Updated 17 July 2008

Stamps, George Rockingham Gilmer
Private
Company I
Age at Enlistment: 19
Enlisted 5 Feb 1863 at Vicksburg MS in Company I of the 37th AL CSA; WIA or sick at Vicksburg MS as he signed his parole on 13 July 1863 while in City Hospital as a Private of Co. I of the 37th AL Infantry CSA, and was put aboard steamer H. Chouteau bound for Mobile AL via New Orleans LA; Paroled at Montgomery AL 20 June 1865; 6’0" tall with light hair, blue eyes and fair complexion; Appears on Muster Roll of "Company ’I’ 37th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers at LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama, March 6, 1862" published in 31 July 1901 issue of LAFAYETTE SUN (LaFayette, Chambers Co AL) with Privates as "Stamps, Geo. R."; Brother of Isaac Winston Stamps (Co. I); Half-Uncle to Jonathan, Judson and Henry Wooddy (all Co. I)

Stamps, Isaac Winston
Private-1st Corporal
Company I
Enlisted 6 March 1862 at Lafayette AL; Served as Teamster 6-30 Sep 1862 and paid 25 cents per day for extra duty; Served as Wagon Master 12-31 Dec 1862; Served as Teamster June 1863; Served as Wagon Master Feb 1863 and paid $7 extra duty; Served as Wagon Master 1 March to 23 July and again Oct and Nov 1863; Paid $26 on 31 Jan 1863; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Retired soldier and member of Invalid Corps, Greenville, Butler County AL Sep and Oct 1864; Died in service and claim for deceased soldier filed 2 Feb 1865 by Britton Stamps, father; Brother to George Rockingham Gilmer Stamps (also of Co. I); Half-Uncle to Jonathan, Judson and Henry Wooddy (all of Co. I); Exceprt from WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL) article (by T.J. Carlisle published in 1902 taken from his wartime diary):

[Bluett’s Bridge encampment near Columbus MS] "... Sunday, July 6 [1862] ... Soon after taps, great excitement prevailed on account of a sentinel being shot while on post. We all rushed to the post to see what was the cause of the shot, when the sentinel said some one had shot him, striking him on the arm above the elbow, from the bushes, about twenty paces distant... we had no reason to believe that the Yankees were anywhere in the country near us. / But Winston Stamps, always ready to act in cases of emergency, mounted a horse, without orders, so far as the writer (then Lt. T.J. Carlisle) knows, and soon had a pack of track dogs on the spot, but they failed to get up any trail of wild Yankee, varmint or anything else. Winston was a good, jolly fellow and soldier, generally on the alert while out foraging, and formed the acquaintance of every body living within range of the camp, and always came in with "big tales" as to how he was treated. He would sometimes act as leader for the boys in their singing around the camp fires. His voice was strong and frequently would cause some one to remark: "Well that reminds me of old man Britton (his father) calling for the juries and witnesses in time of court at Lafayette." All old citizens of Chambers will recollect what a grand sheriff he made, particularly for loudness and distinctness in his calling. /... Dr Oslin, our active and efficient surgeon, and by the way a good detective also, soon dressed the Sentinel’s wound and while doing so he learned from him (Sentinel) that he and next Sentinel on post to him, were tampering with a pistol, when it discharged prematurely, and the boys both being young and fearing severe punishment, did not at first disclose the facts of the accident...";

Mentioned in "Formation of Company I" article also published in WEEKLY ENTERPRISE on unknown date in 1902 as "Isaac W Stamps - 1st Corporal"; Appears on Muster Roll of "Company ’I’ 37th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers at LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama, March 6, 1862" published in 31 July 1901 issue of LAFAYETTE SUN (LaFayette, Chambers Co AL) as "1st Corp’l - Isaac W. Stamps, died at home, Butler Co., Ala."

