Organization of the Shelby Guards 
Hillsboro, Shelby County, Alabama
November 15, 1860
 
We the undersigned subscribers having organized ourselves into a
cavalry company humbly petition your Excellency to grant us
commissions for our elected officers and arms suitable for our
equipment in conformity with an Act of the Legislature passed at the
session of 1859 & 1860. Said company named and known as the Shelby
Guards.
 
Elected officers
 
Elias B. McClellen - Captain
Richmond C. Cross - 1st Lieutenant
James J. Stedman - 2nd Lieutenant
John Harper - 3rd Lieutenant
N. Lee - Clerk
D. W. Stedman - Tra
 
Appointed Non-comm officers
 
Jas. E Morrison - 1st Sergeant
A. J. Cross, Junr 1st - 2nd Sergeant
S. W. Lee - 3rd Sergeant
Wiley Russel - 4th Sergeant
John W. Davidson - 1st Corporal
N. B. Cross - 2nd Corporal
M. J. T. Harper - 3rd Corporal
Wm P. Smith - 4th Corporal
 
Privates
 
F. N. Lee
W. B. Cross
John Allen
Robt Bailey
A. J. Cross Junr 2nd
C. A. Richards
J. E. R. Davidson
R. M. Acton
Joel Fitzpatrick
S. H. Benson
R. M. Cross
Thos Bailey
Jas L. Lee
R. F. Johnson
N. H. Cross
J. J. Bailey
T. H. Moore
C. T. Davidson
E. J. McClellen
M. W. Benson
J. E. Crawford
J. R. C. Harless
Jasper Acton
Jasper Harless
Jas M. Roach
Jasp Goodson
Henry Johnston
Wm D. Chesser
Wm Bailey
A. J. Cost
 
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