1st Alabama Cavalry - Est. 1862
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Jonathan Roach
Jonathan Roach

Age:  47
Birthplace:  Cherokee Co., NC
Occupation:  Farmer
Rank at enlistment:  Private
Company Assignment:  M

11/18/1863 Enlisted
Camp Davies, MS
12/5/1863 Prisoner of War
LaGrange, TN
12/29/1863 Mustered In
Corinth, MS
5/20/1865 Mustered Out
Nashville, TN
Notes:
Jonathan Roach survived being a prisoner of war and then survived the explosion aboard The Sultana.

He was the father of Joseph Roach.

Buried:
Chattooga Baptist Church, Walker Co., GA

Database created and maintained by Ryan Dupree.

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.

Picture submitted by Delores Roach.

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