Stanford, J M
Private
Company B
POW at Citronelle AL on 4 May 1865: Surrendered "… Stragglers of various regiments, CSA, Citronelle, AL by General Taylor to General Canby on May 4, 1865 and paroled at Mobile May 21, 1865..."; Included in Co. B of 37th AL in Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1864, Vol XIV, edited by Janet B. Hewett

Stanford, Thomas H
Private
Company A & H
Enlisted 18 March 1862 at Lawrenceville AL; Listed as "Deserter" 10 Feb 1864 (additional research needed: See NARA Mss 1449); Born 10 Nov 1839 - Died 8 Mar 1901 and buried Old City Cem., Lineville, Clay Co., AL; The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1864, Vol. XIV, edited by Janet B. Hewett

Stanford (Standford), Lafayette A
Private
Company A
Age at Enlistment: 37 (32)
Enlisted 22 March 1862 at Auburn AL by J.F. Dowdell; Listed as Private on Muster Roll of Company A dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; POW at Yazoo City MS on 21 May 1863; POW at Missionary Ridge TN on 25 Nov 1863 "Taken in Arms" and sent to Nashville, Louisville and on to Rock Island Prison IL; "Desires to take Oath (of Allegiance). Wishes to go to St. Rosa Island east of Pensacola" 18 March 1864; 5’8" tall with black eyes, black hair and born Crawford County GA, and age 32 at capture/parole at Yazoo City MS

Stanley, Alfoncis F
Private
Company G
Enlisted 24 March 1862 at Cusseta; Witnessed the Confederate Pension application of Mary F. Cole, widow of Jesse G. Cole (Co G); record read as "Alonzo" Stanley, 1839-1905, Co. G reportedly buried at unspecified location in Chambers Co. AL

Stanley, Hamilton (Hampton) A
Private
Company H
Enlisted 18 March 1862 at Lawrenceville AL; KIA at siege of Vicksburg MS on unknown date

Stanley, J M
Private
Company F
Enlisted 12 March 1862 at Pike County AL; Listed among the injured in train wreck that occurred on 19 Oct 1862 at Duck Hill MS when two trains pulled respectively by the engines A.M. West and James Brown collided head on at 2:30 a.m., listed as "slightly" injured; Died in service at Pike County AL on unknown date/cause; Claim for deceased soldier filed 12 Sep 1863 by Martha A. Stanley

Stanley, Simpson M
Private
Company I
Enlisted 31 March 1862 in Company E of 42nd AL CSA; Paroled in the field at Vicksburg MS as a Private of Co. E of the 42nd AL CSA; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. I

Stanton, J S
Private
Company A
Paroled at Greensboro NC on 3 May 1865; 5’9" tall with black hair, blue eyes and light complexion

Staples, Robert A
Private
Company H
Enlisted 19 Apr 1862 in Company C of 42nd AL CSA; Possibly but unlikely the "Billy Staple" mentioned as being wounded at an unknown location on an unknown date in Mary Ann Strickland letter to T J Strickland (Co. B) letter of 1-2 Oct 1864; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Company H

Stapleton, John (Jonathan) L
2nd Lieutenant
Company E
Age at Enlistment: 45
Enlisted 29 March 1862 at Woodville AL; POW at Iuka MS 18 Sep 1862 and sent to Camp Douglas IL from Corinth MS as a member of Martin’s Brigade, Little’s Division (age 35); Dropped from Rolls of Co. E 37th AL CSA on 25 Sep 1862; Hospitalized, admitted 27 Sep 1862 to USA Prison Hospital at Camp Douglas IL (Chicago IL) with "Debilitas" (Debilitas: general and abnormal weakness; chronic wasting) and reported dead at Cairo IL 17 Oct 1862 in USA Depot General Hospital at Cairo IL; 6’1-1/2" tall with blue eyes, dark hair and dark complexion and farmer by occupation; Succeeded by J.W. Granger as 2nd Lieutenant

Starling (Sterling), William L
Private
Company K
Enlisted 29 Apr 1862 at Troy AL; Detailed as Nurse in Forney’s Division Hospital at Enterprise MS 8 Sep 1863 for duty in Oct 1863

