Lake Erie Eiland

Lake Erie Eiland joined the 3 Reg't Alabama Cavalry, Company F

as a Private on 10 June 1862 in Perry county Alabama at the age of 27. His brother Erasmus was already a surgeon in this same company.

He orginally enlisted with Capt W B Cathey for a period of 12 months. A lot of the men enlisted for 12 months but stayed on until the end of the war. Lake Erie probably also did this since he is listed on a muster roll dated 31 Oct 1864.

The men recieved pay for themselves and for their horses. Lake Erie was paid $24.40 for the use and risk of his horse.

Lake Erie Eiland was born 16 Nov 1834 in Perry county Alabama. His parents were Ovid Celdon Eiland and Henrietta Ford.

"He lived 'til 1913 and died in Macon, MS" said Dara Golden, a decendant of Lake Erie Eiland through a tangled web of "going backs"

Lake Erie moved to Mississippi after the war and married Susanna Hunter and they had 11 children:

a baby boy that died the same day he was born 28 Jan 1868

There are a lot more names and dates listed for this family online.

Here is the link for the Eiland family history website:

1. United States. Record and Pension Office., Compiled Service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Alabama., Washington C. C. : The National Archives, 1961-1962.Third Alabama Cavalry A-D 1861-1865 FHL#0880338.

2. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Alabama Confederate Service Cards.

4. Dara Golden, a decendant of Lake Erie Eiland through a tangled web of "going backs"

If you are a descendant or have stories or memorabilia about this unit contact Susette Cook. susette_cook@hotmail.com susette_cook@hotmail.com


	Alabama Cavalry Company F \| home Muster roll Contact Susette Cook Thomas Driskell \| John Deshazo \| Francis Denson \| Drayton Dobbins \| James Dollins \| Lake Erie Eiland \| Erarmus Darwin Eiland \| Thomas L Fuller Lake Erie Eiland Lake Erie Eiland joined the 3 Reg't Alabama Cavalry, Company F as a Private on 10 June 1862 in Perry county Alabama at the age of 27. His brother Erasmus was already a surgeon in this same company. He orginally enlisted with Capt W B Cathey for a period of 12 months. A lot of the men enlisted for 12 months but stayed on until the end of the war. Lake Erie probably also did this since he is listed on a muster roll dated 31 Oct 1864. The men recieved pay for themselves and for their horses. Lake Erie was paid $24.40 for the use and risk of his horse. Lake Erie Eiland was born 16 Nov 1834 in Perry county Alabama. His parents were Ovid Celdon Eiland and Henrietta Ford. "He lived 'til 1913 and died in Macon, MS" said Dara Golden, a decendant of Lake Erie Eiland through a tangled web of "going backs" Lake Erie moved to Mississippi after the war and married Susanna Hunter and they had 11 children: a baby boy that died the same day he was born 28 Jan 1868 Fannie Sue Eliand born 7 Mar 1869 Sharkey Lane Eiland born 14 Feb 1871 Ovid Celdon Eiland born 2 May 1873 Virgil Lake Eiland born 1 July 1875 Albert Hunter Eiland born 30 Oct 1877 Clemie E Eiland born 6 Feb 1880 Elizabeth Emily Eiland born 1883 Henry Hunter Eiland born 1885 Joseph E Eiland born 1886 Maggie Lee Eiland 21 May 1889 There are a lot more names and dates listed for this family online. Here is the link for the Eiland family history website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~eilandfamily/html/fam13581.htm Sources 1. United States. Record and Pension Office., Compiled Service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Alabama., Washington C. C. : The National Archives, 1961-1962.Third Alabama Cavalry A-D 1861-1865 FHL#0880338. 2. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Alabama Confederate Service Cards. 3. Eland Family by diane Eiland http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~eilandfamily/index.htm 4. Dara Golden, a decendant of Lake Erie Eiland through a tangled web of "going backs" If you are a descendant or have stories or memorabilia about this unit contact Susette Cook. susette_cook@hotmail.com susette_cook@hotmail.com By Susette Cook