Thaddeus Adolphus Carson

From Orrville in Dallas County, he enlisted as a Private in Company G (later renamed F), 5th Alabama Infantry on 27 June 1861 at Farr's Crossroads in Fairfax County, VA.

He was wounded by a gunshot in action near Turner's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.

He was in a hospital in Richmond, VA by 25 September and furloughed home on 1 October. He was back in Richmond, sick, then again furloughed on 9 January 1863. He was transferred to Captain Lewis' Company, Partisan Rangers (Company D, Lewis' Battalion) on 9 November 1863, and was surrendered with them at Citronelle, AL on 4 May 1865 and paroled at Gainesville, AL on 14 May.

By 1880 and to at least 1885 he was a carpenter in Pensacola, FL, but in 1900 was a ship carpenter in Mobile, AL. By 1910 he had retired there and was living with his daughter Katie (Flowers) and her family.

His service from his Compiled Service Records,1 online from fold3; thanks to Miles Krisman for the pointer to him. Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1880-1910.

He married the widow Jeanette Donovan Murray (1839-1910) in August 1871 in Mobile and they had 3 children. Jeanette was probably married twice before and bore at least 8 other children.

04/05/1835; Cahaba, AL

07/02/1911; Century, FL