Stearns, Wiley Horton
Private
Company G
Age at Enlistment: 29
Enlisted 26 March 1862 at Cusseta; Disability discharge at Columbus MS: "Deafness"; 5'6" tall with fair complexion, hazel eyes and dark hair and farmer by occupation; Age 29 at discharge; Born 15 May 1832 - Died 13 Sep 1914 and buried at Tallapoosa Co., AL

Stephens, Isaac H
Private
Company B & C
Enlisted 22 Nov 1863 in Company B of 37th AL CSA; paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. C

Stephens, Tubal Cain (sic Jubal)
Private
Company B
Age: 19 in 1865
WIA or sick at Vicksburg MS as he signed his parole there on 13 July 1863 while in City Hospital as a Private of Company B of the 37th AL Infantry CSA; Likely POW at unknown action (Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge?) as he is paroled at Rock Island Barracks IL 20 June 1865; 5'7" tall with fresh complexion, auburn hair and grey eyes; Age 19 on parole of 20 June 1865; Appears as "Tubal" on undated roll of Co. B; "Tubal Cain Stephens" born 21 July 1844, married Nancy Radney (surname is represented in Co B) 10 Oct 1867 as recorded in (Randolph Co AL) Alsey Stephens Family Bible of ca 1845

Stephens, Zach (Zechariah) H
Private
Company B
Appears on undated roll of Company B in Tallapoosa Co AL Archives as "Zechariah" H. Stephens

Stephenson (Stevenson), Miles Bart (sic W)
Private
Company F
Enlisted 26 May 1862 at Auburn AL and served as Substitute for T M Hough (SEE RECORD); POW & WIA at Corinth MS 3-5 Oct 1862 and died in service 8 Oct 1862 apparently of wounds at Corinth MS; On list of Prisoners Killed or Died of Disease 8 Oct 1862; listed among POWs forwarded to Columbus KY 9 Oct 1862; On list of POWs captured at Iuka-Corinth-Hatchie Bridge dated 13 Oct 1862; ALSO listed among 539 POWs on steamer "Dacotah" for exchange 8 Nov 1862

Stevens (Stephens?), C
Private
Company B
Delivered to Mobile AL among the sick captured in hospitals at Vicksburg MS and put aboard steamer H. Chouteau; MIA at Lookout Mountain TN 24 Nov 1863

Stewart, John F
Private
Company K
Age at Enlistment: abt 35
Enlisted 17 March 1862 at Springville AL; Disability discharge: "Unfit for duty 60 days" (undated) "Enlargement of liver, chronic hepatitis." 35 years old at discharge; Residence: Milo, Pike County AL; 6’ 2" tall with dark hair, blue eyes and dark complexion and farmer by occupation; Hospitalized in French’s Division Hospital at Shelby Springs 27 Oct 1863; ALSO Hospitalized in 1st Mississippi CSA Hospital at Jackson MS 27 Oct 1863 with "Ascites" (dropsy of the abdomen) Sent to General Hospital 8 March 186_; Discharge approved by Richmond in April 1864

Stewart, John Franklin
Private
Company K
Age at Enlistment: abt 53
Killed in action "in an oak grove" during seige on unknown date at Vicksburg (18 May-4 July) 1863; Born ca 1804 and buried at Morrison's Crossroads, Randolph Co AL; Some records likely combined with "John F. Stewart" also Co K, but difference of age strongly suggests two men of similar names, possibly close relatives both serving in Co K

Stewart (Steward), W A
Private
Company F
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlisted 12 March 1862 at Pike County AL; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Invalid Corps PACS 7 Oct 1864; Retired China Grove AL

Still, Benjamin F
Private
Company H
Enlisted 10 Sep 1862 in Company G of 42nd AL CSA; Paroled in the field at Vicksburg MS as a Private of Co. G of the 42nd AL CSA; paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. H

Still, William W (W H)
5th Sergeant
Company I
Enlisted 6 March 1862 at Lafayette AL; POW at Corinth MS on list dated 19 Oct 1862 at Iuka MS; "W. W. Still" with unknown company mentioned as "Captured at Corinth" MS; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Mentioned in 15 May 1902 editorial by T.J. Carlisle in WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL):

