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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Henry S Alvis

Age:	45
Birthplace:	Madison or Winston Co., AL
Rank at enlistment:	Private
Company Assignment:	B

3/21/1864	Enlisted Decatur, AL
3/27/1864	Mustered In Decatur, AL
10/20/1865	Mustered Out Huntsville, AL

Notes:
Henry Alvis spent part of the summer of 1864 sick in the Union army field hospital in Decatur, AL. He also spent some time in the field hospital near Chattanooga in the summer of 1865. He had been married to Margret M. Maynard who died 3 December 1890. He then married Emily Duncan Echols on 8 June 1891 in Cullman Co., AL and they moved near Westport in Lawrence Co., TN where he died 3 October 1894. Emily died in 1909 and is buried in the Emeus Cemetery in Cullman, AL.
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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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