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.

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Storex Shundy Spain

Age:	25
Rank at enlistment:	Private
Company Assignment:	H

10/10/1863

Enlisted
Glendale, MS

Notes:
Sick in Overton Hospital at Memphis, TN, February 1864.

Was listed as deserted whil on detached service recruiting in Alabama. Later found desertion erroneously reported and charges of desertion removed 19 October 1881 and discharged as of 24 October 1864 by War Department.

Strax/Storex Shundy Spain was born in Tishomingo Co., MS and married Eliza Harper September 15, 1855 at George Harper's house in Marion Co., AL. He died July 28, 1865 near Mooresville, AL. Their children were: Pensia J., born August 10, 1856; Samuel D., born October 12, 1858; Mary E., born December 27, 1859; Mima R., born March 1, 1861; Charlotte M., born August 10, 1862; and Frances C., born May 10, 1864.
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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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