Alexander Henderson Chalmers, born in 1839 in Marshall County, MS. His mother died in 1845 and his father died in 1853. After his father's death he went to New Orleans to live with an uncle, Archibald Glenn. When the war began he rushed into uniform. He wrote the following letter to President Jefferson Davis:
I enlisted as a private in March 1861 - served three months at Pensacola - returned home , trained a company of twelve months men, who were not accepted by the War Department - then enlisted in a calvary Regt. (the 1st Regiment of Calvary, Missouri State Guards) and soon after was elected its Major and served as such until June 1862. About this time Generals Van Dorn and Withers recommended me to General Bragg who again appointed me as Major of Calvary & assigned me to duty to Lays Regiment of Calvary. In this capacity I served under Generals Wheeler and Forrest thru General Bragg's campaign in Kentucky and Tennessee.
On the return of the army from Kentucky I was relieved by the reorganization of the regiment.
My wish is that the Senate will confirm my appointment by General Bragg from the date June 7th, 1862 & order me to duty - I have always served with the approbation of my superior officers.
Alex Chalmers wish was soon granted. On June 1, 1863 he was appointed Major of the 18th Battalion Mississippi Partisan Rangers, also known as Chalmers' Battalion and 18th Battalion Mississippi Calvary. He was promoted Lieutenant Colonel on October 7, 1863 and then Colonel of the 18th Mississippi Calvary Regiment on February 21, 1865. The 18th Mississippi Calvary served under Brigadier General James R. Chalmers and General Forrest. The regiment surrendered on May 12, 1865, at Gainesville, Al.
On April 25, 1866, Alex H. Chalmers married Amelia "Minnie" H. Perkins. The 1870 census shows them living in St. Landry Parish, LA, with two children, Joseph, age 3 and A.H. Jr. age 1, both born in Mississippi.
Alex Chalmers died December 27, 1872 of "consumption" at his plantation in Arkansas. As noted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal of January 5, 1873, "For the last few years he has been engaged in planting in Arkansas and Louisiana." He was described as a "noble, gallant gentleman, full of generous impulses; ambitious, but treading only in the paths of honor; faithful in the discharge of all duties, public and private; kind and affectionate in the domestic relations of life; a true friend and a brave soldier. He was interred at Hernando, MS next to his beloved sister. His obituary closed with " a true friend and a brave soldier, he sleeps in the bosom of his native state, in whose defense he has so often periled his life, leaving a name to be garnered among her jewels as one of her noblest sons.
This information is from a booklet called Desoto Descendants, Volume 32, No.2. I do not know who wrote the booklet and at this time I do not have access to it to find out.
I enlisted as a private in March 1861 - served three months at Pensacola - returned home , trained a company of twelve months men, who were not accepted by the War Department - then enlisted in a calvary Regt. (the 1st Regiment of Calvary, Missouri State Guards) and soon after was elected its Major and served as such until June 1862. About this time Generals Van Dorn and Withers recommended me to General Bragg who again appointed me as Major of Calvary & assigned me to duty to Lays Regiment of Calvary. In this capacity I served under Generals Wheeler and Forrest thru General Bragg's campaign in Kentucky and Tennessee.
On the return of the army from Kentucky I was relieved by the reorganization of the regiment.
My wish is that the Senate will confirm my appointment by General Bragg from the date June 7th, 1862 & order me to duty - I have always served with the approbation of my superior officers.
Alex Chalmers wish was soon granted. On June 1, 1863 he was appointed Major of the 18th Battalion Mississippi Partisan Rangers, also known as Chalmers' Battalion and 18th Battalion Mississippi Calvary. He was promoted Lieutenant Colonel on October 7, 1863 and then Colonel of the 18th Mississippi Calvary Regiment on February 21, 1865. The 18th Mississippi Calvary served under Brigadier General James R. Chalmers and General Forrest. The regiment surrendered on May 12, 1865, at Gainesville, Al.
On April 25, 1866, Alex H. Chalmers married Amelia "Minnie" H. Perkins. The 1870 census shows them living in St. Landry Parish, LA, with two children, Joseph, age 3 and A.H. Jr. age 1, both born in Mississippi.
Alex Chalmers died December 27, 1872 of "consumption" at his plantation in Arkansas. As noted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal of January 5, 1873, "For the last few years he has been engaged in planting in Arkansas and Louisiana." He was described as a "noble, gallant gentleman, full of generous impulses; ambitious, but treading only in the paths of honor; faithful in the discharge of all duties, public and private; kind and affectionate in the domestic relations of life; a true friend and a brave soldier. He was interred at Hernando, MS next to his beloved sister. His obituary closed with " a true friend and a brave soldier, he sleeps in the bosom of his native state, in whose defense he has so often periled his life, leaving a name to be garnered among her jewels as one of her noblest sons.
This information is from a booklet called Desoto Descendants, Volume 32, No.2. I do not know who wrote the booklet and at this time I do not have access to it to find out.