"If all the survivors of the regiment would take the time and interest in aiding us in getting up the history of our part in the war that S M Singletary, Co H; S G Burke, Co I; A J Bryan; M W Carroll, Co K; and W W Still, Co I have shown, we would leve {sic: leave} behind us a volume of facts and incidents that would be read and cherished by generations yet unborn...";

Mentioned by T.J. Carlisle in the 22 May 1902 edition of WEEKLY ENTERPRISE editorial: "... Sergt A J Bryant, Co K, has written two communications; Sergt S M Singletary, Co A, three; David Majors, Co C, two; W W Still, Co I, one; and D M Spence, Co I, one..."; Mentioned in "Formation of Company I" article in WEEKLY ENTERPRISE of unknown date as "... Only three of these officers are now living -- Dr J W Oslin, T J Carlisle and W W Still..."; Witnessed the Confederate Pension Application of Alexander Barber (Co. I); Appears on Muster Roll of "Company ’I’ 37th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers at LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama, March 6, 1862" published in 31 July 1901 issue of LAFAYETTE SUN (LaFayette, Chambers Co AL) as "5th Serg’t - Wm. W. Still"

Stinson, Elerson
Private
Company K
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlisted 17 March 1862; POW at Iuka MS 18-19 Sep 1862; Died in service 27 Sep 1862 while still within U.S. Army lines of "pneumonia"

Stockhart, William W
Private
Company E
POW at Raleigh NC on 13 Apr 1865 among sick or wounded in hospital from unknown action when city was captured by Federal forces

Stokes, C
Private
Company F
Enlisted at Pike County AL

Stokes, James K. P. (also James J.P.)
Private-Corporal-2nd Lieutenant
Company H
Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863 as Corporal; Paid $160 as Lieutenant on 21 Dec 1863; Elected 2nd Lieutenant 1 Apr 1864 at Dalton GA "...  received the majority of votes." Detailed to Dog River Factory (Munitions Factory) at Mobile AL after 28 Apr 1864 (same date as date of rank as 2nd Lt); Paid $77.23 as 2nd Lieutenant 9 June 1864

Stokes, R J
Private
Company C
Paid $22 for 1 March to 30 Apr 1863

Story, L C (R C)
Private
Company H
Enlisted 5 May 1862 in Company B of 42nd AL CSA; Paroled in the field at Vicksburg MS as a Private of Co. B of the 42nd AL CSA; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. H

Strickland, A M
Private
Company E

Strickland, Thomas Jefferson ("Jef")
1st Sergeant
Company B & C
Age at Enlistment: 32
Enlisted 15 March 1862 at Daviston AL by L.P. Hamner in Captain Hamner’s Company of Volunteers (later Co. B of 37th AL CSA) "For three years or the war"; Appears on Muster Roll of Captain Hamner’s Company B, 37th Regt. Ala. Vols. dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn Ala.; Present at Columbus MS 6 July 1862; Detailed at Meridian MS as member of Provost Guard during June 1863 (thereby missing Vicksburg MS siege); Paid $160 on 1 Sep 1863 for Jan to Aug 1863 ($20 per month); Present at his post in camp 10 Feb 1864; Present at Dalton GA camp 28 Apr 1864; Present as member of the garrison at Spanish Fort (on Mobile Bay, Mobile AL); Hospitalized to 1 Nov 1864 at Greenville AL; also served in Co. C of 37th AL CSA; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. B as 1st Sgt

Stricklin (Strickland?), Samuel W
Private
Company E
Age at Enlistment: 39 (37)
Enlisted 29 March 1862 at Woodville AL; KIA at Kingston GA on 14 Mar 1864 (died in hospital at Kingston and listed among those "Killed in battle or died of wounds"; Had personal effects of $7.00 on him at death "... left with quartermaster"

