Milton and Isham joined the 14th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers; Company D under the command of Captain James A. Broome of Troup GA. They enlisted as Privates on 26 July 1861. Milton was twenty-two. Serving with Pryor's 5th Brigade during encounters near Richmond he was listed as a casualty on 11 July 1862. His pension application in 1887 stated "discharged from duty" with injury to his right arm and hip at Frazier's Farm. However, he received a 60-day furlough on 22 Sep 1862. He evidently served several times throughout the war, taking time out to marry Catherine Crosby/Causey on 19 Feb 1863. Ted's notes indicate, 'he was assigned hospital duty as a nurse and teamster and was listed on the list of prisoners surrendered at Appomatox'.1116