The ADAH in Montgomery has a photograph of Col. Franklin King Beck. Here's a little on Company "E" and its two captains:

George Green Mathews. Temporarily assigned to duty as acting Surgeon on December 6, 1861. Resigned on November 29, 1862; appointed Assistant Surgeon and assigned to duty at Knoxville, Tennessee.

H. M. Graham. Promoted Captain [March 1,] 1863, to rank November 29, 1862. Surrendered at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863, and paroled there on July 8, 1863. Surrendered at Salisbury, North Carolina, May 5, 1865, commanding Company “D” of the consolidated 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment.

Accepted in Confederate service on August 24, 1861, members went into camp near Camden, Alabama. The company enrolled at Montgomery, Alabama, on September 28, 1861; officers receiving commissions dated October 5, 1861. Survivors surrendered with Company “D” of the consolidated 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment.

The following are some additional notes about the formation of the regiment:

Organized at Montgomery, Alabama, on November 5, 1861, officers and men enlisting for three years or the war. The companies of Captains Longmire, Norwood, Mathews and Powe had been in camp near Camden, Alabama, since late August as a provisional battalion. Staff appointments were delayed until March 18, 1862, but most had been serving with the regiment since its formation.

Franklin King Beck ------- Colonel

Joseph Benajah Bibb ----- Lieutenant Colonel

Felix Tait ----------------- Major

James M. Hunt ----------- Assistant Surgeon

T. C. Brewer ------------- Commissary

George W. Watson ------ Quartermaster

Henry G. Goldthwaite ---- Adjutant

Company “A” of Wilcox County ---------------- “South Alabama Rebels”
Company “B” of Macon County ---------------- “Penola Guards”
Company “C” of Marengo County -------------- “Marengo and Clarke Rangers”
Company “D” of Conecuh County -------------- “Cary Rifles”
Company “E” of Monroe County --------------- “Bob Cain Reserve”
Company “F” of Lowndes County -------------- “Lowndes Rifles”
Company “G” of Choctaw County -------------- “Choctaw Rebels”
Company “H” of Conecuh County
Company “I” of Baldwin County
Company “K” of Wilcox and Clarke Counties -- “King Guards”

At the end of the war it was merged with other commands. Here are a few notes on that subject:

On April 9, 1865, the regiment was reorganized as four companies, “C”, “D”, “E” and “I” of the consolidated 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment. The 31st Alabama Infantry Regiment became companies “G”, “H” and “K”, the 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment forming companies “A”, “B” and “F”. This command surrendered at Salisbury, North Carolina, May 2, 1865.