Alexander Henderson Chalmers, born in 1839 in Marshall County, MS. His mother died in 1845 and his father died in 1853. After his father's death he went to New Orleans to live with an uncle, Archibald Glenn. When the war began he rushed into uniform. He wrote the following letter to President Jefferson Davis:
I enlisted as a private in March 1861 - served three months at Pensacola - returned home , trained a company of twelve months men, who were not accepted by the War Department - then enlisted in a calvary Regt. (the 1st Regiment of Calvary, Missouri State Guards) and soon after was elected its Major and served as such until June 1862. About this time Generals Van Dorn and Withers recommended me to General Bragg who again appointed me as Major of Calvary & assigned me to duty to Lays Regiment of Calvary. In this capacity I served under Generals Wheeler and Forrest thru General Bragg's campaign in Kentucky and Tennessee.
On the return of the army from Kentucky I was relieved by the reorganization of the regiment.
My wish is that the Senate will confirm my appointment by General Bragg from the date June 7th, 1862 & order me to duty - I have always served with the approbation of my superior officers.
Alex Chalmers wish was soon granted. On June 1, 1863 he was appointed Major of the 18th Battalion Mississippi Partisan Rangers, also known as Chalmers' Battalion and 18th Battalion Mississippi Calvary. He was promoted Lieutenant Colonel on October 7, 1863 and then Colonel of the 18th Mississippi Calvary Regiment on February 21, 1865. The 18th Mississippi Calvary served under Brigadier General James R. Chalmers and General Forrest. The regiment surrendered on May 12, 1865, at Gainesville, Al.
On April 25, 1866, Alex H. Chalmers married Amelia "Minnie" H. Perkins. The 1870 census shows them living in St. Landry Parish, LA, with two children, Joseph, age 3 and A.H. Jr. age 1, both born in Mississippi.
Alex Chalmers died December 27, 1872 of "consumption" at his plantation in Arkansas. As noted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal of January 5, 1873, "For the last few years he has been engaged in planting in Arkansas and Louisiana." He was described as a "noble, gallant gentleman, full of generous impulses; ambitious, but treading only in the paths of honor; faithful in the discharge of all duties, public and private; kind and affectionate in the domestic relations of life; a true friend and a brave soldier. He was interred at Hernando, MS next to his beloved sister. His obituary closed with " a true friend and a brave soldier, he sleeps in the bosom of his native state, in whose defense he has so often periled his life, leaving a name to be garnered among her jewels as one of her noblest sons.
This information is from a booklet called Desoto Descendants, Volume 32, No.2. I do not know who wrote the booklet and at this time I do not have access to it to find out.
I enlisted as a private in March 1861 - served three months at Pensacola - returned home , trained a company of twelve months men, who were not accepted by the War Department - then enlisted in a calvary Regt. (the 1st Regiment of Calvary, Missouri State Guards) and soon after was elected its Major and served as such until June 1862. About this time Generals Van Dorn and Withers recommended me to General Bragg who again appointed me as Major of Calvary & assigned me to duty to Lays Regiment of Calvary. In this capacity I served under Generals Wheeler and Forrest thru General Bragg's campaign in Kentucky and Tennessee.
On the return of the army from Kentucky I was relieved by the reorganization of the regiment.
My wish is that the Senate will confirm my appointment by General Bragg from the date June 7th, 1862 & order me to duty - I have always served with the approbation of my superior officers.
Alex Chalmers wish was soon granted. On June 1, 1863 he was appointed Major of the 18th Battalion Mississippi Partisan Rangers, also known as Chalmers' Battalion and 18th Battalion Mississippi Calvary. He was promoted Lieutenant Colonel on October 7, 1863 and then Colonel of the 18th Mississippi Calvary Regiment on February 21, 1865. The 18th Mississippi Calvary served under Brigadier General James R. Chalmers and General Forrest. The regiment surrendered on May 12, 1865, at Gainesville, Al.
On April 25, 1866, Alex H. Chalmers married Amelia "Minnie" H. Perkins. The 1870 census shows them living in St. Landry Parish, LA, with two children, Joseph, age 3 and A.H. Jr. age 1, both born in Mississippi.
Alex Chalmers died December 27, 1872 of "consumption" at his plantation in Arkansas. As noted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal of January 5, 1873, "For the last few years he has been engaged in planting in Arkansas and Louisiana." He was described as a "noble, gallant gentleman, full of generous impulses; ambitious, but treading only in the paths of honor; faithful in the discharge of all duties, public and private; kind and affectionate in the domestic relations of life; a true friend and a brave soldier. He was interred at Hernando, MS next to his beloved sister. His obituary closed with " a true friend and a brave soldier, he sleeps in the bosom of his native state, in whose defense he has so often periled his life, leaving a name to be garnered among her jewels as one of her noblest sons.
This information is from a booklet called Desoto Descendants, Volume 32, No.2. I do not know who wrote the booklet and at this time I do not have access to it to find out.
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