He returned to Greene County in 1859 and served as member of the State secession convention in 1861. During the Civil War he volunteered for the Confederate States Army and joined the 36th Regiment Alabama Infantry as a Major.
He returned to Greene County in 1859 and served as a delegate to the State secession convention in 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate States Army and joined the 36th Regiment Alabama Infantry as a Major.