Compiled Service Records do not typically have the wife's name, let alone maiden name, nor those of the parents. Normally, IF the soldier in question died while in service then the widow may have, or in the case of a unmarried soldier a parent may have, filed for the balance through the country court clerk to the Confederate Government for the balance of pay and allowances that were owed to the soldier at the time of death.

Historians often get asked about photographs. The number of surviving images of individuals from the time of the war are rare...Confederates even rarer...group photographs even more rarer. Remember photography had been around for a short time period, the equipment took wagons to haul, it involved hazardous chemicals, exposure time was long, and was it expensive. The four basic type during the time period were ambrotypes, daguerreotype, tintypes, and Carte de Visite. I am not aware of any wartime photos of the 5th (McKenzie's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.

You may want to contact the Rhea County Historical Society. They have published a couple of genealogy related books related to the regiment and might be aware of photographs or reunion photographs. I would check Hamilton, Meigs, Rhea, Bradley, and McMinn Counties for any reunion or veteran's organizations.

I hope this helps.

Respectfully,

Gerald D. Hodge, Jr.
M.A. Military History - Civil War Concentration
Historian: 39th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment