Civil War - Union Soldier, member of 1st Alabama Cavalry, USA
1st Alabama Cavalry, USA, Roster of Soldiers
Extracted & Submitted by: Glenda McWhirter Todd [email protected]
Haberson, Pleasant M.
Harbin, John H.
Harbison, Charles H.
Harbison, David
Harbison, Mathew D.

1st Alabama Cavalry
Matthew Davis Harbison

Age: 33
Birthplace: Morgan Co., AL
Occupation: Farmer
Rank at enlistment: Private
Company Assignment: I

12/21/1863 Enlisted
Camp Davies, MS
7/15/1864 Died
Rome, GA
Of disease.
Notes:
Matthew Davis Harbison was born 15 July 1830 in Morgan CO., AL.
He married Elizabeth Malinda Calvert 10 October 1856 and they had five children: Samuel M, born 2 November 1856 in Walker Co., AL, died 27 July 1934; James Davis, born 9 July 1855 in Winston Co., AL; John D, born 30 December 1858 in Winston Co., AL, died 28 January 1932; Charles Hill, born 30 December 1860 in Trade, Winston Co., AL, died 28 November 1940; and William Joshua, born 21 August 1863 in Winston Co., AL.
Matthew and his three brothers, Charles, David, and Pleasant, were all in the 1st Alabama.

Buried:
Marietta National Cemetery, Cobb 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.

Tories of Alabama
Matthew Davis Harbison private enlisted Dec.21, 1863 at Camp Davies for 3 year enlistment. Mustered in Dec.28,1863. Born in Morgan Co.,AL. age 33, farmer. Died July15,1864 at Rome GA.

Harbison, Mathew B. [D.?], Pvt., Co., I, age 33, EN 12/21/63, Camp Davies, MS, born Morgan Co., AL, farmer, died 7/15/64 at Rome, GA of disease. Matthew Davis Harbison (son of Samuel H. Harbison, Jr. and Eliza Louisa Davis) was born July 15, 1830 in Morgan Co., AL and married Elizabeth Malinda Calvert October 10, 1854. Elizabeth was born in 1831 in Walker Co., AL and died September 20, 1865 in Houston, Winston Co., AL. [See Todd's book for more information on descendants].253

"Harbison, Mathew D.," By: Elmer T. Harbison, printed in "Our Calvert Kin, Volume II", Lott, Dewey, page 493-494;
Harbison, Mathew D., Pvt, I, enlisted 21 Dec., 1863 Camp Davis, 3 yrs. Mi 28 Dec 1863. Born in Morgan Co., Ala. 33 yrs old. Farmer. Died 15 July 1864, Rome, Ga. He left his wife Linda with five little boys: Jim, Sam, John, Charlie, William "Billy". Linda died when William "Billy" was six months old. Her sister Emily
took him, and having a baby girl about his age, let them both nurse. The baby girl was Vina Harbison Tingle. Emily kept him till he was seven then Tom Calvert took him and his brother Jim. "Billy" stayed there seven years, then he stayed different places. His brother Jim went to Texas and promised him he would send for him when he could. Jim married after he went to Texas to Doshia Crawford. They had two little girls, then both died. She died first and he took sick at her funeral and was buried a week later in Texas. "Billy" was then about 25. He and his brother John went to Tyler, Texas and brought the two babies back here to raise. Vina was three years old and Jannie was three months old. They had corn bread for Vina to eat, but Jannie was so hungry she cried all the time on the train. A strange man on the train ask what was wrong. They told him they a stop over where he lived. He told them if one of them would go with him, his wife would fix them some sugar teats, that's what she had been taking since her mothers death. John went with him and his wife fixed them, a mixture of butter and sugar tied in a cloth. When they got there they were very tired and took them to Baily Mountain to brother Charlie and Mary who lived where Florence Bailey now lives. Mary had a young baby and let Jannie nurse too. "Billy" entered 160 acres of land below Trade, Alabama where Forrest Hipp now lives and there he raised the girls. Vina married Jim Campbell. They had four children, Lee Roy, Meliner, General and Doshia. Jannie married Griffen Sinyard at age 15. They had six children; Calvurn, Vassie, Retter, Ollis, Doyle and Ethel. Griffen died at age 37. Several years later she (Jannie) married Jack Treharne and had two sons, Frank, died a baby, and George Treharne. Jannie died March 21 1944, at age 56 or 57. "Billy" also paid his brother Sam's way to Texas to bring his Grandmother and Aunt Cenda back here to live with him. His grandmother died at his home. Aunt Cenda was living with them, but had gone visiting someone on Brushy Pond Mountain, took sick and died.