The following is a listing by state of those who went down in the late 1860's and later as remembered by Martha Stegall Norris, wife of Dr. Robert Norris of Ala. Those with families are marked #.

                    Alabama
Col William H. Norris #
Dr. Robert Norris #
John Cole #
Col Robert Broadnax #
Joe Whitaker #
William Daniel #
Capt Ben Yancey
Dalton Yancey
George Northrop
Henry Sembrich #
Davis #
William Owen #
Simeon Russell #
Edward Trigg #
John Dumas #
Henry Capps
Henry Strong #
Henry Brown
Frank Bankston #
Dr. C.P. Ezelle
Rev Newman #
Thomas Smith #
Joe Moore #
Richard Bryan #
Capt Lee Bryant
Weisinger #
Joseph Daniel #
William Barr #
Dr. G.G. Mathews #
Harris
Mills #
Dr. Cicero Jones
Dr. Yancey Jones
Joel Sanders
                         Florida
Milton Pyles #
Searight #
Denby #
Joseph Minchin #
Chambers Williamson #
Lidelle #
Shippey
                         Mississippi
Rev Emerson 
                         Louisiana
Moncrief #
Budd #
                         Tennessee
Ward #
                     South Carolina
Holland #
McFadden #
Maj Robert Meriwether #
Green Ferguson #
James Miller #
Baird #
                       Georgia
Harvey Hall #
                      Virginia
Norfleet
                     Arkansas
Dr. Coulter
                      Texas
John Dorum #
H.F. Steagall #
LaFayette Keese #
Johnson Peacock #
Waddell #
Frank Turner #
Dr. John H. Crisp #
Crawly #
John Bentley
Garner #
John Perkins #
Calvin McKnight #
Thomas McKnight #
Jesse Wright #
Joseph White #
Col William P Hardeman #
Tarver #
Whitehead
Loter Hudspeth #
       Not identified by state
Capt Brumlow
Green #
Blocksom #
Blocksom #
Keith
Buchanan
Maj McIntire #
Johnson #
Col Oliver #
Tanner #
Drane #
Wiggins #
Marchant #
Carr #
Clark
Grady #
Col Whitaker #
Townsend
Currie
Porter
John Lang #
Kolb #
John Rowe #
Richard Carlton #
John Kinnerly #
Rev Richard Ratcliff #
James Anderson
William Wise
Dr. Wesson
James Moore
McAlpine
Britt
Terrell #
Cullen #
John Buford #
Irving L. Miller

Note: Mrs Robert Norris mentioned earlier was the dau of H.F. Steagall of Tex; she m. Dr. Norris while in Brazil. At age 18, she went down with her family on the old blockade runner "Wren" then called "Tartar" The journey took from Apr 11 to May 29, 1868.

The "Government House" was the reception center for new arrivals in Brazil; the proprieter was Lt Col James Broome, 14th Ala Inf Rgt of LaGrange, Ga; lost a leg at the Wilderness in 1864.

Charles Gunter, a man of means from Montgomery went down in early fall 1865. Col Gunter's tract was the largest enterd by any of the Americans, 600 square miles.

Dr. and Mrs Russell McCord were early settlers. The Dr., wife and three children resided north of Rio. He was Medical Officer for a very large plantation owned by a close relative of the Emperor. The family returned to America due to his failing health. Have no idea when he died but Mrs. McCord died at Selma, Ala in June 1930, at 96.

Rev Ballard S. Dunn: enlisted as Chaplain, Strawbridge's La Inf; AWOL after Jul 31, 1861; he formed a group to go down which was referred to as Dunn's Colony.

The followng is a list of known Confederate soldiers who went down:

Joseph Long Minchin
Col Anthony
N. Barremore
Brumlow
Lewis
Dr. Holt
Capt Hainey
Blackburn
Dr. Boyd
Quillen
Fortson
McLeod
Cook
Matthews
Maj Bolton
Maj Totten
Hansen
Fulwood
Hiskman
Wingalls
Pimkney
Johnson
Sheppard
Dr. Boyles
Wedson
Melton
Henry Strong
Freligh
Dr. Callos
Hellesel
Armstrong
Carr
Todd
Kellos
Summers
Rodgers
Keeth
Peiee
Dr. Warren
Capt Clinch
Youngblood
Incas Well
Dr. Sheppard
Word
Ward
Dr. Dolbens
Gen Dolbens
McClellan
Deshau
Caicievis
Dr. Winston
Robert Broadnax

Ref: Ala Historical Quarterly, Vol 1, No 2, Summer Issue/Vol 1, No 3, Summer Issue, both 1930.
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