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The 29th AL faced the Union left flank of Casement’s Brigade on the Federal line at Franklin. The 29th was part of Cantley’s Brigade, Walthall’s Division, on the eastern Union flank.
Here is Crew’s kepi he wore in the war, including at Franklin.
Picture credit: Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy (p. 163)
At least six of Crew’s comrades are known to be buried at McGavock Cemetery. One can only wonder how may young men from Alabama were buried after the Battle of Franklin with kepis on their head just like this one.
Pvt. John D. Jones was a member of the 39th MS Infantry, Sears’ Brigade, French’s Division. He was killed at Franklin and is buried in Mississippi section 23; plot #30.
The 39th MS was in the Sears Brigade. Sears was behind Cockrell’s Brigade as the two French Division brigades assaulted the Federal line right at the center of the Carter Gin action.
Picture credit: The Confederate Army 1861-1865: South Carolina and Mississippi, p. 37
