Alexander McC. Duncan

ALEXANDER McC. DUNCAN. Served as Quartermaster Sergeant with troop at Fort Pulaski in January, 1861, and in the thirty days' tour of duty on Skidaway Island. Elected Second Lieutenant Aug. 8, 1861, of Company "A." On promotion of First Lieutenant Waldhauer to be Captain, and transfer of Lieutenant Gordon, he became First Lieutenant of Company "A" in February, 1863, and in that capacity commanded the troop from July 3, 1863, to the close of the war, except for a short tour of duty in March and April, 1865, when he was detailed as Act ing Adjutant General of Division of Cavalry commanded by Major General P. M. B. Young, operating in "Department of South Carolina." Appointments: First Lieutenant (Co. "A" Georgia Hussars), from March —, 1863, to May 23, 1873. Second Lieutenant Junior Company "A" from Aug. 8, 1861, to March —, 1863. Enlisted Sept. 17 (Civil War); Second Lieutenant, Junior. First Lieut. Feb. 1863. Quartermaster Sergeant appointed July 9, 1859; Resigned July 8, 1861. Secretary & Treasurer. appointed July 9, 1859; Resigned July 8, 1861. Honorary Member, admitted Dec. 14, 1858.

• Roll of officers and members of the Georgia Hussars, and of the cavalry companies, of which the hussars are a continuation, with historical sketch relating facts showing the origin and necessity of rangers or mounted men in the colony of Georgia from date