Andrew J. Cooper
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private
"C" Co. AL 3rd Bn Reserves Infantry
Organized: on 8/1/64
Mustered Out: 3/1/65
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
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Andrew J. Cooper, Private, Company C, 3rd Battalion Alabama State Reserves, enlisted August 21,1864 at Prattville, Ala. by Capt. Moore for the duration of the war, recorded at the end of the year as absent, "Detailed as Miller by Gen Withers, December 9, 1864," paroled June 2, 1865 at Montgomery , Ala., description:
5' 10", dark hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, no further records, his company was stationed at Cahaba, Ala. Nov & Dec, 1864
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George Cooper, age 47, Private, Company C, 3rd Battalion Alabama State Reserves, enlisted April 28,1864 at Prattville, by Capt. Moore for the war, resident of Butler County, Ala.
Note: The roster shows these men to be in their late 40's
M311: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama
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3rd Infantry Battalion, Alabama Reserves
The 3rd Alabama Infantry Reserves Battalion was organized in August of 1864 and assigned to the District of the Gulf, Dept. of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, in first Liddell's, then Withers', and finally Clanton's Brigade. The battalion was consolidated with the 4th Alabama Infantry Reserves Battalion in March of 1865 and designated as the 65th Infantry Regiment.
Field Officers: Lt. Col. Edward M. Underhill (1842-1904; promoted Col., 65th AL); Major E. T. Starke Historical Resources:
http://history-sites.com/%7Ekjones/alinf.html#3rd-Inf-Bn-Reserves