Shockly’s Escort Company Of Cavalry
In Memoriam PerpetuamCaptain Bascom T. Shockly’s Escort Company Of Cavalry
In the hour of their country’s peril. Unmindful of self and fired only by patriotic devotion
Bascom T. Shockly and nineteen students of the
University of Alabama
Joined themselves with twenty nine other Alabama Youths
In the formation of an escort company of cavalry
Which in 1864 entered the service of the
Confederate States of America
The had their first baptism of fire on June 24, 1864
Served faithfully with Brig. Gen. Dan Adams as his escort to the close
Of the unequal struggle of the South for separate state sovereignty
And were paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, on May 10, 1865
Shockly, Bascom T. Capt. • Burt, Henry M. 1st Lieut. •
Miller, John H. 2nd Lieut. • Watkins, John P. 3rd Lieut.
Webb, Wm. T. 1st Sergt. • Cowin, Thos. E. 2nd Sergt.
• Driskell, Thos. J. 3rd Sergt. • Scott, David M.C. 4th Sergt.
Allen, Joseph M. •
Archer, Chas. S. •
Barker, Chas. L. •
Bean, Jas. •
Bender, D. Jule •
Billbry, Geo. W. •
Calloway, Darby M. •
Carson, Shelby C. •
Chadwich, E. S. •
Christian, Wm. C. •
Clopton, Wm. H. •
Collings, J. W. •
Conner, Junius K. •
Crum, Aug. W. •
Crusoe, Chas. W. •
Elgin, Rich’d P. •
Frazer, Nathan H. •
Galloway, A. G. •
Gilmer, Morgan, S. •
Hale, C. H. •
Harris, Bayless E. •
Harris, Jas. M. •
Harrison, Jas. T. •
Jones, Wm Clarence •
Lewis, Wm. T. •
McGraw, Waters •
McLemore, Moses •
Moore, Wm. W. •
Patton, Robert W. •
Perkins, J. Hampden •
Pittman, Jas. F. •
Pitts, P. Henry •
Rivers, Wm. Jones •
Robertson, Wm. J. •
Rosser, Henry •
Sawyer, Thos. •
Stoddard, J. Thos. •
Stroud, Alonzo B. •
Syring, Frank P. •
Watt, Jas. H. •
Weathers, Wm. •
Webb, Lucius D.
To commemorate these facts and to preserve the names of these young heroes this tablet is placed by the Montgomery County Chapter of Yallerhammers on the third day of June 1914.
May F. Steiner, Chapter Prest. Annie H. Spann, State Prest.
WM. Gerard Fowler, Treas. Mary G. Burnett, Treas.
Marker can be reached from Capstone Drive.
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