John E. Barlow, Color Bearer, 23rd Battalion Mississippi Cavalry
John E. Barlow
Enlisted as a Sergeant
"M" Co. CS Adams' Cavalry
TWENTY-THIRD BATTALION MISSISSIPPI CAVALRY
Major-- Joseph S. Terry,
Order of War Department, November 21, 1864: "The three companies now serving in the organization known as Powers' Regiment of Cavalry are hereby organized into a battalion, to be known as the Twenty-third Mississippi Battalion."
See Powers' Regiment. The battalion was assigned to Wirt Adams’ Brigade in February, 1865. See Wirt Adams' Regiment.
FROM "WIRT ADAMS’ REGIMENT CAVALRY" [taken from Dunbar Rowland’s "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898"]:
In the latter part of March, 1865. General Adams marched his brigade, including Wood's Regiment, from Jackson to Macon and West Point, to join General Forrest, and was ordered to meet Croxton's Brigade of the Federal expedition under General Wilson. Adams marched with his command from Columbus to Pickensville [Alabama], April 5, and on the 6th attacked the rear of Croxton's column, causing it to turn from the Eutaw road toward Tuscaloosa. Adams pursued through the day but could not force Croxton to turn and give battle until about dark, when the Federal cavalry halted in a very favorable position. They were soon driven by a gallant charge of Wood's Regiment, in which Captain Luckett fell, leading his squadron. Thence Croxton retreated on the gallop toward Tuscaloosa. The roads were almost impassable. Adams lost 9 killed and 25 wounded. The Federal loss he estimated at 75 killed and captured, and he took all the ambulances and personal baggage of General Croxton.
Colonel Moorman wrote from Canton May 4: "Should the war cease now you would have the honor of having won the last victory on Confederate soil and in the Confederate cause."
This was the last battle of regular troops, at least. The fights at West Point, Ala., April 16, and near Talladega, April 23, were by the reserves.
In camp near Gainesville, Ala., May 6, the regiment adopted resolutions of compliment to General Adams. Lieut.-Col.. S. B. Cleaveland was chairman, Lieut. John E. Sugg, Company E; Sergt.-Maj. William Laughlin and John E. Barlow, color bearer, were secretaries. The committee on resolutions was Lieut. C. F. Enzury, A; Lieut, A. Puryear, B; Lieut. Private [sic] John Creight, D; Sergt. Robert W. Caruthers, E; Sergt. O. S. Smith, F; Lieut. J. M. Love, G; Capt. M. B. Bowie, H; Corpl. J. Creighton, I; Sergt. J. O. Mobley, K; Sergt. William Gibson, L; Sergt. William Evans, M; Sergt. J. M. Allen and Capt. John Y. Kilpatrick, I. Major Muldrow, Dr. J. M. Allen and Captain Smith of Company D were other officers present.
The regiment was "surrendered near Ramsey Station, Sumter County, Ala., May 4, 1865," according to one account. General Adams' parole is dated Gainesville, Ala., May 12, 1865.
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John Barlow, age 21, Private, Capt. W. R. Luckett's Cavalry Company,* C. S. A., called into the service of the Confederate States by Proclamation of the Governor of Mississippi of the 10th day of February, 1862, to serve for three years, or the War, from the 3rd day of May, 1862, when they were mustered in, at Canton, Miss., recorded as 4th Sergeant October 31, 1862, promoted 3rd Sergeant August 1, 1863, left in Holes' County, sic while on a scout August 10, 1863, listed as 3rd Lieutenant of the Sept/Oct, 1863 muster roll, captured near Grand Gulf, Miss. July 17, 1864, exchanged near Vicksburg, Miss. July 27, among troops surrendered by LGen. Taylor May 4 and paroled May 12, 1865, recorded as Color Bearer, resident of Canton, Miss.
* This organization subsequently became (2nd) Company M, Wood's Regiment Cavalry.
Col. Wirt Adams' Regiment of Cavalry was also known as the 1st Regiment Mississippi Cavalry, and subsequently became Wood's Regiment Cavalry
M258: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government.