and Knoxville and took a
brilliant part in the Sequatchee raid, in which nearly 2000 prisoners and
a train of 1000 provision wagons were captured. The 1st Alabama Cavalry
was daily engaged in retarding Sherman's advance in the Dalton-Atlanta
campaign. It was in fights at or near Middleton, Fosterville, Lafayette,
Marietta, Noonday creek and Big Sandy. Source: Confederate Military
History by General Clemenet A. Evans and family history[Lewis-o.FBK]
Records show that Jacob enlisted in Company K, 1st Alabama Cavalry, CSA.
The 1st Alabama Cavalry, CSA, was organized at Montgomery, November 1861
under Col. J.H. Clanton. It was ordered to Tennessee and was at Jackson,
TN, March 6, 1862 ordered to Monterey March 31st 1862, and opened the
battle of Shiloh. It moved to Kentucky and was distinguished at
Munfordville, Perryville and the many cavalry battels fought by Wheeler's
Corp in the Kentucky campaign. It also fought with him at Nashville,
Stewart's Creek bridge and various skirmishes preceeding and incident to
the battle of Murfreesboro. It was also part of the rear guard which
protected the retreat from Tullahoma and Chattanooga, losing severely at
Duck River; fought at Chickamauga, Clinton, and Knoxville and took a
brilliant part in the Sequatchee raid, in which nearly 2000 prisoners and
a train of 1000 provision wagons were captured. The 1st Alabama Cavalry
was daily engaged in retarding Sherman's advance in the Dalton-Atlanta
campaign. It was in fights at or near Middleton, Fosterville, Lafayette,
Marietta, Noonday creek and Big Sandy. Source: Confederate Military
History by General Clemenet A. Evans and family history
More About Jacob:
Military service: Military Unknown Company K-1st Alabama Cavalry,CSA .2422
Occupation: Farmer.2422