Service Record - 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of Glenda McWhirter Todd. She passed away on September 3, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was a historian, genealogist, and author who prided herself on being a descendant of Andrew Ferrier McWhirter of the 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV. Her work over the past two decades and her dedication to the 1st Alabama Cavalry has created a legacy that will last for years to come.

Her life's work has touched thousands of people through the years, and I am glad that I had the pleasure to work with her as long as I did. My hope is that her work will live on for years to come to educate and inspire a new generation.

Thomas H Lay

Age:	36
Rank at enlistment:	Private
Company Assignment:	E

4/1/1863	Enlisted Glendale, MS
4/5/1863	Mustered In Corinth, MS
11/22/1863	On Detached Service On secret service.
3/1/1864	Mustered Out Memphis, TN

Notes:
On duty as nurse in hospital at Memphis, TN January 1864.

Thomas Lay was born May 2, 1830 in Hamilton Co., TN. He married Rebecca Calvert in 1848 in Walker Co., AL and had the following children: Sarah Ann, 1849; Martha J., 1850; Reuben H., 1855; Mary S., 1859; and Elijah K., 1861. He married second, Jane McKey. Thomas died May 4, 1909.

Buried:
Old Bethel Baptist Cemetery in Winston Co., AL

Database created and maintained by Ryan Dupree.

Service records compiled by Glenda Todd and used with her permission. This and other information about the history of the First and the men who fought with the unit can be found in her book, First Alabama Cavalry, USA: Homage to Patriotism.

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