Major George Strong Storrs - Storr's Artillery Battalion, CSA

The middle son, George Strong Storrs, was a graduate of the Annapolis Naval Training School, but entered the Confederate service as a Private in Company C of the 13th Alabama Infantry Regiment. His company was raised from Coosa County and named the "Alabama Borderers".  He was promoted through the ranks to Sergeant-Major of the 13th Alabama Regiment before being appointed 1st Lieutenant of the Confederate Guards Artillery from Mississippi.  Storrs was eventually promoted to Major and commanded an Artillery Battalion in the Army of Tennessee, 1864-1865.

Batteries assigned to Storrs' Artillery Battalion included the Brookhaven Mississippi Light Artillery, Captain James A. Hoskins commanding - the 1st Missouri Battery, Captain Henry Guboir commanding - and Ward's Alabama Battery from Huntsville, Captain John James Ward commanding.

Following the war, Major Storrs returned to Wetumpka, Alabama, but shortly thereafter moved to the country of Brazil for one year. He returned to the United States via ship to San Fransico, California, Oregan, and the Washington Territory.  He moved to Texas in 1874, settling at Dallas in 1888. 

Major Storrs applied for a Confederate Pension in the State of Texas on February 12, 1900 stating that he resided at "688 Commerce St. Dallas, TX".  He listed his occupation as "teaching when able" and his physical condition as "very bad", listing the following disabilities; "Bronchial affection and Deafness caused by service in the Confederate Army" .  His service is given as "Kyle's Co. 13th Regiment (Ala) Major of Artillery in Stuart's Corps", and his personl property valued at "about 5 or 10 dollars worth of personal effects".  An Affidavit of Physician was filed diagnosing Major Storr's with "Severe Brochitis, Spinal Debility, and Deafness said to have been caused by Artillery fire".  His application was approved on March 28, 1900.

Major George Strong Storrs died on July 5, 1930 while residing at the Dallas County Convalescent Home in Hutchins. His body was attended to by the Archer & Cox Funeral Home of Dallas, his burial in an unmarked grave at the Confederate Cemetery, Dallas, TX.

 

Confederate Cemetery, Dallas County, TX

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/RandysTexas/confcem.html

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Captain Charles Paddock Storrs - 7th Alabama Cavalry Regiment, Company F

The youngest brother, Charles Paddock Storrs, was appointed Captain of a University of Alabama Cadet Company, 7th Alabama Cavalry Regiment.  This company was assigned to General Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry, participating at Johnsonville and the movements of Hood's Army to Nashville. After Hood's retreat to Corinth, the 7th joined General Buford at Montevallo and was ordered to west Florida. As the Regiment reached Greenville, it turned and confronted Wilson's Corps from Benton to Girard, Alabama, fighting and disrupting his march to Columbus. At Girard, the Regiment was in the line taking part in some of the last fighting of the Great War.  The Regiment moved by way of Dadeville to Wetumpka and then on to Gainesville where it surrendered on May 14, 1865.

During the Tennessee campaigns, Storr's Company F was selected as Rucker's escort and color company, carrying the Brigade Flag until the end of hostilities. The flag was preserved after the war by Captain Storrs who donated it to the Alabama Department of Archives & History on July 8, 1907.

http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/flags/085.html

After the war, Captain Storrs moved from Wetumpka to Montgomery where he resided at the corner of Bibb and Molton Streets. He died at Montgomery and is buried at Old Oakwood Cemetery next to his wife, Maggie Barnett Storrs.

 

Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL

Oakwood Cemetery

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Captain Charles P. Storrs and his Company of Cadets were memorialized on May 30, 1916 on a bronze plague placed by the survivors and friends in honor of the devoted service, signal valor, and noble record of the Company. The plaque is located at the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library on the University of Alabama Campus. 

 

Charles P. Storrs Plague

Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, University of Alabama

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(A special thanks to the contributions of Alan Pitts, Billie Thrash, Wade Kuisel, and other unamed sources who provided information for these pages.)