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Re: 57th and 61st AL, 6th and 7th AL Cav Regts
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Miles --

Ample documentation appears in the OR alone (ser 1, Vol XXVI, pt 2, pp. 548-557), but check this message board and other relevant sources. While Clanton's command camped around Pollard (winter 1863-64), a plan was discovered for the men to lay down their arms and go home. General Maury reported the mutiny in Clanton's command to the War Department with the recomendation that Clanton's brigade be broken up and troops assigned to other theaters of operation.

As noted, the 61st Alabama (then called the 59th) was sent to Virginia.
The 57th Alabama and Tarrant's Battery went to the Army of Tennessee.
The 7th Alabama Cavalry went to Mississippi.

This left Clanton with only the battery under his brother's command (Clanton's Battery), the 6th Alabama Cavalry, and a battalion which later became Livingston's 8th Alabama Cavalry. Clanton's misfortunes increased from this time forward, the history of command being simply one disaster after another.

You should also be able to search for the incident under Peace Society and/or Alabama desertions.

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