Stripling, J T
Private
Company A
Enlisted 18 Aug 1861 (record predates formation of 37th AL CSA); Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of CONSOLIDATED 37th AL CSA Co. A

Stubbs, George W
2nd Lieutenant-1st Lieutenant
Company H
Enlisted 18 March 1862 at Lawrenceville AL; Paid $80 on 2 Oct 1862 for Aug 1862 as 2nd Lieutenant; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 9 July 1863; Submitted his resignation 25 Jan 1864 while in Cheatham’s Division, Hardee’s Corps near Dalton Ga; Promoted to 1st Lt. 9 Feb 1864 upon acceptance of resignation and reassigned (apparently to Dog River Munitions Factory at Mobile AL) on that date; Leave granted by Special Order No. 47/1 dated 16 Feb 1864; Succeeded by T.B. Richards; S.O. No. 22 dated 19 March 1864 at Headquarters of Moore’s Brigade notes Lt. Reynolds’ promotion to 1st Lt, the resignation of Vice 1st Lt. Stubbs, and the promotion of Junior 1st Lt. Richards to Captain, all to rank from 9 Feb 1864

Stucky (Stuckey sic Stricker), Albert Judson
Private
Company H
Enlisted 18 March 1862 at Lawrenceville AL; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863 with X; POW at Lookout Mountain TN on 24 Nov 1863 and sent to Nashville TN, Louisville KY and on to Rock Island Prison IL arriving there 5 Dec 1863; Postwar removed to Miller Co Arkansas, died 15 May 1915

Summers, John ("Jack")
Private
Company G/Regimental Color Bearer
Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Regimental Colorbearer WIA & POW on Lookout Mountain/Missionary Ridge (flag shot from his hands, but regained), reported as KIA; BUT is also listed as POW at Rock Island Prison IL on 1 Jan 1864 and is also mentioned as present at a regimental reunion in 1885 at Lafayette AL in this undated article (ca 1902) that appeared in the WEEKLY ENTERPRISE (Enterprise AL):

The members of this Company who are living and were present at our meeting at Lafayette in August in 1885, will recollect that I had published in the Lafayette papers the above muster roll giving opposite each name anything that happened during the war to such member. You will, also, recall the scene that followed when Jack Summers and Walt Harman unfurled our old Battle Flag to the immense crowd that thronged around. How some shouted — some cried — some called out  —  "Pass it this way, I want to lay my hands on it one more time."

Though dumb and without speech that old battle flag aroused the patriotic emotions of that large crowd more than the eloquence of mortal tongues. Some poor mothers whose sons had fallen beneath its folds would clasp it while tears of bitter anguish would stream down their eyes, yet deep down in their hearts there dwelt a soothing consciousness that my boy died for his country. In the history that I shall publish will appear all the personal happenings. In the next issue will appear the muster roll of company K which will close the rolls of the regiment. I will then take up the history of the regiment where I left off. I will enclose in this issue of the paper a supplement to the members of the regiment.
– T.J. CARLISLE

Summers died 15 Feb 1896 and is buried at City Cem., Opelika AL

Sunpler (Sampler?/Simpler?), William
Private
Company K
Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Man identified as "Simpler/Sampler," William also of Company K who has conflicting data as POW at Missionary Ridge. This could help explain conflict by having second man of same name

Sweeney, John A
Private
Company D
Age at Enlistment: 16
Enlisted 9 Apr 1862 at Auburn AL; Appears on Muster Roll of Company D dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; Died in service of unknown cause (disease assumed) as his coffin was requisitioned by Captain William F Slaton on 19 July 1862 at Columbus MS

Switzer, John C
Private
Company D
Age at Enlistment: 22
Enlisted 9 Apr 1862 at Auburn AL; Appears on Muster Roll of Company D dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; Signed his parole at Vicksburg MS on 10 July 1863; Died in service 9 Aug 1864 from wounds received in unknown conflict possibly Utoy Creek near Atlanta which occurred 5-7 Aug 1864)' "J. S. Switzer" Co. D reportedly buried in Stonewall Cem., Griffin GA

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