Just by chance, these may be the men you look for. The members of Co. K are from Marion Co. Ala. They may have enlisted with the 42nd Ala and for unknown reasons left and joined the 1st Ala Cav. USA. The message below was "posted" to the Southern Unionist list some time back. William Brewer may be the "Brown" in the text below. William Brewer was also with the 1st Ala Cav USA. He enlisted 2/1/63, dicharged 7/10/63 because of disability. Both men seem to be from Marion Co. Ala
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 03:21:44 -0600
From: "scotty burleson" <skburleson@ala.nu>
To: SOUTHERN-UNIONIST-L@rootsweb.com
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Subject: John M. Clayton, 1st Ala. Cav. U.S.A.
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Dear Fellow Researchers,
I'm looking for any information or
documents that name my second-great-grandfather, John M. Clayton
of the 1st Alabama Calvary U.S. A. He was in Co. B, enlisted in Glendale,
MS in 1863. Our family does have the documents his widow filed for his army pension.
They moved to Illinois, first to Decatur, then on to Clinton, Marion Co.,„”
IL in the spring of 1865. He was discharged due to consumption from the measles
and traveled with a man by the name of Brown-as best as I can read the documents
his name appears to be Brown. They both had earlier moved their families into Illinois.
It is possible that both of them came from the Bexar community of Marion County, Alabama.
That is the homeplace for my gg-grandfather. He died in a hospital in
Centralia, Clinton Co., IL and was buried either in Centralia, Clinton Co.
or Marion Co., IL. Our fami”
Any help will be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Scotty Kent Burleson
skburleson@ala.nu
Good Luck with your search!
Dave Frederick