Thermon --

Here's a link to a well-researched website on the Battle of Brown's Mill GA, July 30, 1864.
http://www.battleofbrownsmill.org/

Here's a post about Roddey and the fighting at Brown's Mill. As best I can tell, dismounted men from Col Josiah Patterson's command were with Roddey at the station in Newnan. These were the 5th, 10th and Moreland's Alabama Cavalry.
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/alcwmb3/webbbs_config.pl?read=34914

At the time of the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Patterson's command was involved in defending the area between Danville and Moulton. Patterson's correspondence about fighting done by his men during this period appears in the Official Records. Orders to dismount Roddey's command and send it to Atlanta came in early July 1864. Shortly after the smoke cleared at Newnan GA, new orders came from the War Department which returned Roddey's men to North Alabama. However, by that time Rosseau's raid had already caused a great deal of damage in central Alabama.

In late September Patterson's command rode with Forrest in his raid on Athens AL and Pulaski TN. A short time after this raid ended, General Roddey had Pickett removed in command of the 10th Alabama Regiment. At the same time, some companies of the 10th were reassigned to the 5th Alabama, and some companies of the 5th were assigned to the 10th Alabama. You will find a number of 1865 paroles signed by members of the 10th Alabama issued to them as members of the 5th Alabama Cavalry. One of the better accounts about this appears in the Alabama pension application of David R Hooker, Co "C", 10th Alabama Cavalry, aka "McCluskey's Sharpshooters".

Vernon, Ala., March 27, 1904
Mr. D. R. Hooker,

My Dear Comrade & Friend –
I know you have reason to give me “down the country”. But let me tell you all about the reason I have not written. [McCluskey’s explanation follows.]

The Archives of History at Montgomery show that you was a member of the McCluskey Sharpshooters and I can state the fact also. Picket [sic] commanded the 10th Cav. But we were put under Curry in the 5th Cav. In fact we were in the 5th Ala. Cav at the surrender. I know you was wounded in the face at Athens so I afterwards learned. I was in command of the Regt. in this fight and did not see you during the Battle as I now remember. But when I did see you, you had the wound in the cheek which has caused you to loose the eye.

I can say also that you made a faithful Brave and efficient soldier….

J. D. McCluskey

As far as papers on record with the Southern Claims Commission, allow me to venture a couple of opinions. When Wilson's cavalry columns passed through NW Alabama, without question many of the men in Capt Whatley's company were at home absent without leave. However, quite a number of them were captured and taken along with the column. These would've been paroled at different stops along the route. Montgomery would certainly make sense as one of these.

Also, as long as other witnesses were available, it wasn't necessary to have actually been present when Wilson's men took the livestock.

In March 1865 Patterson's command remained in the Danville area. Roddey with the rest of his small division had gone to Tuscaloosa and then further south towards Selma. Federal reports mention that Patterson's command passed through Elyton just hours ahead of Wilson's advance. Until the rest of Roddey's division joined Patterson near Montevallo, the 5th and 10th Alabama represented the only regularly organized Confederate regiments to oppose Wilson's three divisions.

Let me know if you have other questions.