Born in Alabama, McAlister's father, S. B. McAlister, brought the family to Tyler County about 1858. He opened a store in Woodville, where M. L. was working as a clerk in 1860.
He volunteered for Company K on March 1, 1862, and was elected a lieutenant. He was reduced to private late in 1862, probably due to a prolonged illness.
Returning to Woodville following the war, he qualified for a Texas Confederate Pension (No. 14025). He attested to the Confederate service of W. P. Nicks in July 1915 when Mrs. Mary Jane Nicks made her application.
It is believed McAlister is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Woodville, Texas, but the marker can no longer be read.
Sources, Thomas Reid
Texans in the Civil War
He married Araminta E. VanVleck.
Born in Alabama, McAlister's father, S. B. McAlister, brought the family to Tyler County about 1858. He opened a store in Woodville, where M. L. was working as a clerk in 1860.
He volunteered for Company K on March 1, 1862, and was elected a lieutenant. He was reduced to private late in 1862, probably due to a prolonged illness.
Returning to Woodville following the war, he qualified for a Texas Confederate Pension (No. 14025). He attested to the Confederate service of W. P. Nicks in July 1915 when Mrs. Mary Jane Nicks made her application.
It is believed McAlister is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Woodville, Texas, but the marker can no longer be read.
Sources, Thomas Reid
Texans in the Civil War
He married Araminta E. VanVleck.
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