Love the Trans-Chattahoochee designation. Not much my interest. I live in Rome, GA which was the site of the Noble Bros. Cannon foundry, but that has been pretty well written about. I promise I'm not trying to tout my writing, but you might be interested in my article on the 15th Confederate Cavalry in the newest issue of "Alabama Heritage" magazine. Lots of Department of the Gulf stuff. Robert S. Davis at Wallace State College, Hanceville, AL would be a good contact for you on Alabama. He's very knowledgeable. Zack