Joining the War effort - John C Rigdon
Subject: Joining the War effort
From: John C Rigdon
Date: March 28, 1998

In Georgia, particularly, many of the early companies filled up quickly
and men traveled to other counties to find an opening to join.  

I have a "History of the 12th Alabama" which I've reprinted which is made
up of men from Macon, Ga and Jewish merchants from Mobile.  This regiment
suffered quite a bit of abuse because of their ethnic make-up and having
little political pull in Alabama.  They were generally charged with
following the army after the battles and burying the dead.

Also, I don't consider White county and Green county so far removed at
the time of the civil war.  Greensboro was a major railroad stop for the
east-west railroad.  Was there also a north-south line that ran through
Greensboro?  There is a track there today, but was it in place at the
start of the war?

John Rigdon


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